The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada
CHAPTER X.
1763, May.
DETROIT.
_Strange Phenomenon.--Origin and History of Detroit.--Its Condition in 1763.--Character of its Inhabitants.--French Life at Detroit.--The Fort and Garrison.--Pontiac at Isle a la Peche.--Suspicious Conduct of the Indians.--Catharine, the Ojibwa Girl.--She reveals the Plot.-- Precautions of the Commandant.--A Night of Anxiety._ 159