August 14, 2025 • 30 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Hold our hands.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Pick the quarters.
Speaker 1 (00:10):
Oh I forgot stand by this time a.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Battery one broadside. Didn't want it to please Captain Bush.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
Point us on pocket, then stops ready, eyes.
Speaker 4 (00:19):
Already pressing Michael Redgrave as Forester's indomitable man of the
Sea Oratio Hornblower.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
Those were rather hectic days. Shut up.
Speaker 5 (02:00):
We came limping into the British Naval station at Jamaica,
our first Lieutenant Bush lying in hospital ashore, riddled with
Spanish sword cuts from the prisoners who had risen against us,
Our new Captain Buckland under a griever shadow for his
laxity on the night of the insurrection, many of our
crew men still recovering from wounds. It seemed for a
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time as though nothing would come right. Even our three
Spanish prize ships bagged in Haiti, served but little to
lift the spirits of our ship's company. And then one
Sunday morning, to add to our confusion, we had our
first notice of an important change impending.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
Mister Holmblizer.
Speaker 5 (02:41):
Is Captain Buckin still ashore, Yes, mister James, the boats
come alongside her from shore.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
Uniform of Captain's wrang aboard, well.
Speaker 5 (02:51):
Very well, madship and James no need for undue excitement
as their order of the person's mates ad once I've please,
and side boys and marine guard too.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
Don't forget we're picking the will boarded all duanats I yes, shir,
I I'll call him up once persons make top five
in my leg lieutenant.
Speaker 5 (03:08):
Flight the shoreboat fastened alongside, and sure enough through the
entry port emerged the Captain, his gold lace flaming in
the tropic sunshine.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
I touched my hat respectfully.
Speaker 5 (03:29):
You are at present for senior lieutenant on board the shop, Yes,
Sir Lieutenant Horatio Honda, at your service. My name is Cogshill,
and here I have a paper I'm required to retail
orders from Sir Richard Lambert, Vice Admiral of the Blue
Knight of the Bath, commanding His Majesty's ships and vessels
on the Jamaica Station, to Captain James Edward Coghill of
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his Majestyship Butler. You are hereby requested and required to
repair immediately on board his Majesty's ship Renowned, now lying
in Port Royal Bay, and to take command pro temporie
of the force that shipped Renowned well mister Hornbler, now
you know, yes, yes, sir, as you must be well aware.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
No orders I might give aboard the ship would be.
Speaker 6 (04:14):
Legal unless I had read aloud my authority. Yes, so
it goes in the King's Navy, so it goes, and yes, well,
welcome aboard.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
So we're only if but a little surprised, I suppose.
But you see said none of us had hurt.
Speaker 6 (04:28):
Yes, m yes, I understand.
Speaker 5 (04:30):
So it's only that, well, Lieutenant Buckland had succeeded our
deceased Captain Sawyer some weeks ago, and so he was
nowhere Captain Buckland, naturally and and naturally we would you
have any idea, So what they might have in mind
for him, not an idea in the world, Lieutenant horn Bler,
who he may revert to his first lieutenancy here on
the renown, of course, I couldn't be sure, yes, sir.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
Well, then there's Lieutenant Bush who was lying in hospital ashore.
Mister Bush had succeeded.
Speaker 5 (04:56):
Him at Captain Buckland, you see, and I'm on a
temporarily really well you have been a bit disorganized, eh, Yes,
there's always conclusion.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
At times like these.
Speaker 5 (05:06):
We'll see, we'll see, things will be straightened out, I'm sure,
but I couldn't possibly guess.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
Hombler what Sir Richard might have in mind.
Speaker 6 (05:16):
Yes, I do have one interesting piece of news, however.
Speaker 5 (05:20):
The Admiral is taking the first of your prize ships
into the Royal Navy. What's her name, the Garretal. She's
the largest of the Garretari. Yes, that's it, captured from
the Spaniards as Samory. Yes, I was a board of
us when our prisoners reverted. Well, Sir Richard liked her looks.
Speaker 6 (05:35):
It seems he's renaming her the Retribution Attribution. Someone will
have to be promoted to command her. Oh well, as
I say, we'll see.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
Things will be straightened out in their own time.
Speaker 6 (05:47):
It's the navy way.
Speaker 5 (05:54):
That afternoon I had my first opportunity to go ashore
and made my way at once to Kingston Naval House Liddle,
where Bush still lay a.
Speaker 2 (06:01):
Bed nursing his wounds.
Speaker 5 (06:03):
I knew he wassersting for news of us, and now
I had something to tell him. Horn Blower. But oh,
I say, it is good of you to come. I
tried to ever since we sent you ashore in that stretcher.
This is the first chance I've had to leave the
renown you well, you can guess how busy I've been. Well, counterjester,
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I've been following everything you've had to do with my
mind's eye, completing renown again with powder and sharp food
and water, and so cleaning up out of the prisoners,
getting the traces in that case his battle on deck. Hm,
I'm surprised you look so healthy, old live. What's in
that basket?
Speaker 2 (06:40):
Oh well, poor paws, manges and a pineapple?
Speaker 5 (06:43):
Do you know, I say, only the second pineapple I've
ever seen in my life. Thank you, very kind of you,
you know I I owe you thanks for much more
than bush I say.
Speaker 2 (06:52):
We we we got a new captain.
Speaker 5 (06:53):
Watch cogs Hill, transferred from the Bucker, came aboard this morning,
read himself in with a faddish no wonder a motion
to a ship of the Lion from but twenty eight
gun frigates quite a step, poor buckler, and then spurs
you'll ever lived down being taken by those prisoners to
sleep in his beds. I'm a fair he can't look
for promotion. They may not even discipline him in any
obvious way. I mean, but where you know, you've just
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simply be passed over.
Speaker 2 (07:17):
The rest of his navy life.
Speaker 5 (07:18):
You know, I've been thinking lying here, it really doesn't
seem quite fair.
Speaker 2 (07:23):
It was only my good luck. I wakened up in.
Speaker 5 (07:25):
Time the night of the rising, and you've got plenty
of sword cuts.
Speaker 2 (07:28):
Call it good luck.
Speaker 5 (07:29):
If you like you fought to be fell unconsciable Backlan.
Speaker 2 (07:32):
Would have done the same had the opportunity been granted. Yes,
probably known.
Speaker 5 (07:35):
Well, Bush, I've been long enough in the service to
think that fortunes more capricious here than in other walks
of life.
Speaker 2 (07:41):
Don't agree. Well, By the way, I've got another piece
of news.
Speaker 5 (07:44):
Oh good, I am glad of any gossip in this place.
At our prize. The Garitana is being commissioned into the
Navy now right, Josh.
Speaker 2 (07:52):
Yes, eighteen guns, six pounders and minds.
Speaker 5 (07:55):
She arrated the super ball, and she's to be renamed
the retribution. Also, the Admiral will have to promote a
commander for her.
Speaker 2 (08:02):
Nice purse is omo here? Yes, well, it might have
been buckled to funder.
Speaker 5 (08:07):
It still might be, of course, you say.
Speaker 2 (08:08):
Don't give much way to his being.
Speaker 5 (08:10):
Caught napping as our brand new captain in front of
remarking I wouldn't attempt to get.
Speaker 2 (08:15):
Of course they can always. Who's this coming? Will? Will? Will?
Mister Bush? And how are we feeling? Oh? We have company, Hornbler.
Speaker 5 (08:27):
This is sergeant Thanky entered the hospital.
Speaker 2 (08:30):
I have it to make yourself.
Speaker 6 (08:31):
Oh, I heard of Lieutenant Honkler, not from mister Bush alone.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
Delighted to see you, miss Hogler.
Speaker 6 (08:40):
You made quite a name for yourselves together during that
Hedi campaign.
Speaker 2 (08:44):
I don't know about our patient care.
Speaker 6 (08:46):
George, A round our way a minute, doctra.
Speaker 2 (08:49):
Don't look at the worried mister Bush. We chant him gas.
Speaker 6 (08:52):
Mister Honler, will I bring you Wilbert's bound.
Speaker 2 (08:57):
To interest you. I've just perceived a visit from an
admiralty eight.
Speaker 5 (09:03):
It seems the girl braid of the station of which
your a cavalry.
Speaker 2 (09:06):
With impatience, mister Bush. The court is inquiry.
Speaker 5 (09:09):
Is to be convened, of course it inquiry.
Speaker 2 (09:13):
Of course man wanted to expect. And it's only a
court inquiry, after all, not a court.
Speaker 6 (09:19):
Martial of all anyone. I think that they want to
sift effect theself of the doables.
Speaker 2 (09:25):
Aboard your ship. I thought by now they might have
changed their minds. Ah, then it's news to you too,
is it, mister Thorns.
Speaker 6 (09:31):
Well, yes, anyway, after all, some strange things did tensile
and I not right at least that's what the.
Speaker 2 (09:39):
Station room I indicate.
Speaker 6 (09:41):
Your Spanish prisoner is rising in the middle of the night,
taking the ship against almost no resistance, would.
Speaker 2 (09:47):
Have taken it. I've been told they had.
Speaker 6 (09:48):
Not been for the fortunate dvidence fond.
Speaker 2 (09:52):
Special scuttle, but is never very reliable. Bush.
Speaker 6 (09:55):
I was pristed care when you might be ready to
make an appearance.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
So now let's have a look at you head. Then
Imer sent word to the admiral over tytronised type, promised
the bush. Oh good lord, they're fortunately anyone there.
Speaker 6 (10:12):
These are all insightful and left me just pull back
the sheet a little farm. Yes, yes, it's country to
all my professional experience. Usually the Spanish can be relied
on to use their knives farmer effectively its holder.
Speaker 2 (10:26):
Yes, sorry, and just look at this cut here.
Speaker 6 (10:29):
Eight inches long at least, and yet not more than
two inches deep.
Speaker 2 (10:34):
Four inches with the point would.
Speaker 6 (10:35):
Have been better the effort of retiring.
Speaker 2 (10:38):
I read when the thens the home blur.
Speaker 6 (10:41):
The next time you use a knife to give a
poor inclindition to the point, far more effective, I say,
thank n supersticial laseration. In this instance, the human ribs
lie open to welcome and upward thrust.
Speaker 2 (10:57):
Before a downward thrust.
Speaker 6 (10:58):
They overlap forbid all entrance turn over tears.
Speaker 2 (11:03):
Ay y, yes, yes he is here, the descending knife
again bounded in dame from one rib to the next.
Cat is healing. Very will now know the.
Speaker 6 (11:14):
Sign of mortifications to home birth. Two days ago I
was in child, not in the least. Yes, these are
most lean cats. Unfortunately bends knee. I who peas your
honorable scars. Mister Bush will almost disappear in a few years.
Well good, yes, here's tomorrow right will removed for such yours.
Speaker 5 (11:35):
You will observe that mister Bush is still a trifle
a week as if I wasn't certain he was entirely
extacminated by his wound.
Speaker 2 (11:42):
What does that mean?
Speaker 6 (11:43):
He will drain of his blood Ian of coause, but
call inquiry, will but indulge.
Speaker 2 (11:48):
In with a chair when he gives evidence.
Speaker 1 (11:51):
I don't think I'll be ready for a while.
Speaker 6 (11:54):
You're doing splendid. In three days time you will be
quite prepared to answer any.
Speaker 2 (11:59):
Question, mister Bush.
Speaker 6 (12:02):
I'm very much let me see now, Yes, will be Friday,
but not Friday, what for all?
Speaker 2 (12:08):
To assimilar court in the station is not easier when.
Speaker 6 (12:10):
Every ship is absent on necessay duties so much of
the time. Very happy with the progress you're making, mister Bush,
I shall inform the admirable.
Speaker 2 (12:19):
Of thank you, Thank you very much.
Speaker 6 (12:22):
Did I tell you the court will be convened aboard
You're an investled the renowned Your new captain himself is
named a member of the ball. We'll see who get
down as the bush Well now continued progress to yours
are see you tomorrow. Yes, indeed, pleasure to meet you,
ormler doctor. After all that, I do feel like a.
Speaker 5 (12:46):
Crazy quilt one shown by hand.
Speaker 2 (12:49):
I suppose I can see where I'm m Court of inquiry.
Speaker 5 (12:54):
Oh, I hope they might forget about it, poor Ducklan
doomed to remain an aging first lieutenants and if nothing worse,
If nothing worse, well, I let's get back to the ship.
Speaker 2 (13:04):
I hope I haven't tired you all.
Speaker 5 (13:05):
Oh, of course you have nothing only of the magpie
chances of that old gossip Sanky. Alright, it was good
of you to come home if there was nothing. Well,
see you Friday Bush, I take it. Yes, of course, Friday,
we'll both be witnesses Ashman's I'm going to do the
best I can throw buck then we we may have
had our disagreements here and I.
Speaker 2 (13:24):
But well, uh see you Friday Bush. Good luck. Surgeon
Sankie was right.
Speaker 5 (13:38):
Lieutenant Bush, though was still a bit weak, was able
to be about by Friday and to hobble aboard our ship,
together with an impressive array of other officers, all captains
named by the admiral to make up the board. A
court of inquiry I found was not so awe inspiring
as a court martialed, and that it seemed formidable enough.
Speaker 1 (14:03):
Please take a seat, mister Bush. I understand you're still
a week from our wounds.
Speaker 2 (14:09):
Only littles, we've.
Speaker 1 (14:10):
Read the report which you addressed to Captain Buckland following
the attack on Samana Bay and HAIDI. This report, it's
a big credit, mister Buss.
Speaker 2 (14:20):
Credit is hidden to the.
Speaker 5 (14:22):
Turns home last night because his plan were used in
our attack on the Spanish fortress.
Speaker 1 (14:27):
So you were very handsomely saying your reporter, it may
as well state here now in the opinion of this court.
All the circumstances surrounding the attack at Samana and the
subsequent capitulation of the enemy are in accord with the
best traditions of the service.
Speaker 2 (14:47):
Thank you, sir.
Speaker 1 (14:48):
But now we come to the next matter, the attempt
of your prisoners to capture the renown at sea. You
will wear this time acting first tenants of the ship.
Speaker 5 (15:04):
Step by step, Bush was taken through the bloody events
of that recent night, the difficulty of supervising the women prisoners.
The Marine Guard kept at the hatches night and day.
A sudden unexplained outpouring in the dead of night, only
a few hours before we would do at Jamaica.
Speaker 2 (15:19):
If step, what's of good naturally?
Speaker 5 (15:23):
I I do recall that Lieutenant Hornbler expressed his doubts
about the women prisoners some days before erde why sir.
In fact, he'd been concerned about the whole situation of
the prisoners. Said on several occasions he said, poor Bush,
I could have strangled him out of some mistaken sense
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of loyalty to me. He was destroying one by one
Buckland's few last remaining claims to their indulgence. I made
up my mind then and there to help Buckland in
any way. I could even to lie if necessary when
my term came.
Speaker 1 (15:56):
Of course, sir, you were found among the dead after
the villiam suppressed, unconscious.
Speaker 2 (16:03):
From your wounds. Well, yes, sir, that very well, thank you,
mister Bush. That from you all a cool man.
Speaker 1 (16:11):
Tyrant Hornblower up. He's the next witness before this court,
Talan Warmar, I please come forwards, omer, and yes.
Speaker 2 (16:23):
I've.
Speaker 5 (16:38):
Buckland had already testified him. I glanced across at him
as I came forward before the Court of Inquiry. I
felt anything but reassured. The land was pale and desperately unhappy.
I could see it. What could I do to help
his cause?
Speaker 1 (16:52):
I wondered, Right, it's been suggested, mister holme Blow that
the attack on the fort at Samana Bay, as well
as the hoisting up the gun to search the bay,
we're on your initiative.
Speaker 5 (17:10):
I can't think by that Suggestinal Medica and mister Buckler
and Captain Bucklon bore the entire responsibility.
Speaker 1 (17:18):
Well, I won't tell Ressue further about that. In mister Hombler,
we understand. I think. Now let us hear about your
recharacters renown the other night you were born to town.
I'm informed were first attracted your attention.
Speaker 2 (17:38):
I had mascifizers, so I collected the prize cruise and
set out to the Renaw. You are afraid of losing
the prizes?
Speaker 5 (17:46):
Wrow?
Speaker 2 (17:47):
Does it not?
Speaker 5 (17:48):
With every sheet and hell he had cut before I left? Well,
you seem to have thought everything the fan. Also, it
seems to have made a very prompt a counter attack.
Speaker 1 (18:02):
On the Renown. Yet, for all you knew, the attempt
of the prisoners to take the ship might have already failed.
Speaker 5 (18:11):
Well, in that case, no harm was done except the
disabling of the Price ships riggings. And of course I
knew that Captain Buckton, provided no accidents has befallen him,
would have skillfully organized resistance. In fact, that he would
have meet her unhappily an accident dead before him. Well,
we uh understand.
Speaker 1 (18:31):
Tell me, mister Holmbler, how did it happen that you
were transferred to the Garitana.
Speaker 5 (18:38):
It seemed feasible, said, to organized a better disposition of
the Price Ships.
Speaker 2 (18:42):
We were only a day away from Jamaica by then,
I see.
Speaker 1 (18:46):
And is it true that you had several times expressed
concern as too, were the intentions of the women prisoners.
Speaker 5 (18:58):
No more concern than was felt. I'm sure, mister, I
mean Captain Buckland. Well, thank you, it is over, thank you,
thank you for me.
Speaker 2 (19:05):
All the inquiry was over.
Speaker 5 (19:12):
The court's official findings placed no blame, recommending on that
the strict inquiry should still have be made among the
Spanish prisoners in an effort to discover who had led
them in the revolt. And it was clear in every
tone of poison, in every face, that Buckland was to
be made to suffer unofficially.
Speaker 2 (19:32):
Too fair, I said, he pushes. It isn't fair. That's
so loud, my friend.
Speaker 5 (19:36):
All those captains are still a bull, and I don't care.
They didn't dare to say to his face that they
found him guilty, but still they want him to pay.
Speaker 2 (19:42):
That's obvious. And every word they said he got. If
I were Buckland, I.
Speaker 5 (19:45):
As speak lowerly the courts of court. Getting yourself in
trouble isn't gonna help Buckland one bitch? Or did you
see his face bush when they walked past him, mm,
walk past him without so much as a glance.
Speaker 2 (19:55):
He's he's utterly miserable. Would you did everything you could.
Speaker 5 (19:58):
I know if he's said, all right, Buckland's hopes at
an end can't help it. His hopes must have risen
my lay after our success at Somana, Bush, I can't
come thinking of that or with that to his credit.
And the temporary captain said he she must have felt
promotion in the air to.
Speaker 2 (20:13):
Command, and at least if not the permanent captain.
Speaker 5 (20:15):
And then they have everything snatched away.
Speaker 2 (20:18):
I'm blow. This isn't like you be realistic? Consider the
man for.
Speaker 5 (20:23):
Him, there was no other outcome possible to be honest.
Speaker 2 (20:26):
Isn't that the true? Well, if it is, I don't
want to admit it. Here comes Captain.
Speaker 6 (20:30):
Cox, gentlemen, a bit cooler as the sun goes down.
Speaker 2 (20:33):
You've let yes, Captain Cox, if he's much better than
the hospital up there the island. He closes around you
like warm water in a bar.
Speaker 5 (20:42):
And glad to have your board, mister Bush, So who
thank you has given me a good word of your program.
I'll be happier when I'm released and back aboard the
renowned for good.
Speaker 2 (20:52):
I hope you will at least remain on board to have.
Speaker 6 (20:54):
Dinner with me, or I'd be delighted. Sir, mister Hornblower,
you too, and I shall hope to secure the presence
of Lieutenants Buckland and Grayson. Much blasters are good.
Speaker 2 (21:05):
In fifteen minutes time.
Speaker 5 (21:06):
Then as soon as I've seen the assembled captains to
their gigs, that will be excellent. Our new captain was
a courtly host. There were flowers in the great cabin.
Now the food was excellent. Seated next to the silent Buckland,
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I grasped the trivialities to keep the conversation going, and
I was grateful for Captain Cogshill's loqucious appreciation of his
own table. Ah, that is a land crab salad before you, gentlemen,
who cannot said land crabs.
Speaker 2 (21:46):
Some prepare it to dary said pork.
Speaker 5 (21:47):
You know, mister Hondler, perhaps you will serve it to
those who would care for some at pleasure, and with
it a.
Speaker 6 (21:53):
Saddle of fresh lamb Oh, sheep doo badly in these islands,
I'm told, But perhaps we should try it, mister Butler,
will you be kind enough to cars with pleasures?
Speaker 2 (22:05):
Sir?
Speaker 5 (22:07):
You see, gentlemen, we still have some real potatoes left.
One has grow weary of yams.
Speaker 2 (22:13):
Mister Hombler, would you take wine?
Speaker 1 (22:15):
Thank you?
Speaker 5 (22:16):
Yes, and you other gentlemen, mister Grayson, excellent, excellent. Conviviality
is most needful on occasions such as this, mister Bush,
to your speedy recoveries.
Speaker 2 (22:30):
Thank you, Captain, thank you very much. How good that tastes?
Careful buston the doctors warn you about over indus. I
don't remember a word of it tonight. I assure you.
Speaker 5 (22:42):
No contemplate this steaming dish which has just been.
Speaker 2 (22:46):
Laid before us.
Speaker 5 (22:48):
Any of you gentlemen who have served on this station
before will recognize it.
Speaker 2 (22:51):
I think West Indian pepper part. Mister Hombler, will you
make your first essay? Come in well, I'm said by
the Admiral, Sir.
Speaker 5 (23:03):
Oh, I should have known, of course, misshipman, I fear
on no other staff would you look quite so smartly
turned out?
Speaker 2 (23:10):
What's the messing at the Admiral's compliment? Sir?
Speaker 6 (23:13):
And he'd like mister Hornby's presence on board the Fletcher
as soon as this convenient slave shippy.
Speaker 2 (23:18):
Oh, and you're not halfway finished, for this is ben.
Speaker 5 (23:21):
I'd better go, so if i'm may, I have a boat, sir,
our pardon Mesa, the Admiral said, the boat which brought
me should convey to the flagship.
Speaker 2 (23:28):
Well, well that settles it. We'll say some of this
pepper pot for you against your return. We'll have the
brandy by that time too. Yes, but you'd better go,
mister Ormon. Now what in the world do you suppose
the admiral can want with hornh A. I was gone
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nearly an hour.
Speaker 5 (23:51):
When I returned, I saw at once that the wine
had been passed very generously, followed by Dutch and Swedish liqueurs,
together with brandy smuggled from France. Bush sat in a
suddenly happy glow, and there was a strange look on
Bucklan's white face as he peered at me in the doorway.
Speaker 1 (24:14):
Are they were last?
Speaker 2 (24:16):
Mister lord, come in, come in, come in here. Yes,
it's so suggesting. Now, mister Bush, your victorious wars of
Gore and rises low.
Speaker 1 (24:36):
A beauteous, excellent mister buy drink fair, Miss thern Blower.
So we have a start of you already, and the
stern chases along, chases.
Speaker 2 (24:54):
Well, jollity and jelogy and.
Speaker 6 (25:02):
Mirth Murphy, you come back from the admiral.
Speaker 2 (25:12):
Mister Hornblower, isn't and it's all well, I think so.
Speaker 5 (25:20):
He's made me commander of the retribution.
Speaker 3 (25:23):
Oh why God, I left my own world, the retribution,
your own prize, then that is our you is so
sperable thing to the new commander with a cheer.
Speaker 2 (25:40):
I'm so glad.
Speaker 5 (25:41):
Hornblower is simply wonderful. While mister Bucklan, you curse you,
curse you all, mister Bucklan, have I endured enough today
without this? Two years in the service, working, sleeping? Do
you know what that's like? You your easy successes.
Speaker 2 (26:04):
Mister b I m has command you to be silent.
Speaker 5 (26:08):
Now, gentlemen, we shall forget this little episode and continue
with our pleasantris as before.
Speaker 2 (26:17):
Fill class and brom there, mister Butler.
Speaker 3 (26:21):
Now our country, noble England, queen of the wave, and
made pony grow ponier than whatever.
Speaker 2 (26:37):
Come along, bush boy, one more foot another. You're perfectly
all right, perfectly all right, of course I am. Of
course we're going.
Speaker 5 (26:48):
We can't send it back to hospital the night we
were have to sleep in their own little bit of board.
I'll thank you the goose, old rat sihow burst man,
that fucking gratitude of the human alibory.
Speaker 2 (27:00):
Some behind. Never mind it now, Bush, never mind it.
You'll get you into your bed and we'll talk it
all over later in the aisles. The new commands of
the retinue Snanson. That's right, glad, glad, the wret show over.
I shall missile as I shall.
Speaker 5 (27:22):
And that was how I came to leave the old
renown with certain regrets, but with high hopes of my
new promotion. For days, I was frantically making the prize
ship ready for see under her new colors, organizing the
scratch crew were drafted into her, and then it seemed
too quickly, one gray dawn we were ready to sail.
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I was touched to find Bush on him. He'd bothered
the Captain Coxhill's gig and had come across the way
my ship lay.
Speaker 2 (27:52):
Of course, is it really you? It's still so dark,
I can hardly see you. No, it's me all right, sir,
that is it's sigh. I could see.
Speaker 1 (28:00):
Oh.
Speaker 5 (28:00):
I'd have been over before, but as you know, where
just back from a practice cruise in the Lambert, couldn't
have made a better choice.
Speaker 2 (28:07):
Oh, lady told you that him I.
Speaker 5 (28:10):
But with You's commander, all seems right after all? Fighting
maybe needs to fight him and needs fighting men to
lead it. When she does with her barn sack, that
seems funny calling you, sir, retain what we're bound for,
But no, oh, I did. Again a convoy to the
bans distatues for the commissioners, pick up the replies and
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convoy out again. You'll you'll get your commissioned confirmed there
while you're there, I hope.
Speaker 2 (28:35):
So that is if they don't make peace with Bonaparte.
Peace not very likely.
Speaker 5 (28:40):
Matter of fact, you you may run into the French
on your way across the atlantin.
Speaker 2 (28:45):
A little lighter now.
Speaker 5 (28:47):
And as for getting back your sail with the land breeze,
sp we'll see you out around the point and in
the garden. How I told you I admire the way
that new epaulet sits your shoulder. Well, thanks, well, I
miss your bush quite a night we had to go
in here in Kingston, w And when the prize money
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from Somana was paid on.
Speaker 2 (29:08):
Ms, let's set about that the better now.
Speaker 5 (29:12):
Possibly at least they didn't send you back to the hospital.
Are you ready to my anchor? May I offer yes,
I'll back your car. I'll be on the quarter that
can just a moment. Well, good luck sy, good luck Bush,
till we meet again. This life in the Servis.
Speaker 2 (29:28):
Means many partings.
Speaker 5 (29:29):
I pride to him known. You don't forget that, will you?
Just see you down to the entryport. Loves her son
forget the same goes for me. Yeah, shake hands, goodbye,
and happy sailings wherever they take you.
Speaker 2 (29:50):
Goodbye Bush.
Speaker 4 (29:53):
Horatio Hornblowers, starring Michael Redgrave, is based on the novels
by CS forester Y. Music composed and conducted by Sydney Torch,
produced by Harry Allan Towers,
Hold our hands.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Pick the quarters.
Speaker 1 (00:10):
Oh I forgot stand by this time a.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Battery one broadside. Didn't want it to please Captain Bush.
Speaker 3 (00:15):
Point us on pocket, then stops ready, eyes.
Speaker 4 (00:19):
Already pressing Michael Redgrave as Forester's indomitable man of the
Sea Oratio Hornblower.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
Those were rather hectic days. Shut up.
Speaker 5 (02:00):
We came limping into the British Naval station at Jamaica,
our first Lieutenant Bush lying in hospital ashore, riddled with
Spanish sword cuts from the prisoners who had risen against us,
Our new Captain Buckland under a griever shadow for his
laxity on the night of the insurrection, many of our
crew men still recovering from wounds. It seemed for a
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time as though nothing would come right. Even our three
Spanish prize ships bagged in Haiti, served but little to
lift the spirits of our ship's company. And then one
Sunday morning, to add to our confusion, we had our
first notice of an important change impending.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
Mister Holmblizer.
Speaker 5 (02:41):
Is Captain Buckin still ashore, Yes, mister James, the boats
come alongside her from shore.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
Uniform of Captain's wrang aboard, well.
Speaker 5 (02:51):
Very well, madship and James no need for undue excitement
as their order of the person's mates ad once I've please,
and side boys and marine guard too.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
Don't forget we're picking the will boarded all duanats I yes, shir,
I I'll call him up once persons make top five
in my leg lieutenant.
Speaker 5 (03:08):
Flight the shoreboat fastened alongside, and sure enough through the
entry port emerged the Captain, his gold lace flaming in
the tropic sunshine.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
I touched my hat respectfully.
Speaker 5 (03:29):
You are at present for senior lieutenant on board the shop, Yes,
Sir Lieutenant Horatio Honda, at your service. My name is Cogshill,
and here I have a paper I'm required to retail
orders from Sir Richard Lambert, Vice Admiral of the Blue
Knight of the Bath, commanding His Majesty's ships and vessels
on the Jamaica Station, to Captain James Edward Coghill of
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his Majestyship Butler. You are hereby requested and required to
repair immediately on board his Majesty's ship Renowned, now lying
in Port Royal Bay, and to take command pro temporie
of the force that shipped Renowned well mister Hornbler, now
you know, yes, yes, sir, as you must be well aware.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
No orders I might give aboard the ship would be.
Speaker 6 (04:14):
Legal unless I had read aloud my authority. Yes, so
it goes in the King's Navy, so it goes, and yes, well,
welcome aboard.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
So we're only if but a little surprised, I suppose.
But you see said none of us had hurt.
Speaker 6 (04:28):
Yes, m yes, I understand.
Speaker 5 (04:30):
So it's only that, well, Lieutenant Buckland had succeeded our
deceased Captain Sawyer some weeks ago, and so he was
nowhere Captain Buckland, naturally and and naturally we would you
have any idea, So what they might have in mind
for him, not an idea in the world, Lieutenant horn Bler,
who he may revert to his first lieutenancy here on
the renown, of course, I couldn't be sure, yes, sir.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
Well, then there's Lieutenant Bush who was lying in hospital ashore.
Mister Bush had succeeded.
Speaker 5 (04:56):
Him at Captain Buckland, you see, and I'm on a
temporarily really well you have been a bit disorganized, eh, Yes,
there's always conclusion.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
At times like these.
Speaker 5 (05:06):
We'll see, we'll see, things will be straightened out, I'm sure,
but I couldn't possibly guess.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
Hombler what Sir Richard might have in mind.
Speaker 6 (05:16):
Yes, I do have one interesting piece of news, however.
Speaker 5 (05:20):
The Admiral is taking the first of your prize ships
into the Royal Navy. What's her name, the Garretal. She's
the largest of the Garretari. Yes, that's it, captured from
the Spaniards as Samory. Yes, I was a board of
us when our prisoners reverted. Well, Sir Richard liked her looks.
Speaker 6 (05:35):
It seems he's renaming her the Retribution Attribution. Someone will
have to be promoted to command her. Oh well, as
I say, we'll see.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
Things will be straightened out in their own time.
Speaker 6 (05:47):
It's the navy way.
Speaker 5 (05:54):
That afternoon I had my first opportunity to go ashore
and made my way at once to Kingston Naval House Liddle,
where Bush still lay a.
Speaker 2 (06:01):
Bed nursing his wounds.
Speaker 5 (06:03):
I knew he wassersting for news of us, and now
I had something to tell him. Horn Blower. But oh,
I say, it is good of you to come. I
tried to ever since we sent you ashore in that stretcher.
This is the first chance I've had to leave the
renown you well, you can guess how busy I've been. Well, counterjester,
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I've been following everything you've had to do with my
mind's eye, completing renown again with powder and sharp food
and water, and so cleaning up out of the prisoners,
getting the traces in that case his battle on deck. Hm,
I'm surprised you look so healthy, old live. What's in
that basket?
Speaker 2 (06:40):
Oh well, poor paws, manges and a pineapple?
Speaker 5 (06:43):
Do you know, I say, only the second pineapple I've
ever seen in my life. Thank you, very kind of you,
you know I I owe you thanks for much more
than bush I say.
Speaker 2 (06:52):
We we we got a new captain.
Speaker 5 (06:53):
Watch cogs Hill, transferred from the Bucker, came aboard this morning,
read himself in with a faddish no wonder a motion
to a ship of the Lion from but twenty eight
gun frigates quite a step, poor buckler, and then spurs
you'll ever lived down being taken by those prisoners to
sleep in his beds. I'm a fair he can't look
for promotion. They may not even discipline him in any
obvious way. I mean, but where you know, you've just
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simply be passed over.
Speaker 2 (07:17):
The rest of his navy life.
Speaker 5 (07:18):
You know, I've been thinking lying here, it really doesn't
seem quite fair.
Speaker 2 (07:23):
It was only my good luck. I wakened up in.
Speaker 5 (07:25):
Time the night of the rising, and you've got plenty
of sword cuts.
Speaker 2 (07:28):
Call it good luck.
Speaker 5 (07:29):
If you like you fought to be fell unconsciable Backlan.
Speaker 2 (07:32):
Would have done the same had the opportunity been granted. Yes,
probably known.
Speaker 5 (07:35):
Well, Bush, I've been long enough in the service to
think that fortunes more capricious here than in other walks
of life.
Speaker 2 (07:41):
Don't agree. Well, By the way, I've got another piece
of news.
Speaker 5 (07:44):
Oh good, I am glad of any gossip in this place.
At our prize. The Garitana is being commissioned into the
Navy now right, Josh.
Speaker 2 (07:52):
Yes, eighteen guns, six pounders and minds.
Speaker 5 (07:55):
She arrated the super ball, and she's to be renamed
the retribution. Also, the Admiral will have to promote a
commander for her.
Speaker 2 (08:02):
Nice purse is omo here? Yes, well, it might have
been buckled to funder.
Speaker 5 (08:07):
It still might be, of course, you say.
Speaker 2 (08:08):
Don't give much way to his being.
Speaker 5 (08:10):
Caught napping as our brand new captain in front of
remarking I wouldn't attempt to get.
Speaker 2 (08:15):
Of course they can always. Who's this coming? Will? Will? Will?
Mister Bush? And how are we feeling? Oh? We have company, Hornbler.
Speaker 5 (08:27):
This is sergeant Thanky entered the hospital.
Speaker 2 (08:30):
I have it to make yourself.
Speaker 6 (08:31):
Oh, I heard of Lieutenant Honkler, not from mister Bush alone.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
Delighted to see you, miss Hogler.
Speaker 6 (08:40):
You made quite a name for yourselves together during that
Hedi campaign.
Speaker 2 (08:44):
I don't know about our patient care.
Speaker 6 (08:46):
George, A round our way a minute, doctra.
Speaker 2 (08:49):
Don't look at the worried mister Bush. We chant him gas.
Speaker 6 (08:52):
Mister Honler, will I bring you Wilbert's bound.
Speaker 2 (08:57):
To interest you. I've just perceived a visit from an
admiralty eight.
Speaker 5 (09:03):
It seems the girl braid of the station of which
your a cavalry.
Speaker 2 (09:06):
With impatience, mister Bush. The court is inquiry.
Speaker 5 (09:09):
Is to be convened, of course it inquiry.
Speaker 2 (09:13):
Of course man wanted to expect. And it's only a
court inquiry, after all, not a court.
Speaker 6 (09:19):
Martial of all anyone. I think that they want to
sift effect theself of the doables.
Speaker 2 (09:25):
Aboard your ship. I thought by now they might have
changed their minds. Ah, then it's news to you too,
is it, mister Thorns.
Speaker 6 (09:31):
Well, yes, anyway, after all, some strange things did tensile
and I not right at least that's what the.
Speaker 2 (09:39):
Station room I indicate.
Speaker 6 (09:41):
Your Spanish prisoner is rising in the middle of the night,
taking the ship against almost no resistance, would.
Speaker 2 (09:47):
Have taken it. I've been told they had.
Speaker 6 (09:48):
Not been for the fortunate dvidence fond.
Speaker 2 (09:52):
Special scuttle, but is never very reliable. Bush.
Speaker 6 (09:55):
I was pristed care when you might be ready to
make an appearance.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
So now let's have a look at you head. Then
Imer sent word to the admiral over tytronised type, promised
the bush. Oh good lord, they're fortunately anyone there.
Speaker 6 (10:12):
These are all insightful and left me just pull back
the sheet a little farm. Yes, yes, it's country to
all my professional experience. Usually the Spanish can be relied
on to use their knives farmer effectively its holder.
Speaker 2 (10:26):
Yes, sorry, and just look at this cut here.
Speaker 6 (10:29):
Eight inches long at least, and yet not more than
two inches deep.
Speaker 2 (10:34):
Four inches with the point would.
Speaker 6 (10:35):
Have been better the effort of retiring.
Speaker 2 (10:38):
I read when the thens the home blur.
Speaker 6 (10:41):
The next time you use a knife to give a
poor inclindition to the point, far more effective, I say,
thank n supersticial laseration. In this instance, the human ribs
lie open to welcome and upward thrust.
Speaker 2 (10:57):
Before a downward thrust.
Speaker 6 (10:58):
They overlap forbid all entrance turn over tears.
Speaker 2 (11:03):
Ay y, yes, yes he is here, the descending knife
again bounded in dame from one rib to the next.
Cat is healing. Very will now know the.
Speaker 6 (11:14):
Sign of mortifications to home birth. Two days ago I
was in child, not in the least. Yes, these are
most lean cats. Unfortunately bends knee. I who peas your
honorable scars. Mister Bush will almost disappear in a few years.
Well good, yes, here's tomorrow right will removed for such yours.
Speaker 5 (11:35):
You will observe that mister Bush is still a trifle
a week as if I wasn't certain he was entirely
extacminated by his wound.
Speaker 2 (11:42):
What does that mean?
Speaker 6 (11:43):
He will drain of his blood Ian of coause, but
call inquiry, will but indulge.
Speaker 2 (11:48):
In with a chair when he gives evidence.
Speaker 1 (11:51):
I don't think I'll be ready for a while.
Speaker 6 (11:54):
You're doing splendid. In three days time you will be
quite prepared to answer any.
Speaker 2 (11:59):
Question, mister Bush.
Speaker 6 (12:02):
I'm very much let me see now, Yes, will be Friday,
but not Friday, what for all?
Speaker 2 (12:08):
To assimilar court in the station is not easier when.
Speaker 6 (12:10):
Every ship is absent on necessay duties so much of
the time. Very happy with the progress you're making, mister Bush,
I shall inform the admirable.
Speaker 2 (12:19):
Of thank you, Thank you very much.
Speaker 6 (12:22):
Did I tell you the court will be convened aboard
You're an investled the renowned Your new captain himself is
named a member of the ball. We'll see who get
down as the bush Well now continued progress to yours
are see you tomorrow. Yes, indeed, pleasure to meet you,
ormler doctor. After all that, I do feel like a.
Speaker 5 (12:46):
Crazy quilt one shown by hand.
Speaker 2 (12:49):
I suppose I can see where I'm m Court of inquiry.
Speaker 5 (12:54):
Oh, I hope they might forget about it, poor Ducklan
doomed to remain an aging first lieutenants and if nothing worse,
If nothing worse, well, I let's get back to the ship.
Speaker 2 (13:04):
I hope I haven't tired you all.
Speaker 5 (13:05):
Oh, of course you have nothing only of the magpie
chances of that old gossip Sanky. Alright, it was good
of you to come home if there was nothing. Well,
see you Friday Bush, I take it. Yes, of course, Friday,
we'll both be witnesses Ashman's I'm going to do the
best I can throw buck then we we may have
had our disagreements here and I.
Speaker 2 (13:24):
But well, uh see you Friday Bush. Good luck. Surgeon
Sankie was right.
Speaker 5 (13:38):
Lieutenant Bush, though was still a bit weak, was able
to be about by Friday and to hobble aboard our ship,
together with an impressive array of other officers, all captains
named by the admiral to make up the board. A
court of inquiry I found was not so awe inspiring
as a court martialed, and that it seemed formidable enough.
Speaker 1 (14:03):
Please take a seat, mister Bush. I understand you're still
a week from our wounds.
Speaker 2 (14:09):
Only littles, we've.
Speaker 1 (14:10):
Read the report which you addressed to Captain Buckland following
the attack on Samana Bay and HAIDI. This report, it's
a big credit, mister Buss.
Speaker 2 (14:20):
Credit is hidden to the.
Speaker 5 (14:22):
Turns home last night because his plan were used in
our attack on the Spanish fortress.
Speaker 1 (14:27):
So you were very handsomely saying your reporter, it may
as well state here now in the opinion of this court.
All the circumstances surrounding the attack at Samana and the
subsequent capitulation of the enemy are in accord with the
best traditions of the service.
Speaker 2 (14:47):
Thank you, sir.
Speaker 1 (14:48):
But now we come to the next matter, the attempt
of your prisoners to capture the renown at sea. You
will wear this time acting first tenants of the ship.
Speaker 5 (15:04):
Step by step, Bush was taken through the bloody events
of that recent night, the difficulty of supervising the women prisoners.
The Marine Guard kept at the hatches night and day.
A sudden unexplained outpouring in the dead of night, only
a few hours before we would do at Jamaica.
Speaker 2 (15:19):
If step, what's of good naturally?
Speaker 5 (15:23):
I I do recall that Lieutenant Hornbler expressed his doubts
about the women prisoners some days before erde why sir.
In fact, he'd been concerned about the whole situation of
the prisoners. Said on several occasions he said, poor Bush,
I could have strangled him out of some mistaken sense
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of loyalty to me. He was destroying one by one
Buckland's few last remaining claims to their indulgence. I made
up my mind then and there to help Buckland in
any way. I could even to lie if necessary when
my term came.
Speaker 1 (15:56):
Of course, sir, you were found among the dead after
the villiam suppressed, unconscious.
Speaker 2 (16:03):
From your wounds. Well, yes, sir, that very well, thank you,
mister Bush. That from you all a cool man.
Speaker 1 (16:11):
Tyrant Hornblower up. He's the next witness before this court,
Talan Warmar, I please come forwards, omer, and yes.
Speaker 2 (16:23):
I've.
Speaker 5 (16:38):
Buckland had already testified him. I glanced across at him
as I came forward before the Court of Inquiry. I
felt anything but reassured. The land was pale and desperately unhappy.
I could see it. What could I do to help
his cause?
Speaker 1 (16:52):
I wondered, Right, it's been suggested, mister holme Blow that
the attack on the fort at Samana Bay, as well
as the hoisting up the gun to search the bay,
we're on your initiative.
Speaker 5 (17:10):
I can't think by that Suggestinal Medica and mister Buckler
and Captain Bucklon bore the entire responsibility.
Speaker 1 (17:18):
Well, I won't tell Ressue further about that. In mister Hombler,
we understand. I think. Now let us hear about your
recharacters renown the other night you were born to town.
I'm informed were first attracted your attention.
Speaker 2 (17:38):
I had mascifizers, so I collected the prize cruise and
set out to the Renaw. You are afraid of losing
the prizes?
Speaker 5 (17:46):
Wrow?
Speaker 2 (17:47):
Does it not?
Speaker 5 (17:48):
With every sheet and hell he had cut before I left? Well,
you seem to have thought everything the fan. Also, it
seems to have made a very prompt a counter attack.
Speaker 1 (18:02):
On the Renown. Yet, for all you knew, the attempt
of the prisoners to take the ship might have already failed.
Speaker 5 (18:11):
Well, in that case, no harm was done except the
disabling of the Price ships riggings. And of course I
knew that Captain Buckton, provided no accidents has befallen him,
would have skillfully organized resistance. In fact, that he would
have meet her unhappily an accident dead before him. Well,
we uh understand.
Speaker 1 (18:31):
Tell me, mister Holmbler, how did it happen that you
were transferred to the Garitana.
Speaker 5 (18:38):
It seemed feasible, said, to organized a better disposition of
the Price Ships.
Speaker 2 (18:42):
We were only a day away from Jamaica by then,
I see.
Speaker 1 (18:46):
And is it true that you had several times expressed
concern as too, were the intentions of the women prisoners.
Speaker 5 (18:58):
No more concern than was felt. I'm sure, mister, I
mean Captain Buckland. Well, thank you, it is over, thank you,
thank you for me.
Speaker 2 (19:05):
All the inquiry was over.
Speaker 5 (19:12):
The court's official findings placed no blame, recommending on that
the strict inquiry should still have be made among the
Spanish prisoners in an effort to discover who had led
them in the revolt. And it was clear in every
tone of poison, in every face, that Buckland was to
be made to suffer unofficially.
Speaker 2 (19:32):
Too fair, I said, he pushes. It isn't fair. That's
so loud, my friend.
Speaker 5 (19:36):
All those captains are still a bull, and I don't care.
They didn't dare to say to his face that they
found him guilty, but still they want him to pay.
Speaker 2 (19:42):
That's obvious. And every word they said he got. If
I were Buckland, I.
Speaker 5 (19:45):
As speak lowerly the courts of court. Getting yourself in
trouble isn't gonna help Buckland one bitch? Or did you
see his face bush when they walked past him, mm,
walk past him without so much as a glance.
Speaker 2 (19:55):
He's he's utterly miserable. Would you did everything you could.
Speaker 5 (19:58):
I know if he's said, all right, Buckland's hopes at
an end can't help it. His hopes must have risen
my lay after our success at Somana, Bush, I can't
come thinking of that or with that to his credit.
And the temporary captain said he she must have felt
promotion in the air to.
Speaker 2 (20:13):
Command, and at least if not the permanent captain.
Speaker 5 (20:15):
And then they have everything snatched away.
Speaker 2 (20:18):
I'm blow. This isn't like you be realistic? Consider the
man for.
Speaker 5 (20:23):
Him, there was no other outcome possible to be honest.
Speaker 2 (20:26):
Isn't that the true? Well, if it is, I don't
want to admit it. Here comes Captain.
Speaker 6 (20:30):
Cox, gentlemen, a bit cooler as the sun goes down.
Speaker 2 (20:33):
You've let yes, Captain Cox, if he's much better than
the hospital up there the island. He closes around you
like warm water in a bar.
Speaker 5 (20:42):
And glad to have your board, mister Bush, So who
thank you has given me a good word of your program.
I'll be happier when I'm released and back aboard the
renowned for good.
Speaker 2 (20:52):
I hope you will at least remain on board to have.
Speaker 6 (20:54):
Dinner with me, or I'd be delighted. Sir, mister Hornblower,
you too, and I shall hope to secure the presence
of Lieutenants Buckland and Grayson. Much blasters are good.
Speaker 2 (21:05):
In fifteen minutes time.
Speaker 5 (21:06):
Then as soon as I've seen the assembled captains to
their gigs, that will be excellent. Our new captain was
a courtly host. There were flowers in the great cabin.
Now the food was excellent. Seated next to the silent Buckland,
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I grasped the trivialities to keep the conversation going, and
I was grateful for Captain Cogshill's loqucious appreciation of his
own table. Ah, that is a land crab salad before you, gentlemen,
who cannot said land crabs.
Speaker 2 (21:46):
Some prepare it to dary said pork.
Speaker 5 (21:47):
You know, mister Hondler, perhaps you will serve it to
those who would care for some at pleasure, and with
it a.
Speaker 6 (21:53):
Saddle of fresh lamb Oh, sheep doo badly in these islands,
I'm told, But perhaps we should try it, mister Butler,
will you be kind enough to cars with pleasures?
Speaker 2 (22:05):
Sir?
Speaker 5 (22:07):
You see, gentlemen, we still have some real potatoes left.
One has grow weary of yams.
Speaker 2 (22:13):
Mister Hombler, would you take wine?
Speaker 1 (22:15):
Thank you?
Speaker 5 (22:16):
Yes, and you other gentlemen, mister Grayson, excellent, excellent. Conviviality
is most needful on occasions such as this, mister Bush,
to your speedy recoveries.
Speaker 2 (22:30):
Thank you, Captain, thank you very much. How good that tastes?
Careful buston the doctors warn you about over indus. I
don't remember a word of it tonight. I assure you.
Speaker 5 (22:42):
No contemplate this steaming dish which has just been.
Speaker 2 (22:46):
Laid before us.
Speaker 5 (22:48):
Any of you gentlemen who have served on this station
before will recognize it.
Speaker 2 (22:51):
I think West Indian pepper part. Mister Hombler, will you
make your first essay? Come in well, I'm said by
the Admiral, Sir.
Speaker 5 (23:03):
Oh, I should have known, of course, misshipman, I fear
on no other staff would you look quite so smartly
turned out?
Speaker 2 (23:10):
What's the messing at the Admiral's compliment? Sir?
Speaker 6 (23:13):
And he'd like mister Hornby's presence on board the Fletcher
as soon as this convenient slave shippy.
Speaker 2 (23:18):
Oh, and you're not halfway finished, for this is ben.
Speaker 5 (23:21):
I'd better go, so if i'm may, I have a boat, sir,
our pardon Mesa, the Admiral said, the boat which brought
me should convey to the flagship.
Speaker 2 (23:28):
Well, well that settles it. We'll say some of this
pepper pot for you against your return. We'll have the
brandy by that time too. Yes, but you'd better go,
mister Ormon. Now what in the world do you suppose
the admiral can want with hornh A. I was gone
(23:49):
nearly an hour.
Speaker 5 (23:51):
When I returned, I saw at once that the wine
had been passed very generously, followed by Dutch and Swedish liqueurs,
together with brandy smuggled from France. Bush sat in a
suddenly happy glow, and there was a strange look on
Bucklan's white face as he peered at me in the doorway.
Speaker 1 (24:14):
Are they were last?
Speaker 2 (24:16):
Mister lord, come in, come in, come in here. Yes,
it's so suggesting. Now, mister Bush, your victorious wars of
Gore and rises low.
Speaker 1 (24:36):
A beauteous, excellent mister buy drink fair, Miss thern Blower.
So we have a start of you already, and the
stern chases along, chases.
Speaker 2 (24:54):
Well, jollity and jelogy and.
Speaker 6 (25:02):
Mirth Murphy, you come back from the admiral.
Speaker 2 (25:12):
Mister Hornblower, isn't and it's all well, I think so.
Speaker 5 (25:20):
He's made me commander of the retribution.
Speaker 3 (25:23):
Oh why God, I left my own world, the retribution,
your own prize, then that is our you is so
sperable thing to the new commander with a cheer.
Speaker 2 (25:40):
I'm so glad.
Speaker 5 (25:41):
Hornblower is simply wonderful. While mister Bucklan, you curse you,
curse you all, mister Bucklan, have I endured enough today
without this? Two years in the service, working, sleeping? Do
you know what that's like? You your easy successes.
Speaker 2 (26:04):
Mister b I m has command you to be silent.
Speaker 5 (26:08):
Now, gentlemen, we shall forget this little episode and continue
with our pleasantris as before.
Speaker 2 (26:17):
Fill class and brom there, mister Butler.
Speaker 3 (26:21):
Now our country, noble England, queen of the wave, and
made pony grow ponier than whatever.
Speaker 2 (26:37):
Come along, bush boy, one more foot another. You're perfectly
all right, perfectly all right, of course I am. Of
course we're going.
Speaker 5 (26:48):
We can't send it back to hospital the night we
were have to sleep in their own little bit of board.
I'll thank you the goose, old rat sihow burst man,
that fucking gratitude of the human alibory.
Speaker 2 (27:00):
Some behind. Never mind it now, Bush, never mind it.
You'll get you into your bed and we'll talk it
all over later in the aisles. The new commands of
the retinue Snanson. That's right, glad, glad, the wret show over.
I shall missile as I shall.
Speaker 5 (27:22):
And that was how I came to leave the old
renown with certain regrets, but with high hopes of my
new promotion. For days, I was frantically making the prize
ship ready for see under her new colors, organizing the
scratch crew were drafted into her, and then it seemed
too quickly, one gray dawn we were ready to sail.
(27:43):
I was touched to find Bush on him. He'd bothered
the Captain Coxhill's gig and had come across the way
my ship lay.
Speaker 2 (27:52):
Of course, is it really you? It's still so dark,
I can hardly see you. No, it's me all right, sir,
that is it's sigh. I could see.
Speaker 1 (28:00):
Oh.
Speaker 5 (28:00):
I'd have been over before, but as you know, where
just back from a practice cruise in the Lambert, couldn't
have made a better choice.
Speaker 2 (28:07):
Oh, lady told you that him I.
Speaker 5 (28:10):
But with You's commander, all seems right after all? Fighting
maybe needs to fight him and needs fighting men to
lead it. When she does with her barn sack, that
seems funny calling you, sir, retain what we're bound for,
But no, oh, I did. Again a convoy to the
bans distatues for the commissioners, pick up the replies and
(28:31):
convoy out again. You'll you'll get your commissioned confirmed there
while you're there, I hope.
Speaker 2 (28:35):
So that is if they don't make peace with Bonaparte.
Peace not very likely.
Speaker 5 (28:40):
Matter of fact, you you may run into the French
on your way across the atlantin.
Speaker 2 (28:45):
A little lighter now.
Speaker 5 (28:47):
And as for getting back your sail with the land breeze,
sp we'll see you out around the point and in
the garden. How I told you I admire the way
that new epaulet sits your shoulder. Well, thanks, well, I
miss your bush quite a night we had to go
in here in Kingston, w And when the prize money
(29:07):
from Somana was paid on.
Speaker 2 (29:08):
Ms, let's set about that the better now.
Speaker 5 (29:12):
Possibly at least they didn't send you back to the hospital.
Are you ready to my anchor? May I offer yes,
I'll back your car. I'll be on the quarter that
can just a moment. Well, good luck sy, good luck Bush,
till we meet again. This life in the Servis.
Speaker 2 (29:28):
Means many partings.
Speaker 5 (29:29):
I pride to him known. You don't forget that, will you?
Just see you down to the entryport. Loves her son
forget the same goes for me. Yeah, shake hands, goodbye,
and happy sailings wherever they take you.
Speaker 2 (29:50):
Goodbye Bush.
Speaker 4 (29:53):
Horatio Hornblowers, starring Michael Redgrave, is based on the novels
by CS forester Y. Music composed and conducted by Sydney Torch,
produced by Harry Allan Towers,
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