Four long-boats, with each a carriage-gun, serving as armed tenders.
Twenty-four long-boats with provisions.
A List of the Seamen detached from his Majesty’s Ships and Vessels in the River St. Lawrence, to serve on Lake Champlain.
| Seamen. | |||
| Isis | 100 | ||
| Blonde | 70 | ||
| Triton | 60 | ||
| Garland | 30 | ||
| Canceaux | 40 | ||
| Magdalen | 18 | ||
| Brunswick | 18 | ||
| Gaspee | 18 | ||
| Treasury arm’d Briggs | 90 | ||
| Fell | 30 | } Province armed Vessels | |
| Lately wreck’d | Charlotte | 9 | |
| Voluntiers from no ship | 9 | ||
| Do. from the Transports | 214 | ||
| Total | 670 |
Exclusive of 8 officers, and 19 petty officers.
COPY of a LETTER from Captain THOMAS PRINGLE.
On board the Maria, off Crown-Point,
the 15th of October, 1776.
It is with the greatest pleasure that I embrace this opportunity of congratulating their Lordships upon the victory compleated the 13th of this month, by his Majesty’s fleet under my command, upon Lake Champlain.
Upon the 11th I came up with the rebel fleet commanded by Benedict Arnold: they were at anchor under the island of Valicour, and formed a strong line extending from the island to the West side of the continent. The wind was so unfavourable, that for a considerable time nothing could be brought into action with them but the gun-boats; the Carleton schooner, commanded by Mr. Dacres, (who brings their Lordships this,) by much perseverance at last got to their assistance; but as none of the other vessels of the fleet could then get up, I did not think it by any means adviseable to continue so partial and unequal a combat; consequently, with the approbation of his Excellency General Carleton, who did
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