The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War After the Conquest of Canada

CONTENTS OF VOL. I.

CHAPTER I.

INTRODUCTORY.-INDIAN TRIBES EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI.

General Characteristics. - Tribal Divisions.

Social Harmony. - The Totem. - Classification of Tribes.

The Iroquois.-Their Position and Character. - Their Polit-

ical Organization. Traditions of their Confederacy. — Their

Myths and Legends. Their Eloquence and Sagacity.-Arts

- Agriculture. Their Dwellings, Villages, and Forts.

Winter Life. The War Path.- Festivals and Pastimes.

The Hurons or Wyandots. - Their

Pride of the Iroquois.

Customs and Character.

Nation. Its Fate.

roras.

Their

Their Dispersion. The Neutral

The Eries and Andastes. - Triumphs of

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the Confederacy.-The Adoption of Prisoners. The Tusca-

- Superiority of the Iroquois Race. The Algonquins.

The Lenni Lenape. Their changing Fortunes. The

Shawanoes. The Miamis and the Illinois. The Ojibwas,

Pottawattamies, and Ottawas. - The Sacs and Foxes. - The

Menomonies and Knisteneaux. Customs of the Northern

Algonquins. Their Summer and Winter Life.-Legends of

the Algonquins. - Religious Faith of the Indians. - The Indian

Character. - Its Inconsistencies. Its Ruling Passions.

Pride. Hero-worship. - Coldness, Jealousy, Suspicion. - Self-

Intellectual Traits. Inflexibility.

FRANCE AND ENGLAND IN AMERICA.

Contrast of French and English Colonies. Feudalism in Canada.

- Priests and Monks. - Puritanism and Democracy in New

England. - French Life in Canada. - Military Strength of

Religious Zeal. - Missions The Jesuits. - Brebeuf

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THE FRENCH, THE ENGLISH, AND THE INDIANS.

Champlain defeats the Iroquois. -The Iroquois Wars. - Misery of

Canada. - Expedition of Frontenac. - Success of the French.

-French Influence in the West.- La Verandrye. - The Eng-

lish Fur-trade. - Protestant and Romish Missions. The

English and the Iroquois. - Policy of the French. - The

Frenchman in the Wigwam.- Coureurs des Bois. - The White

Savage. The English Fur-trader. William Penn and his

Eulogists.-The Indians and the Quakers. — Injustice of Penn's

Successors. The Walking Purchase. Speech of Canassa.

tego. Removal of the Delawares. Intrusion of Settlers.-

Success of French Intrigues. - Father Picquet. Sir Wil-

liam Johnson. Position of Parties

CHAPTER IV.

1700-1755.

COLLISION OF THE RIVAL COLONIES.

The Puritan and the Canadian. - Fort Frederic. -Acadia. The

French on the Ohio. - Mission of Washington. - Trent driven

from the Ohio. - Death of Jumonville. - Skirmish at the

Great Meadows. - Alarm of the Indians. Congress at Al-

bany. - French and English Diplomacy.. - Braddock and

Dieskau. Naval Engagement. - The War in Europe and

America. Braddock in Virginia. — March of his Army. -

Beaujeu at Fort du Quesne. Ambuscade at the Monon-

gahela. Rout of Braddock. Its Consequences. -Acadia,

Niagara, and Crown Point. - Battle of Lake George. - Prose-

cution of the War. - Oswego - Fort William Henry. - Storm-

ing of Ticonderoga. -State of Canada. Plans for its Reduc-

- Wolfe before Quebec

tion. Progress of the English Arms.

Assault at Montmorenci. - Heroism of Wolfe. - The Heights

of Abraham. - Battle of Quebec. - Death of Wolfe. - Death

of Montcalm. Surrender of Quebec. - Fall of Canada. .

CHAPTER V.

1755-1763.

THE WILDERNESS AND ITS TENANTS AT THE CLOSE OF THE

FRENCH WAR.

Sufferings of the Frontier. - Treaties with the Western Tribes.
Christian Frederic Post. - The Iroquois. - The remote Tribes.
- The Forest. - Indian Population. - Condition of the Tribes.
Onondaga. The Delawares and neighboring Tribes.
Their Habits and Condition. - The Shawanoes, Miamis,
Illinois, and Wyandots. English Settlements. - Forest
Thoroughfares. - Fur-traders - Their Habits and Character. -
The Forest Traveller. - The French at the Illinois. - Military
Life in the Forest. - The Savage and the European. - Hunt-
ers and Trappers. - Civilization and Barbarism.

CHAPTER VI.

1760.

THE ENGLISH TAKE POSSESSION OF THE WESTERN POSTS.

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The victorious Armies at Montreal. - Major Robert Rogers. — His
Expedition up the Lakes. - His Meeting with Pontiac. Am-
bitious Views of Pontiac. - He befriends the English. - The
English take Possession of Detroit. Of other French Posts. -
British Power Predominant in the West

CHAPTER VII.

1760-1763.

ANGER OF THE INDIANS. THE CONSPIRACY

Discontent of the Tribes. -Impolitic Course of the English. - Dis-
orders of the Fur-trade. Military Insolence. - Intrusion of
Settlers. French Intrigue. - The Delaware Prophet. An
abortive Plot. -Pontiac's Conspiracy. - · Character of Pontiac
Gloomy Prospects of the Indian Race. - Designs of Pontiac.
His War Messengers. - Tribes engaged in the Conspiracy.
- Dissimulation of the Indians. - The War-belt among the

Miamis

The Indians as a military People. Their inefficient Organization.

of the Indian Leaders -- Difficulties of Forest Warfare.
Defenceless Condition of the Colonies. - The Peace of Paris.-
Royal Proclamation. - The War-chief. His Fasts and Vigils.
The War-feast. - The War-dance. - Departure of the War-
riors. The Bursting of the Storm

CHAPTER IX.

1763, APRIL.

THE COUNCIL at the RIVER ECORCES.

Pontiac musters his Warriors.

They assemble at the River

- Speech of Pontiac. - Allegory of

the Delaware. The Council dissolves.- Calumet Dance at

Ecorces. The Council.

- Plan to surprise the Garrison

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Strange Phenomenon. - Origin and History of Detroit. - Its Con-
dition in 1763. Character of its Inhabitants. - French Life
at Detroit. The Fort and Garrison.-Pontiac at Isle à la
Peche. Suspicious Conduct of the Indians.