in negotiation a treaty was concluded on the 25th, and the chiefs dismissed with presents and solicited to bring to the fort the

chiefs of the river families " who

number.

had

lost

so many

"

of their

The Long Island sachem accordingly went to Hackinsack and Tappan, but weeks elapsed before negotiations were concluded. Oritany, sachem of the Hackinsacks, after consulta tion with his allies, finally appeared at Fort Amsterdam, clothed

with authority to conclude a peace both for his own and the

The opportunity was embraced by neighboring chieftaincies. the director and the following treaty agreed to :

" This

day, the twenty-second of April, 1643, between Wil liam Kieft, director general and the council of Netherland,

New

on the one side, and Oratatum, sachem of the savages residing at Ack-kinkashacky, who declared that he was delegated by and for those of Tappaen, Reckawawanc, Kitchawanc, and SintSinck^ on the other side, is a peace concluded in the following

1 " were awakened and led by one of the Indians in the woods upwards of 400 paces from the house, where we found sixteen chiefs from Long Island, who placed themselves in a circle around One of them had a bundle of small us. sticks. He was the best speaker, and

We

commenced his speech.

He related that

when we first arrived on their shores, we were sometimes in want of food ; they gave us their beans and corn, and let us eat oysters and fish ; and now for recomHe pense we murdered their people. here laid down one little stick j this was