The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-02-28

Secondly, AS for the Generality the
French were in the wear of our Lord
God Almighty 1924, the second follow
ers of the discovery in the northern
parts OF Tins America, by Jehan de Var
azzsna, florentine-then came the
English aud Dutch afterwards, also, and
took possession Of the parts we are in
I now, for since the year 1906 or 1907 to
about Is or 20 the English established
and seated their Colony of Virginia, by
! district patient from the degree 81 to
about 3S. The Dutch the Manhattans
from IS to -, and New England from
the degree 40 to 10. The French
claim IN Florida and in Canada (Spain
the West Indies or Mexico, the Portu-
! gales BrasiID and thus the New World
divided amongst the Christian Princes
OF Europe, by communication OF each
Others Embasaadors, agreed upon-ou o!
which reason King James of England,
did we'll command and require that the
province of Virginia, and the prov n,
OF New England, should remain asunder
and not meet together within the space
OF hundred leagues, which was allot-
ted Tor the Dutch Plantations, called BY
the general name of Manhattsns, after
the name of the Indians they were first
seated hy-and is here to be noted that
they deeply mistake themselves who in
terlret the general name OF Manhattans
aforesaid, unto the particular Town,
built upon little Island, for that par
ticular Town is never name Manhattan,
but New Amsterdam.
And rs FOR The South River, or as ii is
called By the English, Delaware, in par
tlcuiar: The said River was in print
tive TYNE likewise possessed, and Col
ony planted on the Western Shore
within the mouth of the South Cape,
called the floore-kill to this day. The
Dutch Nation erecting there all over
the country their States Armes and a
little forte, but after some TYNE they
were all stained and murdered by the
Indians soc that possessions and proprl-
ETY. at the first in hisiniancy is sealed up
with the bloud of a great many souls.
Declaring that the said Hon. Govern
or and Council of New Netherlands
are in readiness to doe the like in send
ing and returning back to Maryland
all those runaways and tugitives which
may come into their jurisdiction aud
government aforesaid which manifesto
lion in case of riot That according to
Lcge tallionas, the Hon. Governor Gen.
eral and Council of the New Neither
lands aforesaid hould themselves con-
strained necesstated and excused to
publish free liberty access and recess to
all planters servants negroes tugltyes
and runaways which from TYNE to TYNE
may come over out of the jurisdiction Of
Maryland INTO the jurisdiction Of the
New Netherlands aforesaid.
We utterly disown and reject any
power and authority that may or can le-
gally come TO reduce or subdue the said
river and subjects from their right law
full Lords and Proprietors by whom it is
undeniable justly and lawfully possessed
and seated about forty years agone as
above said, when to the contrary the
Patient of my Lord Baltimore is Of no
longer standing and settlement than about
"A Or 81 years.
But forasmuch new ro..on is made
and question moved into our western
limits, and having thereupon observed
and suspected the Bay of Chesapeake in
the uppermost parts thereof winding soc
much to the North East TO run about
Sassairase and Elke River into our lyme
wee therefore lay elaine also to those
parts until by due examination hereaf-
ter the truth thereof may be found out.
And soc wishing the Lord God Al
mighty will conduct your House both to
all prudent results that we may live
neighborly together in this wilderness
) to the advancement Of Gods glory and
kingdom of Heaven amongst the Heath
ems, and not to the destruction of each
others Christian bloud, whereby TO
) strengthen the harbarous Indians, nay
may rather joyne in love and league to-
gether against them which God our Sa-
vour will grant.
Written and signed by our ownc hands
in the Province Of Maryland in Chesa-
peake Bay at st. Mary's County and de-
ivercd this 9th day of October Ammo
Domin 1859 in Patuxent.
AUGUSTINE HERMAN,
RESOLVED WALDRON.
The nextday the Governor and Coun-
Gil of Maryland returned an answer to
: the aforesaid ambassadors in writing, at
which time the said ambassadors read
another paper in support of their claim,
in which they took the same ground
against the claim of Lord Baltimore that
was afterwards used so successfully by
Penn, namely that tie words h"c'en"s