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The Pontiac Manuscript
Monday, June 20. At ten o'clock in the morning the Indians came to fire some volleys upon the fort from the north side. After these volleys the English officers noticed that the attacking party came along the highway deliberately and without any fear. To cure them of this boldness an embrasure was cut through the stockade on that side, in which to put up a cannon which would sweep towards the place where the suburb had been and stop the tribes from passing. At four o'clock p. m. the news came that the fort on Presque Isle and on the Beef River, formerly established by the French and since three years in the hands of the English, had been captured by the Indians. This news was not confirmed and remained uncertain.
[Marginal note: "On the part of Father Dujonois, council was held between him and Pontiac to secure the liberty of the Englishmen. "]
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