Pellew was aware that his frigate was heavily outclassed by his much larger opponent, and that Amazon, which was 8 nautical miles (15 km) distant, was not large enough to redress the balance when it did arrive.
بيللو كان علي علم بأن له الفرقاطة بشدة تفوق من قبل صاحب أكبر بكثير الخصم ، الأمازون والتي كان 8 ميل بحري (15 كـم) من بعيد, لم تكن كبيرة بما يكفي لإعادة التوازن عندما لم تصل.