A popular history of the United States : from the first discovery of the western hemisphere by the Northmen, to the end of the first century of the union of the states ; preceded by a sketch of the prehistoric period and the age of the mound builders . on after the more important events, drove the tribes into common cause with their mainland neighbors), the Al- 1643.] WAR WITH THE INDIANS. 457 gonquin people rose furiously against the whites. The terrors of anIndian war broke forth with a suddenness which appalled the colo-nists ; and every swamp and wood from the country of the Hacken-sacks t
A popular history of the United States : from the first discovery of the western hemisphere by the Northmen, to the end of the first century of the union of the states ; preceded by a sketch of the prehistoric period and the age of the mound builders . on after the more important events, drove the tribes into common cause with their mainland neighbors), the Al- 1643.] WAR WITH THE INDIANS. 457 gonquin people rose furiously against the whites. The terrors of anIndian war broke forth with a suddenness which appalled the colo-nists ; and every swamp and wood from the country of the Hacken-sacks to the Connecticut, seemed all at once to swarm with hostilesavages. The outlying bouweries and plantations were laid waste,their men killed, and their women and children made prisoners ; peo-ple from the farms crowded to Fort Amsterdam ; even Vriesendaelwas besieged, and only relieved at the intercession of the Indian whohad come to De Vries by the directors fire on the night of the greatmassacre, and whom he now pointed out as the good Swannekinchief. A hollow and but half-satisfactory peace with some of the tribes, which was only brought about by De Vriess urgent intercession, and hardly kept by the efforts of a few old chiefs, gave a partial. Massacre of Anne Hutchinson. respite, from March until midsummer. But the war broke out againin August, with renewed fierceness, among the tribes above the Hud-son Highlands. Early in the month they attacked and plunderedtrading-boats upon the river, murdering many of the crews. By Sep-tember the conflict was raging with full force. In the south a band ofsavages fell upon the quiet home of Anne Hutchinson, at AnniesHoeck, now known as Pelham Neck, near New Rochelle, and she andher family, excepting one granddaughter who was carried away captive,were murdered. Other plantations near at hand and on Long Islandshared this fate ; the Hackensacks and Navesincks fell upon the settle- 458 PROGRESS OF DUTCH COLONIZATION. [Chap. XVII. ments to t
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