Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-25
FLAGS OF NEW YORK.
National Embiems Under Which The
ii City Has Been Ruled.

Il y
City Has Been Ruled.
4 The first European visitor to Man
haitian Island was Henry Hudson, who
i In 1909 sailed up the river now bearing
his name. The flag under which he I
sailed was that Of the Dutch East In |
Il iia company, which was the flag Of |
the United Provinces of the Neither
q lands, orange, white and blue arranged /
in three equal horizontal stripes, in the
n center Of the white stripe being the |
II letters ga. O. c. "a lgemeene COST
Indise compagnie General East India
y company. ". .5S
From the time oNthe discovery mol
il visitor came into these waters Of
n which there is record until 1912, when
81 Manhattan was settled under the East
al India company, which continued in
possession until 1922, when the govern
ment5f into the hands of the West,
India company. The flag Of the Dutch
West India company was the same as
4 that Of it's predecessor, save that 1t
bore the letters &c. w. &C ooetro-
yeerde West Indise compagnie Privi-
legged West India company.
&ii This was the dominant flag till 1864.
n when the island was surrendered to
the English, and the union jack cross
& es of England and Scotland Of Great
/ Britain supplanted the tricolor of Hol-
land. and the name Of New Amster-
dam was changed to- New York. The
q union jack at present is derived from
the union Of the three crosses Of st.
George, st. Andrew and St Patrick.
III adopted in 1901, when the act Of union
with Ireland was passed.
In the month Of July, 1873, the
Dutch again took possession OF the
city, which they occupied until Nov
10, 1914, when by virtue of a treaty
= Of peace between England and Hol
land the union jack again foated over
the city. ss=g s5.l5. H.. d T.
From this time there was no inter
ruption in the supremacy Of the Eng
lish until the year 1889, when tht
9, memorable rule of Leisler. speedil!
IN terminated by his death occurred. 81
u was a warm supporter Of William ant
e. Mary, and it is possible that while b.
I'd held possession Of the fort the flag Q
William, not then proclaimed king g
England, might have foated over Ney
York. But there is no record OF this.
Were it SO, however, it could hav
In been but for very brief period, an
he the English flag waved undisputed VI
es- til the era of the American Revolution
to At the beginning Of the ReYolutio
OF here, as in New. England, the peopl
nd although aggrieyed, were loyal, an
upon the same day, June IS, III
New York witnessed the double entr
Of George Washington, just elected !
lst the provincial congress; general 8
to- chief of the American forces and {
ed his way to take command at Car
g, bridge, and Tryon, the English go
ernor, who had arrived the day befor
1t was about this time that the fir
s raising Of any but the English flag
OIL New York occurred. Before this,
r a deed, liberty poles had been raise
are and cutadown again, but now, Marc
,ut It's, Union flag, with a red feel
no was hoisted in New York upon tt
)" liberty pole on the common, bearir
the Inscription, George Rex and Il
liberties of America" and upon tt
The other side mo popery." 5z
E I The British, under Governor Tryo
es- vacated New York in 1775, but there.
sir, no record which gives any positi'
We date as to the raising of the Americs
flag here. D.. ~ ID,
The city was held by America
troops after this event until Sept i
all 1T76, when Washington retreated 1
we Harlem and afterward from the islam
am and the city was occupied by Sir He
ire ry Clinton and from that time held !
I'll the British until the close Of the wa
They evacuated the city Nov. rs, It's
Since then no flag but the stars al
. stripes has waved over the city; /,
NJ token Of power and AUTHORITATIVE
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