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on the mast. The Indians were allowed to approach within less than 

 gunshot, when tlie signal was given, and a discharge of cannon and small 

 arms made upon them. They retreated to their hitrenchment with the 

 loss of fourteen killed and fourteen wounded ; from Avhich they fired dur- 

 ing the night, and wounded two men. In the morning the vessel dropped 

 down to the Lake for a more favorable wind. 



" Friday, June 24th. The Indians were occupied with the vessel. 

 Two Indians back of the Fort were pursued by twenty men, and escaped. 



" Saturday, June 25th. Nothing occurred this day. 



" Sunday, June 26th. Nothing of consequence. 



" Monday, June 27th. Mr. Gamelin, who was in the practice of visit- 

 ing Messrs. Campbell and McDougall, brought a letter to the Commandant 

 from Mr. Campbell, dictated by Pondiac, in which he requested the Com- 

 mandant to surrender the Fort, as in a few days he expected Kee-no-cha- 

 meck, great chief of the Chippewas, with eight hundred men of his 

 nation ; that he (Pondiac) would not then be able to command them, and 

 as soon as they arrived, they would scalp all the English in the Fort. The 

 Commandant only answered that he cared as little for him as he did for 

 them. . . . 



" This evening, the Commandant was informed that the Ottawas and 

 Chippewas had undertaken another raft, which might be more worthy of 

 attention than the former ones : it was reported to be of pine boards, and 

 intended to be long enough to go across the river. By setting fire to every 

 part of it, it could not help, by its length, coming in contact with the 

 vessel, which by this means they expected would certainly take fire. 

 Some firing took place between the vessel and Indians, but without effect. 



" Tuesday, July 19th. The Indians attempted to fire on the Fort, 

 but being discovered, they were soon made to retreat by a few shot. 



" Wednesday, July 20th. Confirmation came to the Fort of the report 

 of the 18th, and that the Indians had been four days at work at their 

 raft, and that it would take eight more to finish it. The Commandant 

 ordered that two boats should be lined or clapboarded with oak plank, 

 two inches thick, and the same defence to be raised above the gunnels of 

 the boats of two feet high A swivel was put on each of them, and placed 

 in such a M-ay that they could be pointed in three diflTerent directions. 



" Thursday, July 21st. The Indians were too busily occupied to pay 

 any attention to the Fort ; so earnest were they in the work of the raft 

 that they hardly allowed themselves time to eat. The Commandant 

 farther availed himself of the time allowed him before the premeditated 

 attack to put every thing in proper order to repulse it. He ordered that 

 two strong graplins should be provided for each of the barges, a strong 

 iron chain of fifteen feet was to be attached to the boat, and conducting a 

 strong cable under water, fastened to the graplins, and the boats were 

 intended to be so disposed as to cover the vessel, by mooring them, by the 

 help of the above preparations, above her. The inhabitants of the S. W. 

 ridge, or hill, a^iin got a false alarm. It was said the Indians intended 

 attacking their luring the night : they kept on their guard till morning. 



