Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-14

| misrule against Nicholson He was
"a devout Episcouaian, but having been
| appointed boy King James that was
sufficient tp make LeIsicr eager 20 OPP
pose hiu
The opportunity soon developed. ON
April 20 a cargo OF liquor came con-
signed 60 Leisicr. Tie refused 60 pay
tine duty. ON the ground that Collector
Plowmau. being catholic. was dis
qualified from receiving the customs Of
Protestant king At once De- became
"a popular hero. He had dcfied the gov
cr1or and council. Others quickly f0l-
lowed his example and refused 90 pay
duties or taxes. Nicholson attempted
90 enforce the laws. but Le.-igr soon
aroused CD, passions OF the people II
WAS au era of superstition fear I'M
tr.guc and double dealing To raise
the cry OF popery was sufficient Co Inc
cite the multitude. Nicholson wa nt-
tackled. Might De- not he working see
cr.tly for King James? L.oisler and
others told how Nicholson had kuoIt
when mass was said iu the kings tent
three years before ON HounsIow Heath.
Men became palud when they heard
this awful story
Next there was 60 wild alarm about
a mighty army the French king was
sending over, with King James Of the
head. Co America Souuncls were sta
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soon as the fleet was sighted and the
militia OF the city, consisting of six
companies. WAS called out for service
bon tho fort and work was started fever
ishlv To put tho city iu position for de-
Tense or this militia Nicholas Bayard
was colonel. and of the six companies
the captains were Abraham DE Poy-tcr
Johannes DE Bruyn Gabriel Mnyine
charles LudWyCk. Nicholas StuyNc4Jut
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There was a dispute about one of the
militiamcn acting ass sentinel iu place
of a regular soldier and the lieutenant
who assigned the milltiamau was raUri-
mandod by the lieutenant governor.
The Lieutenant answered anprily and
Nicholson exclaimed that he would
rather see the city anre than have IL
commanded by such a man Before
sunrise next day the Incident had been
exaggerated to absurd limits The
lieutenant governor had planned 90
burn the city and massacre an the
Dutch Former GOV. DonEan was iu
the plot, too. Later In the day drums
began 90 boat. workmcu loft their shops
and a mob gathered. The town was
ia panic Lclsler addressed tho mob
and that evening sent formal demand
To Nicholson for the keys of the fort
When Nicholson declined Leisler sent "a
militia company 90 enforce the demand.
Thcpupon Nicholson surrendered the
keys
Some OF the militia captains began 10
feel timoruus, Four of them-Da pcy-
stcr. Stuyvesant MnviUc and DE
Bruyn requested Col B9yard t1 take
the rains of government TIE declined
He believed little time would bring
the people to their senses He. Van
Cortlaudt and Philipse went among the
people and tried Co calm their fears
about Nicholson But Lcisler turned on
them and denounced thcm as rogucs
and papists working for King james,
and such was the blind fury OF the
crowd the three men really We're sus-
poCted ON May 81 Lcisler had drawn
up % Declaration which an the cop-
tains had signed. declaring the city was
threatened by Nicholson and plclElng
TO hold the fort until proper authori-
ties should arrive.
King William had been too busy
with the involved affairs OF England Co
give attention 10 tho colonies. which be
thought needed little notice. but had
issued "a proclamation continuing Zoo
office an Protestant officials lu the
colonies. This had been sent 10 Gov