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and the general embarked with the whole bodr of 

 his army in batteaux, to engage the enemy. 

 The next day the weather became tempestuous, 

 and they were obliged to come to anchor in a 

 bay on the western side of the lake, and the men 

 were landed for refreshment. In the mean time, 

 Loring, with his small squadron, sailed down 

 the lake, and discovered the French force : He 

 gave chace to a French schooner, and drove 

 three of their vessels into a bay, where two of 

 them were sunk, and the other was run asrround 

 by their crew, who escaped into the woods. 

 One however was repaired, and brought away 

 by Loring, who had so far succeeded as to leave 

 but one schooner remainino; to the French. 



General Amherst, after having been wind 

 bound for several days, reembarked his troops, 

 and proceeded dovvn the lake. The storm which 

 had abated, began again with increased violence, 

 and the batteaux were in danger of being sv^^al- 

 lou'cd up by the waves. Finding the season for 

 action was elapsed, and the winter setting in 

 with severity, the general judged it impractica- 

 ble to undertake a new expedition v/ithout en- 

 dangering his army, or running too great a risk 

 cf not effecting his object. Returning to the 

 bay in which his troops liad been sheltered dur^ 

 ing the storm, he landed them again, and began 

 his march to Crown Point, where he arrived on 

 the twenty first of October, 



Having succeeded in gaining possession of 

 two of the French forts, and securing the com- 

 mand of tr.e lake, Amherst's attention was now 

 employed in erecting a new fortress at Crown 

 Point, and three new outworks for its more ef-. 



