CONTENTS OF VOL. II. 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



1763. 

 Frontier Forts and Settlements. 



PAGB 



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 Ecuj^er. — News from Presqu' Isle. — Fate 

 of Le Boeuf. — Fate of Venango. — Danger of Fort Pitt. — 

 Council with the Delawares. — Threats of the Commandant. — 

 General Attack 1 



CHAPTER XIX. 



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 Tusca- 

 rora. — The Dying Borderer. — Scenes at Carlisle .... 28 



CHAPTER XX. 



1763. 



The Battle oe Bushy Run. 



The Army of Bouquet. — Dangers of his Enterprise. — Fort Ligo- 

 nier 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 roaches Fort 

 Pitt. — Effects of the Victory 55 



