The city of Detroit, Michigan, 1701-1922; / Clarence M. Burton, editor-in-chief, William Stocking, associate editor, Gordon K. Miller, associated editor. [Vol. 2]

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Gentleman's Magazine" (1763, p. 455) gives a vivid description of this murder.
According to this narrative, Captain Campbell was compelled to kneel upon
the body of the dead chief and pray, after which the savages murdered him,
ripped his heart out and ate it, then hacked his body into bits with their tomahawks. Rutherford, in his narrative, states that the killing of Campbell so
enraged the Ottawas that they determined to have retribution and selected
Ensign Paully (commandant at Fort Sandusky who had been captured May
16th and adopted by the Chippewas) for their satisfaction. Paully, however,
was informed of his danger by a young squaw who loved him and she assisted
him to escape. Then the Ottawas turned their vengeance upon Rutherford,
also a Chippewa captive, but the latter's adopted Indian father, Perwash, hid
him and later took him away. On his journey he passed the slain Captain
Campbell, mangled, scalped, and being devoured by the camp dogs.
Thus ended the life of a brilliant young officer. Captain Donald Campbell
was of Scotch blood and had come to America with the Sixty-second Regiment
in 1756; he was made captain of the Royal Americans in 1759, came to Detroit
in 1760, and remained in command until Major Gladwin arrived, when he was
retained as second in command.
CONTINUATION OF SIEGE
The cruel killing of Captain Campbell alarmed the inhabitants upon the river
shores and many of them sought shelter within the walls of the fort, bringing
with them their household goods and valuables, but very meager supplies of
provisions, thus increasing the garrison's already heavy burden. The siege
had now been going on for over two months and some of the Indians grew
discontented over their efforts to starve out the garrison.
On July 10, 1763, they prepared a fire-raft, or two boats loaded with faggots
and kindling and tied together. They set fire to this contrivance and launched
it into the river, hoping that it would float down to the two sloops, fire them,
and thus cut off the means of supplying the people in the fort. A similar effort
on the 12th failed as quickly as that of the 10th. On the afternoon of the 12th
of July, the sloop "Gladwin" sailed again for Niagara, to bring back reinforcements and supplies.
One of the boats had also paid a short visit to Pontiac's camp and other
Indian villages in the vicinity. With a certain amount of energetic shelling,
the Indian courage became slightly dampened and the Pottawatomi and Huron
soon were ready for peace. Upon their giving up the prisoners held by them,
a peace was concluded, which weakened Pontiac's force, though the loss was
partially offset by the arrival of a few Indians fresh from the conquest of the
other posts.
ARRIVAL OF DALZELL'S COMMAND
The night before July 29th was one of heavy fog over the river. About
dawn it thinned and the watchers upon the stockade perceived a large number
of barges in sight near the River Rouge. A cannon was fired as a signal and
a like response came from the barges. Gladwin and a party embarked to
meet the newcomers, who turned out to be Capt. James Dalzell (or Dalyell)
of General Amherst's staff, 260 men of the Fifty-fifth and Eightieth Regiments,
and twenty independent rangers commanded by Maj. Robert Rogers. The
twenty-two barges were loaded as well with large supplies of provisions, artillery