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o5 American Revolution.

they journeyed towards the ftrong bold, to ft rang then their brethren.

1 6. Now the hold was nigh unto a great lake,* and they built fiiips on the borders thereof: and when they were afloat on the waters, they put valiant men into the fhips, and the deftroying engines were put therein, and Benedid was made chief captain thereof,

17. And Benedi^ was minded to take the fnips to a certain rockf that v/as on the bor- ders of the lake : and he fpread his fails to the wind, and the Ihips moved upon the face of the waters : and the men of war who were with him, were impatient for the battle.

18. Now, when Gz/y was told that the peo- ple of the provinces had built foips, and armed them with the deftroying engines. He, alfo in like manner, armed fome of the fhips of the king of Britain. And a man whofe fur- name was Pringle^ was made chief captain.

19. And when all things were in readinefs,


 * Champlain, f The Split Rock.