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The Real America in Romance, Volume 6; A Century Too Soon (A Story

CHAPTER IX
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The proposition was accepted.

Manning's troops marched out with colors flying and drums beating and laid down their arms.

The Dutch soldiers marched in followed by the English troops, who were made prisoners of war and confined in the church.

It was the 9th of August, 1672, and the air was quivering with heat, when the flag of the Dutch Republic once more waved over Fort Amsterdam, and the name of the city of New York was changed to New Orange, in compliment to William Prince of Orange.
The Dutch had taken New York.
The New Netherland and all the settlements on the Delaware speedily followed the capture of New York.

The other English colonies near the province were amazed and prepared to defend their own domains against the encroachments of the Dutch, and Connecticut foolishly talked of an offensive war.


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