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by?their works. The loss in the English afniy 

 amounted to eighteen hundred men, killed and 

 v/ounded j and two thousand and live hundred 

 stand of arms were taken by the French.* 



* General Abercrcrabie'j account of his expadition a^ainft Tlconderoga, 



♦' Camp at Lake George, July i2, 1758. 



THE embarkation of the artillery, ftores acd provifions being corn- 

 pleated on the evening ofthe4i.h inOant ; next morning at break of day 

 the tents were llrurk, ar»i all the troops, amounting to 6367 regulars, ofR- 

 cer», light infantry, and landers included, and 9024 provincials, including 

 officers and battcau men, cmbaikeu in about goo batteaux, and 135 whale 

 boats, the artillery to cover our landing, being mouiUed on rafts. 



At five in the evening, reached Sabbatli Day Points (35 miles down the 

 Lake) where we halted till ten, then got under way again, and proceeded 

 lo the landiiTg piaQe (a cave leading to the French advanced guard) whicit 

 we reached early next morning, the 6ih. 



Upon our arrival, fent out a reconnoitring party ; and having met with 

 no oppofition, lamdcd the troops, formed them in four eoiumns, regulars 

 in the centre, and provincials on the fjank?, and marched towaid the ene- 

 my's advanced guard, compofed of one battslion. policd on a logged 

 eamp, which, upon our approach ihcy deferted, C-.tii fetting fire to their 

 tents, and deflioying every thing thev could ; but as their retreat was very 

 precipitate, they left feveral things behind, which they had not time cither 

 to burn or cair}' off. In this camp we likewife found one prifoner and a 

 dead man. 



The army in the foregoing order continued their njarch through the 

 wood on the weft fide, v/ith a dcfign to inveft Ticonderoga, but the woad 

 being very thick, impaffable with any regularity to lach a body of men, 

 and the guides unlkilfu!, the troops were bewildered, and thecoluiruzs 

 broke, falling in one upon another. 



Lord Howe, at the head of the riqht centre coluiiin, fupported by the 

 light Infantry, being advanced, fell in with a French party, fuppofed to 

 €on?ifl of about 400 regulars, and a lew Indians, who had likewifeioft 

 themfelves in the retreat frotn the advanced guard ; of thefe our flankers 

 Villed a great many, and took 148 prifoners, anjong who;,i were five of- 

 ficers and three cadets. 



But this fmall fuccefs coft us veiy dear, not as to the lofs of numbers 

 for we had only two officers kill»'d, but as to confcqacnce, his iordHiip 

 being the firll man that fell in this fkirmifh ; and as he was, very dsferved- 

 13', univerfally beloved and refpcfl d (hrcjghout the whole army, it is esfy 

 to conceive the grief ?nd corJlernation his untimely fall occafinned ; for 

 my part, I cannot help owning that I felt it molt heavily, and lament iiitn 

 as finccrcly. 



The ^th, the troops being greatly fatigued, by having been one whole 

 jni-'ht on the water, trie following day con.fanilv on foot, and the nest day 

 nnn«i arm:=, added to their bring in want of provifion, having dropped 

 what they had brought with them, in order to ligliien themfelves, it was 

 thou^^ht advifeable to return to tha landing place, wiiich wc accordingly 

 4id about eight that raoratag. 



