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Conspiracy of Pontiac
The Seige of Detriot
They did so and the steersman caught the Indian and succeeded in putting him out of the boat, but the latter drew his knife and hanging upon the side of the boat with one hand clenched in the clothes of the steersman, he stabbed him and drew him into the water. He then attempted to get into the boat, but one of the others struck him on the head with an oar and he was so disabled that he had to swim ashore. In the meantime the firing from the vessel continued and the two men were encouraged to persevere. The Indians redoubled their vigorous fire, in which one of the remaining men had his arm broken and the boat would have finally been lost had it not been for the ship's boat, which arrived in time to rescue and assist them to the vessel.
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