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INDIANS IN THE WAR OF 1S12. 327 FoUes Avoiiuvs, agent for tlie jukI Winnebagoes from (Ireeu Buy, and M. Tousssiint Pothier arrived tVoiii Montreal in +.he (iapacity of Southwest Fur Company. An express was sent to reijuire asaistancie fi-oni the iigents of the Northwest Conip.any at Fort William, and on the ninth day after its departure they answered by their presence, bringing with them nearly 20() engages. Anmble Chevalier, an Ottawa chief of influence, who had recently returned from h)wer (Canada to reside at L'Arbre Croche, volunteered his services and succeeded in assembling a considerable number of his tribesmen. I'otliier observed that "they appeared very lukewarm, and after a great deal of prevarication reluctantly agreed to join the expedition. The other Indians were unanimous, particularly the Western Indians, whose animated example had great influence ui)on the others." The garrison of Mackinac was absolutely taken by surprise and surrendered without resistance on the 17th of July. The Indiana are stated to have behaved in the most exemplary manner. Captain Koberts wrote: without precedent and demands the the Indians, that although as soon as they hoard the these peo]>l<"s capitulation was signed they all returned to tlieir eunoes, and not a drop of either man's or uninjal's blood was spilt till I gave an order for a certain number of bullocks to be purchased for them. It is !i circiiiimtance, I believe, greatest praise for all thoso who ct.adncted minds were much heated, yet John Askin, an officer in the Indian department, declared that "since the capitulation they have not drunk a drop of liquor nor even killed a fowl belonging to any person (a tliing never known before), for they generally destroy everything they meet with." After the fall to collect a larger of Mackinaw, Dickson returned to (Ireen Bay body of warriors whom he dispatched to lirock's assistance, partly in canoes and partly overland. They arrived at Detroit too late to take any part in the military operations which led to the surrender of that place. The Ottawas, however, ('ontiiuied to waver, and were even suspected of fouming a conspiracy to seize Fort Mackinac and exterminate ohe British garrison. During the winter Elliot had sent a message to the Indians on the Wabash urging them to desist from further hostilities, and about the 14th of June he re(!eive<l a formal reply from Techkamthai, the "Bbawanese of no note" meutioued in Gea- ^