Fenelon's " Telemaque " into Latin verse, and pub-, lished " Miscellanea Latino-Gallica " (1816) and French translations of the "A-rs Poetica" of Hor- ace and of some of his epistles.
VIELE, Arnaud Cornelius, colonist, b. in
Brabant, Netherlands, about 1620 ; d. in New York
city about 1700. He came to this country with
his" father about 1630, and the latter erected an
Indian trading-house at Fort Orange (now Albany,
N. Y.). Arnaud grew up with the young Indians
that accompanied their chiefs on the trading expe-
ditions, and the friendships that he formed with
them continued for half a century, and proved a
lasting benefit to the colonists. His familiarity
with the dialect and character of the Indians led to
his becoming an interpreter between the govern-
ment and the natives, and nearly all the treaties
with the Indians for many years bear his signature.
Gov. Thomas Dongan sent 'Viele as a special envoy
to the Iroquois, and Gov. Jacob Leisler made him
governor of the Six Nations. He was at the coun-
cil of Onondaga when, at the instigation of the
Canadian authorities, the Iroquois tribes were as-
sembled to decide whether the English or French
should have their allegiance. Upon the decision
depended the fate of the colony, and had it not
been for the long friendship of the Indians with
Viele, they would have transferred their support
to the French. — His kinsman, John Lndovickus, lawyer, b. in Washington county, N. Y., 6 June.
1788 ; d. in Albany, N. Y., 19 Oct., 1832. entered
Union, but left to serve in the war of 1812, then
studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1812, and
practised in Washington, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and
Albany counties. He was elected to the state sen-
ate, and was associated with De Witt Clinton in
the legislation concerning the Erie canal. In 1821
he was made judge of the court of errors, and in
the case of the Dutch church of Albany against
John M. Bradford, Ihen its minister, Samuel Jones,
president of the court, whose decisions had never
before been questioned, delivered an elaborate
opinion with the confident expectation that, as
usual, it would be concurred in. Several other
judges gave long opinions to the same effect.
Judge Viele, the youngest member of the court,
differed from them and the chancellor, and, much
to the surprise of the latter, who often referred to
the case as his only legal defeat, the court decided
with Judge Viele. He was appointed inspector of
the New York state militia in 1819, and regent of
the University of the state of New York in 1832.
On the visit of Lafayette to America, Judge Viele
was chosen as the orator to receive him on his visit
to the battle-field of Saratoga. His judicial opin-
ions are published in Cowan's reports. — John L.'s
son, Egbert Lndovickus, engineer, b. in Water-
ford, N. Y., 17 June, 1825, was graduated at the
U. S. military academy in 1847, assigned to the 2d
infantry, and, joining his regiment in Mexico, served
under Gen. Winfield Scott. He was then given
duty on lower Rio Grande river, and was stationed
at Ringgold barracks and afterward at Fort Mcin-
tosh. In 1853 he resigned, after attaining the rank
of 1st lieutenant on 26 Oct., 1850. Pie then settled
in New York city, where he entered on the practice
of civil engineering, and in 1854'-6 was state engi-
neer of New Jersey. In 1856 he was appointed
chief engineer of Central park, New York, and pre-
pared the original plan that was adopted. Jour
years later he became chief engineer of Prospect
park. Brooklyn, for which he prepared the original
plan, but resigned at the beginning of the civil
war. He responded to the first call for volunteers,
and conducted an expedition from New Yoik to
Washington, forcing a passage up Potomac river.
After serving in the defences of Washington as
captain of engineers in the 7th New York regiment,
he was commissioned brigadier-general of volun-
teers on 17 Aug.,
1861, and directed
to form a camp
of instruction in
Scarsdale, N. Y.
In April, 1862, he
joined the South
Atlantic expedi-
tion and had
charge of the
forces in Savan-
nah river. Gen.
Viele command-
ed the movement
that resulted in
the capture of
Fort Pulaski, and
also took Norfolk
and its navy-yard,
becoming military
governor of that
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city from its capture in May, 1862, until October, 1863. After superintending the draft in northern Ohio, he resigned on 20 Oct., 1863, and resumed his engineering practice. In 1883 he was appointed commissioner of parks for New York city, and in 1884 he was president of the department. He was elected as a Democrat to congress in 1884, but he was defeated in his canvass for re-election in 1886. Gen. Viele is president of the Equitable home building association, for building nouses in the vicinity of Prospect park, Brooklyn, to be sold to tenants who agree to use them as "homes only. Be- sides papers on engineering, sanitation, and physi- cal geography, he has published a " Hand-Book for Active Service " (New York, 1861), and a " Topo- graphical Atlas of the City of New York" (1865).
VIGER, Denis Benjamin, Canadian member
of parliament, b. in Montreal, 19 Aug., 1774; d.
there, 13 Feb., 1861. He was a lawyer of good
standing, was elected to the legislative chamber in
1808, took an active part in the controversy that
led to the insurrection of 1837, and had been a
delegate to London in 1828 and 1831 to lay the
grievances of his countrymen before the imperial
parliament. At the opening of the rebellion he
was arrested on the charge of sedition, and im-
prisoned, but soon afterward was liberated without
trial, and elected to parliament. After the dismis-
sal of the Lafontaine-Baldwin cabinet in 1843,
Lord Metcalfe asked Mr. Viger to become a mem-
ber of the new cabinet, which he did, assuming
the post of premier. He was afterward for several
years a member of the legislative council of Can-
ada. Mr. Viger gave the city of Montreal a piece
of land now known as Viger square and garden.
VIGER. James, Canadian archaeologist, b. in Montreal, Canada, in 1787; d. there in 1858. He was educated in the College of St. Raphael. Montreal, and served as an officer under De Salaberry in the war of 1812. In 1832 he was elected first mayor of Montreal, and recommended by Lord Gosford, the governor-general, for a seat in the executive council. As an antiquarian and archaeologist he was devoted to the investigation of early Canadian history. He wrote twenty-eight volumes, entitled the " Sabertache," and formed an invaluable collection of manuscripts, having given years to the examination of historic monuments, the clearing up of obscure points, verifying dates, and restoring the correct orthography of names,
