418                  •        HISTORY OP  NEW   SWEDEN.
long wars with the Emperor, Poland, and Denmark. There was also some danger on the passage from Spanish cruisers, as Spain was then in alliance with the Emperor and Poland,— Moreover it must be allowed that the Swedes behaved in some respects haughtily towards the Dutch.
The crown of Sweden ceded its commercial rights to England, by virtue of the treaty of Westminster, dated 27th July, 1656.* Sweden did not make any formal session to Holland ; and the whole dispute was no further noticed, than in the treaty of the Hague, 18th July, 1667, thus:—"Controversias autem,quae inter Societatem Sveco-Americanam dictam, et Societatem India? Occidentalis Fcederati Belgii intercedunt, ratione damnorum, qua sibi a sese invicem in America illata esse praetendunt, se-cundum justitiae et aequitatis regulas cum dictae Sanct. Reg. Majs. ablegato-comitis quantocius examinandas, desuper transi-gendum, parti lesae confestim et sine mora satisfaciendum esse, statutum atque decretum est."
OP   THE   DUTCH   GOVERNMENT.
The country on both sides of the river was now in the power of the Dutch. The river was called Suydt river (South river.) The Governor General Stuyvesant resided in Manathan, or New Amsterdam. His authority was over all military, commercial and judicial affairs. All officers had their commissions from, and were accountable to, him. When he departed, after the conquest, he appointed Captain Deryk Smidt commissary, or interim-commandant over the river. Immediately on his return to New Amsterdam, he issued a commission, 29th November, 1655, for Johan Paul Jaquet to be governor. His office was to take care of the trade, and keep order among the people. He chose Fort Casimir for his residence. Andrias Hudde became his counsellor, Almerhausen Klein secretary, &c.
The country on the west side of the river was divided into two colonies :—From Christiana creek down to Bomties or Bambo-Hook, and between the said creek and the river, together with the fort Christina, and a piece of land about it, was the colony of the Company. The remainder on the north side of Christina creek, and upwards on the river, belonged to the city of Amsterdam, and was governed by its burgomasters and coun-
•Quoadcommercium in America habendum, id quidem lege disserte cautnm est, ne cujus vie preeterea Reipublicsa subditis sine peculiari licentia commer-cium illic promiscue habendi potestas fiat. Siqois autem subditorum Sere. Regis Sveciae ejusdem liter s commendatitiis munitus, h me sibi lirentiam privatim, ad eas quaslibet colonias petiverit, Dominus Protector, quo ad rerum et Reipubli-cte status pro tempore permiserit, haud invitus hac in parte Serenissimre Regi-nra Majeststis Svecite desiderio satis fiat.    Fadut Angl. cum Suecia.