eight o'clock
At sunrise on the following morning , the ship leading the squadron was approaching the islands which cover the entrance to the harbor of Stockholm . Pilots were taken by the several vessels , and the fleet entered the archipelago , through which it was to sail for thirty miles . At first the openings were very wide , and not much of the shore could be seen ; but soon the distances grew less , and the shores were studded with villages and fine residences . The little steamers -- some of them not so large as the ship 's first cutter -- began to appear ; and at eight o'clock the Young America let go her anchor between Staden and Skeppsholm , off the quay near the palace , which was crowded with steamers . `` Here we are , Laybold , '' said Scott , when the sails had been furled , and every rope coiled away in its place . `` That 's so . What 's that big building on the shore ? ''