of Director-General or Governor
of the Province. Van Twiller
arrived in State, accompanied by
a troop of one hundred and four
soldiers, who were to form the
military guard and garrison of
-the fort. He was empowered
with civil and military authority
to proceed with the government
of the Province as he might
deem necessary for its proper ad-
vancement and improvement. || <3
“Wouter Van Twiller,” says Died- |f

rich Knickerbocker, ‘ was five
feet six inches in height and six
feet five inches in circumference.

   
  

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which rested sans neck on the top
of his backbone. His legs were |
short but sturdy, and his two gray
eyes twinkled in his round face