[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] The beginning and progress of New Utrecht. This land was originally granted to the Heer Cornelis Van Werckhoven, who was born in Utrecht in the Netherlands, and who here personally undertook to plant a colonic After some years he returned to his Fatherland, where he died. On his return to the Netherlands he left in his place as his agent one Jacques Cortelliau. After the death of his late Lord, Cortelliau having no means in his hands to procure settlers to plant and found the colonie, was advised not to allow the beautiful land to he unfruitful and without inhabitants, and as he was assured that such a course was in direct opposition to the orders and placards of the Noble and Eight Honorable Lords Directors of the West India Company at Amsterdam, our Patrons, as also of the Noble Lord Director General Petrus Stuyvesant and the Counsellors Nicasius DeSille, and Johan Montagne Senor., he concluded to present to the Director General and Counsellors the following Petition : — To the Noble and Right Honorable Lord Director General and Council of New Netherland : Whereas no lands here can be laid out and settled except with your Honors' approbation and con-sent, therefore the petitioner addresses himself to your Honors for consent to found a Town on Long-Island on the Bay of the North River. was signed Ja. Cortelliau. Agent for the heirs of the deceased Cornelis Van Werckhoven.