Having established his colony according to his instructions, Minuit left the Delaware some time in June on board the _Kalmar Nyckel_, destined for the island of St. Christopher. Arriving there he exchanged his cargo of wine and distilled liquors for tobacco. While in the harbor Minuit with his skipper was invited as a guest on board “the _Flying Deer_ from Rotterdam.” A sudden storm arose which drove the ship out to sea. She was heard of no more, and Minuit with the other passengers disappeared for ever. The _Kalmar Nyckel_ was also blown out of port, but she returned with some other ships, having suffered only slight injury. After waiting for Minuit a few days the vessel set sail for Europe. About the beginning of October she arrived in the North Sea near the coast of Holland, where she was again overtaken by a severe storm. The carpenter was forced to cut the main mast, and the vessel was so severely damaged that it became necessary to put into Vlie for repairs. Here the ship was seized by officers of the Dutch West India Company, as the skipper refused to show his commission, and import duty was demanded on the cargo. Word was sent to Spiring, who presented a protest to the States General. His intercession became unnecessary, however, for the ship was liberated, as soon as it was ascertained that the skipper sailed under the authority of the Swedish crown (the relations between Sweden and Holland being very cordial at this time). In December Spiring caused four officers from the _Kalmar Nyckel_ to appear before Peter Ruttens, a notary public, in Amsterdam to report under oath about Minuit’s proceedings in New Sweden. The circumstances attending the land purchase were especially emphasized and related in detail, as they formed the basis for the maintenance of the Swedish title to the new land against possible protests and contention of the Dutch West India Company. A document was drawn up in Dutch giving the testimony of the four men, “in the sight and presence of the honest Cornelius Vignois and David Willet, called in for this purpose as creditable witnesses.” A certified translation into German was also made. The _Grip_, having cruised about in Central American waters for a period, left New Sweden towards the end of April, 1639, and arrived at Gothenburg about the beginning of June, an exceedingly fast journey for those days.