The Washington, which 1 " was on board, during the whole engagement, had "the ledgings of her bow-guns knocked away, which " prevented our working them, and was otherwise "considerably damaged, being thirteen times hulled, " had three shot in the waist, many of her oars car- "ried away, etc. The Lady Washington, after hulling " the Phfvnix six times, had her bow, and only, gun, " a thirty-two-pounder, on which we placed much " dependence, split seven inches, and her gun-tackle>- " and breechings carried away. The Spitfire was " hulled, several times, and received one shot between " wind and water, which, not being quickly discov- " ered, occasioned her making much water. The rest " of the galleys received considerable damage in their " rigging, sails, and oars.' Under these circumstances, " our Commodore, Colonel Tupper, thought it pru- " dent to give the signal for our little fleet to with- " draw, after manfully fighting a much superior force, " for two hours.

1 It will be seen that very little was said, in this Report, of the opera tions of the Connecticut galleys, the Orane and the Whiliug : the following correspondence will i-eniedy that defect:

I.

" New-Haven, October 14, 1770.

"Sir:

" By Captain Tinker am informed of the misfortune and situation of " the row-galleys sent into the Continental service from this State ; anil " as circumstances are altered, respecting them, since my hvst to you, on "the subject of dismissing theircrews and arms, must again request your "attention to that matter, that the crew of the Cnine, Captain Tinker, "who escaped, may be dismissed, and be admitted to return to the eni- " ployment of this State ; and that if the i rews of the other two galleys "can be of no further service to you, they, likewise, may be dismissed ; " of one or both, as you see tit, as we can employ them to advantiige on "board uin- armed vessels, fitting out, into which service they are desir- "oi.s of entering.