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VoL. XVI.
“IMMACULATE VIRGIN, PRAY FOR US.”
ANTHONY BROCKHOLES, OOMMANDER-IN-OHIEF AT
NEW YORK, 1674-89,
*
_. Major Anthony Brockholes, mentioned first on the list of Catholies in
New York, in 1696, held important positions which make him worthy of
our attention.
On July Ist, 1674, the Duke of Yorke appointed Major Edmund An-
dross, to be “Lieutenant Governor of Long Island, New York and my
adjact, territories in America.” In the Instructions to Andross, the Duke
ordered ‘‘ In case of your death (weh God forbidd) my will and pleasure is
that Lieut. Anthony Brockholes, shall succeed you in ye government of
New Yorke, Long Island and ye rest of ye lands under your trust and
care,”?
‘He appointed Andross, Captain of a company of foot, and named
“Brockholes as its First Lieutenant on Ji uly 2d,
In 1675, Brockholes was a member and had charge of the Colonial
settlements on the Delaware, thus having authority over Pennsylvania and
. Delaware. In 1676, he was sent by Governor Andross, who spoke of him
as “* my first Lieutenant,” to Albany to combat the designs of the Indians
in that quarter. The following year 1676, he was sent to Loag Island to
prevent disturbances there.
On June 13th, 1677, Lieut. Brockholes was directed by Governor An-
dross ‘to make the best of your way Eastward to the Duke’s Territorys
_ att Pemaquid and adjacent country, to fortify it and to ‘make peace with
the Indians desiring it.’”? This was in present State of Maine, “beyond
. the Kennebec River.”
“On April 10th, 1678, Brockholes wrote the Governor of Connecticut, to
return an Indian detained at Winsor.
On May 24th, 1680, the Duke of York wrote Gov. Andross, “At your
coming away (wch I expect with ye first) you may commit ye eare of your
government to your Lieutenant Brockholes.”
In 1681, as the acting Governor of New York, he was applied to on
August 10th for protection against Lord Baltimore, by settlers in the
- Territories now Delaware, as Lord Baltimore threatened ‘“ to reduce Dela-
ware.” On August 30th, Brocxholes replied that Baltimore would “in noe
wise attempt to doe so.’”
On January 31st, 1681, he requested the Governor of Pennsylvania to
: assist Ephraim Harmar. to collect quit rents due for land now in ‘Pennsyl-
- ‘yania,
On July 30th, 1681, as New Jersey claimed Staten Island as within its
. grant, Brockholes wrote Capt. Phillip-Carterett, commanding him to desist
in acting and assuming the Government of that island. Brockholes de-
+ elared he would not part with it without orders from the Duke of York,
‘it being soe materially necessary for this Government.””
On July 2d, 1767, Wm. Dyer was appointed Collector of Revenue at
New York. In May 1677, the Duke of York ‘settled the rates for
customes and other dutyes,” as the same for next suceeeding three years as
he had imposed for ‘the 3 yeares neere expiring.”’
The limitation run out in November 1680, The merchants refused to
pay Collector Dyer, and discharged their cargoes without the services of
the custom house officers. Suits were instituted by Dyer to collect duties.
The decision was against the Collector. He was then charged with High
Treason for collecting taxes without authority. Ile was sent to England }
for trial, but was discharged as the purpose had been accomplished,
Captain Anthony Brockholes was in August, 161, appointed Receiver
General, as successor to Dyer.
On September 17th, 1681, he wrote Governor Andros “‘ Nothing was
paid in by any, and though since I have done what is possible to gett the Excise
kept up, my endeavors therein have proved ineffectual, and the merchants
takeing advantage of Courts being scared, Refuse to Justifie and maintaine
my orders, Here it was never worse. A government wholly overthrown
and in the greatest Confusion and Disord’r Possible. Ord’rs from the
Duke for General material things in yo’r Absence are Extremely wanting,
nothing Continuing as they were, nor can be again Settled without it.’”
E, B. O'Callaghan, editor of Doc. Relating to History of New York,
says: ‘the resistance offered thus early by the merchants of New York to
Taxation without Representation, led to the. introduction, soona fter, of a
representative form of government in the Province.””
This was given under Governor Dongan, & Catholic,
‘At this time Brockholes was addressed as ‘* Comandr in Chiefe at New
York im America,” and as such had on May 14th, 1681, written to Duke of
York that he was “‘doubtfull wt to doe in ye matter of the Customes.”
‘The Duke directed that he should ‘“‘wth ye advice of the Councell make
temporary orders and rules for ye advantage of ye government till my
leasure be known therein.”
, In John Lewin’s report on the Government of New York, under
Andross, wastefulness in repairs on Fort James, and inaccuracy in ‘method
of accounting is charged. It was reported that “in the year 1678,
“(Whilst the Govr. was in England,) Capt. Brockholes was obliged to
planke the platformes and new stockadoe the fort round nor is any mention
made in accounts ‘of the Dutch tyles of the Old Hospital sold to Capt.
Brockholes.””
Governor Andross made answer ‘some of the platt formes being in
~ decay were made new but that Brockholes, not observing bis directions,
occasioned an extraordinary charge, weh ought to be be laid at his dore
-and not at mine.”
PHILADELPHIA, MAY 15, 1888.
As to the “tyles * Andros did “ not remember any sold to Brockholes
‘but Brockholes complained’ of having a hard bargaine of one of the sd 4
yotts or ground plotts tho’ he had his choice.’” The four lots mentioned
were those on which ‘*the old hospital in the towne’’ was built, which
being “found too old and rotten was pulled down.” The hospital was
“* five houses,” and was situated between Stoney and Bridge Sts. It was
surveyed into 4 lots, two on each street, and on December 2d, 1680, sold to
Capt. Brockholes, John Darvall, Stephen Courtland, and Philip Wells.
In 1682, Brockholes received a petition from Staten Island, asking to
excused from contributing to the support of Joanes Morgan ‘*a preten-
ded minister, but of ill life and conversation.””
On March 28th, 1622, the Duke wrote Brockholes, “that I intend to
establish such a form ef governmt at New York as shall bave all the
advantages and privileges to ye inhabitants & traders there wch His Mats,
other plantacions in America enjoy.’?
In May 1682, he had correspondence with the Governor of Connecticut
relative to the boundary line. Ife said ‘*I shall endeavor to keep all left in
my charge in peace and quiett and as I do not not intend so shall not
permit any invasion.”
In June he had trouble again about Minister Jones at Huntingdon,
who would not baptize “‘ children of Christian parents,” Jones complained
on the other hand that he could not distinguish the objectors as Christian
parents from their manner of living. They probably were those who had /¢
complained about him as being of ‘¢ {ll life and conversation.”
In August, Brockholes issued a proclamation against pirates, then
infesting the coast. and the same month (August 1682,) he wrote Justice
Josline at Pemaquid, that he was glad “to hear of the settlement of those
parts which must be encouraged,’ but in following’ May had to write to
Francis Skinner in command there about the ‘looseness and carelessness
of his commard, and requiring a “ better observance and comporte for the
future.””
On November 21, 1682, Brockholes commanded all officers in Delaware,
to acknowledge the grant of that territory © Wiliam Penn, and directing
the surrender of the territory to him.
In January 1682-3, Sir John Werden notided: Brockholes, that Coll.
Thomas Dongan, had been appointed Governor of New York.
When the Duke became King James IL. he ré-appointed Dongan, and
in his instructions names ‘Brockholes a3 one of the members of King's
Council, to whom oath of allegiance is with all others to be administered.
At this time there were in Now York; ‘‘few Roman Catholicks,” as
Dongan reported.
In May 1683, Brockholes wrote the Governor ‘of Canada, expressing
sentiments of amity, and declaring that “loye may he an inducement
rather than armes,’.and. adding_* We have hitherto by God's blessing on
otf endeavor lived peacefulty.and quiett with all our neighbors Indians,
without effusing Christian blood, nor doe we apprehend war with Mary-
land.’?_ Ile announced the expected arrival as Governor ‘‘Col. Dungen,’’
In 1637, he with Governor Dongan, and others visited Albany, to
counteract the French influence on the Indians,
When Jacob Leisler, usurped the government after the accession of
wee and Mary, ‘t Maj. Brockholes and several others gents were forced
‘0 leave York, and goe into the Jerseys.””
Brockholes had’ on June 14th, arrived from Boston, and was met on
landing, by Leisler’s men, and taken to the fort, and not permitted to speak
with any one. On his release he visited Lieut. Governor Nicholson, at
Neversink. One of Brockholes soldiers joined Leisler, ‘and went to}?
washe himself in the river and was drowned.
On Jan 7th, 1689, Leisler wrote the Bishop of Salisbury, and mentioned
Brockholes, ‘'a profest Papist, and hath been of Col, Dongan’s and Sir
Edmund Andros’ Councill.””
At the election Sept. 29th
according ‘‘to charter of privileges granted to the city” by Don;
Catholic, Igisler’s son Walter, was a candidate
“was & considerable “reeholier ”
. 1689, for Aldermen and. Councilmen,
ngan, a
in the ward in which
Leisler would not allow
"eho knows his subsequent history ?
The above sketch has been compiled mainly fram Documents Relating
the Colonial History of New York in 13 Vols. There is much Catholic
historical material to be obtained from ‘hese documents, which for nearly
forty years have remained unworked for want of investigators.
| Marks aa
THE ADORATION OF T ERD:
A (THE ose Nese s
BY CORREGGIO.
At the sale of the effects of the late Benjamin Harris Brewster ex
Attorney General of the United States a copy of Correggio’s great painting”
of THE sapORATION OF THE SDEPHERDS was sold. An artistic description | ,
of it sa}
In ‘ine most finished gradation of the clearest clare-obscure, from the
the most glaring light to the darkest shade of night, will its wonderful
depths of magical diaphaneity, the maiden Mother Mary appears kneeling
before the infant Jesus, who is lying on straw, in a manger, na wretched
stable. The fervor of maternal love is put in the most radiating Light, and the
approaching shepherd's family and seraphim appearing above the chief group
are suffused with a magic
Nothing is lightless or toneless in this composition, which is merel:
symbolically conceived, nay life and stirring motion ¢ even present themselves
to our minds. Eastern horizon which is envelo in nocturnal
darkness day which is ‘siren physically breaking, "3 disputing the ground
with terrestrial darkn
There, both the saying of the Prophet Isaiah ‘Darkness shall cover the
earth and gross darkness the people but the Lord shall arise upon
ins glory shall be seen upon thee’? andthatof St. Joha, “The Light shineth
n darkness.and the ness comprehended it not’? are symbolically con-
ceived and oietoreavel ‘exhbived the view. logs of Ttall owas
who throughou he a ous pel 3 Of ian art wi
Correggio, he clare obscure line, painted this
uigne picture at the request of alert Pratonero who was desirous of pro-
curing it a8 an Altar piece for his. ® family Chapel in the Cathedral ot San
Prospero at Regs jo. :
ABOUT EV. + BYERY THING.
—The Daily News says— Tard Salisbury
and Mr. Balfour have succeeded in fanning
the flames of Irish discontent sintil ‘they have
almost grown into the fire of rebellion.
things, and two things only, preserve Ireland
at this moment from the horrors of civil war
—one is the affectionate
Trish fellow-countrymen in the
humanity of the English people, the other a
the contempt which every sensible Irishm:
feels for the English Government as typilled
by Mr, Balfour.’*
That we clip from the Dublin Freeman. So
pret pave our Patience ice praters now to say ?
have been telling us Ireland could do
nothing by poveical. force 80 Breat was the
power of t England and her 40,000 armed men.
Now it is said in Ireland that it is : the new
and strong affection for the “English brother”
the ‘contempt for eon govern-
ment” that keeps Ireland so
Oh my. ‘Justice and humanity" how are
ye? “Contempt” indeed. If these
Now it is sald that in the secret “arrange- .
ment of the Tories is the Purpose
Home Rule under an Act to uate the
Union. that atpestig pros ‘oclaim- ;
ing moral principles as their guide in their
present efforts for self Government are willing
to recognize in any form the Union.
Thiok ot the immoral means employed to
carry the measure. :
Does time justify the iniquity ?
as comical to see the religious and” .
patience preas saying commending words of ’
Robert Emmet. *Precious little endorsement.’
ti heir pred ecessors pre his “conspiracy.” A:
that was not wi of their commendation -
why should his death fatlare be lauded or his
character praised. ause in the heart’
of the most Patient there isa spirit of Revolt
against tyranoy,
Lis spirit ‘is not in the hearts of the 8:
of Ireland, for dying be then rebuked Pthem
for having “too long and too patiently suffer-
ed’? oppression.
Emmet’s epitaph wi be written when Ire-
land removes that rebuk
Let a “‘co! mepiracy” we entered on and how
quickly it will be jumped on by the oppressor
and the Patience upbolders,
grant
—fRev. Dr. Bartsell in replying to the
critics of is Pamplet on Canon Law says just
AL said in justification of his
willingness t to receive one * dollar subscriptions
from priests willing to give so much to assist
priests seeking examination ot their 5
pier “Money is oftimesrequi
ice fora priest. °Tis true, ’tis pity: and
ey “tis “tis true.”
ust so, The priest who gets ihe disfavor of
his bishop better have money { see
combat the suspension, This justites Priests
in accumulating money. None know when
they may be shipped off.
—The Catholic Weckly of Tory advises its
readers to have no “quarrels with women or
priests, ” The woman “will never forget nor
forgive.”* She has not “the broad generous
liberality and charity of the man” and cannot
distinguish * ‘between a controversy and an
insu!
Now while our friend couples the name of
“women and priests” as thoseto aviod quar-
reling with, all that is given as ruasons for
avoiding the woman are,words disparaging | her
qualities.
ut when it comes to this why to ayoid
quarrelling with priests it is put “‘beca
will win and you will lose,” He has “the clove
respect of others" and lose
religion and your soul” and all that kind of
But itisa strange case that while the faults
of women are given as reasons for avoiding
quarrels with be ber, net a fault in the priest is
asa why you should not have
eaite life with bh him, It is simply put on the
broad ground ‘*you will lose and he will win.
Of course he will. The Journal has said
“priests cannot fight Bishops and laymen
cannot fight priest
But don't Troy a other reasons why one
better not quarrel with priests ?
greater reason why he should not quarrel
with alayman, And if the priest should keep
e quarrel is not the layman taught by
ed ‘‘not to quarrel with a priest” once he gets
g
Is the doctrine | of “personal restraint,’
which weare told is the cause of the present
apathy of the Catholics of Europe, to be the
rule of action in this country ?
to be given at all in
either quarrrels with women or priests. It is
a thing not to be reasoned about. The
woman will win andthe Priest will win, The
mao has a fair show ina contest with
either and that is all there is about it, -
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