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. . . Inclosed I send you a rough sketch of the Action on Lake Champlain. The Artillery never gained more Honour. The Gun Boats and the Carleton only were engaged the first Day. The other Ships could not get up on Account of the Wind. There best Schooner soon run aground the G. Boats obliged the Men to leave her and killed several as they run along the Shore. The Engagement began about eleven O clock and continued till Dark. The Rebels Ships were moored. we lost but eight Artillery Men about 22 of the 29 Regt & Sailors. The Fire from the Rebels was so great that the Carleton could not keep her post the G. Boats being low in the Water made the Shot go over their heads. At Night the Rebels came under the Land and escaped Nobody could tell how the next Morning they were pursued and a Running Fight kept up some of them escaped some taken some burnt. An Account of which I send you.

				Nature	Pounders					No of Guns
					18	12	9	6	4
Schooners		Royal Savage		blown up	I don't know
		Revenge		escaped				8	4	12
		Trumble		escaped	1	1	2	6		10
Row Gallys		Washington		taken	1	1	2	6	2	12
		Congress		burnt	2		2	6	2	12
Sloops		Enterprize		escaped				10		10
		Lee Cutter		taken		1	1	4		6
		Philadelphia		burnt or
		New York		sunk
		Jersey		taken
Gondolas		Connecticut
		Providence		burnt		1	2			3
		New haven		or
		Spitfire		sunk
		Boston

Genl Waterbury & 120 Prisoners all sent back Arnold escaped he was going from one Ship to another during the Action Gl Carleton was on board the Maria. The Artillery were on board the Gunboats & Radeau which I mentioned in my last. I was appointed to the Brigade of Artillery with the Grenadiers & Lt Infantry the only Part who were not engaged next Summer it will be our Turn I suppose we shall be the first at Ticonderago. This will be my last as tis the last Ship that goes this Year ....