Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-12-12

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the Rensselaer, history from the foundation OF New
Amsterdam On the 4th of September, 1903, Henry
Hudson anchored in the Crescent, at Sandy Hook;
in twenty days after he had sailed above where the
the city Of Hudson stands, and sent boat up as far
as the present site of Albany; here in l623 Fort
Orange was built In 1910 Hudson persisted; IN that
year the merchants Of Amsterdam, the directors OF
the Dutch East India Company, the Bioenaerts,
Goodyns, Van Rensselaers, DeLacts and others. TIT.
ted out ship trade with the natives OF the Hud-
son River, the Cohohatatia; they loaded her with
cloths, linens, knives, combs, scissors, needles,
avis looking glasses, hatchets and other articles OF
Indian traffic, which were sold for iurs, corn and
veuison to the Indians This voyage was success
full aud was repeated in 1911. In these Voyages
OF the Van Renssalaer's had an ntereJ. In 1918
there were only few Dutch novels on Manhattan
Island; and one honse on small island below Alba
nv; in 1914 the first Dutch fort was built ON the
island also one Castle Island, near Albany; and
the foundation laid ofthe Dutch West India Trading
Company.
nor did the colonization OF New Amsterdam progr
rapidly The religious and political troubles in Ho
land check emigration; at last in 1913 Grotius and
Olden Barneved were arrested; one was executed
and the other imprisoned for life, and this move
ment decided the fate Of New Amsterdam, by
causing emigrants from Holland to flock here. The
almost forgotten scheme OF Dutch Vest India COM
panv was revived, of which kiiian Van Eensaiaer
was projectors and in 1921 this company was effec
tiyely Organised with full powers frora the States
general They had charter, with this company
Kilian Van Rensselaer, was connected for "a years.
with the privilege to plant colonies on the coast OF
America from Magellan te the remote north; they
might conquer provinces at their own risk; the
subscrpt to the joint stock were open to men OF
all nations; the States General gave the company
$500 900 and subscribed for $2O0oJO OF the capital
stock.
1t is here worthy Of remark, that up to 1871, thd
territory of the New Netherlands not desc ribed
her N he cnartp n he ".
lie act OF the States General who neither made
formal specific grant u any part OF North America,
offered to guarantee the tranquil possession OF
a single foot of land The India Company was TO lay
its plans and provide for lis own protection; al
though colonization not the main object OF the
directors This company did not go into full opera
| ton until 1872, although kian Van Rensselaer, ap
pears TO have been connected with II from the start
Colonlzsioa and commercial intercourse had pro-
crossed slowly up TO this time; in lSl4 Adrian Biloxi
and Hendrick Christiaanse arrived IN two ships at
New Amsterdam, and other vessels had occasional
y traded between this colony and Holland bat alter
the last ship left Amsterdam In 1871 no interc curse
took place till he arrival OF one OF the Dutch Nest
| India Companv's ships in 1923, commanded by kor-
nelis Jacobse May (Cape May Is named after h'm)
who landed in the Delaware and built Fort Nassau;
and then went to Manhat 10 relieve the coionsts
4 The Dutch West India Company, OF which kilian
Van Rensselaer, was director, this year fitted up
several prvateers aud took 90 rich prizes from the
| Spanish and Portuguese The College of XIX. IN
Holland, then assigned the sole management OF the
New -,ethe rland commerce to the Amsterdam Cham
| Der Of Commerce; the commissioners OF its affairs
were selected from the Lords Directors OF that de-
partment; aud among these were kilian Van Rens-
| salaer, Samnei GOodyn Samuel Bloemart, Jan de
Laet. These four particularly interested In
/ the colony of New Amsterdam; they were also di-
rectors in the Dutch West India Company; they had
fitted privateers which robbed the Spanish ships,
brought the produce The New Netherlands, to the
New Amsterdam Fort or to Fort Orange Ton the pre-
sent site Of Albany and than sold the same TO the
Indians for land. IL was in 1923 that the above
forte hutIf be- al for nm
Albany having been abandoned in 1917
We have thus brought the history OF New Am
sterdam down 10 1924 and we have given thus July
the details in order 10 show clearly the origin 81 Van
| Rensselaer's connection With the colony. In 1924
| Sir Ferdinand Gorges demonstrated to James LIST OF
England against the occupation Of New Netherlands
by ss~ DuS~h p~d tho States Csasral ny their m
bassadOr disclaimed II on the ground that IL was
private undertaking of the West India Company. In
1928 the first white child was born here. an was
named Sarah Rapelje; this year also De Laet pub.
lished his history OF the !" New World which more
than fastened the attention Of klian Van Rensse
aer on the subject About this same time two ships
sent out by Van Rensselaer, and the Lords Directors
| ofthe Amsterdam Chamber Of Commerce arrived here
with Peter Minuit LIST Governor Of the colony and
Isaac de Razier as his deputy. He certainly reigDed
| 8 or years without interruption. In 1871 Heyn
| 1.-THE admiral Of the Dutch West Isdia Company
feet Of privaecrs) and captured 80 Spanish ships off
St Salvador and IN los he took the famous Span
ish fleet valued at S5,0O,Ooo besides goods and
merchandise the latter was brought TO New Am
| sterdam and sold to the indians on behalf OF Van
Rensselaer, and the other directors.
| We have thus shown the rude beginnings Of New
York. These were glorious days of hunters, aud
rappers and traders OF beaver and other skin trail
| ic; the indians hunted deer, beavers and others;
| and brought the spoIIs Of the chase TO the Dutch
yachts or petty augers which were 10 bc found in
/ every bay and inlet from the Delaware to Nara
| gsnsett. These were the days Of wndmiIls, wooden
chimnies, and straw roofs; the feudal Institution
expe rIment, (about which the present contention
arises) soon, too soon followed these peaceful and
| dreamy days.
| The year 1929 brought two important movements
with IL, that more Immediately connected Van Rens-
selaer with the colony Of New Netherlands; one
| was the establishment and adoption by the college
Of 10 Of charter of liberties and exemptions for
PATRONS who should plant colonies In the New Me-
therlands;" the other the arrival OF Wouter Van
Twiler, as the agent Of the company, who s.as, in
1888, made Governor. The adoption of the charter
OF Iibe rites produced important results Van Rens-
selaer and the company Of merchant. warrior-priva
teers had been capturing the ships Of Spain, aud
pouring the plumber into the lap of their colony
here without control ; and now the States Gene.
raj, interposed TO subject this government Of foi
reign conquests 10 a council Of nine, who were
to manage the whole natter this led To the appoint
ment 81 commissioners overt the affairs ofNcw Neither
lands (of whom Van Rensselaer, was onc) and Of the
adoption Of the charter. This document was Gu.
rious inasmuch as II analogous Ia the Dutch po-
Iitica institutions OF that dav and led to the settle
ment the great Van Renssal estate around Al
bany. BY IL, the colonies in America were TO
bic the lordships In the Netherlands; to every one