[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Wherefore, Van der Capellen hath lost by this burning all his houses and the barns appertaining to these bouweries on Staten Island; and in this resistance fifteen of his people, including one superintendent and two carpenters innocently lost their lives, who had never given the least offence to the Indians, by whom over twelve thousand schepels of grain were burnt in the straw. The most of this loss falls on your remonstrant, as appears from the original letter of Mr. Stuy vesandt, Director-General of New Netherlandt, dated New Amsterdam, 30"" October, 1655, an extract whereof is annexed. And as he. Van der Capellen, intends, by the blessing of God the Lord, to prevent such murder of his agriculturists, burning of houses, seed crops and plunder of cattle, he has instructed Captain Adriaen Post, his agent, to collect together the surviving agriculturists, women and children, who are still more than seventy in number, and to erect a fort on said Island pursuant to the order sent over; into which he and they can retire, in case of another such hostile attack on the part of the Indians. A Bill of exchange has, also, been sent to him to keep those people in provisions, until they can have another crop. And for the prevention of such hostile attack, the remonstrant is inclined to send out a Commander with some soldiers and matrosses to the fort on the island, as well to defend and