The reply of the chiefs was humble; but they begged that the English traders, of whom there were, at that moment, ten in the town, might stay a little longer, since the goods they brought were necessary to them.
After making presents to the chiefs, the party proceeded on their way, putting up the coats of arms and burying the lead inscriptions.

At Scioto a large number of Indians were assembled, and the French were very apprehensive of an attack, which would doubtless have been disastrous to them, as the Canadians of the party were altogether unused to war.

A council was held, however, at which Celoron could obtain no satisfaction whatever, for the interests of the Indians were bound up with the English.
There can be no doubt that, had they been able to look into the future, every Indian on the continent would have joined the French in their effort to crush the English colonies.

Had France remained master of America the Indians might, even now, be roaming free and unmolested on the lands of their forefathers.

France is not a colonizing nation.