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was captured. In another moment the British boats 

 were alongside the Ohio, Lieut. Conkling's vessel. 

 Here the people had hurried on deck, and there was 

 a moment's sharp struggle, in which the assailants 

 lost Lieut. Radcliffe and one seaman killed and six 

 seamen and marines wounded; but on board the 

 Ohio Lieut. Conkling and Sailing-master M. Cally 

 were shot down, one seaman killed, and four 

 wounded, and Captain Dobbs carried her, sword in 

 hand. The Porcupine was not molested, and made 

 no effort to interfere with the British in their re 

 treat; so they drifted down the rapids with their 

 two prizes and secured them below. The boldness 

 of this enterprise will be appreciated when it is re 

 membered that but 75 British seamen (unless there 

 were some militia along) , with no artillery, attacked 

 and captured two out of three fine schooners, armed 

 each with a long 32 or 24, and an aggregate of 90 

 men; and that this had been done in waters where 

 the gig and five batteaux of the victors were the only 

 British vessels afloat. 



CHAMPLAIN 



This lake, which had hitherto played but an in 

 conspicuous part, was now to become the scene of the 

 greatest naval battle of the war. A British army 

 of 11,00 men under Sir George Prevost undertook 

 the invasion of New York by advancing up the 



