- Lt. Edward Beamish: Thursday, May the, ah, whatever-it-is, in the year of our Lord, 17 ah, tsk tsk tsk, whatnot, et cetera.
- Capt. Dan Tempest: Take me to the governor! I demand to see Governor Rogers!
- Lt. Edward Beamish: [to the council] Excuse me.
- [Stepping outside]
- Lt. Edward Beamish: Well, Tempest!
- Capt. Dan Tempest: Beamish, I want to see the governor.
- Lt. Edward Beamish: [Briskly] A seedy looking crew if ever I saw one.
- [to Bassett]
- Lt. Edward Beamish: The complaint?
- Petty Officer Sam Bassett: Drunk and disorderly.
- Lt. Edward Beamish: Lock 'em up. We shall hear the case in the morning, Mr. Bassett.
- Capt. Dan Tempest: Outta my way, sonny, I want to see the governor.
- Lt. Edward Beamish: [Rocking back on his heels somewhat self-consciously] I AM the governor.
- Capt. Dan Tempest: [Horrified, looking Beamish up and down] YOU?
- [His friends laugh, Beamish looks nonplussed]
- Lt. Edward Beamish: The, ah, acting governor...
- [Beamish swiftly departs as he speaks]
- Capt. Dan Tempest: He's joking. Not that he's got any sense of humor, but he's joking, isn't he?
- Petty Officer Sam Bassett: All 'ands man the guns, battle stations! Right, heave!
- Lt. Edward Beamish: Mr. Bassett!
- Petty Officer Sam Bassett: Sir!
- [Coming to attention, his pants fall down, having lost his belt earlier]
- Lt. Edward Beamish: And, ah - aren't you a little out of uniform, Mr. Bassett?
- Petty Officer Sam Bassett: Spanish ship, sir, firing on the fort!
- [Struggling with his pants]
- Lt. Edward Beamish: Observe, Mr. Bassett, there is no shot falling.
- Petty Officer Sam Bassett: They're firing range, sir!
- Lt. Edward Beamish: The Spanish captain is quite properly firing a friendly salute to the representatives of His Majesty King George.
- Petty Officer Sam Bassett: [Incredulously] Friendly?
- Lt. Edward Beamish: We are at peace with Spain, Mr. Bassett, don't forget that. And, ah, when they come ashore, we shall receive them with the respect due to the representatives of a friendly power. Ah, if your britches would uphold the dignity of England, Mr. Bassett? Ha, ha! Ah, ahem.