This council was attended by such settlers as Robert Navarre, Zacharie Sicotte, Louis Campau, Antoine Cuillerier, Francois Meloche, all men of standing and influence.

In his address to them Pontiac declared: 'If you are French, accept this war-belt for yourselves, or your young men, and join us; if you are English, we declare war upon you.' The _Gladwyn_ had brought news of the Peace of Paris between France and England.

Many of the settlers had been hoping that success would crown the French arms in Europe and that Canada would be restored.

Some of those at the council said that these articles of peace were a mere ruse on the part of Gladwyn to gain time.

Robert Navarre, who had published the articles of peace to the French and Indians, and several others were friendly to the British, but the majority of those present were unfriendly.
Sicotte told Pontiac that, while the heads of families could not take up arms, there were three hundred young men about Detroit who would willingly join him.