1) Describe what was happening in the setting
2) Describe date of event and location
3) Describe persons involved
So far as I know, there are no prison ships in New York harbor. The closest thing would be the prison on Riker's Island. By "Patriot POWs" do you mean political prisoners of some sort?
Your answer is A) a single color and repeated box shapes
He was recruited to be a mercenary lol