Netherland, personal appearance and dvess of the, 4; polity of, 5; treated with too much familiarity by the Dutch, 7; the Dutch resolve on war against the, 9; accused of conspiring against director Kieft, ib.; of Witquescheek attacked by the Mahicanders, take refuge among the Dutch, 10; refuse satisfaction for murders which they committed, ib.; director Kieft urged to attack the, ib.; at Corlaers Hook and Pavonia attacked by the Dutch, 11; urged to massacre the christians,

' 12; peace concluded between the Dutch and the, ib.; attack the Dutch at Pavo-

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nia, 13; to the northeast of Manhattans attacked by the Dutch, 14, 15; operations against the Long Island ibs, 16; operations against the Westchester, ib.;~ description of an attack on the Westchester, ib-; a number of christians killed in 1643, by the, 22; numbers of the, destroyed in the war with the Dutch, 24, names of the several tribes of, near Fort Orange, ib., massacre the christians at the Esopus, 39; attack a party of soldiers near Rondout, 41; of Hsopus, parley with the Dutch at Wildwyck, 45; retire east of Magdalen Island, 46; skirmish between the Dutch and the Esopus, and the latter defeated at Red Hook, 47; and plundered, 48; of Sagers Kill friendly to the Dutch, ib.; of Hackinsack send intelligence to the Hsopus, ib.; of Ksopus declare their willingness to surrender all the christian prisoners, on condition of obtaining payment for their land, 50; (see Mohawks;) reported to have fled to the mountains, 51; refuse to negotiate except with Renslaer and Corlaer, 53; an expedition sets out against the Esopus, ib.; captures their fort, and lays waste their plantation, 54, 55; the Dutch threatened by the Esopus, 56; large quantities of corn belonging to the Esopus, destroyed, 57; location of the fort belonging to the Hsopus, ib.; of Penobscot, kill some Mohawks and Mohegans, 60; a new attack on the Hsopus, ordered, 69; Capt.