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Foreign News
August 20, 1793
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Comparison of the American frigate Boston's superiority over the French Embuscade in armament, crew, and sailing during a naval engagement lasting 1.5 hours of combat and a 5-hour chase, preventing the Embuscade's capture.
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The weight of metal in the Boston frigate is said to be considerably superior to that of the Embuscade, her main deck guns are English eighteen pounders; those of the Embuscade, French twelves.
The Embuscade's crew consisted of 305 persons, including boys; the Boston had 330, but these (according to the British mode of calculation) were at least equal to 660, if not 990 Frenchmen. The heat of the engagement continued full three glasses (one hour and an half.)
The chace, by the last accounts lasted five hours: and nothing but the Boston's superiority in sailing, prevented her capture.
The Embuscade's crew consisted of 305 persons, including boys; the Boston had 330, but these (according to the British mode of calculation) were at least equal to 660, if not 990 Frenchmen. The heat of the engagement continued full three glasses (one hour and an half.)
The chace, by the last accounts lasted five hours: and nothing but the Boston's superiority in sailing, prevented her capture.
What sub-type of article is it?
Naval Affairs
What keywords are associated?
Boston Frigate
Embuscade
Naval Engagement
Crew Comparison
Chase Duration
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Event Details
The Boston frigate's metal weight and main deck guns (English eighteen pounders) superior to Embuscade's (French twelves). Embuscade crew 305 including boys; Boston 330, equivalent to 660-990 Frenchmen per British calculation. Engagement heat lasted three glasses (1.5 hours). Chase lasted five hours; Boston's sailing superiority prevented Embuscade's capture.