sion to do with as they pleased, at
the same time, of his own accord
sending a defiant answer to Nic-
colls, and ordering the garrison of
the Fort to prepare for an attack.
In an unguarded moment the |EeaiWl
warring Governor yielded to the bl
wiser counsel and entreaty of |
popular sentiment, not to shed in- || j
nocent blood in what could prove
but a vain attempt at defense, \Wags
and withheld immediate action.
After some days, although it
galled him bitterly to consent,
Stuyvesant signed the treaty at
his Bouwerie house, and within a {5 ey
few hours a legion of British
soldiery marched into the Fort
and formally took possession of
the city, the name being changed |\@are..;

      
    
   
 
 
  
     

   
 

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