He got a bullet as his recompense.

Chastity appears, on fiu-ther enquiry, to hold a place among Of ,he them, they being unwilling to cohabit with ours, through Women. ^^^ ^^ their husbauds. Eut those who are single, evince every friendly disposition. Further information is necessary. Whatever else is of value in the country, such as mines and other ores shall by time and further exploration be made known to us. Much profit is to be expected from good management.

At the same time arrived a ship from New Netherland, mostly wit!i Furs. As far as good order is concerned, ail goes

Jvuy. well there. The vessels with the cattle had not yet got

there; the crops which our Colonists had planted, looked

well, but there was no certain information thereof. The next

will bring their owners good news.

A SHIP came, at the same time, to the aforesaid Company from New Germany, loaded mostly with peltries, which had a A ship fr^, favorable vojage. The Cattle carried thither, were iMd!""""' removed upwards to a conveuient place abounding with grass and pasture. Only two animals died on the passage. This gave great satisfaction to the adventurers, who had ibund the voyage so pleasant.

42 FIRST SETTLEMENT OF NEW- YORK BY THE DUTCH.

In our preceding Treatise we made mention of New Netherland and its colony planted by the West India Compa- 1526. jiy situate in Virginia on the River, called by the

Of the Colony •' ' '^ '

of N. ivetber- j^i-ench Mc7itaiayie, and by us, Mauntms. and that some