three o'clock in the morning
Mr. Blowitt was summoned from his stateroom , and forty men , including all who had taken part in the capture of the prize , were detailed to man the Teaser . The second lieutenant was one of the jolliest men on board , but he weighed nearly two hundred pounds , and he was not as active on this account in boat service as some others . He was an excellent officer , and had been in command of a steamer , though he had never before been in the navy . At three o'clock in the morning the fasts of the Teaser were cast off , and she backed away from the Bellevite . She was to proceed to a point about six miles to the eastward , which was beyond the camp of the `` Pet Lambs . '' Here she was to look out for the Teaser 's crew . She had not made half this distance when all hands heard rapid and continued firing on Santa Rosa Island .