How this is done, is too deep The Director bear- for US ; for though the Dircctor is aware of these things, he nevertheless observes Paulus ^ Lraacrjae gjiencc whcu Paulus Lcuaertse begins to get excited, which he would not suffer from any other person and this gives rise to divers unfavorable surmises. To ;

complete the bench of justice, there still remain the Secretary and the Fiscal Hendrick van Dyck, who has been formerly here as Ensign. Director Stuyvesant The Fiscal 29 pvcludcd ^ him twentv-uine j (39) months from the Council board, for the reason, i months out of the \

ooaneii. amoug othcrs, as his Honor stated, that he cannot keep a secret, but divulges whatever is done there. He also frequently declared that he was a villain, a scoundrel, a thief, &c. And all this is well known to the Fiscal, but he dare not adopt the right course in the matter and, in our opinion, 'tis not advisable for ;

him to do so for he is a man wholly intolerable alike in words and deeds. ;

What shall we say of one whose head is a trouble to him and whose screw is TheFisoaMs none joogg, especially when it is surrounded by a little sap in the wood, which is no rare occurrence, as he is master at home. Cornells Van Thienhoven, the Secretary, comes next. A great deal might be said of this man ; more even

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