The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-11
NEW YORK's HISTORY IN FLAGS.
Dutch. English and American Emltiems
That Have waved Over the CITY

Dutch, English N American Enthierns
That Have waved Over the CITY
The first European visitor IA Manhattan
island was Henry Hudson, who In 1909
sailed up the liver now bearing his name.
The flag under which he sailed was hat
OF the Dutch East India Company, which
was the flag Of the United Provinces OF the
Netherlands, orange. white and blue ar
ranged in three equal horizontal stripes,
in the centre OF the white stripe being the
letters a. o. C.'-Algemeene Oost-Indise
Compagnie General East India Company.
From the time OF the discovery nc visitor
came into these waters Of which there is
record until 1912, when Manhattan was
settled under the East India Company,
which continued In possession until 1927
when the government fell into the hands
Of the West India Company. The flag Of
the Dutch West India Company was the
same as that Of It's predecessor ave that
IL bore the letters &C. w. C.'-Gooetro-
yeerde West-Indise ~Compagnie privileged
West India Company.
This wal the dominant flag till 1894, when
this island was surrendered to the English,
and the Union Jack (~crosses OF England
and Scotland) of Great Britain supplanted
the JTlCOIOT Oh TtOltbuu uUo tnc uhtnt Vi
New Amsterdam was changed to New York.
The Union Jack at present Is derived from
the union OF the three crosses Of st. George,
81. Andrew and st. Patrick, adopted in 1901,
when the act OF union with Ireland was
passed.
In the month Of July. 1879, the Dutch
again took possession OF the city, which
they occupied until November 10, 1874,
when by virtue Of a treaty Of peace between
England and Holland the Union Jack again
fioated owe the city.
From this time there was no interruption
In the supremacy OF the English until the
year 1889, when the memorable rule OF
Leisler, speedily terminated by his death.
occurred. He was a warm supporter OF
William and Mary, and il is possible that.
while he held possession Of the fort. the flag
of william. not then proclaimed King OF
England, might have fioated over New York.
But there Is no record of this.
Were it so however, il could ave been
but for a very brief period. and the English
flag waved undisputed until the era OF the
American revolution.
At the beginning OF the Revolution here.
as in New England. the people. although
aggrieved. were loyal. and upon the same
day, June rs. I775. New York Witnessed the
double entry of George Washington. just
elected by the Provincial Congress General
in-Chief Of the American Forces. n on
his way to take command at Cambridge.
and Tryon. the English Governor. who had
arrived the day before. 1t was about
this time that the first raising Of any bus
the English flag in New York occurred.
Before this. indeed. liberty poles had been
raised and cut down again; but now, March.
1875. a Union flag. with a red field. was
hoisted in New York upon the liberty pole
on the Common. bearing the inscription
George Rex and the liberties OF America
and upon the other side "No Popery."
The British, under Gov. Tryon. vacated
New York in 1775. but there is no record
which gives any positive date as to the
raising of the American flag here.
The city was held by American troops,
after this event. until September 10. 1870.
when Washington Decentralization and
afterward from the island. and the city
was occupied by Sir Henry Clinton and
from that time held by the British until
the close OF the war. They evacuated the
city November rs. 1888. Since then no flag
but the Stars and Stripes has waved over the
city in token of power and authority.