" weapons." One canoe kept hanging under the stern," and its in soon detected was occupant pilfering from the cabin windows. When detected, he had secured a " pillow and two shirts, and two bandeliers " but the " mate shot at him, and struck him on the breast, and killed him." The Indians were frightened and fled away, some in their canoes, others jumping into the ;

A boat was lowered to recover the articles which had taken, when one of them who was in the water seized they water.

hold of it " thinking to overthrow it," but " the cook seized a

sword and cut off one of his hands and he was drowned." the head of Manhattan island

At

was again attacked. It was here that Hudson had attempted to kidnap two young " " men, who, on their escape, had called to him in scorn at the vessel

One of these men, accompanied by his friends, now came out to the ship in their canoes. They were not suf

their betrayal.

fered to enter the vessel, and falling behind it, discharged their

"in recompense whereof " six muskets replied "and killed two or three of them." The Indians retreated, and from a point of land renewed the attack but " a falcon " " shot killed two of and " the rest fled into the woods

arrows

at it;

;

them,

;

"yet they manned off another canoe, with nine or ten men," through which a falcon shot was sent, killing one of its