New Orleans daily crescent., 1858-11-12
Hogol.en rwe centarLs. e.


In the Royal archives at the Hague is found the
petition OF sibouG Ciassen to the High and Mighty
lords the Lords StatesG General Of the United Neither
lands ClGssen was house.carpenter and burgher,
married Susanna HAMS, widow Of Aert Teunissen.
Her first husband had made contract With Director
Kieft 10 lease certain bouwerie named Hohoq1in,
situate n PaV0nia the west side of the North river
The lease was for ten years from January /, 1871,
when Tennssen cleared and fenced The lands, erect
ing brew house. How fond and early were the
Dutch Of lager and still retain their tastes for the
hops Here he also bought eight and twenty head
of large cattle, besides various small stock, swine
goods, ETC., and sheep, with many fruit trees
Teunissen thus continued TO improve bis farm 0r
bouwerie until 1913, when an Indian war breaking
out, all Of his cattle we're killed, bis dwelling and
barns burned the brew house alone remained stand
ing. 1Lr. Teunissen was murdered with many other
settlers Violent counsel prevailed at this moment
istgated by Director Kieft and Secretary Van Ten-
hOgen, the former declaring that he would make
the saYages wipe their chops In vain did Dominic
Bog4rdus warn him against rashness, and Capt De
Fries pointed out the defenceless condition Of the
colony, and the sacking of h8 own "eooniei' on
Staten Island in 1910, from "jangling with the In
dians.o Keft only replied, The order is gone FORTH
it shall not be recalled"
On bleak night in February l643, armed parties
went forth against the Indians at GOlhTans Hook,
and in PaoVnia, when over 100 saEGges were hOFTi-
bly, slaughtered, whilst asleep, ID the two places.
Van Tienhovenis mother.inlaW was delighted on
the occasion to amuse herself it ts stated by kick
ing about the dead heads of the Indians which had
been brought 10 as bloody trophies Of this midnight
murder. Serious and fatal Consequences followed
| these unjustiabe outrages. The Long Island In
dians, who were the best friends Of the Dutch now
formed an alliance with the river tribes and the TOM
ahaWk hEe. brand and acalping knife were employed
WITH hateful feFocity from the RaEitan to the Con-
necticut river. Noless than eleven tribes proclaimed
/ open war against New Netherland. Every settler
| falling into their mercess hands was murdered and
| Ieunissen among the unfortunate number
/ Shout ClRssen, having married the widow Of the
murdered settler claimed the residuary possession og
| his HOboquin property. Director Kieft however,
| leased it to Dierck ClRsson, who afterwards aban-
doniDg the lands, they soon ran 10 waste, much to
the loss of the original owner. This unjust was
/ afterwards confirmed by Director Stuyvesant.
/ Classen had sold bis house at Manhattan, it was
not well adapted to his business, and asking pernis
1 sion, according to the rule Of that day from the
| Director to obtain another place, Stuyvesant abso
/ lutely refused him. Still he persegeTed, and pur
chased lot from Abraham PicteTs, which, coming to
/ the Of the Director, he 50 diminished and en-
cr0ached said lot, that CIssen was compelled to
sell it at loss Of onehalf, and thus did Stuyyesant
perseyeTe until the settler was obliged to visit Father
land for redress Reaching there he petitioHed their
High Mightinesses' to be indemnifed for the loss
and damage he hath already suffered by the Direc-
tors act, when he would remember q their persons
and places in his prayers to the great and good Cod
! during his whole lite.''
4 The petition having been read, their Mightnesses
| placed it into the proper hands for examination
with instructions to report upon it, and the record
goes no farther. IN. Y Evening Post.