Smyrna times., 1860-11-08
History OF Delaware.

delaware Was one of the old thirteen coIo-
mes ana was iIrst settled III 1927, by Swedo.
d"d flhuS, uhder Their leader, VI IlII1m UsooI
lh' an eminent S"etGlsh merchast. Us.el,
gained permissloG Of Gustavus Adolnbns Kina
OF sweden, to sct oGt from his native lana S
plant colony IA the wIds of America -
eu"s Ot money were ok.lIned fer hi. nrrnoeeo
and C'ssIIn, al the assd Of eulsny of 6wedes
anu FInns, set sail from Sweden. Ansr
Ioig aud dangerous voyage they bshslI for The
hfst time ths New WsOrId. How pless.nt
must nave bees tAs sigAt of The green land and
tue Pil"e'ol l"Fe''e' unIsusAed by the hand Of
man 10 'nFlr vi"chs' aiisF remaining psnt IN
a"u lo''ed SS"s' IN thsir sAall ship for weeks
a"o "SeAs' cut OF SIGHT OF land Language
cannot eKPreSs tas sKre6 abls seas,tiAa.v
| rIehseS by these peer vanGsrsM ~ f.o.
| laEdsd at Caps Hesiopen, apa M IaI;ct.as
were they WITH the plSsSaAt sIpssrsne. of tS;.
pace that they gave it the name Of Psrsd;.o
folht. Ihey PstshaSeS lac land Of ,bs Ind;1
ans from Cape HtsloPen 10 The EaIls nf noIa-
ware ana "el'lsd along the shore Of this river
ne hrst regular sertlensnt was at ,h.
mouth OF lie ChFstana creek, near WiIm;nr1
'on. Ihey Afterwards built forts At Lewis,ouSn
and TIneum Island. T,nienn ;s1s hssop"
'he seat OF government of this colony. which
they called New Sweden, in honor oC tbe;r ~.
! tive land. Here John Prln,r, thsir Gove,nor
oulIl spacious palace, and supported the d;g'
! my Of colonial Governor win ,or.I '"o u's-
dor. s0' sPien-
Al this time the Dutch held in pos,es.ior n.
| Se"ieWen's oi the New Netherlands, as New
lo'h was theh called. TAe DuIehmen of New
Io'A were Jealous OF the growth of this new
Oo'o"1' I'VE" sweden, aud determi ed to exter.
inmate the ecttlement. Accordingly ,hov
built fort at New Castle, na,vit5s;.nd;oy
The Proteslat'ons of PrIntr they held il I'M ,bs
time OF his successor, RsInSh. This GovernS
or Oy dra'sR"tn, drove oct the Dutch II
was 10 'his manner: R.sIngh paid as II were -.
lrIehGly visIt 10 The commander of the fort and
seeing 'he weaE"ess of the Place, he immed;.
a'ely c"IhpeHed them 10 surrender Some of
the Du'ca returned TO New York. and ,bosa
that remained he made swear allegiance 10 The
KING Of sweden. '"'
Soon after tins the Dutch Governor of Now
lorR, ID revenge OF thIs insult of Risinob son,
out gran nd eAprdrtIoH, invsdeA New Sweden
ana reduced The whole cUloav 10 eniire snh'
Jcc'lon. Many cf The swedcs he sent back IN
'"tt country ara these that remained he com.
t'''eu u s"U'ht 10 Inc government, and adopt
lhe manners "nd customs OF the conunerors
AFTER The English conquered NJ W York rbev
gained possession Ut the colony on the DeIa.
ware. William Pean purchased of the DE-
ct York, New Castle, and tract of land ior
Twelve miles around. lie afterwards extandoJ
he purchase to Cape EIenlopen. This coun,rv
was called The three lower counties of ~
Delaware, and remained part OF Pennsylvanis
William Penn's province, for twenty years
In the year 1908. these suunties were s.ner
4 ated from Pennsylvania and called Delaware
IN honor OF distinguished English nobleman
}, ana II ever after retained its Independsnce nj
; all the other colonies. Delaware was AMONG
j, the hrst OF her sister colonies 10 rise up and
{ dissolve the allegiance to the crown of GreaI
Britain, when the rights and liberties of he,
sons were at stake. Her sons bled and died az
; every battle field, in defence of the Decla ration
: of Independence. When the war OF the Revo
i. luton was over, and the country plunged I'M,
p desperate situation, they were the fir at :,
n ratiiy that malchess instrument, the constitu
ton, which bound together the States. an,
protected them from invasion abroad and civ;
wars at home.
4 Little Delaware is small in Tertiary. NJ
,s State, however, has more honor Her soldier
h nave ever been among the bravest in defenc
OF our liberties, aud her statesmen the wises
IN the councils Of the nation +.
Schenectady, ". Y, Oct 10Th, 1860. -.