Acting Lieutenant Hornblower and his crew are captured by the enemy while escorting a Duchess who has secrets of her own.
Horatio Hornblower
Captain Pellew
Duchess of Wharfedale
Midshipman Hunter
Don Massaredo
Kennedy
Lieutenant Bracegirdle
Sir Hugh Dalrymple
Matthews
Styles
Oldroyd
Etienne de Vergasse
Spanish Lieutenant
Captain Joubert
Master Bowles
