The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-05
FLAGS or NEW YORK.
National EmbIems Under Which the
City Has Been Ruled.

City Has Been Ruled.
The first European visitor to Man.
haitian Island was Henry Hudson, who
in 1909 sailed up the river now bearing
his name. The flag under which he
sailed was that of the Dutch East In
dia company, which was the flag Of
the United Provinces of the Neither
lands, orange, white and blue arranged
in three equal horizontal stripes, in the
center of the white stripe being the
letters -. o. C."-Algemeene COST
Indise compagnie General East India
company.
From the time of the discovery no
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 1922, when the govern
ment fell into the hands of the West
India company. The flag of the Dutch
West India company was the same as
that of its predecessor, save that ii
bore the letters &c. w. C.'-GOoetro-
yeerde West Indise compa gnie Privi.
legged West India company.
This WAS the dominant flag till 1864,
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
union jack at present is derived from
the union OF the three crosses of st,
George, st. Andrew and st. Patrick.
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, 18Th, when by virtue of q treaty
OF peace between England and Hol.
land the union Jack again floated over
the city.
From this time there was no inter
ruptjon in the supremacy Of the Eng
lish until the year 1899, when the
memorable rule of Leisler, speedily
terminated by his death, occurred. He
was warm supporter of William and
Mary, and it is possible that while he
held possession OF the fort the flag OF
William, not then proclaimed king OF
England, might have noated over New
York. But there is no record Of this.
Were it so, however, it could have
been but for very brief period, and
the English dag waved uDdisputed un
til 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 %, 17I5
New York witnessed the double entry
of George Washington. just elected by
the provincial congress general III
chief of the American forces and or
his way to take command at Cam
bridge, and Tryon. the English gov
ernor, who had arrived the day before
1t was about this time that the first
raising of any but the English flag in
New York occurred. Before this, in
deed liberty poles had been raised
and CIT down again. but now, March
1775, 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 mo popery.''
The British, under Governor Tryon
vacated New York in ITS, but there Il
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 Sept. 13
1776, when Washington retreated t,
Harlem and afterward from the island
and the city was occupied by Sir Hen
~ Clinton and from that time held by
the British until the close of the war
They evacuated the city Nov. 25. 1888
Since then no flag but the stars ant
stripes has waved over the city fl
token of power and authority.-Nev
York Sun.