[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] He had also a power of attorney from Maria, Dowager of Stearling, and this was all; nevertheless, the man was very consequential, and said, on his first arrival, that he came here to see Governor Stuyvesant's commission, and, if it was better than his, he would give way to him; if not, the other must yield. To be brief, the Director took a copy of the papers, and sent the man over in the ship, the Valckenier; but he did not reach Holland, for having touched at England he left the vessel there, and never troubled the Captain. The English have since talked loudly of it, and gave out that he had returned to Boston, but he has not been seen. It is to be feared, were he to come now, that something untoward might really happen, wherefore it would be very wise to hasten the redress of New Netherland. OF THE FRESH RIVER. The English, with Sometime after the completion on the Fresh River of Fort Good Hope, which [he"Fr'e3h"'River! was bcgun lu the year 1623, an English schooner arrived there, but Jacob van contmry to protest. ^-,^^^.1^^.^ ^^^ Company's Commissary, protested against it by order of the Director Wouter van Twiller; yet notwithstanding this protest, they came there about a year or two afterwards with some (15) families, whereupon another protest The English care ^^g scrvcd ou them; but it was very evident that these people cared very little