I Believe My Arrival Was

To Do Nothing Was Disgraceful; Therefore I Made Use Of My Understanding.

Something Must Be Left To Chance; Nothing Is Certain In A Sea Fight

My Character And Good Name Are In My Own Keeping. Life With Disgrace Is Dreadful. A Glorious Death Is To Be Envied.

I Could Not Tread These Perilous Paths In Safety, If I Did Not Keep A Saving Sense Of Humor.

Never Break The Neutrality Of A Port Or Place, But Never Consider As Neutral Any Place From Whence An Attack Is Allowed To Be Made.