The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-06

any such thing. It has only ono gate, and that
is on tho land side. opening upon q broad plain
or street called tho Broad WY. or Beaver way.
Over this Rdto are tho arms OF the Duke Of
York" Two or three days later IN excursion
across the East River was planned for the Dutch
visitors: LAS coon an We had dined we sent of
our ~lptters; and this icing all accom-.
plished, we started at . o'clock for Long
1slAnds = . We went up on the hills,
along otou roads with n little wood.
through the nrst village called Breukelen,
tBrooklynl, which has q small and ugly little
church standing In the middle Of the road.
Having passed through here, we struck OF to
tho right In order to go to Gouanes [Gowanusl.
We went upon several plantations, whore Ger.
rt was acquainted with most all of the people,
who made MS very welcome. sharing with us
bountifully whatever they had. whether IL was
milk, cider, fruit, or tobacco, and especially and
first and most of all, miserable rum or brandy
which had been brought from Barbados and
other islands. and which is called by tho Dutch
Kin.Derh. All these people are very fond
OF II, and most Of them cxtravagantly 30, al
though It is very dear and has n bad taste
On another occasion the two Dutchmon pushed
their explorations 10 tho north end Of Manhat-
tun Island. ave went from the city. following
the Broadway over the Foiep, or fresh water.
Upon both sides Of this way were many hnbita-
lions IL nceroes. rnulattoes, and whites. These
negroes were formerly the slaves Of tho West
India Company, but, in consequence of the FIRE.
qucnt changes and cohquests of the country,
they had obtained thoir freedom and settled
themselves down whore thcy had thought
proper. and thus. on this road. where they have
ground enough to 1.-Two on with their families.
We left the villasecnlled the BouwcrIj Bowcryl,
lying on tire right hand, and went through the
woods to New Harlem, q tolerably large village,
situated on the south least u side OF the island.
directly opposite tho place whore the North
east Creek and tho East River come to-
gether. situated about three hours journey
from New Amsterdam" On still another day the
travellers mado n trip ncross the bay to what is
hereafter to be the borough of Richmond. 1--WE
embarked early this morning In n boat and rode
over to Staten Island. where VIC arrived about
8 o'clock. There arc now 1879 about a hun
drod families on the Island, Of which the Eng
lish constitute the least portion, AMI the Dutch
and French divide between them about equally
the greater portion. They have neither church
nor minister. md live rather far from each other
and inconvenIently TO meet together. The Eng
lish arc less disposed to religion and inquire
little after It, but, 10 case there wcro a minister.
would contribute to his support. The French
and Dutch were very DESTROYS and eager for one.
WI tIVs upohC VI ~ Z VIC WtHI, II bHlu
in the event OF not obtaining Dominic Jesse
maker, they would send, or had sent, to France
for another. The French are good Reformed
Churchmch, and some OF them are Wailoons.
The Dutch are also from different quarters"
lH.
In the following year t1GsOl the same Dutch
men, bankers and Sluyter, went to Boston; the
following are some Of their impressions: I'VE
walked with our Captain into the town. for his
house stood 4 little ono side Of 1t, and the first
house he took us to was q tavern. From there
he conducted us to the Governor, who dwelt In
only a summer house, and that not the most
costly. He Is I'm old man. quiet and grave. He
was dressed In black silk. but not sumptuously.
Paddechal explained the reasons OF our visit.
The Governor inquired who we were and where
from, and where We were going. Paddechal told
him We were Hollnnders. and had como on
with him from New York in order to de-
part from here for England. He asked, fur
thcr. our names, which we wrote down for him.
He then presented us q small cup Of wine. and
with that we finished. We then went to tho
house of one John Taylor. to whom William van
Clief had recommended us. but we did not find
him. We wanted to obtain n place where We
could be at borlc. and especially to ascertain IL
there were no Dutchmcn. They told us of a sill.
Ncrsmltn VINO was a Dutcnmnn ana at whose
house the Dutch usually went to lodge. We
were better of at his house, for. although his
wife was an English woman. she was quite a
good housekccper." On the fourth day after
ward, q Friday. one OF tho travellers lots
down: lone Of the best ministers in the place
being very sick, a day OF fasting and prayer
was observed In a church nearby our house. We
went Into the church. where, in the first place, o
minister made a prayer In the pulpit of full two
hours in length; after which an old minister de-
livorcd a sermon an'hour long. and nfter that O
prayer was made and some verses sung out of
the Psalms. In the afternoon three or four hours
were consumed with nothing except prayers,
three ministers relieving each other alternately;
when one was tired, another went up into the
pulpit, There was no more devotion than in
other churches. and even less than at New York;
no respect, no revercnce; in q word. nothing but
the name OF independents, and that was all.
The Same surprising testimony is repeated on
n Sunday nine days later: I'VE heard preach.
ing in three churches by persons who seem
to possess zeal. but no just knowledge of