Pos returned, and in a few days brought from the chief of the Hack insacks fourteen

u men, women and children," as a " in return for which he some

prisoners,

token of his good will,

requested

powder and ball. Stuyvesant sent him a Wappinger and an Esopus Indian in exchange, and also some ammunition, of which he promised a further supply when other prisoners should be Pos, accompanied by two influential citizens, con brought in.

veyed this message, and soon returned with twenty-eight of the captives and another message that from twenty to twenty-four

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others would be restored on

the receipt of a proper quantity of

friezes, guns, wampum and ammunition, but they would not exchange the prisoners for Indians, ransom was the order of

" for all Stuyvesant then asked the ransom price the prisoners en masse, or for each individually," and received

their laws.

the answer, " seventy-eight pounds of powder and forty staves This offer was accepted, of lead, for twenty-eight persons."

and

thirty-five

pounds of powder and ten staves of lead addi more prisoners were returned, the highland

tional sent, but no

No chieftaincies having determined to retain them as hostages. The Dutch were measures were taken to punish the Indians.

clearly at fault, in the opinion of Stuyvesant, and he turned deaf ear to those who clamored for war, and who in return

a

" at this infraction of the peace." charged him with winking The settlers gradually returned to their avocations, but under restraints