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a coi'ial with two Indiaus couiiug down stream. But hardly did the 
latter see them than they altered their course and tied precipitately. 
My brother could not overtake tliem. The same thing occurred Avith 
two other Indians in a corial. Several other corials in a small inlet 
indicated the landing-stage of a settlement, but which they found all its 
residents liad (|uitte(l. 'I'heir friglit had apparently 1>eeu caused by 
the four men, Avhose tidiugs of the (•oiiiing of st range jx-ople liad spread 
alarm and fear, because the iiihabilants liad hM'l theii- entire possessions, 
even their hammocks, lK?hind. 
945. Although imy brother iiumediately despatched two Maopityans 
to convince theui of the peaceful intentions of the newcomers, and at the 
same time gave the strictest orders that nothing of the residents' 
property was to be tampered with, they returned without having\attained 
their object: they had not found the fugitives. Judging from' the 8 to 
10 cutlasses, several new axes, knives, aud scissors all of Dutch manu- 
facture, the village must be in brisk intercourse either with the Surinam 
Indians or the INlaroon Negroes. 
946. At nightfall a Wa])isiana gave imy brother the information 
that the ^Maopityans had coucocted a plan of leaving the settlement 
during the niglit with the property of the owners and leaving the expedi- 
tion to its fate. All firearms were loaded without delay, the rebellious 
Frog Indians were locked up in one of the houses and distinctly given 
to understand that anyone Avho tried to escape would be immediately 
.shot. In spite of the most stringent Avatch three of the prisoners never- 
theless made theii- escape. At daybreak it appeared that they had already 
iromOA'ed everything portable during the eA'euiug before. These had 
to be restored. The chief and the guide were retained as hostages, Init 
the third one was let go with the threat that if the stolen goods were not 
returned by CA-ening both these men might be shot, but certainly Avould 
remain prisoners until he and those Avho fled during the niglit succeedeil 
in getting the fugitiA-e Pianoghottos to return. 
947. Within the course of an hour the stolen things were back again 
in the settlement, and the three fngitiA-e Maopityans on their way to 
bring back the Pianoghottos. During the next few days it was made 
clear In" several signs that v>eople on the Avatch Avere prowling round 
the A'illage at night and yet all search for them proved in A^aiu. Pinally 
on l.''.th August one of the scontina ])arti,es returned with the news that 
they had met several Pianoabrftos on the PiAT'r Irian and that they were 
coming up the river with the Maopityans. It was the same Zurumata 
fnmily thfit the expedition had already met at the mouth of the 
Wanamu. They had gone from there to some Pianogliotto settlements 
where the fuffitive villagers had soon arriA^ed with the ucavs that the 
dreaded Tschikiana Indians were comino- up the riA'er. The Zurumata. 
convinced that they had mistaken the white men for them, had already 
signified his intention of paying them a visit, whereupon eight Piano- 
ghottos Joined him and they would be arnVing next day. 
948. They looked out for tlie latter in vain on the 16th August, 
and as my brother now knew Avhere to find them, he determined upon 
going there himself. According to 84 circum-meiidian altitudes of 
