noon
Our work was not entirely accomplished . There was still a fort of some strength , a few miles from the town . A party of marines and bluejackets was marched out to take it , which they very speedily did , as the commandant offered no resistance , but , hearing that his chief had capitulated , yielded on being summoned . Thus , by noon , the whole of a rich and fertile island , containing forty-five thousand inhabitants , and well fortified , was in our possession , while the whole force we could muster among the four frigates was twelve hundred men . With these we had to man our prizes , to garrison the forts , to protect the country , and to keep the town in order . Captain Brisbane was , I must say , a host in himself . He was a fine tall man , with very popular manners ; and though he showed that he would not allow tricks to be played , he ingratiated himself wonderfully with all classes .