According to "The Island at the Center of the World", Russell Shorto, this action by Stuyvesant precipitated angry retaliatory attacks by a union of Native tribes against the Dutch colonists. They had been very friendly with the Swedish colonists and happily traded with them. The great Adriaen Van der Donck seems to have been one of the victims. By the way, I have a vague memory of reading where the design and structural techniques of the iconic "American log cabin" was brought to North America by these Swedish colonists. Am I remembering correctly? If so, does anyone know of a source? Thank you, Julia ________________________________ > > From: bomendal <bomendal@bellsouth.net> > > . . .Governor-General Petrus Stuyvesant dealt decisively with the Swedish interlopers in 1655. . . > ====================================================