On the Lakes 277 



wounded by the enemy's fire, and 52 killed and 180 

 wounded by the explosion: total loss, 288. The 

 British regulars lost 130 killed and wounded, includ- 

 ing 40 by the explosion; 5 together with 50 Cana- 

 dians and Indians, making a total of 180, besides 

 290 prisoners. The 24-gun ship was burned, her 

 guns taken away, and the Gloucester sailed back to 

 Sackett's Harbor with the fleet. Many military and 

 naval stores were destroyed, and much more shipped 

 to the Harbor. The great fault that the British had 

 committed was in letting the defences of so impor- 

 tant a place remain so poor, and the force in it so 

 small. It was impossible to resist very long when 

 Pike's troops were landed, and the fleet in position. 

 On the other hand, the Americans did the work in 

 good style; the schooners were finely handled, fir- 

 ing with great precision and completely covering the 

 troops, who, in turn, were disembarked and brought 

 into action very handsomely. 



After being detained in York a week by bad 

 weather the squadron got out, and for the next 

 fortnight was employed in conveying troops and 

 stores to General Dearborn. Then it was determined 

 to make an attack on Fort George, where the British 

 General Vincent was stationed with from 1,000 to 

 i,8oo 7 regulars, 600 militia, and about 100 Indians. 

 The American troops numbered about 4,500, prac- 

 tically under the command of Colonel Scott. On 



Lossing's "Field-Book of the War of 1812." p. 581. The 

 accounts vary somewhat. 

 6 James, "Military Occurrences," i. p. 151. 

 ' Lossing, 596. 



