BURNINGACCOUNT

And with these words, the Indians here in this Village immediately fired a shot and made a general attack on our village from the rear, murdering our people in their houses with their axes and tomahawks, and firing on them with guns and pistols; they seized whatever women and children they could catch and carried them prisoners outside the gates, plundered the houses and set the village on fire to windward, it blowing at the time from the south. The remaining Indians commanded all the streets, firing from the corner houses which they occupied and through the curtains outside along the highways, so that some of our Inhabitants, on their way to their houses to get their arms, were wounded and slain. When the flames were at their height the wind changed to the west, were it not for which the fire would have been much more destructive.

So rapidly and silently did Murder do his work that those in different parts of the village were not aware of it until those who had been wounded happened to meet each other, in which way the most of the others also had warning. The greater portion of our men were abroad at their field labors, and but few in the village. Near the mill gate were Albert Gysbertsen with two servants, and Tjerck Claesen de Wit; at the Sheriff's, himself with two carpenters, two clerks and one thresher; at Cornelius Barentsen Sleght's, himself and his son; at the Domine's, himself and two carpenters and one laboring man; at the guard house, a few soldiers; at the gate towards the river, Henderick Jochemsen and Jacob, the Brewer; but Hendrick Jochemsen was very severely wounded in his house by two shots at an early hour.

By these aforesaid men, most of whom had neither guns nor side arms, were the Indians, through God's mercy, chased and put to flight on the alarm being given by the Sheriff. Capt. Thomas Chambers was wounded on coming in from without, issued immediate orders (with the Sheriff and Commissaries) to secure the gates; to clear the gun and to drive out the Savages, who were still about half an hour in the village aiming at their persons, which was accordingly done. The burning of the houses, the murder and carrying off of women and children is here omitted, as these have been already communicated to your Honors on the 10th June. After these few men had been collected against the Barbarians, by degrees the others arrived who, it has been stated, were abroad at their field labors, and we found ourselves when mustered in the evening, including those from the new village who took refuge amongst us, in number 69 efficient men, both qualified and unqualified. The burnt palisades were immediately replaced by new ones, and the people distributed, during the night, along the bastions and curtains to keep watch.

On the 10th inst., 10 horseman were commanded to ride down to the Redoubt and to examine its condition. They returned with word that the soldiers at the Redoubt had not seen any Indians. They brought also with them the Sergeant, who had gone the preceding morning to the Redoubt, and as he heard on his return of the mischief committed by the Indians in the village, he went back to the Redoubt and staied there. In addition to the Sergeant they brought the men who had fled from the new village.

On the 16th, towards evening, Sergeant Christiaen Niessen went with a troop of soldiers, sent us by your Honors, being 42 men, and three wagons, to the Redoubt, with letters for the Manhatans, addressed to your Honors, and to bring up ammunition from the Redoubt. On their return, the Indians made an attempt, at the first hill, to take the ammunition from these troops. The Sergeant, having divided his men into separate bodies, evinced great courage against the Indians, skirmishing with them from the first, to past the second hill, and defending the wagons so well that they arrived in safety in the village. He had, however, one killed and six wounded. The dead man was brought in next morning, having been stripped naked, and having had his right hand cut off by the Indians. Some of the Indians were also killed, but the number of these is not known. This skirmishing having been heard in the village, a reinforcement of horse and foot was immediately ordered out, but before they arrived the Indians had been put to flight by the above named Sergeant.

This, Right Honorable Lords, is what we have deemed necessary to communicate to you in the form of a journal as to how and in what manner the Indians have acted towards us and we towards them in the preceding circumstances. And we humbly and respectfully request your Honors to be pleased to send us hither for the wounded by the earliest opportunity, some prunes and linen with some wine to strengthen them, and whatever else not obtainable here your Honors may think proper; also, carabines, cutlasses, and gun flints, and we request that the carabines may be Snaphaunce, as the peopIe here are but little conversant with the use of the arquebuse (vyer roer); also some spurs for the horsemen. In addition to this, also, some reinforcements in men inasmuch as harvest will commence in about 14 days from date. Herewith ending, we commend your Honors to God's fatherly care and protection. Done, Wildwyck this 20th June 1663.

ROELOF SWARTWOUT,
the mark of ALBERT GYSBERTSEN TIERECK CLASSEN DE WITT,
THOMAS CHAMBERS,
GYSBERT VAN IMBROCH,
CHRISTIAEN NYSSEN,
HENDRICK JOCHEMSEN

LIST OF THE KILLED AT WILDWYCK

MEN.

Barent Gerretsen
Jan Alberts
Lechten Dirreck
Willem Jansen Seba
Willem Jansen Hap
Jan the Smith
Hendrick Jansen Looman
Thomas Chambers' negro
Hev Olferts

murdered
murdered
murdered
murdered
murdered
murdered
murdered
murdered
murdered
in front of his house
in his house
on the farm
opposite his door
in Pieter van Hael’s house
in his house
on the farm
on the farm
in the gunners house

SOLDIERS.

Hendrick Martensen
Dominicus
Christiaen Andriesen

murdered
murdered
murdered
on the farm
in Jan Alberts’ house
on the street

WOMEN.

Lichten Dirreck's wife
Mattys Capito's wife
Jan Albertsen's wife
Pieter van Hael's wife

burnt, with her lost fruit, behind Barent Gerritsen's house.
killed and burnt in the home
big with child, killed in front of her house
shot and burnt in her home.

CHILDREN

Jan AIberts little girl
Willem Hap's child

murdered with her mother
burnt alive in the house

TAKEN PRISONERS

Master Gysbert's wife.
Hester Douwe.
Sara the daughter of Hester Douwe.
Grietje, Domine Laer's wife.
Femmetje, sister of Hilletje, being recently married to Joost Ariaens.

CHILDREN.

Tjerck Claessen en de Witt's oldest daughter.
Dominie Laer's child.
Ariaen Gerritsen's daughter.
Two little boys of Mattys Roeloffsen.

KILLED IN THE NEW VILLAGE:

MEN.

Marten Harmensen found dead and stripped naked behind the wagon
Jacques Tyssen beside Barent's house.
Derrick Ariaensen shot on his horse.

TAKEN PRISONERS

Jan Gerritsen on Volckert's bouwery.
............... .. ..... .............Women.......... Children
Of Louwis du bois,......................1...............3
Of Mattheu blanchan, .............….................2
Of Antoni Crupel, ...................…1...............1
Of Lambert Huybertsen, .............1...............3
Of Marten Harmensen,................1...............4
Of Jan Joosten,............................1…...........2
Of Barent Harmensen,.................1...............1
Of Grietje Westercamp,...............1...............3
Of Jan Barents,......................…..1...............1
Of Michiel Ferre,..........................................2
Of Hendrick Jochems,...................................1
Of Henderick Martensen.........…..................1
Of Albert Heymans.......................................2

.......................................Women 8. . Children 26

HOUSES BURNT IN WILDWYCK.

Of Michiel Ferre, 1
Of Hans Carolusen, 1
Of Willem Hap, 1
Of Pieter van Hael, 1
Of Mattys Roeloffsen, 1
Of Jacob boerhans, 2
Of Albert Gerretsen, 1
Of Barent Gerretsen, 2
Of Lichten Dirrick, 1
Of Mattys, 1

......... ...Houses 12

The new village is entirely destroyed except a new uncovered barn, one rick and a little stack of reed.

WOUNDED IN WILDWYCK

Thomas Chambers, shot in the woods
Henderick Jochemsen, shot in his house.
Michiel Ferre, shot in front of his house (died of his wounds on the 16th June.)
Albert Gerretsen, shot in front of his house.
Andries Barents, shot in front of his house.
Jan du parck, shot in the house of Aert Pietersen Tack
Henderick the Heer Director General's Servant In the street in front of Aert Jacobson.
Paulus the Noorman in the street.