with which they had accompanied but they were told a second time that

their proposals for peace ; they must surrender the murderer, and make good the damages To these requirements they demurred ; they had committed. finally agreed that they should make compensation for damages, and sell the land for the projected village.

and it was

They

then retired, but returned again on the 4th with a final reply, which was that they would give the director the land he asked,

u to visit

grease his feet with, as he had taken so long a journey to They then renewed the assurance that they had

them."

thrown away all malice, and that hereafter none among them

would

injure a

Dutchman.

The director responded with like The work at the village

assurances ; and the Indians departed.

now went forward rapidly.

After three weeks' labor, the lines

all the buildings removed ; a feet sixteen guard-house, by twenty-three, built in the north-east

of palisades were completed ;

corner ; a bridge thrown over the kill, and barracks erected for

Brodhcad, i, 6495 'Callaghan , u, The village located by Stuyvesant 361. was about three miles north-west from the centre of the present village of Kingston, at a bend in the Esopus creek near the residence now, or late, of Benjamin The Indians were probably resiSmith. dents of the castle of Wiltmeet!

OF HUDSON'S RWER.

the soldiers, of whom Stuyvesant detailed twenty-four to guard the infant settlement, and then returned to Fort Amsterdam.