New Holland (Acadia)
New Holland (Nova Hollandia) was a colony established by Dutch naval captain
History
In 1672 the
In New York he met a trader named John Rhoades, a Massachusetts resident thoroughly familiar with the fur trade on the coasts of Maine and Acadia, who told him that the Dutch were no longer at war with the English, but that France had yet to come to terms. Rhoades went on to explain to Aernoutsz that the French colony in Acadia was barely defended and ripe for conquest. Aernoutsz took this suggestion to his a crew and they agreed unanimously.[3] John Rhoades would be the crew's guide.
Aernoutsz with 110 soldiers immediately set sail for the capital of Acadia
Aernoutsz sailed to Boston where he disposed of his plunder, even selling the cannon from Fort Pentagouet to the Massachusetts government. Some time in October 1674 he sailed for Curaçao, but left his prisoners and a number of his company in Boston, including John Rhoades.[9]
Aernoutsz’s efforts were soon negated by the action of Massachusetts. John Rhoades and the other men Aernoutsz had left in Boston, acting under Aernoutsz's orders to return to Acadia and maintain possession, began seizing New England vessels coming to trade with the Native Americans. Massachusetts apprehended Rhoades and his cohorts and tried them as pirates. Ultimately they were all released or banished from Massachusetts.[9][10][11]
Aftermath
In September 1676 the Dutch West India Company made a belated effort to capitalize on Aernoutsz’s conquest by granting Rhoades a commission to reside and trade in Acadia and by appointing
Although the territory was claimed by the Dutch, they had no sustained power over the area. Later in 1676, the two forts were reoccupied by the French.
See also
References
Texts
- L.-A. Vigneras, “Letters of an Acadian trader 1674–1676,” N. Eng. Q., XIII (1940), 98–110
- Beamish Murdoch. History of Nova Scotia, p. 154
- Capt. Francis Champernowne: The Dutch Conquest of Acadie, and Other Historical Papers (1889)
- Proofs considered of the early settlement of Acadie by the Dutch: being an appendix to The Dutch in Maine (1858)
- Dutch Conquest of Acadia. Acadiensis
Endnotes
- ^ ISBN 0-7884-1695-2.
- ^ The Pirates of the New England Coast, 1630-1730. George Francis Dow, John Henry, pg. 44.
- ^ John G. Reid. Acadia, Maine, and New Scotland: Marginal Colonies in the Seventeenth Century, pg. 162.
- ^ Baxter. Documentary history of the State of Maine - primary sources
- ^ John G. Reid. Acadia, Maine, and New Scotland: Marginal Colonies in the Seventeenth Century, pg 171.
- ^ Baudry, René (1979) [1966]. "Chambly, Jacques de". In Brown, George Williams (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. I (1000–1700) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ Mary Beacock Fryer. Battlefields of Canada, pg. 246.
- ^ Baxter, vol. 6. 51-82
- ^ a b c Roberts, William I, 3rd (1979) [1966]. "Rhoades, John". In Brown, George Williams (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. I (1000–1700) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Ramerini, Marco. "The Dutch Settlements in North America Archived 2010-07-22 at the Wayback Machine".
- ^ Beamish Murdoch. History of Nova Scotia. p. 155 Archived 2013-11-09 at the Wayback Machine.