No further contest took place on the Lake, though the British vessels remained in control of it, and showed themselves from time to time up to 1781.
With the outbreak of war between Great Britain and France, in 1778, the scene of maritime interest shifted to salt water, and there remained till the end.
[Footnote 1: In customary representation of maps, North is upper, and movement northward is commonly spoken of as up.

It is necessary therefore to bear in mind that the flow of water from Lake George to the St.Lawrence, though northward, is _down_.] [Footnote 2: Afterwards Captain of the Fleet (Chief of Staff) to Rodney in his great campaign of 1782.

_Post_, p.222.He died a Rear-Admiral and Baronet in 1789.] [Footnote 3: Author's italics.] [Footnote 4: _Remembrancer_, iv.

291.] [Footnote 5: The radeau had six 24-pounders, six 12's, and two howitzers; the gondola, seven 9-pounders.

The particulars of armament are from Douglas's letters.] [Footnote 6: By American reports.