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energy and decision. Three small silver crosses or coronets were sus- 
pended from the lower cartilage of his aquiline nose, and a large silver 
medallion of George the Third, which, I believe, his ancestor had 
received from Lord Dorchester when Givernor-General of Canada, was 
attached to a mixed-coloured wampum string and hung around his neck. 
His dress consisted of a plain, neat uniform, tanned deerskin jacket, 
with long trousers of ihe same material, the seams of both being cov- 
ered with neatly cut fringe, and he had on his feet leather moccasins 
much ornamented with work made from the dyed quills of the por- 
cupine.” 1 ; 
Upon his head he sometimes wore a deerskin cap and sometimes a 
white shawl twisted into the shape of a turban, to which was attached 
an ostrich feather, a highly prized gift from Mrs. Elliott. His manner 
was invariably courteous and self-possessed, and he readily accommo- 
dated himself to the manners and customs of the white people with 
whom he became acquainted. On all occasions he resolutely declined 
to taste spirituous liquors of any kind, explaining that he had learned 
their degrading effects by personal experience when quite a young man, 
and had made a vow that henceforth he would drink nothing but water. 
He showed little respect for the artifices by which the Prophet had 
gained his ascendency, and usually spoke of him as “ my foolish brother.” 
He was accompanied by his son, a fair and slender lad of fourteen or 
fifteen, to whom he seemed warmly attached. For six or seven years 
past he had been continualiy on the move engaged in the self-imposed 
task of forming a general confederacy of all the Indians against the 
United States. With this object he had repeatedly visited the Creeks 
and Cherokees of the South, as well as all the tribes of the North-West, 
including the Osages and Dakotas, whose hunting grounds extended far 
beyond the Mississippi. Even when he did not succeed in convincing 
his hearers, his sincerity and passionate eloquence never failed to gain 
their respect and make a powerful impression on them. Second only 
to him in influence were the Wvandot chiefs, Roundhead and Walk-in- 
the-Water. ‘The Prophet had lost so much prestige since the affair at 
Tippecanoe that he had sunk into comparative insignificance. The 
entire number of Indians assembled in the vicinity of the council house, 
including women and children, was not less than a thousand. 
Brock declared at once that he had come to drive their enemies 
from Detroit and restore to the Indians their rightful hunting grounds, 
extending to the Ohio river, their ancient boundary. Tecumseh replied, 
with his usual force and eloquence, assuring him of his hearty support, 

1Cf., also Richardson, Canadian Brothers, I, p. 55, and Lucubrations of 
Humphrey Ravelin, pp. 340-3. 
