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The Pontiac Manuscript
When these reinforcements arrived the rumor spread in the fort that another force of four hundred men was under way by the northern route, which, however, proved false.
Saturday, July 30. The commander ordered that a number of canoes and other vessels, which had been lying on the strand in front of the fort since the commencement of the hostilities, should be repaired for service at the first opportunity.
In the evening, as customary, all the officers assembled on the drill-grounds to receive their instructions, the old and newly arrived being present. It was decided that in the following night a sally should be made by three hundred and odd men under command of the aide-de-camp, who had commanded the newly arrived reinforcements, in order to [punish] the Indians and force them to make peace; ammunition was distributed to all the soldiers, and they were ordered to be ready for the sally, which was to take place the following night.
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