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Conspiracy of Pontiac
The Seige of Detriot
Shortly after the capture of these barges, the Indians got very drunk, and Mr. McDougall took the opportunity to escape to the fort. Major Campbell was solicited to do the same, but he said he had given his " parole d'honneur " to General Pontiac, and he refused to return.
About this time, the garrison, accompanied by some Canadians who had remained in the fort during the siege, made a sortie, and on the common, back of the fort, they killed an Ottawa chief, from Mackinac, after which they mangled his body; indeed, cut it in pieces. This so exasperated the Indians that they demanded of Pontiac the life of Major Campbell in return.
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