2 F'rorn the original document in the possession of Bonnett Underhill, Esq., of Upper Koclielle.

b In a roll or list of persons embarked in the ship Otter, (at Amsterdam, in 1663, 4,) for the New Netherlands, occurs the name of Jacob Loyseler of Franckfort. Alb. Rec.

' This committee had been appointed by the people.

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fore William TIT.,) but by whom? by thoss who had determined to sacrifice him to ilieir private views and passions.

The assembly that had been convened, were persuaded that the misfortunes of the province were ail attributable to Leisler and his friends, and tliat assembly pressed for his execution.

Sloughter feared to exasperate the people who still adhered to Leis'er. The governor thought of proroguing the assembly to Albany. Lcisler's friends were clamorous on account of his long imprisonment :a "and at the sentence passed upon him by the opposite party who feared that if the governor and assembly removed to Albany, the people of New York would liberate the prisoners, and therefore pressed the more for immediate execution. Sloughter called, says Ebeling, "a particular council, of both houses. In this council he was urged and pressed to execute the sentence immediately !'' Sloughter is said to have been unwilling. Was he not fearful ? The historian Ebeling, says," when every thing else failed, he (Sloughter) was made drunk, and the execution took place May 17th. Every tiling proves that Leisler was cpndeinned unlawfully, and executed unjustly. Afterwards the act of attainder was reversed ; this was done at the instance of young Leisler,"'iJ and the Huguenots,c " Governcur, and all the others except Mi I bourne were released."