of fire having been completed in a manner so satisfactory to the equally pious Monto Stamford the returned bearing with them expedition tagne, reached Fort the force fifteen wounded. days after,

humane and Christian Underhill and the

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Amsterdam, where joy bells rang their welcome. The Indians now solicited peace, and a treaty was brought

about through the intervention of Underhill. Mamaranack, chief of the Sint-Sings^ Mongockonone of the Weckquaesgeeks, Pappenoharrow from the Nochpeems, and the Wappingers from Stamford, presented themselves at Fort Amsterdam, in the early part of April, 1644, and having pledged themselves that they

would not henceforth commit any injury whatever on the in habitants 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 other chieftaincies ; and having further promised to deliver up Pacham, the chief of the Tankipeace was concluded, the Dutch promising, on their part, not to molest the Indians in any way.

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The Long Island chieftaincies were not included in this aN rangement, and the Dutch determined to employ some of the friendly Indians there against those who were hostile.

Whiteneymen, sachem of the Matinecocks, with forty-seven of his warriors, was secured and dispatched with a commission to do " to beat and The all in his power destroy the hostile tribes." sachem's diplomacy, however, was better than his commission, and he returned to Fort Amsterdam in a few days empowered by the Long Island chiefs to negotiate a treaty of peace, which was at once concluded and pledges exchanged of eternal amity. Gonwarrowe, a chief of the Matinecocks, who was present, became surety for the Hackinsacks and Tappans, for whom he solicited peace, which was granted, on the condition that neither canton should harm the Dutch, and that they should not afford shelter to hostile Indians.