New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-31
SKETCHES OF LECTURES.
History Of New.Amsterdam.
PRoF. A. DAVIS.

PROF. A. DAVIS.
The first Lecture of Prof DAVIS, on the
uistory of New Amsterdam New York, As it was in
the DAYS of the Dutch Government was delivered on
Tuesday evening before full house, at Hope Chapel
The Speaker said IT, on the present OCCASION should
not regale you with "sppes of gold in pictures OF
silver IL will not be for want OF merit In my subject
"The Landing Of the Dutch Manhattan" Ii Is pleas
ant TO enlightened minds to wander amid the fields Of
the past when the light Of life has vanished Tor there
they associate with the honorod dead-with those from
whom they derived the current of life that now flows
In their veins We would speak Of the deeds Of those
worthy Dutch ancestors who laid the foundation for the
emporium CT q Republic more glorious than mat Of
Rome In our researches have not resorted to the
shsdowy realms Of Imagination for information but 70
the pure fountains Of truth The Dutch were ndacea
10 come to the Western World about l60 for the benefit
of Commerce to trade for fun, &c The FIRST colony
came under the auspices of the greatest maritime nation
then on the globe then Holland had .oOOO vessels and
100 cOO seanen The friend OF Capt John smith was
ersIIeyed by private association In London TO discover
North wee, passage 10 China; after two unsucceseui
enterprise he returned to Holland for aid IN new en-
terprise He proposed 70 the Eat lndm Company 20
make the long desired discovery % India by the Norm
II vss surposd IL would be much easier for merchant
ytsses 20 20 that way Asia than by the Cape Of Good
Hone The Amsterdam Chamber encouraged the enter
prise and furnished the yacht Half Moon win ~ men
Gus act In September 1909 Hudson anchored at Sandy
Hook SEPT ~ Hudson called up the Mountains,
North RIVER and was IL days IN reaching me nesnoo,
heed OF where Albany IA He soon sitter returned
10 Holland In 1911 Adrian Block and Hendrick Christ
isrsen came here and returned TO Holland with two In
diana In l6l4 they introduced TO the Island the hrst
inhabitants who came here settle they buit few hus
on the south side Of the lsnd bot the hr persons who
care here for the purpose OF arrived
in l624 Black built tort or Castle bland below Albany
the srne season he built yacht Governors lslAsa
was then called "Nuiten Island The butch Claimed
possession Of the country from Deiswerc south Cspe
Cod East; Csnede River. North. and indefnreiy Mese
Tie business Of exchange very dricreN IN VAL
tier from whsf IL is now In the days OF the putrn
Goyrfpors besds OF white WsmpuH,, were equal 70
enc penny and black beads were equal 70 INC ssns
sum Seswsni nc seal Of contract, me oeln u
fidelity When spurious kind OF Wsnlpun was ave-
wards introduced the authorities o. Nes-Austef IAN
thought their commercial interests were much enian'
cered The Dutch West India Company WAS iofrnea n
ie2l for the trsde q New AnstcrdAm To carr! eui
PLANS the states General voted resriy RAJ in.'. "
aensrs Actual scstleroents were made In To-, tle
trade Ia New Nesht rds WA yAlaabe tie waoae ~,
ports from lea 10 l6Z7 vsiued at 81. un vne
he ,xportr exceeded S co. In one year they ss 70
Hollsrd 600 beaver * Is besides other sru.eS
sort, = tsblished were Fort Nassau on tie Dels~ei
Fort Orsnce, at Alrsuy; FOT Coed hope, Wv
Dutch Porr) sf Hartford On tie CoInee'.u. - g.,
ana Fort Amsterdam. 81 MsIhafisn ins Az. -,
was on sn elevation, q the foot d broSa ~, rs
c hin that descs med 20 Pearit and bowiins u'er.-
" has beer ssii by fOrne tnst the D1VI R
chased of the Indians Ike Tie Pnsrnkians - -
thsge, ss much land here o. could o .ysSent
BIZ bul hide Gu. IN horgs-hu, ere tting e',aeHs;
tiss they bought tie IsiarG for about "a SsoeE -.
estate were low izieed az that time me Delca 49,
honorable. In their purchase ci lands ana ili' '.
AID mot ertir,te value by the sire Of the foof, a. h.s
been slaDderou.ly asserted but BY ordinary ~asn'::
AZ the seeshes OF wsnIprn W. sodnfnn.es =, 81,
was frequently sold By the yard, and va. use 10,
r,rcy Ia New England and New.NeAerisnds 10, ~
xe,rs Gov NIuits lest New Amsterdam n Io1, sa1
IL successor q 4th Director General, was Wou,a
ss,,h.,r or Sal, Mountain. Of 20 guaG IL ws
marped with g mer, and had On board 70. SOLDIERS.
the hrs, military s-ss ever sept 70 SewSeHe'SH1''