three o'clock in the afternoon
Decidedly , this evildoer is carrying out his designs and has succeeded sooner than I thought would be possible . _ August 3 . _ -- An incident occurred to-day of which the lagoon was the theatre -- a very curious incident that must be exceedingly rare . Towards three o'clock in the afternoon there was a prodigious bubbling in the water , which ceased for a minute or two and then recommenced in the centre of the lagoon . About fifteen pirates , whose attention had been attracted by this unaccountable phenomenon , hurried down to the bank manifesting signs of astonishment not unmingled with fear -- at least I thought so . The agitation of the water was not caused by the tug , as the latter was lying alongside the jetty , and the idea that some other submarine boat had found its way through the tunnel was highly improbable . Almost at the same instant cries were heard on the opposite bank .