The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-06-07

The Council met II SuSuuchanna Point
(Which was no doubt the point Just below
Pcrryville), on July LIST. lG6l. There is rc;l-
son to believe that the Governor and Secrc-
tary came to SuSuuehanna Point To meet
Captain James Meals who there is reason
To think. came there from England ri" New
Amstel where he probably landed shortly
before Captain Meals brought Il letter from
Lord Baltimore. which was read ut this
meeting of the Council. This letter WAS
dated at London, December l4th, 1860.
At this time the New Englan,lerS claimed
all the Atlantic coast from New England IL
Nirgnia and til Dutch, who had settled
at Manhattan Island-now New Iork-were
considered is sluatterS and interopers by
both the New EnglanderS and Nirginians.
Lord Baltimore, i'll speaking of Captain
Meals uses the following language:
Il hope when he comes you and he and
NV other friends will think upon some
speedy and etiectual way for reducing the
Dutch in Delaware bay. The New Ems LAND
men will be assisting in it, and Secretary
Ludwell, of Virginia, assured me before he
went from here that the Nirginians Will he
So, too. But it We're well to be done with
all CELEBRITY observation-disclosures perhaps,
the New England men, falling upon them
at MauhattanS, may take into the lread IL
fall upon them ut Delaware, too, and by
that means pretend some title to the place, y
Ne, Ne.
Whereupon the Council took Il view of his
Honor's commission to Capt. James Meals
which was granted for the levyinS of men
to make war upon certain enemies, pirates
and robbers that had usurped a part of Della
ware bay lying within the tortieth degree OF
northerly latitude"
This commission was quite lengthy, and
authorized the Captain to make war upon
the Dutch in Delaware bay and every wher,
else that he could find them, and b captur,
and destroy them both upon the land and
ON the Sea, and not only them, but their aid
ers and abcttorS: III which work all hi.
Lor,lship'S officers, both civil and military
were to assist They were to drive then
from the hay and capture their ships AM
vessels. and after bringing the vessels AM
caruoes TO the province of Maryland anC
having them appraised, were, upon pay
ment of one-tweltth Of the appraised value
TO his agents, to he allowed to retain them.
The Council took the commission and til,
whole subject into consideration, and came
10 the conclusion thar, inaSmuch us it wa:
uncertain whether the town of New Am
stel was within the tortcth degree of nortl
-,
ascertained inaSmuch us his Lord>hip ha,
not authorized Il war with any but such Il.
had uSurped some part of the province
They thought it was not likely that the Nir
gnians and New Enslan'lers would tak'
part in the war, because "the Dutch trad,
was the darling of the people of Virginia
rs well us OF this province" and indeed al
other plantations of the English, and Hi;
province alone not being able 10 bear th'
charge of the war that will thence ensu,
with the West India Company, in Holland
| upon any attempt upon that place, which
| not only from their proteStation, LIST of Sep
TENDER last, made at Amsterdam, but alS'
| by late letters from Holland, appears to b
resolved upon by thcn IN cnse amy force
shall he used by lis against tn" said colon,
of New An,stcl. They, therefore, resolve,
| that all attempts he torcbornc against til,
said town of New AmStel till such time IL
letters from his I.orlShip may again he ha'
i'll answer to what hath been written to hi
| Lordship Conserving this affair, and tina
observation may be take" al ii,c !lead of thu
bay of Chesapeake, thereby 10 find certainl,
whether the said town of New Amstel d'
lie within the fortieth degree of northerl,
latitude or not; and further that trial b