THE INDIAN TRIBES

Indians," and with them renewed the search. About eight o'clock, they detected Van Dyck, and an arrow was almost instantly winged to his breast. One Leendertsen, x in attempting to protect him, was " threatened with an axe." The cry of murder was raised by the Dutch, and the burgher " without guard rushed from the fort, any orders, some through the gate, others over the walls, so that they came into conflict

dred armed

with the Indians."

The latter were "lying about the shore,"

evidently preparing to take their departure as they had promised.

In the attack upon them two of the guard were killed and three wounded, while of their own number three were left dead. " Meanwhile they had embarked in their canoes, and, taking their course across the river, landed on the western side ; and commenced the work of retaliation for the attack which had been made upon them and for the loss which they had suffered. A house at Hoboken was soon in flames, and those at<lPavonia

Every family, with the exception of one, was destroyed every man killed, " together with all his cattle," and a large number of women and children taken into captivity.

speedily followed. ;

Staten island was next

visited,

and its ninety colonists and

flourishing bouweries shared the fate of those at Pavonia.

For

three days the carnage continued, and at its close " full fifty" of the Dutch had been " murdered and put to death ; over one