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I went on duty to St Johns, and was present at the launching the Carlton schooner she was compleat in guns &c &c and the command of her given to lieut. Decars of the navy.2
Date: 2 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
27 [September]. Had the pleasure of seeing two of our schooners, the Maria and Carlton come up to us from St Johns. Captain Pringle was appointed Commodore of the Lake-Champlain, and to command on board the Maria, so called after lady Maria Carlton.
Date: 27 September 1776
Volume: Volume 6
October 5. Went up to our corps at Riviere-la-Cole,2 after remaining with my friends of the 31 regiment till I recovered sufficient strength. I sailed up in a raddoux vessel carrying six 9 pounders, commanded by captain [Edward] Longcraft, who shewed me every civility in his power. The floating Battery, Maria, and Carlton sailed with us, & our little voyage was pleasant, the day...
Date: 5 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
7 October. The First-Brigade moved up to our post at Riviere-la-Cole, and ours went up to Point-au Faire, seven miles higher. The order for our proceeding on the Lake, was as follows. Three small boats in front of all, as a party of observation; our schooners and armed vessels in line of battle following; Gun boats carrying 24 or 12 pounders in their bow and maned by the Artillery. The battalion...
Date: 7 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
24 [October]. Lieut. Gen. Burgoyne sailed in the Washington prize for St Johns, from when[c]e he was to go by land for Quebec, where a frigate was ready to sail with him to England, as it was then determined the army was to return to winter in Canada, & make their appearance early the following season before Ticonderago, when every thing necessary for the reduction of that fort would be in...
Date: 24 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
29 [October]. During the months of october and november there are frequent squalls of wind on the Lake [Champlain], which come momentary off the land, & do great damage, particularly to small-craft; a few days before, the Carlton being under way & cruising on the lake, one of these sudden squalls was very near laying her on her beam ends.
Date: 29 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
November 2. We embarked in our battows & long boats for Canada, & proceeded about 17 miles, where our small fleet were obliged to put into a creek, the wind blowing very fresh, though fair for us, but causing a deep swell which was not so safe for the battows; as to the long boats there was but little danger. Our soldiers called this place Destruction-Bay, and not unaptly, as there we...
Date: 2 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
November 6. After a variety of weather, we made Point-au0 faire. We had a strong gale of wind crossing over Cumberland-Bay, where we could not keep the shore without going six times the distance at least, & this short cut, if I can call it so, was near endangering many of our battows; near that we saw the wreck of the Royal Savage, and had the rest of their fleet behaved as well as she did we...
Date: 6 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7
November 10. The remainder of our Corps came down, the day being clear. Our ships were all laid up at this place for the winter, masts and rigging taken from them, and the ice broke round every morning & evening, to prevent their keels from suffering by the severe frost, then shortly expected.
Date: 10 November 1776
Volume: Volume 7