[1] After staying several years in Stockholm, Mattias Nertunius decided to send a new expedition to New Sweden.

In October 1653, the Swedish ship "Örnen" was loaded with supplies and 350 men and sailed from Gothenburg.

[1] On the 11 April, the crew of the Örnen spotted 3 Turkish ships in the distance who were "approaching in a hostile manner".

The crew was so miserable to the point where they hardly knew what to use to make resistance against the Turkish ships.

[2][3] Since being captured would mean being enslaved, all the sick people onboard were to hold a gun in their hands to intimidate the Turks.