it with a convoy
of supplies for Hull's army._
[24] _Skirmishing occurred for several days after the main engagement of
the 10th._
[25] _Major Muir and his subaltern Sutherland of the British forces were
both wounded. The losses and casualties on the American side were very
heavy._
[26] _Gen. Brock joined Col. Proctor at Malden (Amherstburg) on the
night of the 13th with three hundred militia and a few regulars._
[27] _Gen. Brock marched that day with the forces under his command and
took possession of Sandwich which had been abandoned by the Americans._
[28] _About 4 o'clock on the afternoon of the 15th, a general
cannonading began between the British at Sandwich and the Americans at
Detroit. Considerable damage was done by the British artillery and
several American officers were killed. Two guns on the British side were
silenced by the American artillerists._
[29] _During the night the British forces crossed to the Detroit side of
the river and prepared for an assault on the town. The guns at Sandwich
opening a heavy cannonading and their range was so accurate that many
Americans were slain. Dr. Reynolds who it is supposed accompanied Hull's
invalids from the Maumee to Detroit was instantly killed. Gen. Hull
early decided to capitulate._
[30] _By the terms of the surrender the American Militia were paroled
and allowed to return to their homes, but the regulars were declared to
be prisoners of war and were sent on board the prison ships._
[31] _Mostly the 4th Regt. of Regulars._
[32] _The Queen Charlotte and Hunter were also detailed to convey some
of the prisoners of war including Gen. Hull and other officers, to Fort
Erie opposite Buffalo._
[33] _The writer evidently means Fort Erie at the entrance to the
Niagara River._
[34] _Fort George directly opposite Fort Niagara which was on American
territory and garrisoned by American troops._
[35] _The British escort from Kingston was commanded by Major Heathcote
of the Nova Scotia Regt._
[36] _From Cornwall to Lachine the British escort was in command of
Captain Gray of the Quarter Master General's Dept. From Lachine to
Montreal Captains Richardson and Ogilvie with three militia companies,
and a company of the 8th Regt. commanded by Capt. Blackmore formed an
escort._
[37] _The line of march in Montreal was as follows:_
_1st. The 8th Regt. Band.
2nd. The first escort division.
3rd. Gen. Hull and Capt. Gray in
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