Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-15

passion, he treated the people or the city
who did not bow TO him almost as harsh
~ as he did those outside. The peopl.
were held in check only by the soldiers
Even Leisler's friends were aghast at hs
conduct. At such a time love AFFAIR
seems sadly out OF place, but al the
height of the reign OF terror in old New
York Milhorne the most cruel and
ge of all Leisler's coterie. won the heart
Of Leisler's pretty. fair-haired daughtei-
and married her. Dominic Selyns. LES
ier's pastor. refused 20 perform the Cerc-
mony and only a few persons We're pres
ent at the wedding. for tho persons leis-
Ter cou.- call his friends were limited Ia
deed
When Jacob Milborne and Mary Leslie
We're ing married frigaie and thre'
scoops were bound for New York bearing
Gov. Slaughter. Lieut.. Gov lngoldsS"
and two companies OF soldiers. The KIM.
was in full possession at last OF all Tn"
facts regarding conditions I'm New York
and was sending not only the Officials
hut troops 10 set things right The fieet
was a long time at sea. Tho friSat'.
with Slaughter aboard. carried fa'
out OF its course and the Sloops with In
goldsby arrived first. IL WAS on January
-. 1881. that Ingoldsby reached New
York. He was visited by Philipse. Van
Cortlandt and several other gentlemen a
once. Then he sent demand 10 Leis-
Ter 10 turn over the fort To the king
soldiers. Leiser refused unless Ingolds
by could show written orders from tn,
king or governor. Ingoldsbys commis-
sion was 10 serve Slaughter and i.easler
declined 10 recognize him.
InSoldsby issued call Ia the Long
Island militia ID aid him against tn
rebels and landed his troops with a.
much caution as if he were invading =
hostile country. Leisler issued a pro
!, A.,
in enforcing orders. All citizens Wer,.
warned against obeying Ingoldsb,
Leisler had thrown prudence II tn
winds. Ingoldsby demanded the releas"
Of Bayard and Nicolls. What; eN-
claimed Leisler. these Popish dogs. an
rogues. Never
The city was IN a tumult Pron.ama
lion followed proclamation from IL"
hostile camps. With difficulty the riva>
forces We're kept from attacking ea'li
other. Friends pleaded with Leisler L.
stop his base and imprudent proceed
ings.' but il was no use. His judgmein
was unbalanced. March J.. while th~
fired on from the fort. Two soldier
were killed ana several wounded. The
fort WAS fired ON. but none Of l.eiSl"s p
men was hit. Leisler ordered the bios
house in SmitS Wye william street,
tn support the fire OF the for. and inn
prisoned the commander for not obey
ing orders. Then the burgher guard al
the blockhouse laid down their arms
and went home. This disheartened
I-eisler The next day the fort fired
again on the kings troops. but without
effect
March IL the frigate Archanrel. with
Gov. Slaughter aboard. arrived. As
soon as the governor learned the situ-
alton Of affairs he had his commission
read at the city hail. Ii was II oclo'
at night but Slaughter sent his troops
to demand entrance to the fort. Leisler
refused unless Slaughter could SHOW
orders from the kings own hand d.
rected to him. Milborne and DE lanoy.
who came from Leisler later with an
explanation that under military rule IN"
fort could not be surrendered at might.
were arrested by the governor. Three
times the governor made the demand
on Leisler that night. and three times
Leisler refused
The next morning Leisler SURRENDERED
the fort. He at once Was cast lnro
prison The same irons with which
Bayard had been shackled for thlrteeh
months We're put on Leisler. and ne
was consigned to Bayards dungeon.
Milborne and all his counselors were
sent to prison with him.