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Troublous Times in Canada

CHAPTER VII
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Robb, no person was injured by any of them.
Capt.

McCallum arrived at Port Colborne at 6.30 o'clock that evening with 59 prisoners, who he handed over to Lieut.-Col.

W.McGiverin, of the 20th Battalion, with a full list of their names and commitment papers.

These men were sent to Brantford the same evening in charge of the Special Service Company of the St.Catharines Home Guard, and lodged in the jail at that place for safe keeping.
While the Canadians were still fighting desperately in the streets of Fort Erie, encompassed by a force of fully 800 Fenians (as nearly the whole of O'Neil's brigade was there by that time).

Lieut.-Col.


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