On November 1, Montgomery sent a truce flag, carried by a prisoner captured during Carleton's aborted relief attempt, along with a letter, in which Montgomery pointed out that relief was unlikely to come and offered to negotiate a surrender.
On November 1, Montgomery sent a truce flag, carried by a prisoner captured during Carleton's aborted relief attempt, into the fort. The man delivered a letter, in which Montgomery, pointing out that relief was unlikely to come, offered to negotiate a surrender.