The Christians residing on Long Island also requested by petition* to be allowed to attack and slay the Indians thereabout ; which was refused, as these especially had done us no harm, and shewed us every friendship--( Yea, had even voluntarily Killed some of the Raritans, our enemies, hereinbefore mentioned) Yet, notwithstanding} some Christians attempted secretly with two waggons to steal maize from these Indians which they perceiving endeavored to prevent, thereupon three Indians were shot dead, two houses standing opposite the fort were in return forthwith set on fire. The Director knowing nought of this sent at once some persons to enquire the reason of it. The Indians shewing themselves afar off, called out--Be ye our friends? ye are mere corn stealers---making them also parties. This induced one of the proprietors of the burnt houses to upbraid therewith one Maryn Adriaenzen, who at his request had led the freemen in the attack on the Indians, and who being reinforced by an English troop had afterwards undertaken two bootless Expeditions in the open field--imagining that the Director had accused him, he being one of the signers of the petition he determined to revenge himself.f{ With this resolution he proceeded to the Director's house armed with a Pistol, loaded and cocked, and a hanger by his side; coming unawares into the Director's room, he presents his Pistol at him, saying, What devilish lies art thou reporting of me? but by the promptness of one of the bystanders, the shot was prevented, and he arrested. A short time after, Marine's man and another entered the fort,