Pontiac, though enraged by the desertion of his allies, and by what seemed to him the cowardly conduct of the French, determined at once to accept the situation, sue for peace, and lay plans for future action.

So far he had been fighting ostensibly for the restoration of French rule.

In future, whatever scheme he might devise, his struggle must be solely in the interests of the red man.

Next day he sent a letter to Gladwyn begging that the past might be forgotten.

His young men, he said, had buried their hatchets, and he declared himself ready not only to make peace, but also to 'send to all the nations concerned in the war' telling them to cease hostilities.