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.

Director Kieft then visited Fort Orange and solicited the negotiation and mediation of the Mohawhand Mabicans to secure a<<

A thanksgiving was proclaimed on

their arrival." History, iv, 17.

Neiv York Documentary

to be patched up last spring, by a foreigner

with one or two north.

tribes

Col. Hist, i,

A semblance of peace was attempted New Netbcrland,

i,

of savages to the '

ziOj 302.

Callaghari's

THE INDIAN TRIBES

peace with the remaining insurgents, and on their advice the latter agreed to conclude a treaty of which the record is in these

words

"

:

Aug. 30, 1645.

Amsterdam

Fort

at

This day, being the 3Oth August, appeared before the director and council in the

presence of the whole commonalty, the sachems in their

own

Orabehalf, and for sachems in their own neighborhood, viz chiefs of and Sesekennick chief of Willem, Ackkinkeshacky, tany, :