first British takeover in 1664,; development «&*north to present day Wall tended about half a «waited enclave. FoUowingabrieiiecaptateijy ceded to the English In 1674andrBn«roed . ; ' for Apparently the English we®eeither less afraid the Dutch, forsoon, under or moie ambitiousthan the Dongan Charter of 1686, all ofMaxthatt&n . was opened todevelopment. This included ^h©vüdemess north of the settlement aswefl «eland underlie waters around it. But nmny facUaii kept the northern development in check. Fear of Freneh and Indian attack« established patterns of interaction with Long Islandacross the EastRiver, and the rocky. uninviting coast to the nqrth- all V. served to confine tommercial interests to tibe southern ; .vm^,*! jýpjj*j' '' i,' - ' ./^wJTv?Tri?-