them remained near the Dutch village of Claverack, and the remainder, some two hundred in number, passed over to Potick, an old Mahican village at Katskill. 1 The French immediately made overtures to them, through their associates who had found refuge in Canada, and Connecticut invited them to homes within her borders. Governor Andros, with equal promptness and from a similar motive, 2 invited them to settle at Schaticook, in the present county of Rensselaer, near the confluence of the Hoosic with the Hudson, in company with the Mahicans who

were established there.

This offer was accepted and a flourish

ing colony soon came into existence, which was patronizingly called by the Mohawks, our children.

The historical narrative need not be further anticipated.

In

passing, however, it may be remarked that it cannot be admitted that while " the Pequots and Mohegans claimed some authority

over

the

Indians of the

Connecticut,

those extending west-

Hudson appear to have been divided into small and independent tribes, united, since they were known to the wardly to the

Europeans, by no common government," as stated by Gallatin. That conclusion was based upon information less perfect than that

which has since been obtained, and not only so but is in

conflict with the previous There was findings of that author. in their action inconsistent the with understood nothing clearly powers of chieftaincies ; but much that implies obligation to

national authority.

The entire peninsula south of the Highlands

was under the sovereignty of the Wappingers, as a tribal division of the Mahicans, and the offenses of the Dutch were resented