the Dutch Directors heard of his arrival in England, and of the
important discoveries he had made, they sent orders for him
immediately to repair to Amsterdam. At the same time the Dutch
government claimed, by the right of discovery, all that portion of the
North American continent along whose coasts Hudson had sailed and upon
whose shores he had occasionally landed, taking possession of the same
in the name of the Dutch government.

The English government, jealous of the advantage which had thus been
gained by the flag of Holland, peremptorily forbade Hudson to leave
his native country; and for several months the Half Moon was detained
at Dartmouth.




CHAPTER II.




THE PROGRESS OF DISCOVERY.



Value of the Territory Discovered.--Fate of Hudson.--The
Conspiracy.--Aspect of Manhattan Island.--The Trail which
has Widened into Broadway.--The Opening Commerce.--The Fur
Trade.--Visit of the English Man of War.--Exploring the
Sound.--Commercial Enterprise Receives a New