To Do Nothing Was Disgraceful; Therefore I

A Ship's A Fool To Fight A Fort.

In Honour I Gained Them, And In Honour I Will Die With Them.

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.

There Can Be No Place For Self Entirely

The Bravest Man Feels An Anxiety 'circa Praecordia' As He Enters The Battle; But He Dreads Disgrace Yet More.