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boats, landed at Plattsburg and destroyed all the 

 barracks and stores both there and at Saranac. For 

 some reason Colonel Murray left so precipitately 

 that he overlooked a picket of 20 of his men, who 

 were captured; then he made descents on two or 

 three other places, and returned to the head of the 

 lake by Aug. 3d. Three days afterward, on Aug. 

 6th, Macdonough completed his three sloops, the 

 President, Montgomery, and Preble, of 7 guns each, 

 and also six gunboats; which force enabled him to 

 prevent any more plundering expeditions taking 

 place that summer, and to convoy Hampton's troops 

 when they made an abortive effort to penetrate into 

 Canada by the Sorel River on Sept. 2ist 



BRITISH LOSS ON THE LAKES DURING 1813. 



Name. 



Tons. 



Guns. 



Remarks. 



Burnt on stocks. 

 Taken at York. 

 Burnt. 

 Captured. 



12 vessels, 



Name. 

 Growler* 



2,560 



109 



AMERICAN LOSS.* 



.2 vessels, 



Tons. 



112 

 110 



'i 



222 



Guns. 



II 

 fl 



22 



Remarks. 

 CapjHired. 



Excluding the Growler and /#//#, which were recaptured. 



