You probably couldn't shout loud enough for a whole town to hear you, though.
My friends call me Black. What's your name? There are a lot of strange machines. You are going to have to beware of the 'motor-cars' which are - imagine a carriage with no horses, travelling twice as fast and taking up the entirety of the street. They're a menace.
Were you asking? I expect that whatever was going on between the navy and the free people whoever they are - is this another matter of empire because I'm not a diplomat and I cannot in 1715 has long ended by my time, so I don't support either.