He was shot by the Dutch, who awaited him at night having received their spy's message, while rowing towards a nearby island in a small boat with several of his men in order to support resistance of the natives and to prepare them for a rebellion.
The Dutch, alerted by their spy’s message during the night, shot him as he rowed toward a nearby island in a small boat with some of his men. Their objective was to bolster native resistance and prepare them for an uprising.