If we had not destroyed his property we would not do so.

We will not harm the brewery, though we all greatly need the copper kettle to make barbs for our arrows." These noble red men, for we must think they exhibited a noble spirit, then departed.

DeVrees was, at the time, in the manor house.

He hastened down the river to fort Amsterdam and indignantly addressing the governor, said: "Has it not happened just as I foretold, that you are only helping to shed Christian blood?
Who will now compensate us for our losses ?" The wretched Kieft had not one word to reply.

He however, made a weak and unavailing attempt to appease the wrath of the Long Island Indians.