This being accomplished, the beforenamed Commandant Bicker commanded Adriaen van Thienhoven, and requested this deponent, to go to the Swedish ship and the newly arrived Swedish Governor to inquire and ask the reasons, and by what authority his men forcibly took possession of, and invaded Fort Casimier, situate on the South' river of New Nelherland, for and in the name of the Crown of Sweden. The Swedish Governor, whose name is John Rysingh, answered that he did so by authority of her Majesty in Sweden, who, he also stated, had sent Ambassadors to their High Mightinesses to ascertain if their High Mightinesses had authorized and ordered to locate Fort Casimier at this place, and to encroach on the limits of territory belonging to the Crown. To which, as t4ie Governor alleged, their High Mightinesses answered, No. Also, that iierMajesty had addressed the West India Company, whose Directors had given for answer, that they had not authorized the encroachment on the Swedish limits, much less the building of Fort Casimier in the South river, and that they had further told the Swedish Ambassadors: If our people are in your way there, drive them off. Moreover, the Governor, thereupon, slapped Adriaea van Tienhoven on the breast with his his hand and said Go your way and tell your Governor that. Adriaen van Tienhoven and :

he, the deponent, coming ashore, found the fort occupied, Swedish sentinels by the guns on the without whose permission they could not enter the fort. This, the deponent walls, declares to be true and certain, offering to verify the same by an oath if necessary and when required. Ady. 1 1"- May A° 1G54 New Amsterdam. Lower stood ; : This is the mark P. E of Peter Ebel made by himself in presence of the subscribing persons.