The guns which were sent over, are not stamped and distributed according to order, but the Director first took possession of all of them, sold some of them to the Indians or Natives of the country, and refused to leave the remainder at the disposal of Jacob van Couwenhoven thereunto qualified by your High Mightinesses' resolution dated ll"" April, 1650, so that the whole affair has got into confusion. The Commonalty are not only not disciplined nor armed, pursuant to your High Mightinesses' order, but when such was repeatedly demanded by the Select men pursuant to your High Mightinesses' issued commands, they were dismissed with hard words, by the Director who only answered -- I shall do so when I please so that this matter has been treated ;

with contempt up to the present time, contrary to your High Mightinesses' order.

HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : VI. 439 By said letter dated 11"" April, 1650, your High Hightinesses also command that Vice Director Dincklagen and the Select men be continued until further order ; but this has not been obeyed, the direct contrary has been done, for in opposition to this your High Mightinesses' instruction; in violation of their settled right of nomination signed by the Director himself, and contrary to all reason and equity, the Select men were altogether suddenly and unexpectedly dismissed by Director Stuyvesant, and again received back, according to his humor. Vice Director Lubbert van Dlncklage has in the presence and before the eyes of Director Stuyvesant been forcibly removed by soldiers from the Court vphere he sat as joint Judge, and was for several days confined in the military guard-house, after which he was not suffered to go unmolested, but finally deposed without your High Mightinesses' knowledge, though appointed and qualified by your High Mightinesses, whifst foreigners, such as Englishmen and Frenchmen, neither nominated nor known by your High Mightinesses, are, on the contrary, employed and continued.