HMS Boreas (1757) and (20 guns) to intercept a French convoy in the Windward Passage. After sighting the five French vessels on the morning of 17 October, the British gave chase. Light winds slowed the chase so it was evening before "Boreas" could engage the 32-gun frigate "Sirène". French fire disabled "Boreas" aloft with the result that "Boreas" could not engage "Sirène" again until the following afternoon. "Boreas" emerged victorious from the engagement, capturing "Sirène", which suffered about 80 men killed and wounded, most of whom died later; "Boreas" lost only one man killed and one wounded. The French 20-gun corvette "Valeur", struck
Notus, Idaho article from 1986, Notus got its name from the daughter of a railroad official. The daughter reportedly thought "notus" was of Native American origin and meant "it's all right." The town of Notus was almost known as 'Lemp'. In 1926, the Notus secondary school was founded. In 2017, the old building was deconstructed to be replaced by an up to date building. Since the 1970s Notus has been informally twinned with the village of Ousden in the United Kingdom. Notus is located at (43.726082, -116.801866). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ,