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295:, making signals that he wanted to communicate with her. Confident, the Portuguese let her approach without taking any precautions. Suddenly the xebec-frigate, supposedly English but in reality Algerian, approached directly the Portuguese frigate, anchored, and fired one or two artillery volleys, at the same time that its garrison launched itself into
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Portuguese during the night. This ship only at
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Portugal and the Dey of Algiers according to which, in exchange for the payment of a large compensation and the delivery of 79 Algerians who were imprisoned in
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Hamidou would go on to capture another frigate near
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591:(in French). Algiers: Typographie Adolphe Jourdan.
580:(in French). Algiers: Typographie Adolphe Jourdan.
651:(in French). Algiers: Editions Jacques Gandini.
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258:On 8 May, the frigate
94:Commanders and leaders
375:Action of 26 May 1789
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173:action of 27 May 1802
155:Casualties and losses
22:Action of 27 May 1802
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177:single-ship action
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226:brigantines
163:Some killed
150:282–300 men
34:27 May 1802
689:Categories
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381:References
231:Due to an
204:Background
148:36–44 guns
140:40–44 guns
386:Citations
321:Gibraltar
315:Aftermath
216:a strong
195:privateer
599:(1869).
369:See also
342:and the
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233:outbreak
218:squadron
130:Strength
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344:Algarve
336:Ulisses
185:frigate
160:Unknown
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