180 BRADSTREET'S ARMY ON THE LAKES. [1764, Aug. 



danger, sent a deputation to meet him, promising 

 that, if he would refrain from attacking them, they 

 would follow him to Detroit, and there conclude a 

 treaty. Bradstreet thought proper to trust this 

 slippery promise ; though, with little loss of time, 

 he might have reduced them, on the spot, to a 

 much more effectual submission. He now bent 

 his course for Detroit, leaving the Indians of San- 

 dusky much delighted, and probably no less sur- 

 prised, at the success of their embassy. Before 

 his departure, however, he despatched Captain 

 Morris, with several Canadians and friendly Indi- 

 ans, to the Illinois, in order to persuade the savages 

 of that region to treat of peace with the English. 

 The measure was in a high degree ill advised and 

 rash, promising but doubtful advantage, and expos- 

 ing the life of a valuable officer to imminent risk. 

 The sequel of Morris's adventure will soon appear. 



The English boats now entered the mouth of the 

 Detroit, and on the twenty-sixth of August came 

 within sight of the fort and adjacent settlements. 

 The inhabitants of the Wyandot village on the 

 right, who, it will be remembered, had recently 

 made a treaty of peace at Niagara, ran down to 

 the shore, shouting, whooping, and firing their 

 guns, — a greeting more noisy than sincere, — 

 while the cannon of the garrison echoed salutation 

 from the opposite shore, and cheer on cheer, deep 

 and heartfelt, pealed welcome from the crowded 

 ramparts. 



Well might Gladwyn's beleaguered soldiers 

 rejoice at .the approaching succor. They had 



