I cannot forbear complaining and making known to your Migh Hightinesses, that Petrus Stuyvesant, the Director of this place hath been pleased on his own authority, without the assent of his appointed Superior Council, namely an English Lieutenant of Regulars and one Lnmontanie, a Frenchman, and of the Select men, through passion, prejudice and party spirit exhibited towards me during six years, did, contrary to his orders and oath write me on the '28"" of March of this year, after I had served your High Mightinesses and the Company for the space of about 13 years, both as Fiscal and Ensign Commandant according to the certificate of the preceding Director, dismissing me from mine office of Fiscal on a false, concocted, unsigned and undated pasquinade which the entire country believed was written by a clerk of the perjured, godless Cornells van Tienhoven. In the same manner, the Director hath deposed Mr. Dincklage from his office also for a filse pasquinade which was stuck in the Poor box in the Church. I send herewith to your Higli Mightinesses the Di-fence of mine office, likewise the behavior of the Director, also proofs of the godless, forsworn Cornelia van Tienhoven who brags here that your High Mig^.tinesses had forbidden him to leave, and even has gone so far as to despise your High Mightinesses' authority. 1 should have gone over in person, but am burdened with a wife and four children, and advised even by the public not to depart; I have resolved to remain until further order praying your High Mightinesses to be pleased to pay attention to my Defence. Should no provision be made for the government here, many of the most excellent citizens will have to go away. Should the Director remain, and the perjured Tienhoven who is a second Grandvelle' to the Director, 'tis to be feared that the country will at once be ruined; which God forbid.