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Indian village and taken some prisoners ; one of them an old man, pro- 

 posed to the Dutch, in hopes of obtaining a reward, "to lead any of their 

 troops against the Weckquaesqueecks, who are said to be entrenched in 

 three castles, at the north. Lieutenant Baxter and Sergeant Cock were, 

 thereupon, ordered to proceed under the guidance of this old man, with 

 sixty-five men against this tribe. But this party was in no way more 

 fortunate than those which had already gone on similar expeditions. 

 They found the castles of the Indians formidable in construction, and 

 well adapted for defence. They were built of five inch plank, nine feet 

 high, and bound around with thick beams, and studded with port holes. 

 Though it was calculated that thirty Indians could hold out, in one of 

 these, against two hundred soldiers — strange to tell, the whole were found 

 uninhabited. The Dutch, thereupon, burnt two of these strongholds 

 reserving the third as a point to retreat to, in case of necessity. From 

 this place they next marched between thirty and forty miles further, but 

 discovered nothing save a few huts."* 



April 6, 1644, "The spring made our river Indians again anxious for 

 peace, which was brought about by the intervention of Capt. John Un- 

 derbill. " Mamaranack, chief of the Indians residing on the Kicktawano 

 or Croton River; Mongockonone, Pappenoharrow, from the Weckque- 

 esqueecks and Nochpeem ; and the Wappings from Stamford, presented 

 themselves, in a few days, at Fort Amsterdam ; and having pledged 

 themselves, that they should not henceforth commit any injury, whatever 

 on the inhabitants of New Netherland, their cattle and houses, nor show 

 themselves except in a canoe, before Fort Amsterdam, should the Dutch 

 be at war with any of the Manhattan tribes ; and having further promised 

 to deliver up Pacham, the chief of the Tamkitekes, (who resided in the 

 rear of Sing Sing,) peace was concluded between them and the Dutch; 

 who promised, on their part, not molest them in way." & 



The Fall of the same year, 1644, we find the " eight men," or council 

 of the director, thus complaining to the Directors of the Dutch West 

 India Company at home. 



A semblance of peace was attempted to be patched up last Spring with 

 two or three tribes of savages toward the north by a stranger," whom 

 we, for cause, shall not now name, without one of the Company's ser- 

 vants having been present, while our principal enemies have been unmo- 

 lested. This peace hath born little fruit for the common advantage and 

 reputation of our lords, &c; for as soon as these savages had stowed 



a O'Callagluu's Hist. N. N, 29S. 

 b O'Callaghan, p. 303. 

 c Captain John Underbill. 



