The discovery and conquests of the Northwest : including the early history of Chicago, Detroit, Vincennes, StLouis, FtWayne, Prairie du Chien, Marietta, Cincinnati, Cleveland, etc., etc., and incidents of pioneer life in the region of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi Valley . ? - .^^q^jj-.^^^.:. hffiiS ^==~—-^ iU) azzdl ess ton o/^ i/ic Afe7^canlUc Zid7^a?^yAssociaHon. Croghati Attacked and taken Prisoner. 145 unteered to start in advance of Croofhan, as an emissary of Englishpower at the place in question, and with a hardihood seldoniequaled, pushed his canoe, with a few attendants,
The discovery and conquests of the Northwest : including the early history of Chicago, Detroit, Vincennes, StLouis, FtWayne, Prairie du Chien, Marietta, Cincinnati, Cleveland, etc., etc., and incidents of pioneer life in the region of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi Valley . ? - .^^q^jj-.^^^.:. hffiiS ^==~—-^ iU) azzdl ess ton o/^ i/ic Afe7^canlUc Zid7^a?^yAssociaHon. Croghati Attacked and taken Prisoner. 145 unteered to start in advance of Croofhan, as an emissary of Englishpower at the place in question, and with a hardihood seldoniequaled, pushed his canoe, with a few attendants, down the Ohioriver to Ft, Massac; thence he made his way across the countryto the French villages of the Illinois country. He was well re-ceived at first, but he had not remained long till the Frenchtraders conspired to take his life by means of exciting the In-dians against him, and would certainly have accomplished theirpurpose, bat for the interposition of Pontiac, who was there, andwhose potent influence was barely sufficient to save hira frombeing tomahawked. Early in May, true to their agreement, the faithful Shaw-aneese brought in the promised captives, and delivered them toCroghan at Ft. Pitt; and all things now being ready, he em-barked on the 15th. 1T65, with a few white companions an
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