THE REVOLUTION.
 

CHAPTEE   XIX.
 

THB   REVOLUTION.

The Revolution. — Sir William Phipi'S. — Hev. Dr. Increase Mather. — The Bill
and its Fate. — The News in New York. —The News in Boston. — Revolution in
Boston. — Revolution throughout New England. — New York alarmed. —The ,
Lieutenant-Governor and his Council. — The Public Monet. —Anxiety and Pre¬
cautionary Measures.—The Militia of New York.—Jacob Leisler.—The
Cargo of Wine. — The Cloud on Long Island. — Wild Rumors. — Plot to destroy
New York.—Lieutenant Henry Cuyler. — Revolution in New York. — Con¬
fusion. — Leisler's Declaration. — The Black Saturday. — Events of Monday.
— The False Alarm and its Results.—The Disabled Government.—Philip
French.—Leisler's Correspondence. — Nicholson sails for England. — Leisler's
Infatuation. — Captains De Peyster and Stuyvesant. — Proclamation of Wil¬
liam and Mary. — Drinking the New King's Health. — Riotous Conduct. — The
Fight at the Custom-House. — Colonel Bayard's Escape.—Leisler's Conven¬
tion. — The "Committee of Safety."— The Mayor's Court.

TWO days after the coronation, a new privy councU was chosen. It
was composed chiefiy of Whigs; but the names of a few leso.
eminent Tories appeared on the list. It was thereby understood ^®^- ^^■
that WiUiam did not intend to proscribe any class of men who were wiU¬
ing to support his throne. Even the new Committee for Foreign Planta¬
tions were noblemen from both political parties. This committee met at
once, and prepared drafts of Proclamations, to send to the Ameri¬
can colonies. They also wrote letters to the colonial governors,
signifying the pleasure of WUliam that all men in office under the late
king should be so continued until further notice.

The iiTegular convention which had conferred the monarchy of Eng¬
land upon the new sovereigns was transformed into a Parliament,
and went on making laws, as if it had unimpeachable authority.
It did not extend the Test Act to the colonies, but it required every per¬
son holding office to take an oath of aUegiance to WiUiam and Mary;
and it simply abjured the Pope's authority, ecclesiastical and spiritual,
throughout the reaUn of England.    WhUe not a single new right was