The rebels, upon the news reaching them of the defeat of their naval force, set fire to all the buildings and houses in and near Crown-Point, and retired to Ticonderoga. The season is so far advanced, that I cannot yet pretend to inform your Lordship whether any thing farther can be done this year. I am, &c. GUY CARLETON. _List of the Rebel Vessels on_ Lake Champlain, _before their Defeat_. _Schooners_ Royal Savage, 8 six-pounders and 4 four-pounders--Went on shore, was set fire to, and blown up. Revenge, 4 six-pounders and 4 four-pounders--Escaped. A sloop, 10 four-pounders----Escaped. _Row-Gallies_ Congress, 2 eighteen-pounders in the bow, 2 twelve and 2 two-pounders in stern, and 6 six-pounders in the sides-- Blew up. Washington, same force----Taken. Trumble, ditto----Escaped. The Lee, a cutter, 1 nine-pounder in the bow, 1 twelve-pounder in the stern, and 4 six-pounders in sides----Run into a bay, and not known whether destroyed. _Gondolas_ Boston, 1 eighteen-pounder in the bow, 2 twelve-pounders in sides----Sunk. Jersey, ditto----Taken. One, name unknown, same force----Run on shore. Five ditto, ditto----Blown up. _Other Vessels not in the Action._ A schooner, 8 four-pounders--Sent from their fleet for provisions. A galley, said to be of greater force than those mentioned above----Fitting out at Ticonderoga. G. C. ] [Illustration: [_Over_] COPY _of a_ LETTER _from Captain_ DOUGLAS, _of the Isis_, _to Mr._ STEPHENS, _Secretary to the Admiralty._ _Quebec, 21st October, 1776._ Having for the space of six weeks attended the naval equipment for the important expedition on Lake Champlain, I on the 4th instant saw, with unspeakable joy, the re-constructed ship, now called the Inflexible, and commanded by Lieutenant Schank, her rebuilder, sail from St. John’s, twenty-eight days after her keel was laid, towards the place of rendezvous; taking in her 18 twelve-pounders beyond the shoal which is on this side the Isle aux Noix, in her way up.