Crown Point Sunday July the 30th Anno 1775 weighd Anchor & proceeded down the Lake Champlain at 4.P.M. saw a Boat under Sail, brought her to by the fire of a Gun, which proved to be Esqr Gillilands Boat; on Board of the Boat I found a Man that came from St Johns with a Pass to pass & repass up and down the lake from Major [Charles] Preston Commander in Chief at St Johns & by Mr. Gillilands Information found there was another Man on shore that had a Pass from General [Guy] Carleton & by an Express was sent to St Johns as a Cooper in his Majesty's Service. By examining them asunder I found their Stories to disagree so much that I sent them to Your Honor to examine. John Shatford says there is but 8 or ten Guns at St Johns; the other says seventy or Eighty, the former says they are hau17d by his own Door. Esqr Gilliland desired me to take particular Care of the latter viz. John Duguid ashe said he was not sure but he was a Tory, I kept him on Board all Night, at 7.A.M. I sent them to Crown Point under Guard of three Men, Immediately weighed Anchor & proceeded to wards the Isle of Mott
1. Papers CC, 153, I, NA.