These, the men tell me, do not intend to land, but only tell the others that they shall sail away.
That's about what I thought would be.

The greater part of these fellows only wants to get quickly home again, while the sailors, who may want to go abuccaneering, would not care about having the soldiers with them.
I shall give a hint to the captain of my company tonight as to what is going on, but I don't much expect he will pay any attention to it.
Officers never believe these things till it is too late, and you see I can't give them any names yet or prove what I say; besides, likely enough, any inquiry set on foot would only bring the matter to a head.
We must wait till we know something sure.
"You keep your ears open, my boy, and your eyes too, and I will do the same.

If it comes, and you see a chance of warning the captain of the ship or the first lieutenant in time, you do it; but don't you do it if you don't think there's time enough, or if you can't do it without being seen.

If it's too late, and you are found out, they would just chuck you overboard or knock you on the head, and you will have done no good after all, and perhaps only caused bloodshed.

Like enough, if matters go quietly, there won't be no bloodshed, and the officers and those who stick to them will just be turned adrift in the boats, or maybe handed over to the Spanish at the port they go into as prisoners." Jack promised to follow the sergeant's instructions, and went below.