nine o'clock in the morning
He seemed very pleased to see the young gentleman , and petted and fondled him as the other natives had done previously . This apparent friendliness seemed to quite overcome all sense of danger in Mr. Brown 's mind ; for , to the fear of the rest of the officers and crew , he ordered all our axes , boarding-pikes , cutlasses , and firearms to be taken below , and then signified his intention of accompanying Vaka-ta-Bula on shore to the native village . However , at the earnest entreaty of Mr. Dixon , the second in command , he consented to put off his visit till the following morning . `` At nine o'clock in the morning I was sent aloft by the sailmaker to help unbend the foretopsail , which was to be repaired , and looking down saw the decks were rapidly filling with natives . Mr. Brown had already gone ashore with the chief Vaka-ta-Bula , Mr. Mariner was in the cabin writing , and the rest of the officers were engaged in various work on deck . Just then I saw Mr. Dixon jump up on one of the carron-ades , and make signs to the natives that no more were to come on board . Suddenly , a tall native , who stood behind him , dashed out his brains with a club ; and then in an instant a dreadful cry resounded through the ship , and all those of her crew on deck were attacked and savagely slaughtered .