when surprised, the Indians " were busy at the The Dutch found plunder in abundance, such as

finished, and,

third angle."

bear skins, deer skins, blankets, elk hides, etc., sufficient indeed

have well filled a sloop. Twenty-five guns were found, about twenty pounds of powder, thirty-one belts and strings of wampum, and indeed, all the movable wealth of the fugitives.

to

Everything was destroyed except the ripening maize, and laden with spoil, and cheered by the gladness of the rescued captives,

On

the march one of the expedition started for Wiltwyck. the Indian children died, and its body was thrown into the creek ;

Indians were seen hovering around, but no attack was made, and on the yth, about noon, the fort was reached.

The Indians, meanwhile, retreated to the Minnisink country. The loss which they had suffered was severe indeed, but it had u not more fallen upon a single chieftaincy, of whom it is said than twenty-seven or twenty-eight warriors, fifteen or sixteen women and a few children survived," and that these were

" without houses or huts."

The confederated chieftaincies,

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" showed no

however, signs of submission," and a new expedi tion was sent out against them. This expedition consisted of a force of one hundred and two soldiers, forty- six Marsapequas antl six freemen. Leaving Wiltwyck on the ist of October,

arrived at the castle destroyed on the 2d. The Indians had, returned to it and the of their dead thrown bodies meanwhile, it

comrades into five pits, from which u the wolves had rooted up