On the contrary they promised to withdraw before night, to Nutten Island, as Governor's island was then called.

Still, watching their opportunity, one of the warriors pierced the bosom of Van Dyck with an arrow.
The cry of murder rang through the streets.

The inhabitants were prepared for the not unexpected emergency.

The military rushed from the fort, and a fierce battle ensued.

The Indians, leaving three of their warriors dead in the streets, and having killed five white men and wounded three others, were driven to their canoes, and crossed over the North river to the Jersey shore.
And now their savage natures burst forth unrestrained.