Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-08-12

Sweden, but sargod to stimulate the
covetousnesH OF the Dutch. Had not
Hudson discovered South River and
liendrickson explored IL Did not,
therefore, the profitable trade with
Minquas and Leni Lenape. and the
varied produce OF the ever widening
cleariugs, belong by chartered right to
the Dutch West India Company Not
go thought the Swedes
Fort Cnsimir. built near where Now
| Castle now stands, as watch tower
for the Dutch and reessertion OF their
claim to tha Peninsula, was even SO lied
and gnrrisoned by an expedition from
Fort Christina. But tho anthorities
of New Amsterdam no longer feared the
| declining power of Sweden. Holland
was mistress Of the soa. Every Hol-
lander knew how tho gund admiral
Van Tromp had chased an English fleet
| into the Thames, and swept tho Eng
lish Channel with broom at his mast
head. Why then. should this aggFes,
sive colony of far distate State con.
time to add defiance to treauaesp As
To the cost Of conquest. the thrifty
merchants Of Now amsterdam no longer
hesitated to invest in an armament,
when the interest on their outlsy was
to no New Sweden.
Therefore. in 1904, an expedition
under Peter Stuyvesant, the one logged
and redoubtabls governor of New Meth
erlands, sailed for South River, and n
few days after his arrival appeared be
fore Fort Casimir.
The following extract is Gov Stuy-
vesnnt'H own account OF how Holland
took back that which was its own
sr,,yy,se = me ,cCOu~nr o,, .,r trxppnr-
TIoN AGAINST NEW SWEDEN.
''This day. eight days since, We camo
into tho bay of tho South River, and
we're delayed during Sunday by the
Obj and flood tide.
son Thursday following We came be-
foro the deserted Fort ElsinGhurg, and
there held review, and divided our
troops into five companies.
"On Friday morning, the wind and
tide bsing favorable, we passsd Fort
Casimir without any hostile demonstra-
tion on either side, and caat ancnDr n
little distance above the fort, put the
people on shore. and srnt Cant Smidt
with drummer 10 the fort to demand
the surrender OF our property. The
commandment desired leave 10 consult
Gov. Rising, which was refused. In
the meantime the road to Christina
was occupied by so men. and tho CON
manuent, Sven Schultz, sunt messen
ger TO ask purley with lis. But we adj
vised him to not wait for a salute from
our guns, lest the shedding of blood
should he charged upon him. lie
again desired to confer with us, which
was granted and took place in valley
about half way between tho battery
which was commencing, and the fort.
lie insisted that he should send an
open letter TO his governor, which was
denied him. Then he went away dis
satisfied. Our troops advanced down
into the valley, and our works began TO
rise above tho hushen. The last sum
mons was delivered. and then the com
mardant desired delay until tho next
day, which was granted him, inusmuch
as we could not have our batteries ready
before that time.
ION Saturday morning tho command
ant came out and capItulated at 'liscre.
ton. At noon our troops marched into
the fort
SUNDAY day our first public
divine service was held, and an imper-
tect thanksgiving.
Yesterday came one Factor Elswyk
from Christina, and in a polite man
| III llt udUlt VI bht lONbTuUIs HShttl
for the reason of our coming, and our
superior's instructions. Our answer
was: To take hack that which was
our own, and to keep it, He aug
gested to US to be satisfied with that
which had been taken, and not go
any further-upon which he insisted
with polite representations and argu-
ments, with tine threat finally, intro
ducsd lIodie mihi, cras tibi; Go.
day yours, onlorrow mine.
lin one or two days our troops shall
march thither; but wa shall march
slowly, SO that our people may not be
fatigued, and that We may have time Ia
receive your orders. In the meantime
we shall advance, taking counsel with
Mr.. Sille and Capt. Coningh, according
to the hest of our understanding. &c.
= Pet. Stuyvesant.
up. S. There are 80 Swetles who
have surrendered to US, and desire to
settle in Manhattan, whom you may OK
poet. 1t seems that many Others may
follow them. "
But few days after the taking OF
Fort Casimir, the Swedish settlements
on the Delaware passed without a
struggle undor the cuntrol of the
Dutch, anu became in Heed, as they
had always been hy right, part ol
New Netherlands.
Although all Swedes who refused to
take the oath of allegiance to Holland,
, were commanded to depart within a
year and six months, with liberty
either to carry oil their property OF
; to sell il" there were not more thnn ll
, who thus became Dutch sub jects.
Whether those who refused to take the
oath were finally allownd to remain. OF
swedish immigration continued after
the Dutch occupation, it is certain that
in 1910 there were 100 Swedish
, families in Delaware.
That the Dutch were very suspicious
, of the non Jurors, is u seen in the in.
struGtions given by Stuyvesant to the
magistrate appointed over the Swedea.
] lilo ordered that 1.-THE Swodss should
, not he permitted to remain in the forts
, over night" that "a watuhful oyu''
, should always he kept over them, and
that "if any were found disorderiy,
they should Immediately ho taken tC
tho Now Amsterdam. - Later, he even
went go far as to command their re
moval to the smaller towns mure remote
Q from the forts, an order which on the
refusal Of tho suspects to leave theil
t homes, the magistrate found it i'm
j possible to carry out. Notwithstanding
l these not unreasonable precautions, thu
+ Swedes acknowledged almost
Y quarter of Il century after the Dutch
q dominion in America had come to
0 final end, that they been well ant
Z kindly treated"
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