Signed Cor van Tienh: Secref. Respecting the Lampoon.

Whoso does not call the Director, "General," is not his friend. In all Commissions and Patents he styles himself thus: -- Petrus Stuyvesant, on the helwlf of the High and Mighty Lords States General, and the General Incorporated West India Company of the United Netherlands, Director General of New Netherland, Cura(-ao, Bonaire, Aruba and the dependencies thereof, Cajitain Admiral over the Ships and Yachts cruizing in the North parts of America. The words in the Lampoon, " Thou art a God appointed of God," and the halberdiers whom the Director keeps as his body guard, greatly augment his pride. This Chrislman, who came heretofore into the country as Supercargo, was appointed by the Director, clerk to Tienhoven, and by his informing and tattling whilst a resident here, hath rendered himself very obnoxious to everybody and was strongly suspected of having circulated this Lampoon. Francis, his late Captain in Brasil who was here in the year 1650, and applied, on returning to Fatherland, for my place, as some of the Directors know, is also a. witness against me, as well as a woman,- one widow Lammertje by name, with whom Christman cohabited when here, and was to be stewed into a Fiscal by the Director and Tienhoven, if the pot be kept closely covered ; these were to have heard me curse the Director. 'Tis to be considered whether this be not a conspiracy of these persons to drive me from my place. I have frequently said and complained that the Director never