There are a heap of redskins about." These, indeed, even at the distance of several hundred yards, could be easily distinguished from their white allies, by their plumed headdresses, and by the blankets or long robes of skins which hung from their shoulders.
"I should put them down at three thousand." "It is a big army," Nat said.

"I should think there must be quite as many Canadians as French.

How many redskins there are, there ain't no knowing, but we may be sure that they will have got together as many as they could.

Put 'em down at 4000, and that makes 7000 altogether, enough to eat up Fort William Henry, and to march to Albany--or to New York, if they are well led and take fancy to it--that is, if the colonists don't bestir themselves smartly.
"Well, so far you have found out what you came to seek, captain.

What's the next thing ?" "We must discover, if we can, whether they mean to go up the lakes in boats, or to march through the woods," James replied.