It was a toilsome all-day march through ofdeep the snow ami over mountainous hills and frequent streams, some they evening the in latter being scarcely fordable. At eight o'clock halted within a few miles of the village, " which had been carefully

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arranged for winter quarters, lay snugly ensconced in a low mountain recess, completely sheltered from the bleak northerly winds, and consisted of a large number of huts disposed in three streets, each about eighty paces long." After allowing his men two hours of rest and strengthening them with abundant refreshments, Underbill gave the word to resume the march. The enterprise, attended by extreme hardships up to this time, was now, in its final stage, favored by peculiarly satisfactory conditions. It was near midnight, the snow completely deadened the footsteps of the avenging host, and a brilliant full moon was shining -- fc* a winter's day could not be brighter.'' O'Callaghan, in his " History of New Netherland," gives the following account of the resulting conflict: The Indians were as much on the alert as their enemy. They soon discovered the Dutch troops, who charged forthwith, surrounding the camp, sword in hand. The Indians evinced on this occasion considerahle holdness, and made a rash once or twice to hreak the Dutch lines and open some way for escape. But in this they failed, leaving one dead and twelve prisoners in the hands of the assailants, who now kept up such a hrisk fire that it was impossihle for any of the besieged to escape. After a desperate conflict of an hour, one hundred and eighty Indians lay dead on the snow outside their dwellings. Not one of the survivors durst now show his face. They remained under cover, discharging their arrows from behind, to the. great annoyance of the Dutch troops.