Rebuilding discipline in the Channel Fleet blockade

Blockade duty had eroded Channel Fleet morale, so Jervis prohibited captains from sleeping ashore or traveling far from their ships. When a rear admiral recalled Edward Pellew from a chase for fear of shoal water, Jervis demonstrated his contrary judgment by sailing the heavy offshore squadron inside the inshore force. The maneuver publicly proved that aggressive pursuit was possible and ended with a pointed suggestion that the subordinate admiral go ashore to rest. It also shows how Jervis used personal example and public demonstration to replace a subordinate's risk judgment with his own standard for blockade pressure.