dared to attack with bow and arrows
three Christians armed with guns, one of whom he shot dead--whilst
engaged with the other, was killed by the third Christian and his head
brought hither. It was then known and understood for the first time,
that he and his Indians had done as much injury, though we never had any
difference with him. Understanding further that they lay in their houses
very quiet and without suspicion on account of the neighborhood of the
English, it was determined to hunt them up and attack them, and one
hundred and twenty men were went thither under the preceding command.
The people landed at Greenwich in the evening from three yachts, marched
the entire night but could not find the Indians, either because the
guide brought this about on purpose, as was believed, or because he had
himself gone astray. Retreat was made to the yachts in order to depart
as secretly as possible. Passing through Stantfort some Englishmen were
encountered who offered to lead ours to the place where some Indians
were. Thereupon four scouts were sent in divers directions to discover
them, who at their return reported that the Indians had some notice of
our people by the salute which the Englishmen gave us, but without any
certainty, whereupon five and twenty of the bravest men were at
once commanded to proceed thither to the nearest village. With great
diligence they made the journey, killing eighteen or twenty Indians,
capturing an old man, two women and some children, to exchange for ours.
The other troops found the huts empty, and further came hither with the
yachts.

(1) Stamford.

The old Indian captured above having promised to lead us to
Wetquescheck, which consisted of three castles, sixty-five men were
despatched under Baxter and Pieter Cock, who found them empty, though
thirty Indians could have stood against two hundred soldiers since the
castles were constructed of plank five inches thick, nine feet high, and
braced around with thick balk full of port-holes. Our people burnt
two, reserving the third for a retreat. Marching eight or nine leagues
further, they discovered nothing but some huts, which they could not
surprize as they were discovered. They came back having killed only one
or two Indians, taken some women and children prisoners and burnt much
corn. Meanwhile we were advised that Pennewitz,(1) one of the oldest and
most experienced Indians in the country, and who in the first conspiracy
had given