Towards evening Kaelcop, Sewackenamo, and Nasbabowan, Pemmyraweck appeared before the gate of the village. Immediately on their arrival, a grand council of

attend the council.

all

the inhabitants of Esopus,

held.

both Christians and Indians, was

The Esopus sachems and the sachems of the tribes in

" under the blue attendance, and the villagers, being seated sky of heaven," Stuyvesant signified that he was ready to hear the Esopus chiefs. Whereupon Onderis Hocque, of the Minsis, arose and thus addressed the assembly :

" The Indians of

Esopus complained

to us that they were

We answered them,

involved in a heavy war with the Dutch. c

Why

did ye begin it ? It is all your own fault, we cannot, there

fore, help you in your necessity ; but we shall intercede in your

behalf, and do all in our power to obtain for you peace.' have now brought a present, in return for that with which solicited our assistance for

a peace, which we

If they cannot obtain

their behalf.

it

We they

now request in

now, those of Esopus

must return home weeping."

" Out of respect for the intercession of Stuyvesant replied our friends here present, we consent to a peace, if the :

Mo

all

hawks and Minsis, and all the other chiefs will be security that shall be faithfully observed."

it

The Mohawk chief, Adogbegnewalquo, then addressed the " The whole Esopus chiefs country is now convened in be :

half of you, who began this quarrel, to procure you peace. 1