Indians received notice of his approach by the barking of their dogs, and fled, leaving behind

them Preummaker, " the oldest

their chiefs." The aged sachem met his foes " with the haughty demand, u What do ye here, ye dogs ? aiming

and best of

He was easily disarmed, and a an arrow at them as he spoke. u As it he held to as how should be disposed of. ^consultation Sager's kil, now called the Esopus " The second fall " was the small creek.

stream entering the Esopus creek from the west, south of the old village. "Kit Davit's farm was about nine miles from

Hudson's river."

O'Callaghan, n, 44.

"

Preumn, 411. O'Callaghan^ maker's land," lying upon Esopus kil, within the limits of Hurley, was laid out for

Venike Rosen, April

Land Papers, n, 169.

15,

1685.

OF HUDSON'S RIPER.

was considerable distance to carry him," writes the ensign, " we struck him down with his own axe."

While Smith was thus carrying war into the heart of the Indian country, several of the sachems were seeking the media tion of the

neighboring chiefs to secure a permanent peace.

Sewackenamo called his warriors together to know their wishes. " We will The chief fight no more," was the brief reply. next assembled the squaws, and inquired " what seemed to them " That we best?" These our fields in

answered, plant peace He then assembled the young men, who urged him to make peace with the Dutch, and declared that " The they would not kill either hog or fowl any more."