The guns at the Francois Baby House
A summons has been sent today, from General B. [Brock] Commander of the English forces in Canada, to
General H. [Hull], to surrender Detroit with the Army to him, this the general has not seen fit to comply with, & every preparation is making for a large bombardment, the British soldiers are very busy pulling down the large house [this was the Babys' old farmhouse] which conceals their battery, if I did not feel half frightened out of my wits, I could laugh, to see what quick work they make of it, never did a building come down quicker, all women & children are to go into the Fort as the only secure place against ... the bombs, & 24 pound shot of the English, the officers who came with the summons have returned & as soon as they arrive on the opposite shore the firing will commence.
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The guns at the Francois Baby House |