Stuyvesant punished him by confining him to the ship, not allowing him to step on shore.

All the other officers and soldiers were freely allowed to recruit themselves by strolling upon the land.
Upon reaching Manhattan, Stuyvesant was received by the whole community with great rejoicing.

And when he said, "I shall reign over you as a father governs his children," they were perhaps not fully aware of the dictatorial spirit which was to animate his government.
With wonderful energy he immediately devoted himself to the reform of abuses.

Though he availed himself of absolute power, taking counsel of no one, all his measures seem to have been adopted, not for the advancement of his own selfish interests, but for the promotion of the public good.
Proclamations were issued against Sabbath desecration, intemperance and all quarrelling.

No intoxicating liquors were to be sold to the savages under a penalty of five hundred guilders.