▁them ▁down . ▁Thus ▁was ▁our ▁young ▁col ony ▁destroyed , ▁causing ▁us ▁serious ▁loss . ▁ ▁Ar riv ing ▁December ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 6 3 2 , ▁at ▁the ▁char red ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁settlement , ▁de ▁V ries ▁( who ▁had ▁received ▁reports ▁of ▁the ▁sla ugh ter ▁before ▁leaving ▁Europe ) ▁negoti ated ▁a ▁treat y ▁with ▁the ▁Indians ▁and ▁sa iled ▁up ▁the ▁Del aware ▁River , ▁attempting ▁to ▁trade ▁for ▁be ans ▁and ▁corn . ▁Fail ing ▁his ▁objective ▁there , ▁de ▁V ries ▁sa iled ▁to ▁Virginia , ▁where ▁was ▁successful ▁in ▁obtain ing ▁prov isions ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁colon ists ▁in ▁Z wa an end ael , ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁returned . ▁The ▁mass acre ▁convinced ▁the ▁Dutch ▁to ▁retr en ch ▁their ▁settlement s ▁and ▁de ▁V ries ▁shortly ▁there after ▁removed ▁the ▁new ▁colon ists ▁to ▁New ▁Amsterdam ▁( New ▁York ▁City ). ▁ ▁The ▁Z wa an end ael ▁claims ▁were ▁then ▁res old ▁to ▁the ▁Dutch ▁West ▁India ▁Company . ▁ ▁Later ▁Bl om ma ert ▁assist ed ▁with ▁the ▁fitting ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Swedish ▁expedition ▁to ▁New ▁Sweden ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 7 ▁and ▁engaged ▁Peter ▁Min uit ▁( by ▁then ▁no ▁longer ▁Governor ▁of ▁New ▁Nether land ) ▁to ▁command ▁it . ▁ ▁Francis cus ▁van ▁den ▁End en ▁had ▁drawn ▁up ▁char ter ▁for ▁a ▁u top ian ▁society ▁( that ▁included ▁equal ▁education ▁of ▁all ▁classes , ▁joint ▁ownership ▁of ▁property , ▁and ▁a