“Men are all well drilled, sir,” continued the captain, “and have regular small-arm practice […] ”

But I mean, once the flow was there, nobody was mad at it.

I drove all the way from Florida to Carolina.

The watch consisted of twelve convicts—men selected for their good behaviour. Immediately after tattoo had beat they began their patrol. 'No complaint was ever made of them,' remarks Phillip, and they were expressly cautioned to avoid disputes with soldiers or seamen ( many of whom were as great thieves as the convicts themselves).