Men work there as in Holland ; one trades upwards, southwards and northwards; another builds houses, tlie third farms. Each farmer has his farm and tlie cows on the land purchased by tlie Company ; but the milk remains to the profit of the Boor ; he sells it to those of the people wl]o receive their wages for work every week. TJie houses of tlie Hollanders now stand without the fort, but when that is completed, they w^ill all repair within, so as to garrison it and be secure from sudden attack.

Those of the Soutli Hiver will abandon their Fort, and come

hither ; no more than fifteen or sixieen men will rematiii '^ilwef"""' ^^ -^^^^ Orange, the most distant point at which tjie

Hollanders traded ; the remainder will come down to tlie Manhates. Right opposite is the tort of the Maykans which tlsey built against their enemies, the Maquaes. [Mohav.'ks] a powerful people.

It happened this year, that the Maykans, being at war with the

Maquaes, requested to be assisted by the CommaMder War of Fort Orange and six others. Commander Krieckebeck went up with them a mile from the Fort, and met the Maquaes who peppered them so bravely with a discharge of arrows, that they were forced to fly, leaving many slain among whom were the Commander and three of his men. Among the latter was Tyraen Bouwensz., whom they devoured, after having well cooked him. The rest they burnt. Tlie Commander was buried with the other two by his side. Three escaped ; two Portugese and a Hollander from Hoorn. One of the Portuguese was wounded by an arrow in the back whilst swimming. The