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Conspiracy of Pontiac
The Seige of Detriot
On arriving at the fort Pontiac found the gates shut, and being much incensed at this he turned back with some of his men, went to a house standing on the Beaubien farm, and having massacred an English family there, proceeded to Hog Island, where Mr. and Mrs. Fisher fell victims to their barbarity.
About this time Pontiac's followers were in the habit of killing the cattle and hogs belonging to the French inhabitants, and of committing many other depredations. They were distributed in the different houses along the the strait and were masters wherever they went. The old French people solicited the favor of a council with the chief and it was granted
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