andon ment ▁Win nett ▁was ▁rel ieved ▁by ▁Major ▁G off ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 2 2 . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁determined ▁that ▁Dr um mond ▁Island ▁was ▁actually ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁per ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Gh ent . ▁Still , ▁the ▁British ▁forces ▁were ▁in ▁no ▁hur ry ▁to ▁leave ▁Fort ▁Dr um mond , ▁and ▁G off ▁was ▁replaced ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁by ▁Lieutenant ▁James ▁J . ▁Gast on , ▁who ▁was ▁rel ieved ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁by ▁Lieutenant ▁Thomas ▁Car son . ▁In ▁the ▁inter im , ▁a ▁suitable ▁location ▁for ▁the ▁re location ▁of ▁the ▁Fort ▁Dr um mond ▁troops ▁was ▁sought ; ▁finally ▁a ▁site ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Pen et angu ish ene , ▁on ▁the ▁sout heast ▁corner ▁of ▁Georg ian ▁Bay , ▁was ▁tent atively ▁selected . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 2 8 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁government ▁demanded ▁that ▁Fort ▁Dr um mond ▁be ▁abandoned ▁by ▁the ▁British , ▁and ▁they ▁hurried ly ▁did ▁so , ▁sh ipping ▁troops ▁and ▁mater iel ▁to ▁Pen et angu ish ene . ▁However , ▁due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁sh ipping ▁space , ▁much ▁food ▁and ▁personal ▁belong ings ▁such ▁as ▁furn iture ▁were ▁left ▁behind ▁by ▁the ▁depart ing ▁British . ▁American ▁forces , ▁led ▁by ▁Lieutenant ▁T . ▁Pier ce ▁Sim ont on , ▁took ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁fort ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 4