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commander his propositions.

Captain Colve supposed that he was trifled with. Indignantly he
exclaimed "They are not to play the fool with us in this way, forward
march." With the beat of drums and trumpet peals and waving banners
his solid columns marched down the Broadway road to the little cluster
of about three hundred houses, at the extreme southern point of the
island. An army of six hundred men at that time and place presented a
very imposing and terrible military array. In front of his troops the
two commissioners who had been detained, were marched under guard.

As they approached the fort, Captain Manning sent another flag of
truce to the Dutch commander, with the statement that he was ready to
surrender the fort with all its arms and ammunition, if the officers
and soldiers were permitted to march out with their private property
and to the music of their band. These terms were acceded to. The
English troops, with no triumphal strains, vacated the fort. The Dutch
banners soon waved from the ramparts, cheered by the acclaim of the
conquerors.

Captain Manning was, in his turn, as severely censured by the people
of the English colonies in America, and by the home government, as
Governor Stuyvesant had been on the day of his misfortune. English
pride was grievously mortified, that the commandant of an English fort
should allow himself to be fired upon for hours without returning a
shot.

The unfortunate captain was subsequently tried by court-martial for
cowardice and treachery. He was condemned. His sword was broken over
his head and he was declared incompetent forever to hold any station
of trust or authority under the government. Governor Lovelace was
condemned for neglect of duty. He received a severe reprimand, and all
his property was confiscated to the Duke of York.

The victorious Dutch commanders appointed Captain Colve as governor of
recaptured New Netherland. With great energy he commenced his rule.
The name of New York was changed to New Orange, and fort James became
fort Hendrick. Work was immediately commenced upon the fortifications,
and large sums of money were expended upon them, so that within two
months they were deemed so strong that it was thought that no English
fleet would dare to venture within range of their guns. The whole city
assumed the aspect of a military post. Nearly every citizen was
trained to arms. The Common, now the Park, was the parade ground where
the troops were da