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

one point of accusation. in your first trips

The men whom

you left here to barter

your goods till your return, these men have been treated by us as we would have done by our eye-balls. gave them our daughters for wives, by whom they

We

There are now several Indians, who came from the blood of the Swannekins and that of Indians ; and these their own blood were now murdered He laid down in such villainous manner. had children.

New

De Vries, York Historical Society Collections, ad series, i, another stick."

271.

OF HUDSON'S RIVER. " All

injustices

committed by the

'

natives against the

said

Netherlander, or by the Netherlanders against

said natives,

and forgotten forever, reciprocally promising, one the other, to cause no trouble, the one to the other ; but shall be forgiven

whenever the savages understand that any nation not mentioned in this treaty, may be plotting mischief against the Christians,