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twenty Englishmen were left unhurt. 47 The man 

 at the wheel was still at his post, grim and undaunt 

 ed, and two or three more were on deck, including 

 Captain Whinyates and Lieutenant Wintle, both so 

 severely wounded that they could not stand without 

 support. 48 There could be no more resistance, and 

 Lieutenant Biddle lowered the flag at 12.15 just 

 43 minutes after the beginning of the fight. 49 A 

 minute or two afterward both the Frolic's masts 



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41 Capt. Whinyates' letter. 48 James, vi, 161. 



49 Capt. Jones' letter. 



60 It is difficult to reconcile the accounts of the manoeuvres 

 in this action. James says "larboard" where Cooper says 

 "starboard"; one says the Wasp wore, the other says that 

 she could not do so, etc. 



