CHAP. VII. Council of the Ohio Tribes at Logstown-
Treaty with the English-G'st's Settlement-Speeches
of the Half-king and the French Commandant-
French Aggressions-The Ruins of Piqua-Washington
sent on a Mission to the French Commander-Jacob
Van Braam, his Interpreter-Christopher Gist, his Guide
-Halt at the Confluence of the Monongahela and Alle-
gany-Projected Fort-Shingiss, a Delaware Sachem-
-Logstown-The Half-king-Indian Councils-Indian
Diplomacy-Rumors concerning Joncaire-Indian Es-
corts The Half-king, Jeskakake, and White Thun-
der,
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CHAP. VIII. Arrival at Venango-Captain Joncaire-
Frontier Revelry-Discussions over the Bottle-The Old
Diplomatist and the Young-The Half-king, Jeskakake,
and White Thunder staggered-The Speech-belt-Depar
ture-La Force, the wily Commissary-Fort at Frei ch
Creek-The Chevalier Legardeur de St. Pierre, Knight
of St. Louis-Captain Reparti-Transactions at the Fort