This outrage obliged the Director to demand satisfaction from the Sachem who refused That he it, saying. * Note A. was sorry twenty Christians had not been murdered * and that this Indian had 2i'Aug!"/6«.'°"°'^' only avenged the death of his Uncle who had been slain over one and twenty years previously by the Dutch. Whereupon, the Commonalty were called together by the Director to consider this affair; who all appeared and presently twelve men delegated from tNoteB. among them, t answered the propositions, and resolved at once on war, should

resoiution"""daied the murderer be refused that the attack should be made in the harvest ;

August 29, 1641. ^[^gjj ji^g Indians were hunting; meanwhile, an effort should be again made by

kindness to obtain justice, which was accordingly several times sought for but in vain. The time being come, many obstacles arose and operations were postponed until the year 1642, when it was resolved to avenge the perpetrated outrage. Thereupon spies looked up the Indians who lay in their village suspecting nothing, and eighty men were detailed and sent thither under the command of Ensign Hendrick van Dyck. The guide being come with the troops in the neighborhood of the Indian wigwams, lost his way in consequence of the darkness of the night. The Ensign became impatient and turned back without having accomplished any thing. The journey, however, was not without effect, for the Indians, who remarked by the trail made by our people in marching, that they had narrowly escaped discovery, sued for peace, which was granted them on condition that they should either deliver up the murderer or inflict justice themselves. This they promised, but did not keep their word. Some weeks after this, Miantenimo, principal Sachem of Sloops Bay, came here with one Engiiaif "Manifest, '^'"'^'^''^•^ '"6"' P^ssing through all the Indian Villages | soliciting them to a page 2. §Note D.