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Tribes of the Lakes. — Adventures of a Trader. — Speech of 

 Minavavana. — Arrival of English Troops. — Disposition of the 

 Indians. — The Ojibwa War-chief. — Ambassadors from Pon- 

 tiac. — Sinister Designs of the Ojibwas. — Warnings of Danger. 



— Wawatam. — Eve of the Massacre 322 



CHAPTER XVIL 



1763. 



The Massacre. 



The King's Birthday. — Heedlessness of the Garrison. — Indian 

 Ball-play. — The Stratagem. — Slaughter of the Soldiers. — ' 

 Escape of Alexander Henry. — His appalling Situation, — His 

 Hiding-place discovered. — Survivors of the Massacre. — Plan 

 of retaking the Fort. — Adventures of Henry. — Unexpected 

 Behavior of the Ottavvas. — They take Possession of the Fort. 



— Their Council with the Ojibwas. — Henry and his Fellow- 

 prisoners. — He is rescued by Wawatam. — Cannibalism. — 

 Panic among the Conquerors. — They retire to Mackinaw. — 

 The Island of Mackinaw. — Indian Carouse. — Famine among 

 the Indians. — They disperse to their Wintering Grounds. — 

 Green Bay. The neighboring Tribes. — Gorell. His Address 

 and Prudence. — He conciliates the Indians. — He abandons 

 Green Bay. — The English driven from the Upper Lakes . . 338 



