History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the present time . ow almost equalled. After the exampleof his old comrade Mason, Underhill firedthe village. By flame, shot, or sword morethan five hundred human beings perished. While New Netherland was awaitingsome message of cheer from Holland, acompany of Dutch soldiers came fromCuracoa, but they did little to follow upthe successes already gained. Again theEight sent a memorial to the company,boldly condemning the conduct of thedirector and demanding his recall. Theirremonstrances were at last heeded, andthe removal o
History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the present time . ow almost equalled. After the exampleof his old comrade Mason, Underhill firedthe village. By flame, shot, or sword morethan five hundred human beings perished. While New Netherland was awaitingsome message of cheer from Holland, acompany of Dutch soldiers came fromCuracoa, but they did little to follow upthe successes already gained. Again theEight sent a memorial to the company,boldly condemning the conduct of thedirector and demanding his recall. Theirremonstrances were at last heeded, andthe removal of the unpopular governorresolved upon. In 1647 Kieft set sail forHolland, but the ship was wrecked, and hewith nearly all on board was drowned. It was high time for a change. In thetwo years, 1643-45, while sixteen hundredIndians had been slain, Manhattan hadbecome nearly depopulated. In 1645 peacewas concluded, not only with the smallertribes in the vicinity, but also with thepowerful Mohawks about Fort Orange,and finally with all the Indians belonging 1650] THE FIRST INDIAN WARS 199. to the Five Nations or acknowledgingtheir authority. A pleasing incident of thistreaty was the promise of the Indians to re-store the eight-year-old granddaughterof Mrs. Hutchin-son, a promisewhich they faith-fully performed in1646. The greatcompact was madeunder the shadowof the Fort Am-sterdam walls, and the universal joy was expressed by a dayof thanksgiving. An interval of peace for ten years wasnow enjoyed, when the killing of a squawfor stealing some peaches led to an attackby several hundred of the infuriated sav-ages upon New Amsterdam. They wererepulsed here, but crossing to the shore ofNew Jersey they laid waste the settlementsthere. Staten Island, too, was swept withfire and sword. One hundred people were Totem or Tribe Mark of the Five Nations 200 DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT [1660 slain, 150 more taken captive, 300 madehomeless. Peace was again effected andmaintained for three years, whe
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