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The Pontiac Manuscript
It burned readily, but floated down the river and passed by the barks at an arpent's distance, without doing them the least harm. The Indians, seeing that they had worked for nothing and lost their time, set to work to make another fire-float and did not trouble the fort all day.
In the evening the commander was warned by Frenchmen from outside that the Indians would certainly set fire to the fort during the night, under cover of the darkness. He put very little faith in this report, for most of the time the newsmongers lied in order to be well received, and caused a great deal of unnecessary trouble, which was the reason that the officers, instead of thanking them, made fun of them.
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