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of the victory ; and re-enforcements soon began to 

 come in to swell the force of Pontiac. " Fresh 

 warriors," writes Gladwyn, " arrive almost every 

 day, and I believe that I shall soon be besieged by 

 upwards of a thousand." The English, on their 

 part, were well prepared for resistance, since the 

 garrison now comprised more than three hundred 

 effective men ; and no one entertained a doubt of 

 their ultimate success in defending the place. 

 Day after day passed on ; a few skirmishes took 

 place, and a few men were killed, but nothing 

 worthy of notice occurred, until the night of the 

 fourth of vSeptember, at which time was achieved 

 one of the most memorable feats which the chroni- 

 cles of that day can boast. 



The schooner Gladwyn, the smaller of the two 

 armed vessels so often mentioned, had been sent 

 down to Niagara with letters and despatches. She 

 was now returning, having on board Horst, her 

 master, Jacobs, her mate, and a crew of ten men, 

 all of whom were provincials, besides six Iroquois 

 Indians, supposed to be friendly to the English. 

 On the night of the third, she entered the Eiver 

 Detroit ; and in the morning the six Indians asked 

 to be set on shore, a request which Avas foolishly 

 granted. They disappeared in the woods, and 

 probably reported to Pontiac's warriors the small 

 numbers of the crew. The vessel stood up the 

 river until nightfall, when, the wind failing, she 

 was compelled to anchor about nine miles below 

 the fort. The men on board watched with anxious 

 vigilance ; and as night came on, they listened to 



