88 HISTORY OF DELAWARE COUNTY. [1664. 



sailed past the forts, "the better to satisfie the Swede, who, not- 

 withstanding the Dutches persuasion to y'' contrary were soone 

 their frinds." After three days' parley, the Burghers and towns- 

 men yielded to the demands of the English on terms favorable 

 to themselves and the Swedes, but the governor, D'Hinoyosa 

 and soldiery refused every proposition, although the fort was in 

 a bad condition, and defended by only fifty men. " Where- 

 upon," says Sir Robert in his official dispatch, " I landed my 

 soldiers on Sonday morning following and commanded y" shipps 

 to fall down before y^ fort Av*4n muskett shott, w* directions to 

 fire two broadsides apeace uppon y" Fort, then my soldiers to 

 fall on. Which done y^ soldiers neaver stoping untill they 

 stormed y^ Fort, and sae consequently to plundering ; the sea- 

 men, noe less given to that sporte, were quickly vf^Hn, and have 

 gotten good store of booty." The loss on the part of the Dutch 

 was three killed and ten Avounded ; on the part of the English — 

 none.^ 



The articles of agreement entered into between Sir Robert 

 Carr, acting on behalf of his Majesty of Great Britian, and the 

 Burgomasters, secured to the planters and Burghers, protection 

 in their estates both real and personal ; the continuance of the 

 present magistrates in their offices and jurisdiction ; the liberty 

 of conscience in church discipline as formerly ; together with 

 " the privilege of trading into any of his Majesties dominions as 

 freely as any Englishman," after having taken the oath of 

 allegiance.^ 



The general system of plunder that ensued upon the surrender 

 of the fort, was disgraceful to the commander, and his excuse, 

 that " in such a noise and confusion noe words of command could 

 be heard for some tyme," affords better evidence of the enormity 

 of the transaction, than of any sincere disposition on his part to 

 have prevented it. No less than forty horses, sixty cows and 

 oxen, one hundred sheep, and from sixty to seventy negroes, 

 were included in the plunder.^ Sir Robert appropriated to his 

 own use, the farm of D'Hinoyosa; his brother Captain John 

 Carr, took possession of that of Sherifi" Van Sweringen, while 

 Ensign Stock possessed himself of " Peter Alrich's land. ' ' But the 

 possessions of the local officers, which were regarded as legiti- 

 mate booty, were not sufficient to gratify the cupidity of all who 

 wore epaulets in the expedition. To satisfy the claims of the 

 two captains — Hyde and Morley — Sir Robert granted to them 

 " the Manour of Grimstead, situated near the head of the said 

 river Delaware in America."^ 



The conduct of Sir Robert Carr, subsequently to the capture 



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