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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1SI3. 



destroyed. Lieut.-colonel Cher- 

 vett and major Allan of the militia, 

 residents in the town, were in- 

 structed to treat with the Ameri- 

 can commanders for terms : a 

 statement of those agreed on with 

 major-general Dearborn and com- 

 modore Chauncey, is transmitted 

 to your excellency, with returns 

 of the killed and wounded, &c. 

 The accounts of the number of the 

 enemy vary from 1,890 to 3,000. 

 We had about 600, including mili- 

 tia and dock-yard men. The quality 

 of these troops was of so superior 

 a description, and their general 

 disposition so good, that under less 

 unfavourable circumstances, I 

 should have felt confident of suc- 

 cess, in spite of the disparity of 

 numbers. As it was, the contest, 

 which commenced between six and 

 seven o'clock, was maintained 

 nearly eight hours. 



When we had proceeded some 

 miles from York, we met the light 

 company of the king's regiment, 

 on its route for Fort George : it 

 retired with us, and covered the 

 retreat, which was effected with- 

 out molestation from the enemy. 

 I have the honour to be, 



R. H. Sheaffe, 

 Major-General. 



His Excellency Sir George 

 Prevost, &c. 



Return of killed, tvounded, prison- 

 ers, and missing of the troops 

 engaged at York, under the com- 

 mand oj' Sir Roger Hall Sheaffe, 

 on the 21th of April. 

 Total. — 1 cap.ain, 1 serjeant- 

 major, 4 Serjeants, 1 drummer, 52 

 rank and file, 3 gunners, killed; 

 1 ensign, 2 Serjeants, 1 drummer, 

 30 rank and file, wounded ; 1 lieu- 

 tenant, -t Serjeants, 1 drummer, 



36 rank and file, 1 driver, wound- 

 ed and prisoners ; 6 rank and file, 

 1 bombardier, 3 gunners, prison- 

 ers ; 6 rank and file, 1 gunner, 

 missing. 



Terms of the capitulation entered 

 into on the 21th of April, 1813, 

 for the surrender of the town of 

 York, in Upper Canada, to the 

 army and navy of the United 

 States, under the command of 

 Major-General Dearborn, and 

 Commodore Chauncey. 

 That the troops, regular and 

 militia, at this post, and the naval 

 officers and seamen, shall be sur- 

 rendered prisoners of war ; the 

 troops, regular, and militia, to 

 ground their arms immediately on 

 the parade, and the naval officers 

 and seamen be immediately sur- 

 rendered on the parade. 



That all the public stores, naval 

 and military, shall be immediately 

 given up to the commanding offi- 

 cers of the army and navy of the 

 United States. 



That all private property shall 

 be guaranteed to the citizens of 

 the town of York. 



That the papers belonging to the 

 civil officers shall be retained by 

 them. 



That such surgeons as may be 

 procured to attend the wounded of 

 the British regulars and Canadian 

 militia, shall not be considered as 

 prisoners of war. 



That one lieutenant-colonel, one 

 major, thirteen captains, nine lieu- 

 tenants, eleven ensigns, one quar- 

 ter-master, and one deputy adju- 

 tant-general, of the militia ; nine- 

 teen Serjeants, four corporals, 204? 

 rank and file ; of the field train 

 department, William Dunbar; of 

 the provincial army, one captain, 



