The Sea Hawk Page #4

and clear your portholes.

Quartermaster?

- Hold her steady as she goes.

- Steady as she goes.

Men, from now on,

both crews will lay aside past differences.

Spanish sailors will have full freedom

of the decks...

with the exception

of the powder magazine.

Those of you lately called slaves will have

no further duties aboard this ship.

If there are those among you

who are still for the sea...

we've plenty of berths on this ship

for good and willing men.

By now you know the purpose

of the Sea Hawks:

In our own way,

to serve England and the Queen.

We're free!

Mr. Burke, dismiss all these men

and attend to their needs.

Your Excellency, we'll try to make you

and your party as comfortable...

as this somewhat

overcrowded ship permits.

Mr. Pitt will show you the way.

Are my men to be freed when we land?

Certainly, Captain.

We have no Inquisition in England.

No. We understand

you believe in direct action.

Don Alvarez,

I can appreciate your feelings...

but since fate has thrown us together,

let's make the best of it.

It was a clever strategy, Capt. Thorpe,

to sound the surrender.

Thank you.

Perhaps one of the secrets of victory...

is making your enemy anticipate defeat,

don't you agree?

- More wine, Your Excellency?

- No, thank you.

I must compliment you

on your wine, Captain.

Nowhere have I tasted better.

There is no better wine

than good Madeira, Captain.

Cross, just where did we pick this up?

- From the galleon off Veracruz, Captain.

- No, it wasn't.

It was out of the governor's cellar

at Cartagena.

No, Cartagena's the place we had

all the Portuguese cheeses, remember?

But there's no cheese like Cheshire,

is there, Mr. Pitt?

No place like England for anything, I think.

I was just thinking to myself,

Miss Latham...

weren't you a bit Ionesome

in a heathen country like Spain?

Spain is an old country

with a very rich culture, Mr. Pitt.

In fact, there is much in Spain

that we English could profit by.

Thank you, madam.

We're certainly doing the best we can.

I have also been admiring

your table silver, Captain.

No doubt another

of the Captain's acquisitions.

No doubt. Perhaps if Your Excellency

will examine the design...

you'll recognize the coat of arms

of the Spanish Viceroy of San Domingo.

San Domingo? How interesting.

I should like to propose

that we drink to the health of...

I do not drink with thieves and pirates.

The health I was about to propose

was to Her Majesty, the Queen of England.

Mr. Pitt,

obviously Doa Maria has no wine.

- To Her Majesty the Queen.

- To the Queen.

"Build a fleet. Build a fleet."

Always the same advice.

As if I didn't have enough demands

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