although he had originally found the man amusing , silver had now begun to dislike mr tyler : he did n't like the way captain mcgregor was taking him into his confidence , or how the men had also taken to him : they knew that it was thanks to him that they were all soon to become rich , and since the raid on the fort in puerto bello de la cruz , tales had been spreading below decks of how tyler had single-handedly faced the garrison of the fort and persuaded them to open their gates .