3. Battle of Harlem.... 4. Destruction of the Gaspe, 1772.. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Engravings on Steel. 1. Entrance of the American Army into New York, Nov. 25th, 1783.... 2. The Inauguration of Washington.. to face page. Frontispiece . Vignette 5. Portraits of Gov. G. Clinton, Gen. Gates, Gen. Schuyler, Gen. 233 239 8. Plan showing the position of the American and British Armies, August, 1776..... 246 9. Portrait of General Washington, after Trumbull.. 249 10. Capture of Major Andre. 266 11. Reception of President Washington in New York, 23d April, 1789..... 272 12. Portrait of Washington in 1795, after Stuart. 291 13. -John Adams, after Copley.. 303 14. Portraits of Gen. Steuben, Gen. Pulaski, Gen. Lafayette, Gen. Wood Engravings, Etc. 1. Hendrick Hudson's Exploring Vessel, the "Half Moon". 2. First Settlement on the Hudson.. 3. The Swamp.... 4. First Saw-mill on the Hudson. 5. Dutch Mansion and Cottage in New Amsterdam.. 6. Seals of New Amsterdam and New York. 7. Street View in Ancient Albany.... 10 11 13 18 29 40 44 NEW HISTORY OF YORK CITY. THE HISTORY OF NEW YORK NATURALLY DIVIDES ITSELF INTO THREE PERIODS OF TIME:-First-FROM ITS SETTLEMENT BY THE DUTCH TO ITS PERMANENT OCCUPANCY BY THE ENGLISH; Second-FROM THE ENGLISH CONQUEST TO THE CLOSE OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR; AND, Third -FROM ITS EVACUATION BY THE BRITISH DOWN TO THE PRESENT DAY. FIRST PERIOD. 1598-1674. The settlement of New York Island by the Dutch, and its permanent occupancy by the English. CHAPTER I. It is the general belief that the first landing made on New York Island, or the "Island of Manhattan," as it was then called, was by Hendrick Hudson, in 1609. 1598. This, however, is not the case; since the earliest records extant state that as early as 1598, a few Hollanders, in the employ of a Greenland Company, were in the habit of resorting to New Netherlands (i. e., New York), not, it is true, with the design of effecting a settlement, but merely to secure shelter during the winter months. With this view they built two small forts to protect themselves |