. Indiana and Indianans : a history of aboriginal and territorial Indiana and the century of statehood . tfrom ambush; and his garrison surrendered on promise that their liveswould be spared. On June 1, Lieutenant Jenkins wrote to Major Glad-win, who was still besieged at Detroit: I have heard of your Situ-ation which gives me great pain, indeed we are not in much better,for this moi-ning the Indians sent for me to Speak to me, & Immediatelybound me when I got to their Cahbin, and I soon found some of mySoldiers in the same Condition, they told me Detroit, Miamis & allthese posts were cut of,
. Indiana and Indianans : a history of aboriginal and territorial Indiana and the century of statehood . tfrom ambush; and his garrison surrendered on promise that their liveswould be spared. On June 1, Lieutenant Jenkins wrote to Major Glad-win, who was still besieged at Detroit: I have heard of your Situ-ation which gives me great pain, indeed we are not in much better,for this moi-ning the Indians sent for me to Speak to me, & Immediatelybound me when I got to their Cahbin, and I soon found some of mySoldiers in the same Condition, they told me Detroit, Miamis & allthese posts were cut of, and that it was a folly to make any resistance INDIANA AND INDIANANS 123 therefore me to make the few Soldiers I had in the Fort Surrender,otherwise they would put us all to Death in Case one ]\Ian was were to have fallen upon us & killd us all last Night, but ]\IessrsMaisonville & Lorrain. gave them wampum not to kill us, & & whenthey told the Interpreter we were all to be killd, and he knowing thecondition of the Fort begd of them to make us prisoners. have. James E. Mookey put us into the French houses & both Indians and French use us verywell. All these Nations say they are very Sorry, but that they wereObliged to do it by the other Nations, the Belt did not Arrive here tilllast Night about eight oClock; Mr. Lorrain can inform you of all,Just now received the News of St. Josephs being taken. Eleven Menkilld and three taken prisoners with the Officer; I have nothing moreto Say but that I sincerely wish you a Speedy Succour, & that we maybe able to revenge ourselves on those that deser\e it. 124 INDIANA AND INDIANANS In the consideration of Pontiacs conspiracy, tliere is usually toomuch stress put on his ability, and too little on the religious movementthat was back of the uprising. Pontiac was a man of great ability, butno one man is ever able to bring about great popular movements unlessthere is some powerful agency at work on public sentiment. NapoleonBona
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