Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . the states-general to the com-pany, might be transmitted to him, that by it, he might efficiently assert the in-terests he was bound to defend. But they were too afraid of English power,to grant this request; and Stuyvesant willing to propitiate the English by hon-orable means, sent a commission to Sir William Berkley, governor of Vir
Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . the states-general to the com-pany, might be transmitted to him, that by it, he might efficiently assert the in-terests he was bound to defend. But they were too afraid of English power,to grant this request; and Stuyvesant willing to propitiate the English by hon-orable means, sent a commission to Sir William Berkley, governor of Virginia,proposing a commercial treaty. This treaty was formed, but Berkley care-fully avoided the recognition of the territorial pretensions of the Dutch, whichStuyvesant hoped to obtain. When Charles II. was restored after the downfall of Cromwell, the colonistsof New Netherlands hoped for a different policy to be exercised toward themby the crown; and Stuyvesant seized every opportunity to propitiate the Eng-lish court. When the pursuers of Goffe and Whalley, the judges who con-demned Charles I., requested Stuyvesant not to offer them protection, he read-ily acquiesced, and agreed to prohibit all vessels from transporting Shem beyond PETER STUYVESANT. 195. Portrait of Peter Stuyvesaut. 196 PETER STUYVESANT. the reach of pursuers. But this policy had no effect, for Charles, from themoment of his restoration, determined to bring the Dutch colony in America,under subjection to the British crown. Added to this determination, Charlesviewed the New England colonists, the puritans, with hatred, for they seemedto him a remnant of that faction, who had executed his unhappy predecessor,and driven himself into exile ; and he determined to teach them, also, that theywere not beyond his reach, even in the new world. Stuyvesant saw the stormthat was gathering, and made an unsuccessful attempt to engage the New Eng-land colonies in an alliance with the Dutch, against a common enemy. Whilehe w
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