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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Report from Jamaica on October 25 of a naval engagement where British ships Boreas (Capt. Overdale) and Lively (Capt. Maitland) demonstrated superior courage over French frigates Syrene (Capt. M'Carty) and Valeure (M. Talbot), leading the French commanders to admit they would have fought longer with such men but had to use swords to hold their crews.
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In the engagement between his Majesty's ships Boreas, Capt. Overdale, the Lively, Capt. Maitland, and the French frigates Syrene, Capt. M'Carty, and the Valeure, M. Talbot, the great superiority of courage in English seamen, over that of the French, was so highly demonstrated to, and so deeply felt by those brave Gallic commanders, that, since the two engagements, they could not help frankly acknowledging it, and declaring, that had they had the happiness to command such men, they would have fought hours longer: But they were obliged to make use of their swords, to keep their men to their quarters.
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Jamaica
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Oct. 25.
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french commanders acknowledged british seamen's superior courage and admitted they would have fought longer with such men but had to use swords to keep their crews at quarters.
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In the engagement between British ships Boreas and Lively and French frigates Syrene and Valeure, the superiority of courage in English seamen was demonstrated, leading the French commanders to frankly acknowledge it after the two engagements.