 Ashore in Jamaica, Lewrie's pursuit of the wealthy young Lucy Beauman is scuttled through a series of scandals.Lewrie is involved in escorting a British diplomatic mission to bribe Florida Indians to continue their fight against Spain and the new United States.He is wounded in a fight against the Spanish and their Indian allies and is present when Horatio Nelson suffers one of the few repulses of his career at Grand Turk.