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met Warren's squadron, and passed this information on. Warren promptly set off in pursuit, and at dawn the next day, around 4 a.m., sighted three frigates and a corvette about seven or eight
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the British were able to force the French into a close action which lasted for nearly three hours, before the
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bows, badly damaging her sails and rigging to the point where she was disabled. Having made hasty repairs
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took place between a British squadron of five frigates under the command of
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and attempted to disable her, intending to then attack the
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and three frigates and a corvette under the command of
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