four o’clock
There was but little rain , and the waves rose higher and higher with every minute , until the heavy ship began to roll and pitch in a frightful way , so that the soldiers began to think , some of them , that she would certainly sink . Finally the waves were so high they dashed themselves over the decks , and no one was allowed above the gangways . The cries of the poor horses , as they felt themselves being washed overboard , were frightful to hear , and many a trooper cried himself as he thought of his horse foundering in the raging sea without . Before many minutes all was as dark as night , though the watch pointed to but four o'clock , and all lights were burning below deck . It was impossible to keep a light above , for no lantern could burn in such a storm . The waves began gradually to subside at ten o'clock at night , and a slow steady rain came , which soon calmed the sea to a great extent . As soon as it was safe to go above deck , it was found that more than a hundred horses had been lost overboard , and that one mast had been carried away .