[2] However, no amount of negotiation on the part of Johnson could make up for years of the British policy of severing the Indians' supply of rum and ammunition.
[2] During the winter of 1762–3, Wabbicommicot reported to a Toronto-based trader that the First Nations in the region had been put on alert that a French contingent would be arriving shortly to retake the area, and that war would break out between the Indians and the British in spring.
[2][4] Despite Wabbicommicot's alliance with the British, the personnel at Fort Niagara soon received word that some traders were attacked by Mississaugas at the mouth of the Grand River.
This statement was given weight by the Ojibwa's subsequent release of six prisoners as proof that they wanted to end the war.
In the following years, Wabbicommicot continued his friendship with Johnson at Fort Niagara, feeding him news on occasion.