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unreasonable in his anticipations of a prompt 

 " vengeance on the barbarians." Thus he had 

 no sooner heard of the loss of Michillimackinac, 

 Miami, and other western outposts, than he sent 

 orders to Gladwyn to re-establish them at once. 

 Gladwyn, who had scarcely force enough to main- 

 tain himself at Detroit, thereupon writes to his 

 friend Bouquet : " The last I received from the 

 General is of the second July, in which I am 

 ordered to establish the outposts immediately. At 

 the time I received these orders, I knew it was 

 impossible to comply with any part of them : the 

 event shows I was right. I am heartily wearied of 

 my command, and I have signified the same to 

 Colonel Amherst (Sir Jeffrey's adjutant). I hope 

 I shall be relieved soon ; if not, I intend to quit 

 the service, for I would not choose to be any longer 

 exposed to the villany and treachery of the settle- 

 ment and Indians." 



Two or three weeks before the above was written, 

 George Croghan, Sir William Johnson's deputy, 

 who had long lived on the frontier, and was 

 as well versed in Indian affairs as the com- 

 mander-in-chief was ignorant of them, wrote 

 to Colonel Bouquet : — " Seven tribes in Canada 

 have offered their services to act with the King's 

 troops ; but the General seems determined to 

 neither accept of Indians' services, nor provincials'. 

 ... I have resigned out of the service, and will 

 start for England about the beginning of Decem- 

 ber. Sir Jeffrey Amherst would not give his 

 consent; so I made my resignation in writing, and 



