The Documentary history of the state of New-York; arranged under direction of the Hon. Christopher Morgan, secretary of State. By E. B. O'Callaghan ...

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The delegates from all the savage tribes, such as the Raritans5
whose chiefs called themselves Oringkes, from Orange, the Hacquinsacks, the Wappenas, Hogelanders, Wicquasgecks, Reckewacke, Mereckewacks, Tappanders, Massapeins, Zinkeeuw, and
others, had got as many objections to make, as there were points
to discuss. They, however, separated peaceably, contenting
themselves with giving us no contributions nor asking any from
us. Director Kieft, seeing himself deprived of this contribution
which he was very greedy of by so many reasons, and also
because it would disgrace him in the eyes of his countrymen,
invented other means to satisfy his insatiable avaricious soul.
E. Well, skipper, how did all that end 1
B. When in the year 1643, about shrovetide, the savages were
surprised by some other tribes (which were too powerful for
them) and obliged to retreat they took refuge in our territory,
not suspecting they had any thing to fear from us. About the
same time there was a feast at the house of Jan Janssen Damen,
at which the director, in a significant toast} communicated his
intended attack on the savages to three inconsiderate boors, viz i
Maryn Adriaensz, Jan Jansz and Abraham Plancy, who presented a (pretended) request, composed by secretary Tienhoven, to
the governor, begging him to allow them to take revenge on the
savages, who killed the servant of Mr. v. Nederhorst, which
crime had not been punished; this retribution being necessary
to maintain the reputation of our nation.
K; Was that true?
B. I will tell you sir. A certain savage chief named Hacquinsacq, who was considered as heedless even by the savages them:
selves, having.been intoxicated with brandy by our men, being
asked whether he was able to make a good use of his bow and
arrow when in that state, in reply pointed his arrow at a certain
man called Gerrit Yansz, a servant of the deceased Mr. van
Nederhorsts, whom he actually killed, asking whether he Wag
able or not. To revenge this man's death several savages had
been killed, and our people were again in peace with thenm; so
that at the time the director ordered this massacre, the same
tribe who had killed the deceased Mr. v. Nederhorsts servant,
had been visited some weeks before by the director himself, and