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The Pontiac Manuscript
About 2 o'clock p. m. there were again heard, as on the day before, death-cries uttered on the other shore of the river by the Indians. Several persons mounted to the patrol-way to discover their meaning, A number of Indians were seen on the land, some on foot, some on horseback, uttering yells and cries of joy. Other Indians were leading two barges, loaded with merchandise and merchants, which they had taken upon the lake. They came up with their prisoners on the other side of the river along the shore. The bark, hoping to make them abandon their prize, sent them several cannon shots, which were aimed too high or too low.
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