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on the garrison, and discovered the Indians in the act of sawing off the 

 muzzles of their guns, as related in the narrative. He remembers Pon- 

 tiac at his headquarters, at the house of Moloche ; where his commis- 

 saries served out provision to the Indians. He himself was among those 

 who conveyed cattle across the river to the English, at a time when they 

 were threatened with starvation. One of his most vivid recollections ia 

 that of seeing the head of Captain Dalzell stuck on the picket of a garden 

 fence, on the day after the battle of Bloody Bridge. His narrative is one 

 of the most copious and authentic of the series. 



Godin's Account. 



M. Gouin was but eleven years old at the time of the war. His father 

 was a prominent trader, and had great influence over the Indians. On 

 several occasions, he acted as mediator between them and the English; 

 and when Major Campbell was bent on visiting the camp of Pontiac, the 

 elder Gouin strenuously endeavored to prevent the attempt. Pontiac 

 often came to him for advice. His son bears emphatic testimony to the 

 extraordinary control which the clief exercised over his followers, and to 

 the address which he displayed in the management of his commissary 

 department. This account contains many particulars not elsewhere men- 

 tioned, though bearing all the appearance of truth. It appears to have 

 been composed partly from the recollections of the younger Gouin, and 

 partly from information derived from his father. 



Meloche's Account. 



Mad. Meloche lived, when a child, on the borders of the Detroit, be- 

 tween the river and the camp of Pontiac. On one occasion, when the 

 English were cannonading the camp from their armed schooner in the 

 river, a shot struck her father's house, throwing down a part of the walls. 

 After the death of Major Campbell, she picked up a pocket-book belong- 

 ing to him, which the Indians had left on the ground. It was full of 

 papers, and she carried it to the English in the fort. 



Parent's Account. 



M. Parent was twenty-two years old when the war broke out. His 

 recollections of the siege are, however, less exact than those of some 

 of the former witnesses, though his narrative preserves several inter- 

 esting incidents. 



Maxwell's Account. 



Maxwell was an English provincial, and pretended to have been a 

 soldier under Gladwyn. His story belies the statement. It has all the 

 air of a narrative made up from hearsay, and largely embellished from 

 imagination. It has been made use of only in a few instances, where it is 



