 Call all hands beat the quarters This tablet battery one broadside into it you please Captain Bush point is on target Lin stops ready Bad CS foresters indomitable man of the sea a ratio hornblower Nothing gives that feeling more than defeat and I was still in my twenties a lieutenant on board his matters to ship renown There was a particular night and he was standing off the island of Haiti He tried to force our way past the Spanish fort which guarded the entrance to Samana Bay We'd run aground We'd been forced to turn tail and run like a frightened hair This room blower, sir. Hmm. Yes. Yes Captain's orders, sir. We'll report to the cabin at once report to the captain. Hi. I said at once Captain's cabin What have I done wrong? Time for blur reporting sir Come in come in home blur and Please be good enough to close the door Lieutenant Bush and I having a devil of a time keeping these charts from blowing away as it is. I'm sorry, sir There is quite a draft. What says you've been up to up to sir. I've been asleep, sir What's that to do with it? I mean this foolish impractical scheme of yours Allow me to explain sir mr. Homeblower. I took the liberty of telling Captain Buckland telling him what to tell him push You are sleepy. What we talked about on deck homeblower your idea of a landing party Storming the fort from the rear. Oh, oh, yes Captain Buckland. Yes, sir. Maybe yes Maybe no homeblower old pens. I I think it's possible, sir Possible depends on many things For example, how many men we send ashore a hundred sir a hundred plus the Marines That's a total of 180 Spaniards might have a good deal more sir I think not you must have noticed yesterday during the naval action They they were firing only six guns from the fort don't say only six hornblower They were big guns extremely this but that's not what I mean, sir I'm sure that none of us will ever forget how big they were what I mean is Gun crews can't be more than 10. Well, that's 10 to each gun that's 60 I'd say the same number to look after ammunition detail and garrison. Oh Well, that can't be more than 120 sir behind solid stone wall They won't be guarding the rear of the fort sir. And how do you judge that pretty tell me they're expecting an attack from the water Sir, especially after our attempt of yesterday. I'd be obliged if you stop mentioning that yes, sir But it's true. What here's the island of Haiti, sir Here's the Spanish fort overlooking Samana Bay is Scotchman's Bay. Yes behind it to the left That's your suggested landing place a yes lieutenant push or although it's not really my place to suggest but go on with it Hornblower, what about the natives but they hold this half of the island so the right half We're not at war against them. No, sir, but the dons are we might as well take it into our considerations They're afraid of the natives, sir. That's why they'll be watching the front of the fort right here Scotchman's Bay And then this way through the marsh and up the ridge of land and there's the force With the fort in our hands will control all of Samana Bay. The bay is a rat's nest of Spanish privateers They could never use it as an anchorage again, sir. Oh if hornblower. There's always if Why sir? It's getting late gentlemen. We'll We'll think about it think about it, sir now what? Well, sir, I mean you you put it off. Well hornblower You're not suggesting we can be done now tonight. Well, there's time enough, sir Time enough tomorrow night. Yes, sir. Only only what? Good heavens isn't my crew tired enough already. The dons are all so tired, sir And the longer we wait the longer they have to consider the whole situation and prepare Well, sir, I'm inclined to agree with the tenant hornblower soon. It's done biggest surprise. I say oh Very well then Landing party it is Scotsman's Bay the tenant bush you'll be in charge a hundred men and our marine guard. Hi, sir I suppose you will need a second in command. I will that many men Good. Well, take whom you choose the tenant bush. If you please, man. Oh Nothing, sir. I mean Will you look at him now captain? You can understand his attention. He's so anxious to go Course hornblower. Who else would I take a second in command? Wasn't this your scheme in the first place agreed bush agreed hornblowers your second although I'll be left rather shorthanded It'll go badly with all of us if this venture fails. You'll have the renowns turning off some money back. Don't I will and I'll have my glass trained on the fort. It's the Ranger signal if we're successful, sir We'll fly our flag above the Spaniards. Good enough our answer above the dons. Good now let's see a Well hornblower you're tapping your legs like a regular cricket. What now what else is there? Well, I was wondering if we'd best alter our course so we can head for Scotchman's Bay now. We shouldn't waste any time The ship healed over The black bulk of the Tropic Island grew larger before our straining eyes The land breeze caught us and then we heard the swell of the surf Then we were in the small boats heading in towards the beach at Scotchman's Bay Steady their home Keep ahead it improperly. We'll swamp a lot of us. I said edit in she is Steady or is there? First of the small boats behind us home. I said There wasn't so much phosphorescence in the water But you're a trail of it behind every boat. I hope you're all right about the dons looking the other way 180 men this go over the plans hornblower Every man has strict orders not to load his musket We'll be climbing through a tangle of brush If a gun goes off by accident will rouse every spaniard in the fort at least their wall centuries will rise them We'll rely on cold steel there At least two were inside the walls. I said Do you think single file on there you mean from the beach, sir? Hmm They're most likely to be a path, but it'll be narrow. Well, there's the wall of the fort to scale so good lord I forgot the grapples grapples to reach the top of the wall. Yes. I ordered them put by so there they're in the boats Oh good Wrong with your throat hornblower. You keep making odd noises my mouth fly sir keep getting thirsty No Shall I proceed as planned sir? Yes You'll go ahead with the ordinary hands on that proceed until you come within sight of the Spanish Fault You'll wait there until I arrive with the Marines. Oh, yeah. Yes, sir. Quite clever, but then it goes. Yes. What is it? We're at the beach sir. Oh lord. We're driving in All right ours on the next wave now After we left the marsh and began going upward along a narrow path we found on a ridge The climb was backbreaking No, is that all Pass the order to hold my sir Hold there. I'll see over What is it sir? Your eyes are custom to the darkness wooden. I think so sir. Well, there's something up ahead in that clearing Can't be the fort. We're not far enough for that. Why I can't make it out. I don't know. Can I never it is it's moving sir It might be men sentry sir. That's possible. Can't move the column till we make certain We'll can unfasten your bayonet. I have my saber. We'll go forward and Find out what it is Yes alone my thoughts on that sultry night on the island of Haiti When we were attempting a surprise action against the Spanish fort 180 men a good portion of the crew of his majesty ship renown All on shore in the darkness Spanish port only a few hundred yards away yet all might be lost For in the darkness ahead. I'd spied something moving felt a tremendous weight on my conscience But it was I who had suggested this whole attack As I went ahead to investigate with only the seaman wulton to keep me company My heart was pounding 60 to the dozen Sir There must be a sentry people under some sort of idea will turn no panic if you please sorry sir Coming this way sir. I cold steel remember there must be no sound cold Swords, yes, yes, so could I not look to the column and have the men come forward and pass the word that there are cows about If you and I almost took this month of the enemy. There's no telling what nervous troops will try to fire it Even a four-legged beast can raise an alarm, you know Our progress continued Bush's column came along and we moved forward And every sound seemed magnified by excitement and nervousness silence there silence But are we never gonna reach that blasted fort home? I think we have mr. Bush. What we have reached it sir directly there before us by heaven So it is all there all Spanish Fort Or blur come forward with me. I said there's not a light showing nothing Moon's beginning to rise a bit lighter than it was five minutes ago Close enough The walls look I'm common high from here as they're not too high for grapple, sir There's nobody like sailors for swarming up and over isn't that isn't that a Sally Port yonder Sally port Where directly ahead sir a bit to the right The door must be wooden sir a good strong axman might be able to cut through it You're referring to persons made silk reps. I serve best man with an axe I've ever seen Suppose he fails home Riscoll our eggs in one basket. We won't have to sir I suggest we split our forces if you take the sailors and deploy them to the left with grapples and cutlasses I can take the Marines and try for the Sally Port take silk with you. Yes, sir. Well Moon rising to be dawn soon Come along all that Understand your instructions and I'm bush has taken the rest over to the left wall His men are deployed with grapples and cutlasses silk eyes are Right here sir marked out your target. Sook. I got it fixed and proper sir good And this year axe is as sharp as a man could move Don't you fret sir? I'll bash that Sally Port door in like it was cheese And me I'm rewracked Counting on it silk. Well done. Yes, sir. Let me remind you cold steel. No shooting until we're well inside Yes, sir. Well enough order fixed bayonets Silk stay beside me. Hi, sir. Very well. I believe we can now move forward Silk right here Stand the side This must be grappling with the walls by now sir. Yes, Wilton. The Spaniards are coming to life. Keep at it. Sook. Hi, sir Several four should do it. Someone could reach through and lift off the bolt sir. Stand aside. Sook Believe so, sir Now there are three dead among our Marines and the dozen casualties. I've established sensation for the wounded over near the Sally Poor old have you now good idea. We can concentrate all the wounded there Don's fought quite well didn't they? Yes, sir. Um, sir. I beg pardon. Yeah, haven't we better make the fort secure? It's secure one we should post a guard on the powder house with your permission, sir Home blur. There's another matter one standing till it is sir. Hi. There's no well inside the world. Well Right, sir. That is hope it hasn't been poisoned. I'll never forgive myself. See that also will turn This way home blur It's turned on I time to make signal to the renown. Yes, sir Think yes, sir. I see you have our colors. It's not enough bring down the Spanish flag. Hi Once this business is over I'll be grateful for sleep. It's over line and water also. Yes water also What's the matter home blur? Nothing sir. Just that. I'm ashamed of myself for what forgetting to post a guard over the water well That's the only thing you did forget. I should have remembered sort of on blower. I'm the one who should be ashamed. I Don't look at me. So what have I done? You led the attack lieutenant push home blur. It was your plan You conceived it. I had no notion of what to do. I And between us now that it kept them buckled your plan and your details It was you remembered the grapples. It was you devised how we should divide up It was you had the sense enough to put guards on the prisoners and remember the powders and the spirits you Really think that would I say it otherwise? Well, I I didn't want to make a speech but Oh, yes, silk ready to bend on our colors. Yes, sir one moment Give me our instant, please Here it is sir home blur Yes, sir. Yeah What's it? Yeah, take it take it ma'am the British flag if you please I Want you to bend it on and hoist it up After all if it weren't for you, it might not go up at all Yes, sir, it's good in the sunlight. Don't you sir? That's it. I'll silk By him that she does indeed based on the novels by C. S. Forester Music composed and conducted by Sydney Torch Allen towers