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At noon their two headmost frigates opened a fire upon the brig, which she returned with her stern-chasers.

The Federation's headmost uphelmer parries to his rear and mocks the rash faith given to him by those he flies before.

Dolphin of 300 tons was headmost and she was Captain Stafford's flagship, carrying ninety-eight men into battle.

The Prince Frederick was the headmost ship, and Lord Aubrey hailed the ship he came up with, desiring her to heave to.

In the ensuing Battle of the Mona Passage, Valiant found herself the headmost ship, and with most of the other British ships becalmed or chasing other ships, Goodall pressed on sail to catch the Caton, and managed to rake her bows, on which she immediately struck.