CONSPIRACY OF PONTIAC AND THE INDIAN WAR

AFTER THE CONQUEST OF CANADA

Contents of Vol. II.

CHAPTER 18
1763.
FRONTIER FORTS AND SETTLEMENTS.
Extent of British Settlements in 1763.—Forts and Military Routes.—Fort Pitt.—The Pennsylvania Frontier.—Alarms at Fort Pitt.—Escape of Calhoun.—Slaughter of Traders.—Fort Ligonier. Fort Bedford.—Situation of Fort Pitt.—Indian Advice.—Reply of Ecuyer.—News from Presqu’ Isle.—Fate of Le Bœuf.—Fate of Venango.—Danger of Fort Pitt.—Council with the Delawares.—Threats of the Commandant.—General Attack. 

CHAPTER 19
1763.
THE WAR ON THE BORDERS.
Panic among the Settlers.—Embarrassments of Amherst.—Colonel Bouquet.—His Correspondence with the Commander-in-Chief.—Proposal to infect the hostile Indians with Small-pox.—Captain Ourry.—Lieutenant Blane.—Frontier War.—Alarm at Carlisle.—Scouting Parties.—Ambuscade on the Tuscarora.—The Dying Borderer.—Scenes at Carlisle. 

CHAPTER 20
1763.
THE BATTLE OF BUSHY RUN.
The Army of Bouquet.—Dangers of his Enterprise.—Fort Ligonier relieved.—Bouquet at Fort Bedford.—March of his Troops.—Unexpected Attack.—The Night Encampment.—The Fight resumed.—Conflict of the second Day.—Successful Stratagem.—Rout of the Indians.—Bouquet reaches Fort Pitt.—Effects of the Victory. 

CHAPTER 21
1763.
THE IROQUOIS.—AMBUSCADE OF THE DEVIL’S HOLE.
Congress of Iroquois.—Effect of Johnson’s Influence.—Incursions into New York.—False Alarm at Goshen.—The Niagara Portage.—The Convoy Attacked.—Second Attack.—Disaster on Lake Erie. 

CHAPTER 22
1763.
DESOLATION OF THE FRONTIERS.
Virginian Backwoodsmen.—Frontiers of Virginia.—Population of Pennsylvania.—Distress of the Settlers.—Attack on Greenbrier.—A captive Amazon.—Attack on a School-house.—Sufferings of Captives.—The escaped Captive.—Feeble Measures of Defence.—John Elder.—Virginian Militia.—Courage of the Borderers.—Encounter with a War-party.—Armstrong’s Expedition.—Slaughter at Wyoming.—Quaker Prejudice.—Gage assumes the Command.—Political Disputes. 

CHAPTER 23
1763.
THE INDIANS RAISE THE SIEGE OF DETROIT.
The Besiegers ask for Peace.—A Truce granted.—Letter from Neyon to Pontiac.—Autumn at Detroit.—Indians at their Wintering Grounds.—Iroquois War-parties.—The War in the South. 

CHAPTER 24
1763.
THE PAXTON MEN.
Desperation of the Borderers.—Effects of Indian Hostilities.—The Conestoga Band.—Paxton.—Matthew Smith and his Companions.—Massacre of the Conestogas.—Further Designs of the Rioters.—Remonstrance of Elder.—Massacre in Lancaster Jail.—State of Public Opinion.—Lazarus Stewart.—The Moravian Converts.—Their Retreat to Philadelphia.—Their Reception by the Mob. 

CHAPTER 25
1764.
THE RIOTERS MARCH ON PHILADELPHIA.
Excitement of the Borderers.—Their Designs.—Alarm of the Quakers.—The Converts sent to New York.—The Converts forced to Return.—Quakers and Presbyterians.—Warlike Preparation.—Excitement in the City.—False Alarm.—Paxton Men at Germantown.—Negotiations with the Rioters.—Frontiersmen in Philadelphia.—Paper Warfare.—Memorials of the Paxton Men. 

CHAPTER 26
1764.
BRADSTREET’S ARMY ON THE LAKES.
Memorials on Indian Affairs.—Character of Bradstreet.—Departure of the Army.—Concourse of Indians at Niagara.—Indian Oracle.—Temper of the Indians.—Insolence of the Delawares and Shawanoes.—Treaty with the Senecas.—Ottawas and Menomonies.—Bradstreet leaves Niagara.—Henry’s Indian Battalion.—Pretended Embassy.—Presumption of Bradstreet.—Indians of Sandusky.—Bradstreet at Detroit.—Council with the Chiefs of Detroit.—Terms of the Treaty.—Strange Conduct of Bradstreet.—Michillimackinac reoccupied.—Embassy of Morris.—Bradstreet at Sandusky.—Return of the Army.—Results of the Expedition. 

CHAPTER 27
1764.
BOUQUET FORCES THE DELAWARES AND SHAWANOES TO SUE FOR PEACE.
Renewal of Indian Ravages.—David Owens, the White Savage.—Advance of Bouquet.—His Message to the Delawares.—The March of his Army.—He reaches the Muskingum.—Terror of the Enemy.—Council with the Indians.—Speech of the Delaware Orator.—Reply of Bouquet.—Its Effect.—The English Camp.—Letter from Bradstreet.—Desperate Purpose of the Shawanoes.—Peace Council.—Delivery of English Prisoners.—Situation of Captives among the Indians.—Their Reluctance to return to the Settlements.—The Forest Life.—Return of the Expedition. 

CHAPTER 28
1764.
THE ILLINOIS.
Boundaries of the Illinois.—The Missouri. The Mississippi.—Plants and Animals of the Illinois.—Its early Colonization.—Creoles of the Illinois.—Its Indian Population. 

CHAPTER 29
1763-1765.
PONTIAC RALLIES THE WESTERN TRIBES.
Cession of French Territory in the West.—St. Louis.—St. Ange de Bellerive.—Designs of Pontiac.—His French Allies.—He visits the Illinois.—His great War-belt.—Repulse of Loftus.—The English on the Mississippi.—New Orleans in 1765.—Pontiac’s Embassy at New Orleans. 

CHAPTER 30
1765.
RUIN OF THE INDIAN CAUSE.
Mission of Croghan.—Plunder of the Caravan.—Exploits of the Borderers.—Congress at Fort Pitt.—Fraser’s Discomfiture.—Distress of the hostile Indians.—Pontiac. His desperate Position.—Croghan’s Party attacked.—Croghan at Ouatanon.—His Meeting with Pontiac.—Pontiac offers Peace.—Croghan reaches Detroit.—Conferences at Detroit.—Peace Speech of Pontiac.—Results of Croghan’s Mission.—The English take Possession of the Illinois. 

CHAPTER 31
1766-1769.
DEATH OF PONTIAC.
Effects of the Peace.—Pontiac repairs to Oswego.—Congress at Oswego.—Speech of Sir William Johnson.—Reply of Pontiac.—Prospects of the Indian Race.—Fresh Disturbances.—Pontiac visits St. Louis.—The Village of Cahokia.—Assassination of Pontiac.—Vengeance of his Followers. 

APPENDIX. (not included in our on line library)
A.—THE IROQUOIS.—EXTENT OF THEIR CONQUESTS.—POLICY PURSUED TOWARDS THEM BY THE FRENCH AND THE ENGLISH.—MEASURES OF SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON.
1.	Territory of the Iroquois.	
2.	2.  	French and English Policy towards the Iroquois. Measures of Sir William Johnson.	
3.	
B.—CAUSES OF THE INDIAN WAR.
1.	Views of Sir William Johnson.	
2.	Tragedy of Ponteach.	

C.—DETROIT AND MICHILLIMACKINAC.
1.	The Siege of Detroit.	
2.	Massacre of Michillimackinac.	

D.—THE WAR ON THE BORDERS.
 	The Battle of Bushy Run.	

E.—THE PAXTON RIOTS.
1.	Evidence against the Indians of Conestoga.	
2.	Proceedings of the Rioters.	
3.	Memorials of the Paxton Men.

F.—THE CAMPAIGN OF 1764.
1.	Bouquet’s Expedition.	
2.	Condition and Temper of the Western Indians.	
 		
 	INDEX.	276
List of Illustrations.
A Map of the Country on the Ohio & Muskingum Rivers Shewing the Situation of the Indian Towns with respect to the Army under the Command of Colonel Bouquet By Tho.s Hutchins Afs. Engineer.	
A Plan of the several Villages in the Illinois Country, with Part of the River Mississippi &c.