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Proceedings of a
Court of Enquiry
(Fort Pitt, Sept. 1, 1763)
Stewart, John, David Hay, and Simeon
Ecuyer in: [B. M., Add. MSS.
21634, f. 379, Df. S.] and in
Stevens et all. The Papers
of Col. Henry Bouquet,
Series 21634, 1940,
pp. 257-258.
A Court of enquiry held by Order of Colonel Boquet to examin into the reasons why an Indian named Andrew, did not proceed with a packet to Presque Isle.
The Court being assembled are informed by the Indian that on the evening of the 29th of Augst he mett four Indians of his own Nation viz. Hurons, near Venango, who told him that there were assembled at Presque Isle one hundred and fifty Ottawas & Chipwas Indians, determined to wait the arrival of any party of our Troops which might be sent to the relief of Detroit; that they were in possession of a Breast work erected by our Troops & had mounted two swivels which had been buried by the savages when they took the Blockhouse, and that his informer said, they then had been there twelve days, and intended soon to march back and take the swivels to their Grand Camp at Detroit, consisting of 4000 Men composed of six different Nation; viz.
He also informs the Court that Eight days after he had left Detroit with Major Gladwins dispatches for his Post, he was told by some of his own Nation at Sandusky that four hundred men had sallied from Detroit to attack an Ottawa village a league and a half from the Fort but had been obliged to retire; after an action of six hours having had one hundred & fifty killed & wounded, The commanding officer & five men Killed & Capt Rogers wounded in the thigh, he was also told the same, near Vennango by the four Indians he met there.
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