. Journal and orderly books; a journal kept in Canada and upon Burgoyne's campaign in 1776 and 1777, also orders kept by him and issued by Sir Guy Carleton, Lieut-Gen. John Burgoyne and Major Gen. William Phillips in 1776, 1777 and 1778 . sthe opportunity of going in at the upper end ofthe Island and attacking the whole at once. TheVessel which proved to be the Royal Savagetaken by them from St. Johns last year, carrying14 Guns, was run on shore and most of the Menescaped on to Valcour Island, in effecting whichthey were fired upon by the Gun Boats, this firingat one object drew us all in a cl
. Journal and orderly books; a journal kept in Canada and upon Burgoyne's campaign in 1776 and 1777, also orders kept by him and issued by Sir Guy Carleton, Lieut-Gen. John Burgoyne and Major Gen. William Phillips in 1776, 1777 and 1778 . sthe opportunity of going in at the upper end ofthe Island and attacking the whole at once. TheVessel which proved to be the Royal Savagetaken by them from St. Johns last year, carrying14 Guns, was run on shore and most of the Menescaped on to Valcour Island, in effecting whichthey were fired upon by the Gun Boats, this firingat one object drew us all in a cluster and four ofthe Enemies Vessels getting under weigh to sup-port the Royal Savage fired upon the Boats withsuccess. An order was therefore given by the ah. This clearly is a clerical error as Lake Champlain, unlike the Hudson Valcour Bay is on the west, and not on river which is so near it, running from the east shore of the lake, and in that south to north and emptying into the way Hadden, in his map, correctly river St. Lawience. We have alieady delineates it. seen from his calling the west shore the east, that he had confused the points of ai. Hadden means up and net down the compass,the lake, as the context clearly shows ;. .1 ^-^^ $^i ,. /^ r^ /^J^^l^ ^ ^ -^ 14 Lieut. Haddens yournal. 23 Commanding Officer for the Boats to formacross the Bay : this was soon effected thounder the Enemies whole fire and unsupported,all the Kings Vessels having dropped too farto Leeward. This unequal combat was main-tained for two Hours without any aid, when theCarlton Schooner of 14 Guns 6 Prs got into theBay and immediately received the Enemies wholefire which was continued without intermissionfor about an hour, when the Boats of the Fleettowed her off, and left the Gun Boats to maintainthe conflict, this was done till the Boats had ex-pended their Ammunition when they were with-drawn, having sunk one of the Enemies Gondolas,(Killed or Wounded Seventy Men) and consider-ably dammaged oth
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