Complex sentence: He wrote to Monro on 4 August that he should negotiate the best terms possible; this communication was intercepted and delivered to Montcalm--in Cooper's version the missive was carried by Hawk-Eye when it, and he, fell into French hands.
Split into simpler sentences: He wrote to Monro on 4 August that he should negotiate the best terms possible; this communication was intercepted and delivered to Montcalm. In Cooper's version, the missive was carried by Hawk-Eye when he, and it, fell into French hands.