HINOYOSSA, lie'llOi-OS'Sa, ALEXANDER D'. The director of Nieuer Amstel, a Dutch colony established on the east hank of the Delaware in 1656, and afterwards Governor of all the set tlements on that river until the conquest of New Netherland by the English. Hinoyossa was born and died in Holland, and his activity in the Dutch settlements of America extended from 1656 to 1074. He came to New Amsterdam in 1656 as lieutenant in a small force of soldiers accompany ing 150 Dutch emigrants. and succeeded Jacob Aldricbs as director of Nieuer Ainstel in 1659. His position was a trying one on account of the conflicts of authority which were continually disturbing the colony, especially in regard to taxation. Appeals to Holland were frequent. and Hinoyossa refused to recognize the authority of Director Stuyvesant, of New Amsterdam, who had the supervision of the commissioners com posing the government of the colony. As an in
vestment the latter was not at first profitable, owing to sickness and dissension among its mem bers; but Hinoyossa governed so vigorously and wisely that all attempts by the West India Com pany to secure control failed. Confident of his own ability and seeing the necessity of a single and undisputed authority, Hinoyossa went to Holland in 1663 to ask for the entire direction of all the Delaware settlements, which was finally given to him. Director Stuyvcsant for mally transferred his authority, and the Swedes, who hail rival settlements there, after a fruitless effort to resist the change also became obedient, and accepted Hinoyossa's control. On the Eng lish conquest of New Netherland Einoyossa re turned to Holland and became a soldier in the Republican Army in the great war with Louis X IV.