Pontiac, Chief of the Ottawas: A Tale of the Siege of Detroit |
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Asher Norris asked attack believed boat Canadian canoe Captain Horst captive Catharine caught chief chieftain craft crew dared darkness Detroit river distance eastern bank enemies escape eyes face fact fear Fighting Island fire followed Fort Detroit French garrison glanced gloom gone Gray Wolf hand head heard heart hope hostiles Indian instant Iroquois Jack Carson Jean Chotean Jo Spain knew knife learned listened lodge looked Madge Linwood Major Gladwyn meaning minutes Morning Light nature night Ojibwa girl Ojibwa maiden Ooroa Ottawa paddle passed peril Pierre Muire Pontiac prisoner ranger reached Red Feather redmen replied rifle sachem schooner seemed settlement shore shot side siege of Detroit sight slay Spain squaw stepped stood stream sure tell tepee thing thought tiac told took trees truth turned varmints village Wa-mo-aka wait warriors wife wish wood words Wyandots young younker youth