[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] being only one killed and three wounded. Hut as the principal strength of the enemy was known to be in the regions north of the Harlem River, whence the warriors who slew the settlers and de-vastated the fields of Manhattan Island were constantly emerging, it was deemed indispensable to conduct decisive operations 111 that quarter Captain Underbill, whose long experience and known dis-cretion in savage warfare indicated him as the man for the occasion, was scut to Stamford, with orders to investigate and report upon the situation Being trustworthily informed that a very numerous body of the Indians was assembled at a village at no great distauce, and placino-confidence in the representations of a guide who claimed to know the way to the locality, he advised prompt action. Director Kieft adopting his recommendation, placed him in command of one hundred and thirty armed men, who were immediately transported on three yachts to Greenwich. This was in the month of Febru-ary, 1644.' A raging snowstorm prevented the forward movement of the troops from Greenwich for the greater part of a day and night. But the weather being more favorable the next morning, they set out about daybreak, and, led by the guide, advanced in a general northwest-wardly direction. It was a toilsome all-day march through deep snow ami over mountainous hills and frequent streams, some of the latter being scarcely fordable.