The day of thanksgiving was a day of peace through out the settlements of New Netherland.

the 24th.

But the brooding clouds of war were not dispelled. While yet the Esopus conflict was pending, the Mahicans had been sum the peace of Narrington was broken by moning their clans the AbenaquiSy who murdered the Mohawk embassadors, "insti ;

gated

" the war was by the English ; the Mahicans overran the country, killed a number

thereto,

renewed

j

it

is

alleged,

of cattle

at

Greenbush, and

longing

to

Abraham

Staats,

two children" (July n). hundred

" fired in

a

house

at

Claverack, be

which they burnt his wife and

"Proceeding, next,

strong, against the Mohawks,

in a

body one

they gave them battle,

but the latter being more numerous, routed their assailants. The Mohawks, elated by success, pursued their foe, with whom The record says, "between the Maquaas and the Mahicans and Northern

Indians."

O'Callaghan^ n, 519, note,

OF HUDSON'S RIPER.

they renewed the fight the next morning at break of day, but were Filled with alarm, the colonists at repelled with great loss."

Fort Orange sent in hot haste to request the presence and ad vice of the director ; but he had other duties to perform the

guns of the English bay

fleet

a more formidable

were echoing over the waters of the enemy was knocking at the doors of

New Amsterdam.

Indian Inscription on

Rocks at Esopus.

THE INDIAN TRIBES

THE INDIANS UNDER THE ENGLISH.

TREATIES WITH THE