New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-05-20
OLD BROOKLYN md BRAZIL.
LECTURE By THE REV. J. C. FLETCHER.

LECTURE By THE REV. j. C. FLErU.hEN'
The Rev. j. C. Fletcher, the Brazilian
traveller lectured before the Long Island Historical
Society I'm the chapel OF the Packer Institute last
Ing most select audience being present "The Rea
lions between Brooklyn and Brazil Two Hundred Years
Ago. Prefacng address with the remark that APP
peared singular and strange TO make the announcement
tween the great empire Of South America and the now
ourishing City Of Churches the lecturer read from Dr.
of old Gov. Stuyvesant, who, when Governor OF New
Of edS hs
taken whether they were willing TO have Dominic
Johannes Theodorus Polhemus their Minister and IL
so, how much salary they willing to give him tn
Sheriff made return that the people were satisfied to
him an ma annual Sn salary Of elders This in lie
year 1854 end the 1:1T. rofnemus was thcreup0h
loo tied ct Flatbush Dominic Polhemus TO New
Amsterdam from Brazil, where he had been doing
missionary wotK nnder the protection Of the Dutch
lster OF the Reformed Dutch Church. to be labor
ing in Brazil, Catholic country The lecturer then
from the time when the navigator, Aonzo Pinzon, dis
covered the mainland south Of the Equator down to the
period when thu order OF old Gov stuyvesant issued
The area of what may be termed Portuguese America
he said, IL as large as that OF the United
states plus six times the OF the State OF New
York In 1865 colony of HuguenOts was settled
in Brazil by the exertOns OF the celebrated Ad
Church that was ever built in the New World
ubsequentlyin 1900 the Holanders established colony
ON the Amazon River. 400 miles from its mouth and they
The lecturer said no had been on the latter spot and
Gent Dutch settlers They were however, driven from
this part the country IN 1916 During the first quarter
II 'H To eoneene 5 secure the rich trade
OF the West Indies and Brazil The name OF this latter
country Is taken from peculiar coored wood which 1t
produces used for dying purpOses, aud 1t means, orin
ally Goals Of fire. Mr. Fletcher then spoke OF the war
wch for 80 many years ragged with such fury between
Spain aud the Netherlands, and made special ailusion
to tho great power whieh Holland tnen uspiayed az
maritime nation. In 1871 the StatesGeneral OF Holland
nipdle company
to establish trade with the Atlantic coast or south Amer
the Hall Noon. lad discovered the famous river in The
then Now Netherlands, which now bears is name Inc
operations OF this company carried on In what may
be termed bnccaneering spirt and fits employers
into collision with the Portuguese, who bad alfedy
established colonies la Brazil Bahia, then the capital OF
tho country taken from the Portuguese ana sacked;
but the latter subsequently recapured IT, Inc lecturer
arose between the Portuguese and the Eether-
landeIs, and dwet with peculiar force on the
frm foothoId on this part OF the continent, At
length, however, Brazil liberated from Hofandc
rule and the West India Company on setting mp their
It's trade had been TO them clear loss OF about lSO
HORNS During all this time. however,rhe Netherlands
had founded successful colonies in North America TIE
principal of which New Amsterdam what TINS lat-
ter in the North PorHambnco was in South America
The latter part OF the period in which the Netherlands
ruled Brazil their most successful era owing to the
that the Governor Of the country then was john
Count Maurice OF Nassau grandson Of William the Silent
whom they had sent out to superinend the az
fairs Of and protect the interests OF Ifoanders In
Brazil lie brought this country missionaries to
preach the Gospel OF the Reformed religion and among
them was Dominic POlhemHs. The OILY blot on the char
arfer OF the Count OF Nassau was establishment while
Governor OF African slavery, an institution that he
for the proper working of the sugar
plantations Allowance must be made for him, however
when the tunes which he lived aud the ideas then
yang considered In 1914 he resigned, aud returned
TO Holland battle between the Netberlanders and
the Portuguese which forever decided the fate OF the
former In Brazil, fought In 1919,
although PernambucO, the last stronghold OF
the HOandeTs. surrendered til 1884, In which
wear we nd Dominic Poheas accepted the pastor OF
old "Breukn" and minste there to the same class
OF his eountrymen In Brazil The lecturer closed his
Discourse by eulogizng tho beraty and patriotic spirit
of the present Brazilian Emperor, and expressing the
hope amity would exist between that country
and these United states OF whose institutions he is
dent admiIer.