Excerpt from Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New York, Vol. 2: Procured in Holland, England and France P. S. Just now I understand that a general embargo is to be laid on the ships in the harbors hereabout, in order the more easily to obtain hands, and to man the ships that are to be got ready and furthermore for general encouragement. The East India ships and those bound to the Straits with fish only are to be exempted. Further particulars can be learned from Pensionary De Witt, to whom, in consequence of shortness of time, I refer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.