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The Pontiac Manuscript
Ninivois, at the head of the Foxes, Take and Teata, at the head of the Hurons, although without orders, invested the fort from one side. Pontiac, at the head of his people, took the same course, investing it from the other side, and all together commenced the attack on the fort and the barks, which was pushed vigorously by lively firing, which lasted, without ceasing, until seven o'clock in the evening, the Indians keeping always behind the buildings, in order to avoid the fire of the fort, which could not do them much harm, because there was but one cannon ready for use, which was assisted a little by the muskets of the garrison. All the shots had but little effect outside, which the English officers found out in time, and in order to remedy that and to make their shooting more effective, they tied up iron bolts with wire, made them red hot, and, loading them into the cannon, then shot them into two barns, which were covered with straw, and which were reduced to ashes in less than half an hour, which caused the Indians at least to retire to the cover of the other side of the hill, where they could keep up their fire without risk.
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