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his own people, in 1797. The following picture of 

 him is drawn from his appearance in the colony, or 

 at the frontier posts, in his old age, full of caution, 

 if not of suspicion, and depressed by many fearful 

 recollections. " His person was not so gigantic as 

 that of many of his countrymen, neither was his 

 aspect calculated to command. His countenance 

 was neither graceful nor assuming, and when in the 

 pursuit of spirituous liquors, to which he was at- 

 tached, he lost both the dignity of the commander 

 and the man. His general habits were marked 

 by depravity and insincerity ; yet, notwithstanding 

 all his defects, he was not deficient in policy. He 

 exacted respect without the exercise of austerity ; 

 and to his art and address alone may be ascribed his 

 long, pacific, and successful rule # ." 



Fort Wiltshire is a quadrangular building, with 

 a small bastion at each corner ; one side consists 

 of stabling, another is appropriated to the officers. 

 The front is occupied by victuallers and a canteen 

 for the supply of the troops, and the opposite side 

 by the soldiers. It is surrounded by a high wall, at 

 the outposts of which a guard is kept constantly 

 stationed. The fort was planned and erected under 

 the superintendence of Colonel Wiltshire, formerly 



* This celebrated Chief died on the 13th of November, 1829, after 

 a long and painful illness, during which several persons, accused of 

 bewitching him, among whom were two of his wives, fell victims to 

 his superstition. 



