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Foreign News
October 27, 1818
The Portland Gazette
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
Account from Richmond Inquirer of Lord Cochrane's frigate: mounts 38 guns (26 long 18-pounders), features steam machinery with liftable paddles, rigged as Spanish polacre with below-deck sail management, fully manned, and believed destined to assist Spanish Patriots.
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LORD COCHRANE'S FRIGATE.
The Richmond Inquirer gives the following account of this vessel, on the authority of a gentleman who was lately on board of her: "She mounts 38 guns, of which 26 are long 18 pounders. She has a steam machinery to move her, which is so fixed that the paddles may be lifted up out of the water in case of a storm. She is rigged in the manner of a Spanish Polacre—her sails managed by halyards from below, and they do not require hands to go aloft to furl or unfurl them. She was completely manned, and is supposed to be destined to the assistance of the Spanish Patriots."
The Richmond Inquirer gives the following account of this vessel, on the authority of a gentleman who was lately on board of her: "She mounts 38 guns, of which 26 are long 18 pounders. She has a steam machinery to move her, which is so fixed that the paddles may be lifted up out of the water in case of a storm. She is rigged in the manner of a Spanish Polacre—her sails managed by halyards from below, and they do not require hands to go aloft to furl or unfurl them. She was completely manned, and is supposed to be destined to the assistance of the Spanish Patriots."
What sub-type of article is it?
Naval Affairs
Rebellion Or Revolt
What keywords are associated?
Lord Cochrane Frigate
Steam Machinery
Spanish Polacre
Spanish Patriots
What entities or persons were involved?
Lord Cochrane
Foreign News Details
Key Persons
Lord Cochrane
Event Details
The frigate mounts 38 guns, of which 26 are long 18 pounders. It has steam machinery to move it, with paddles that can be lifted out of the water in storms. It is rigged like a Spanish polacre, with sails managed by halyards from below, requiring no hands aloft to furl or unfurl them. It is completely manned and supposed destined to assist the Spanish Patriots.