The two sloops attacking the frigate are like hyenas at the tail of the lion.
Treachery and treason rear their ugly heads as France is embroiled in the beginnings of revolution.
Gaining command of Oxford came about in fulfillment of a.
What follows is that Oxford is pitted against a French frigate and Spanish third-rate.
He sets himself on a path that risks his career and his ship.
Donland in command of Oxford, fifty-four guns, joins the fight even though all three vessels are Spanish flagged.
The two sloops attacking the frigate are like hyenas at the tail of the lion