Complaints, however, were soon made against the company and its methods. As a consequence its privileges were withdrawn in the autumn of 1660, and two years later it was dissolved. But the company (often confused with the African Company) and its directors figured in claims and lawsuits as late as 1736. CHAPTER X. THE FIRST PERIOD OF THE SWEDISH SETTLEMENTS UNDER DUTCH RULE AND THE COMING OF THE _Mercurius_, 1655–1656. When the articles of surrender had been accepted, and Rising with his men was about to leave the country in October, 1655, Stuyvesant made provisions for a temporary form of government. The seat of power was transferred from Christina to Fort Casimir, and Captain Dirck Smith was appointed commander, until other arrangements could be made, an instruction doubtless being given him. In the meantime the Swedes who remained in the country made the best of their situations, repaired the damage caused by the invasion as far as they could, and settled down to their former peaceful occupations. Of Smith’s rule we know very little. He ordered lands to be sown and cultivated, and he made other provisions for the welfare of the settlement; but he was summoned to appear before the council at New Amsterdam for “grave reasons”, which indicates that complaints were made against him, and he seems to have done nothing for the improvement of the forts. In November Jeal Paul Jacquet was made vice-director, with “supreme command and authority”, and he should govern the colony with a council under the guidance of Peter Stuyvesant. In his instruction (issued at New Amsterdam) he was charged to enforce the observance of the Sabbath, the regulations concerning the sale of liquor to the Indians, and to keep peace and order among the people. He should require the soldiers and officers to remain in the fort over night, debarring all freemen from the same, especially the Swedes; he was to allow no vessels to pass above the stronghold, which he was to keep “in a becoming state of defense”; he should take care in distributing lands that “at least 16 or 20 persons or families” were placed together, so as to form villages, and, in order to prevent an immoderate desire for land, he “should impose a tax of 12 stivers annually for each _morgen_ (acre)”; he was to lay out a town on the south side of Fort Casimir, where lots were to be assigned; and he was to provide for the expenses of the government by imposing excises on goods sold by the tavern-keepers as follows: For a hogshead of French or Rhenish wine, fl. 20 For an anker of the same wine, fl. 4 For an anker of brandy, Spanish wine or distilled water, fl. 7 For a barrel of imported beer, fl. 6 For a barrel of New Netherland beer, fl. 4