While these disastrous proceedings were taking place on Red River, including the summons to Governor Macdonell to appear before the Courts of Lower Canada to answer certain charges made against him, Lord Selkirk was especially active in Great Britain, and gathered together the best band of settlers yet sent out. These were largely from the parish of Kildonan, in Sutherlandshire, Scotland. Governor Macdonell having gone east to Canada, the colony was to be placed under a new Governor, a military officer of some distinction, Robert Semple, who had travelled in different parts of the world. Governor Semple was in charge of this fourth party of colonists, who numbered about 100. With this party, hastening through his journey, Governor Semple reached his destination on Red River in the month of October, in the same year in which they had left the motherland. Thus we have seen the arrival of those who were known as the Selkirk colonists. We recapitulate their numbers:-- In 1811, reaching Red River in 1812 70 In 1812, reaching Red River in 1813 15 or 20 In 1813, reaching Red River in two parties in 1814 93 In 1815, reaching Red River in the same year 100 Making deduction of the Irish settlers there were of the Highland colonists about 270 Less those led by the North-West Company in 1814 to Canada 140 Permanent Highland settlers 130 Of these but two remained on the banks of the Red River in 1897, George Bannerman and John Matheson, and they have both died since that time. We shall follow the history of these colonists further; suffice it now to say that their settlement has proved the country to be one of great fertility and promise; and their early establishment no doubt prevented international complications with the United States that might have rendered the possession of Rupert's Land a matter of uncertainty to Great Britain. CHAPTER XXIV. TROUBLE BETWEEN THE COMPANIES. Nor'-Westers oppose the colony--Reason why--A considerable literature--Contentions of both parties--Both in fault--Miles Macdonell's mistake--Nor'-Wester arrogance--Duncan Cameron's ingenious plan--Stirring up the Chippewas--Nor'-Westers warn colonists to depart--McLeod's hitherto unpublished narrative--Vivid account of a brave defence--Chain shot from the blacksmith's smithy--Fort Douglas begun--Settlers driven out--Governor Semple arrives--Cameron last Governor of Fort Gibraltar--Cameron sent to Britain as a prisoner--Fort Gibraltar captured--Fort Gibraltar decreases, Fort Douglas increases--Free traders take to the plains--Indians favour the colonists.