. The history of our Navy from its origin to the present day, 1775-1897. The Action of October 11, 1776. A. Plan of actfon. B. Congress galley and fivegondolas. 94 THE HISTORY OF OUR NAVY with a broadside from tlie British schoonerCarleton. In a brief time the whole of the British fleetof gunboats and gondolas got into line, andArnold was obliged to beat back to the sup-. Fight on Lake Champlain, 1776. A. American fleet. B. Gunboats. C. Schooner Carleton. D. Ship Inflexible. E. Anchor-arge of liritish fleet during the nipht. F. Radeau Thunderer. G. Gondola Loyal Schooner Maria^ with
. The history of our Navy from its origin to the present day, 1775-1897. The Action of October 11, 1776. A. Plan of actfon. B. Congress galley and fivegondolas. 94 THE HISTORY OF OUR NAVY with a broadside from tlie British schoonerCarleton. In a brief time the whole of the British fleetof gunboats and gondolas got into line, andArnold was obliged to beat back to the sup-. Fight on Lake Champlain, 1776. A. American fleet. B. Gunboats. C. Schooner Carleton. D. Ship Inflexible. E. Anchor-arge of liritish fleet during the nipht. F. Radeau Thunderer. G. Gondola Loyal Schooner Maria^ with Carleton on board, port of the remainder of his vessels. In mak-ing this retreat the schooner Royal Savagewas disabled by the shot of the enemy, andbefore repairs could be made she groundedhard and fast on Valcour Island. There shewas fired, and then abandoned by her crew,who escaped to the woods on the island, where THE HISTORY OF OUR. NAVY 95 some of them met a worse fate than death inthe fleet, for Sir Guy Carletbn had sent hisIndians into the woods on both sides of thenarrow water where the action was held, andthese, of course, tortured as well as killed suchprisoners as happened to fall into their hands. Giving little, if any, heed to the aban-doned American schooner, the British squad-ron pressed into the narrdw sound. TheInflexible, because she was a squar
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