Originally Posted by
Asturias56
A frigate capt. apparently - 5000 euros - doesn't seem a lot to risk your career and liberty
More probably "apparently not" since, if he was working ashore, it seems much more likely that this was an officer serving in the rank of "
Capitano di Fregata", a Commander equivalent, rather than a "frigate captain". Yes, I know that he could previously also have been the latter!
Jack