Delaware, and Susquehanna rivers, were in subjection to the Five Nations, and, within the memory of persons now living, acknowledged it by the payment of an Hudson's,

Connecticut,

annual tribute

:

" He

Dutch with

gives no authority for the early date he

The subsequent protracted wars of the

assigns to that event.

the Manhattan and

the Long Island Indians, and

the continued warfare of the Mohawks against the Connecticut Indians,

are inconsistent with that account,

which

is

clearly

respect to the Mohikander River Indians, or Laet as the mortal These are mentioned by

incorrect with

Mahicans.

De

enemies of the Maquas.

It

was undoubtedly the

interest

of

the Dutch to promote any arrangement, which, by compelling the Mahicans to remain at peace, would secure their own trade. If they succeeded at any time, the peace was but temporary. learn from the Relations of the French missionaries, that

We

war existed in 1656, between the Manhingans and the Mohawks, and that these experienced a severe check in 1663, in an attack upon a Manhingan fortified village, and Golden admits that the contest was not at an end until 1673. 'The trade of New ' he hindered the was which the Five war York,' says, by Nations had at that time with the River Indians j that the governor of

New York

'

and he adds

l

obtained a peace between and the Mahikanders or River Indians.' x the Five Nations It also certain that

is

not reduced

to the

those Mohikander or River Indians were