The rest ' of the galleys received considerable damage in their ' rigging, sails, and oars. 1 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 Crane and the Whiting : the follow ing correspondence will remedy that defect :

I.

" New-Haven, October 14, 1776. "Sir:

" By Captain Tinker am informed of the misfortune and situation of "the row-galleys sent into the Continental service from this State ; and " as circumstances are altered, respecting them, since my last to you, on ' ' the subject of dismissi ng their crews and arms, must again request your "attention to that matter, that the crew of the Crane, Captain Tinker, "who escaped, may be dismissed, and be admitted to return to the em- " ployment of this State ; and that if the crews 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 fit, as we can employ them to advantage on "board our armed vessels, fitting out, into which service they are desir- "oi.s of entering.

" The galleys being employed in the service of the Continent, aro es- " teemed to be at the Continental care and risk.