He is a great adept at dissimulation, and even when laughing, intends to bite, and professes the warmest friendship where he hates the deepest. To every one who has business with him -- and there is scarcely one but has -- he gives a favorable reply, promises assistance and assists scarcely any body, or leads them continually off on some course or the other, except the Minister's friends. In his words and acts he is loose, false, deceitful and given to lying; prodigal of promises, andwhen it comes to performance, nobody is home. The l^^^ ,?"pMndpiuy origin of thewar was attributed, principally, to him and some of his friends. """•'""='*'" •'''°-

The Director was led astray by his false reports and lies, and this is the opinion and declaration of both reliable Indians and Christians. Now if the Voice of the People ° to the maxim, the Voice of God, of this man hardly be, according any ' or him nothing ' J J good can be said, good can, with truth, be said, and no evil concealed. With the exception of eonceaied!'°^ the Director and his party, the whole country cries out against him, as a villain, a murderer and a traitor, and that he must quit the country or there will not be any peace with the Indians. Director Stuyvesant was, at first and also afterwards, well informed of this who, nevertheless, retained him in office, ;

and gave him so much latitude that everything follows his behest more than if he were President; yea, who even says, that he is well content to employ him ; but that stone is still rolling. We are convinced, and do believe, that he misleads the General in many respects, and causes him to do much evil that otherwise would not be committed.