‘Let’s see, Mr. D. Jose Maria said an officer, you tell us what your invento. ‘Well, now I am concerned as to build cannons to 300.

– Man, to 300! Official exclaimed the fuss of laughter and derision. The biggest we have on board are 36.

‘Those are toys for boys. Just imagine the havoc that would make these pieces of 300 firing on the enemy’s fleet Malespina said. But what the hell is this?-Added holding to not roll on the floor, swaying as the Lightning were such that one could hardly be right.

The storm rages, and I think tonight we in Cadiz, “said a retired officer.

They were only two, and continued his tirade liar in these terms:

“The first thing to do was build boats of 95 to 100 yards long.

– Snails! Do you know that the small boat would be regular? ‘Said an officer. One hundred yards! The Trinity, which has holy glory, was seventy, and all seemed too long. You know that veered evil, and that all operations were done on it very hard.

I see that you are scared by little, sir, continued Malespina. What is 100 rods? Even much larger ships could be built. And I must warn you that I built of iron.

– Iron ‘cried the two listeners could not help laughing.