rson of considerable note amongst them.
Printed and published by license of his Excellency Edward Viscount
Cornbury, Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief of the said Province, in
favor of Justice.'

It appears that one Morris Newinhuysen, a mate of a vessel, in 1706, was
taken by the French, and a prisoner of war, at New-York, reported that
the 'French Protestants' here corresponded with 'the inhabitants of
France, tending to the taking and destruction of this city, by Her
Majesty's declared enemies.' The New-York Huguenots considered this
accusation a 'crime of so high a nature in itself,' and so 'altogether
false and untrue,' as to petition Governor Burnet to cause 'the said
Morris Newinhuysen, and all others who may appear concerned, to be
strictly examined upon the same report, and if found out, be punished
according to the nature of the crime.' This petition is dated 'February
10, 1707/8,' and signed by 'Stephen D'Lancey, Elias Nezereau, Abraham
Jouneau, Thomas Bayeux, Elias Neau, Paul Deoilet, Augustus Jay, Jean
Cazale, Benjamin Fanuel.' These must have been leading Huguenots at the
time. To another petition of a similar character, we find the names of
Daniel Cromelin, John Auboyneau, Francis Vincent, Alexander Allaire. His
Excellency the Governor, ordered the report to be considered, which was
done, when his Council reported that there was not 'any ground to
suspect Captain Faneuil of holding a correspondence with France.' This
was cheering news to the 'French Refugees' in the Province of New-York,
as such a slanderous report, to use their own language on the occasion,
was 'of pernicious consequence to all the French refugees in general,
and disturbs their peace and quiet, and obstructs that affection and
familiarity which they had formerly enjoyed with the other inhabitants
of this Province, to their just grief and resentment.'

The Rev. Louis Rou was also a pastor of the 'Reformed Protestant French
Church in New-York.' As early as the year 1713, among other names in its
official records, are found John Barberie, elder, Louis Carre, ancien,
Jean Lafont, ancien, Andre Fuyneau, ancien.' During the year 1724, there
was great excitement in the French congregation, caused by a party
question. Stephen De Lancey, a wealthy merchant, and patron of the
church, with others became dissatisfied with the pastor. He was
dismissed for want of zeal, and for innovations which they contended he
had introduced into their church