The daily gazette., 1881-10-18
Early History Associated with the

Mr.. EDIToR:-The following are the |
principal historical incidents that bear |
relation TO the territory on the Della
ware from Ito first discovery until the |
time Of It's conquest by the English. By |
perusal 1t will give the reader an idea
OF the rights OF the two nations, and |
whether the English were right or wrong |
In their conquests:
In 149S Sebastian Cabot, an English.
man, employed by the English King,
Henry VII, discovered the land between
Labrador and Virginia. He thus passed
The mouth Of the Delaware Bay. In 1878
Elizabeth, Queen Of England, granted
10 Sir Walter Raleigh all the land he
should discover between the 33d and
40lh degtees OF north latitude. This
included tbe territory on the Delaware
as high as Philadelphia. Raleigh,u
this grant, established q colony (Which
was depstroyed by the lndians) on
Roanoke Island, N. @. In 1850 he con-
veyei his title to company OF mer-
chants in London. In 1905 James the
First, King of England, granted all the
land between the 10th and 45th degree
OF north latitude, which he called North
' W tho thoutn SOuphuys
This included the whole OF the territory
Of the United States, from Philadelphia
TO the British possessions. From the
S4th to the 3eth degree of north latitude,
which was called Southern Virginia, was
granted 10 the London Company. This
grant composed the States of Virginia,
North Carolina and part of South Caro-
liza. The remaining portion not yet
given away (between the 38th and 10th
degrees Of north latitude), In which are
situated the States of Delaware and
Maryland, and that part of Pennsylva-
MIA south OF Philadelphia, King Charles
the First, of England, granted 10 Lord
Baltimore. Under this patent the State
of Maryland was settled. Thus the
whole OF the territories in the United
States, from the centre of South Carolina
to the British Territories, were granted
to British subjects by different British
m0nal chs.
THE DUTCH MAKE THEIR APPEAR.
ANCE.
In 1909 Henry Hudson, an English.
man, IN the employ of the Dutch,
sailed in and discovered the Delaware
Bay, in the ship Half-Moon. In 1910
Sir Samuel Argyle, afterwards Gov
ernor of Virginia, also sailed in the
bay, and gave it the name of Delaware
after Lord Ds-la-war. In 1914 the
Dutch passed law giving the right
of trading and certain other privilege,
in the territory between the 40th and
45th degrees of north latitude, which
they named New Netherlands. Thi,
was precisely the same territory grant
ed by the English eight years before
to the London Company. This gran
was made 10 Captains Mey, Block
De Witt and volkensten. Under thil
grant Captain May sailed In the Della
ware, and assembled it for some dis.
tance. From him Cape May derive
its name. These privileges having
expired by limitation, in 1921 tn,
Dutch granted a charter to the Wes
India Company, which, amongst othe
matters, gave them the right to thu
same lands, viz, the territory in Nortl
America, between the 40th and 45tl
degrees of north latitude. Immediat,
preparations were made 10 settle thil
tel ritory, but it coming to the know
ledge of the English, they instructe,
their ambassador TO the Dutch, 81
Dudley Carleton, to remonstrat
against these proceedings. This, O
the 2lst of December, 1881, (the sam
Year,, was done. He infol med th
Dutch it was English tel iiitory, al
ready occupied by them, and they ha
the tight TO 1t by first occupation. T
this remonstrance the Dutch made al
evasive answer, viz, that they wer
ignorant of the matter and that the
would inquire into 1t. In 1894 Cap
tam May again sailed up the Della
ware, and built Fort Nassau, whic
was supposed to be built where th
city of Gloucester, N. j., now standl
In 1852, as l have before stated, Kin
Charles the First granted the Ian
between the 3Sth and doth degrees
north latitude to Lord Baltimore. |
the same year, 1882, Captain De Vrit
(under this Dutch West India Com
pany) entered the Delaware, and bui
, Fort Oplandt, and Left Giles Hasse
: as Governor, with number of colo
nists. Here they were all murdere
by the Indians. Our local historian
) locate the scene of this murder
4 Lewlstown, but l think they are mi
: taken, and that this massacre toe
place at Murderkill Creek in the Sta
J. OF Delaware, about sixty miles fro
Wilmington, and that frem this MAJ
sacre that creek derives its name, viz
Murder, murder and kill, the Dut,
: name for river or creek. In 1G25,
R company of English from New Hav,
under the command of George Holme
sailed up the Delaware and attempt,
to take Fort Nassau, but their q
! tempt failed. They were taken pri
oners and sent to New Amsterdam.
THE SWEDISH SETTLEMENTS.
In 1858 the Swedes entered the De
ware aud sailed up that river to I
Christiana creek, which they enter
and built Fort Christiana in one of I
suburbs of what Is now the city of w
mington. In 1641 and 1912 parties
English endeavored to settle near Sale
N. j., and on the Schuyikill river. Tn
trading houses were burned, their bui
,r ings destroyed, and they were driy
4, away by the Dutch aud Swedes.
" 1861 the Dutch built Fort Casimir,
= the northern part OF the city of N
by surprise by John Claudli Rising,
Swedish Governor, and named +
Reinitz. In 1865, in retaliation, Pc
Stuyvesant, the Dutch Governor at N
,s Amsterdam, recaptured Fort Casin
70 and also besieged and took Fort CHI
tiana, and overthrow the Swedish po,