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present corner of Fort and Shelby streets, which they 

 named Lenault. During the war of 1812, this name 

 was changed and the post became known as Fort 

 Shelby. 



After the treaty of 1783 the western posts did not 

 at once acknowledge American jurisdiction, and among 

 these Detroit seemed to be the most defiant, but when 

 Wayne effectually weakened the strength of the 

 Indians, there was a general surrender, although the 

 United States forces did not take actual possession until 

 July eleventh, 1796. With childish spite, the British, 

 upon leaving this fort, broke the windows of the 

 barracks, filled the wells with stones and did all they 

 could to annoy those who were to succeed them, and 

 when General Hull came there as governor of the 

 territory, it is possible that the ruin which he found 

 was occassioned by the same spirit of revenge. 



During the succeeding years, Detroit was again one 

 of the points towards which an unpropitious fate 

 pointed a finger. The Indians, still believing that the 

 Americans were driving them from their land, were 

 Jcuaking pre])arations to attack the settlements, led on 

 by the powerful influence of the two chiefs, Tecumseh 

 and the Prophet. 



At a grand council the assembled tribes were told, 

 according to the policy of these chiefs, that the Great 

 Spirit had appeared to chief Tront and had told him 

 that He was the father of the English, French, 

 Spaniards and Indians, but that the Americans were 

 the sons of the Evil One ! Under such influence the 

 uprising which resulted in the war between Great 

 Britain and the United States began. 



When General Brock, seconded by Tecumseh, 



