Morning journal and courier., 1881-01-19
Lons Island Sound.


 s.fii Claims in tRe Red Mounts.
 Tn previous communication concerning l the first passage through the Sound by Dutch and later an English vessel, we sub 1 joined complaining missive from the Dutch authorities to Gov. Eaton of the New Haven colony, setting forth that the Dutch had the right to the soil and that the English were interlopers and intruders, and acted as if they were the possessors of the soil, to the injury of the traffic of the Dutch and setting forth that this course, if persisted in, would bring on dire war with all it's baleful train of circumstances The Dutch, as seen by the Ietterf (which was translation from the Latin, the diplomatic language used in those days between different nations), styled New Haven and the adjacent territory 'tRed Mounts" from the East and West Rocks. Appended is the reply of the undismayed Gov. Eaton to the Dutch authorities. The remains of Gov Eaton lie in the crypt at Center church. His correspondence will in terest as showing the mettle of Gov. Eaton and the manner of man he was, while as to the character of the old Dutch authorities at Manhattan glimpse has been given. The correspondence is divested of the orthograph- ical peculiarities of those days.
 To the Right Worshipful William Kieft, Gov ernor of the Dutch in New Netherlands: Sir-By some of yours I have received protest under your hand, dated August Sd, 1646, wherein you pretend we have indirect 1 ly entered the limits of New Netherlands, | usurped diverse places in them, and have offered you many injuries thus in general, and in reference to some years past, more particularly that to the disturbance, nay to the utter destruction of your trade we have ! lately set foot near Mauritius Cnow the Hous- l atonic) river, in that province etc. We do truly profess we know of no such | river, nor can conceive what river you intend | by that name unless it be that which the Eng fish have long and still do call Hudson's riv- | CT. Nor have we at any time, formerly or lately, entered upon any place to which you had, or have, any known title, nor in any oth CT respect been injurious to you. It is true | we have lately upon Pawgussett river, which l falls into the sea in the midst of the English Plantations, built small house within our ! own limits, many miles, nay leagues from | the Manhattoes, from your trading house, ! and from any port of Hudson's river, at | which we expect little trade, but can compel | none, the Indians being free to trade with you, us, Connecticut, Massachusetts, or with | any others; nor did we build there till we had first purchased due title from the true | proprietors; what injuries and outrages 1 on our persons and estates at the ! Manhattoes in Delaware River we have re- ceived from you, our former letter and pro- l test do both declare and prove, to all of which you have hitherto given very unsatis- factory answers. But whatsoever our losses | and sufferings have been, we conceive we have neither done nor returned anything even unto this day, but what doth agree with ! the law of God, the law of nations, and with that ancient confederation and unity betwixt our superiors at home, so that we shall readily refer all questions and difference be- | twixt you and us, even from first to last, to any due examination and judgment, either here or in Europe, and by these presents do refer them, being well assured that His Maj esty our Sovereign Lord, Charles, King of Great Britain, and the Parliament of Eng land now assembled will maintain their own right and our just liberties against any who by unjust encroachment shall wrong them or theirs, and that your own principals upon a due and mature consideration will also see and approve the righteousness of our pro- ceedings.
 THEoPHILUs EATON.
 New Haven, New England, Aug. 12. 1646, old style.
 Inserted in the correspondence is the following after which charges and specifications presented having reference in part to 'barbarian handmaid'
 'tThe premises being duly considered both l in reference to Hartford and New Haven, the commissioners thought fit to express thei1 apprehensions in writing to the Dutch Gov. ernor, the contents being as follows:
 To the Right Wors1dpfM Wiliam Kteft, GOUe77GOr, etc.
 SR-Upon due consideration how peace Ca choice blessing) may be continued, we are 1 careful to enquire and search into those diff l ferences and offences so long continued be- twixt some of our confederates and your. l selves. It is near three years since the Governor of the Massachusetts, by consent 1 and advice of the council of that colony, did particularly propound to your consideration sundry injurious and unworthy passages done | by your agent upon the Fresh (the Connecti. cut) river, and some of his family upon our brethren at Hartford, to all which you re- turned an Ignoramus with an offensive addi- l tion, which we leave to a review and better consideration. What enquiry and order you after made and took to suppress such miscar. riages for the future, we have not heard, but certainly your agent and his company are l now grown to a strange and insufferable bold 1 ness, (we hope without commission
 l An Indian captive liable to public punish
 ment, fled from her master at Hartford, is en tertained at your house at Hartford, and, though required by the magistrate, is under | the hands of your agent there denied, and we Lear that she is either married, or abused l by one of your men. Such a servant IS part of her masters estate, and more consider
 able part than beast our children will not | long be safe if this is suffered; your agent himself, in height of disorder and contempt of authority resists the watch at Hartford draws and breaks his napier upon their wea
 pons and by flight escapes. Had he beer
 slain in this proud appoint, his blood hae | been upon his own head.
 Lastly to pass by other particulars, some
 of your horses being impounded for damage
 done in the English corn, your agent ane
 four more made an assault and struck hin } who legally sought justice, and in an hostile | yyav t00k ayVav hia taarn and laden
 We have also seen protest of yours dated
 Aug. 3, 1646, new style, against our confed ! crates of New Haven, with their an swer dated Aug 12th and delivered tt l Lieutenant Baxtey, your messenger upo1
 our most serious consideration of the con
 tents, together with the title here held forth we conceive their answer fair and just; anC . hope it will clear their proceedings, and giv' you full satisfaction. Yet, to prevent all in conveniences which may grow by any par
 of the premises we have sent this bearer, by whom we desire such return as may test1f. ] your concurrence with us to pursue right l eousness and peace.
 Upon information that the Dutch Governo in 8 letter to the Governor of Massachusetts, l charges MT. Whiting one of the magistrate t of Connecticut, that at the Manhattoes h.
 said the English were fools to suffel
 the Dutch to live there, Mir. Whiting
 upon other occasions being now at Nev Haven, the commissioners inquired of hin what had passed betwixt him and others a
 the Manhattoes,- and thereupon in Englisl , wrote another letter to the Dutch Governor CThe letter contained denial from MT. Whiting o the use of such words and added polite and cour
 teous request in Mr. Writings behalf, that steps
 taken by the Dutch to the payment to him of l just claim, payment of which had been wrongfull l withheld
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