You should have thought before you mutinied," was the sharp reply.
"As a common sailor I acted on my conscience, and what we asked for the Admiralty has granted.

Only by mutiny did the Admiralty yield to our demands.

What I did I would do again! We took our risks in the Thames against the guns that were levelled at us; we've taken our risks down here against the French to help save your squadron, and we've done it.
The men have done it, because they've been loyal to the flag, and from first to last set to make the Admiralty and the people know they have rights which must be cherished.

If all your men were as faithful to the Crown as are the men on the Ariadne, then they deserve well of the King.
But will you put for me on paper the written word that every man now aboard the Ariadne shall be held guiltless in the eyes of the admiral of this fleet; that the present officers shall remain officers, that the reforms I have made shall become permanent?
For myself, I care not; but for the men who have fought under me, I want their amnesty.

And I want Michael Clones to be kept with me, and Greenock, the master, and Ferens, the purser, to be kept where they are.