New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-16


The Dutch settlers in Ncw-YOrk soon intro
duced the manufacture of the beverage whlcn
was indigenous to Holland as well as to Ger
many In 1888, brewery was erected on the
north side Of what is now Bridge street. between
Broad and Whitehall From that time, the town
continued well supplied with the national drink.
sThe distilaton of brandy commenced there as
early as 1910, which was probably the first in
.tance of that manufacture in the Colonies. In
the following year, drunkenness had become so
alarmiDgly prevalent that, to abate the disorders
arising from it, and to secure better observance
of the Sabbath, the municipal authorities OF the
town, in April of that year. prohibited the tap
ping of beer during divine service, or after 10
o'clock at night, under penalty Of twenty-five
gulders, or ten dollars, for each ofense beside
the forfeiture of the beer for the use of the
Schout FISCAL or Attorney General The
offender was not allowed to tap beer again for
three months. The preamble to this early Or
dinance for restraining the sale Of spirituous
liquor shows the sense then entertained of the
magnitude of an evil which still battles the wis
dom of the SUCCESSORS of the Burgomasters and
Schepens of that day. Whereas they say,
complaints are made that some Of our inhab.
itants have commenced to tap beer during divine
service and use small kind of measure, which
is in contempt Of our religion, and must ruin the
State, &C. The first tavern on the Island for
the accommodation of strangers, of whom there
were many already from New-England, was
erected in l642 near the head Of Coenties Slip"
Several of the first brewers in New-Amsterdam
were men of property and standing in the
community, and filled some of the highest civic
Offices Their establishments were chiefly situated
in the vicinity of the fort, within which the frat
brewery was built. The street occupied by
them was called the "BrOuwer Strait" or the
Brewers street, and eorresponded with the
present Stone street, between Broad and White
hall. Among the principal brewers in this To-
cality were several names which have since
become familiar in the social and business cir
| Giles of New-York, as De Forest, Van CoItlandt
Bayard, Beekman. and others.
In Ncw-Jersey, barley was very early raised in
quantities sufficient for expectation. The manu-
iacture Of beer, however. was not introduced I'M
til later period. At first the trades were
followed but by few persons. As on In
ducement to emigrants, it was represented
that laborers had not above one-thlrd the
work to do that was required in England,
while they Jared much better, living on beef,
pork, bacon, pudding, milk, butter, with good
beer and cider for drink. The cider Of New.
Jersey in colonial times was said to be the best
in the world. Largo quantities OF 1t are men,
toned as the produce Of the province, Of which,
that made at Zone town called Newark, sur
passed in quality the cider Of New England. At
Burlington brew.houses and malt-houses are men
toned as early as 1893.
The Swedes, who were the first permanent set
tiers in Pennsylvania and Delaware, made tea
from the sassafras and beer and brandy from the
persiInmon. They also brewcd beer, MS alrendy
stated, from Indian corn. The Dutch had seve-
| raj breweries in the settlement about the year
| 1862 Attached to the splendid mansion house
of William Penn, at his manor in Bucks
County, was a mat-house, brew house, and
bakery, all under one roof. Three or four spa
cious malt houses, and as many brew houses, are
spoken of inzPhiladelphia In 1893. The beer
was in more esteem and commanded higher
price than English beer. The reputation OF Phil
adephia malt liquors was thus early estab-
lshed. But several circumstances opposed tho
manufacture of these beverages in the colonies.
Mating was not generally conducted as sep
arate business, as in Europe The household
favored, and tho taste for such liquors was not
| formed The heat Of the summers, with the
high price of bottles, was another impeachment
to the manufacture, particularly for eIporta-
ton. Large quantities of vinous liquors OF
pleasant flavor were made in families from ma.
tive fruits. Cider, perry, apple and peach
brandy, aud currant wine, were abundant. De-
licious Inethegn and mead were made from
honey; molasses and spruce beer were commoni
spirits were distilled from molasses and grain,
beside the extensive importations of rum,
brandy, and wine from the West Indies and
Europe. The popular taste was thus formed
for those beverages rather than for malt liquors.
Pale ale and porter were first made in this coun.
try about the year l774.
The attention of the New-England colonists was
turned to the manufacture Of linen and wooden
cloth for family use by the difficulty Of obtaining
a sufficient supply from England. In the year
1910, the General Court of Massachusetts offered
bounty of threepence on every shling's worth
of linen, wooden, and cotton cloth, according to
its yalewation for the Encouragement of the manifoc-
ture." "In apprehension Of the scarcity Of clothing
likely to be experienced during the next winter.
the General Court Of Massachusetts, in June,
l64I, following the award Of premiums for linen,
d;r.otad M , mama NJ preaent aIpDly fill cotton