Original sentence: with Captain Thomas Truxton in command and proceeded to Guadalupe on 5 August for patrols during the Quasi-War with France
Edited sentence: As a 44-gun frigate, her rating was meant only as an approximation, and she would often carry over 50 guns at a time.President was originally armed with a battery of 55 guns consisting of thirty-two 24-pounder (10.9 kg) cannon; twenty-two 42-pounder (19 kg) carronades and one x 18-pounder (8 kg) long gun.with Captain Thomas Truxtun in command and proceeded to Guadalupe on 5 August for patrols during the Quasi-War with France