. The works of Washington Irving. chor at the Point, andGeneral Waterbury and most of his men arrivedthere the next day on parole. Seeing that theplace must soon fall into the hands of the enemy,they set fire to the houses, destroyed everythingthey could not carry away, and embarking inthe vessels made sail for Ticonderoga. The loss of the Americans in these two ac-tions is said to have been between eighty andninety men ; that of the British about is worthy of mention, that among the youngofficers in Sir Guy Carletons squadron, wasEdward Pellew, who afterwards rose to renownas Admiral
. The works of Washington Irving. chor at the Point, andGeneral Waterbury and most of his men arrivedthere the next day on parole. Seeing that theplace must soon fall into the hands of the enemy,they set fire to the houses, destroyed everythingthey could not carry away, and embarking inthe vessels made sail for Ticonderoga. The loss of the Americans in these two ac-tions is said to have been between eighty andninety men ; that of the British about is worthy of mention, that among the youngofficers in Sir Guy Carletons squadron, wasEdward Pellew, who afterwards rose to renownas Admiral Viscount Exmouth; celebrated,among other things, for his victory at Algiers. The conduct of Arnold in these naval affairsgained him new laurels. He was extolled forthe judgment with which he chose his position,and brought his vessels into action; for hismasterly retreat, and for the self-sacrificingdevotion with which he exposed himself to theoverwhelming force of the enemy in coveringthe retreat of part of his flotilla. 90^ f^^.
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