by Jack Teach » Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:37 pm
They see a large room filled with seats, and hundreds of captains stand in front of them, wearing their best coats and powdered wigs. There are ten seats that re empty, as their owners are out patrolling. jack enters wearing his best blue coat, vest, britches, and his hair tied behind him. He sits down as do the other captains, he sits for a moment and then stands up and addresses the crowd.
Gentleman, an enemy has threatened us, so I suggest that we triple the patrol, get out our first rates and many of our ships to sit near the island, and if anything is sighted it is to be reported IMMEDIATLY. Absolutely NOTHING, but our own ships are to be near this island in ANY way. I don't give a damn what it is, if you see anything coming that isn't ours, shoot it down, if it surrenders then it is to be taken in and there crew questioned. There is to be NO drinking, no carousing, no lovemaking, nothing. We must be alert to any attack, so only some grog before battle is exceptable, and that is a small ration. If anyone is caught drinking, he'll be flogged or possible hung. All in favor of these regulations in these dire circumstances, say aye.
There is a universal approval from the captains