All the brothers were men of courage and great muscular activity.

The Witherspoons were similarly endowed.

His chief counsellors were the brothers Horry, and Postelle,--all like himself descended from Huguenot stocks.

To the two last (the brothers Postelle) it has been remarked, that "nothing appeared difficult."* Captains Baxter and Conyers were particularly distinguished,--the first for his gigantic frame, which was informed by a corresponding courage; the latter by his equal bravery and horsemanship.

He was a sort of knight-errant in the brigade, and his behavior seemed not unfrequently dictated by a passion for chivalrous display.