the fleet moved up the lake to about crown point on november 6, 1778, where parties of raiders were let off to attack reymond's mill on beaver creek, and middlebury and new haven on otter creek. the fleet then moved to buttonmold bay on november 7, where more raiding parties were sent to attack military supplies and black powder, the town of monkton, vermont, and to moore's mill near shoreham, vermont, a meeting place for the green mountain boys. at moore's mill the raiding party ran into a group of local militia, and there was a 20-minute skirmish before the local militia retired. one british soldier was wounded during this fight; american casualties are unknown.