[Edward Manning Ruttenber (1872)] nocks, whose destruction was accom-derived from that of the chief under plished by the English of Maryland aided whose charge they were placed. — Gallatin, by the Five Nations. They were removed 55. from Maryland and settled among the * Proud; see also Life and Times of Sir Oneidas until they lost their language, Wm. Johnson. 246 THE INDIAN TRIBES ensued, and the governor hid himself away in the house of Dr. Franklin. The Quakers were alone equal to the occasion, and firmly resisted the intended bloodshed. Persuaded to listen to the voice of reason, the insurgents at length abandoned their murderous purposes and returned to their homes, and the be sieged Indians again sought rest in the wilderness.1 The combination under Pontiac failed, but not from any lack of courage and determination on the part of the confederates. While maintaining the siege of Detroit, belts, which had been sent in all directions by the French, assured the tribes which