France and England in North America, Part VII, Vol 1: A Half-Century of Conflict
CHAPTER XII.
1712.
THE OUTAGAMIES AT DETROIT.
The West and the Fur-trade.--New York and Canada.--Indian Population.--The Firebrands of the West.--Detroit in 1712.--Dangerous Visitors.--Suspense.--Timely Succors.--The Outagamies attacked: their Desperate Position.--Overtures.--Wavering Allies.--Conduct of Dubuisson.--Escape of the Outagamies.--Pursuit and Attack.--Victory and Carnage 272