eleven o'clock
The morning broke , and the weather continued the same ; it was not possible to see ten yards clear of the ship , and , of course , in such weather it was not likely that any other vessels would be attempting to pass through the Channel . At noon it cleared up a little , and the windlass was again manned ; but in a short time the fog became thicker than ever . The Frenchmen now became very impatient , but there was no help for it ; they walked about the deck , swearing and stamping , and throwing out invectives against the fog and rain as they looked up at it . The night closed in ; the men were kept on deck until eleven o'clock , when the flood time made , and then they were sent down again , as nothing could be done until the ebb . At twelve o'clock the weather became worse , the wind freshened considerably , and veered more to the southward , the rain poured down in torrents , and the men of the watch sheltered themselves down the hatchway . The officer came up on the deck , and called Bramble , who had been down below . Bramble told him , what was very true , that the wind would probably shift and the weather clear up in a few hours , and that we should be able to weigh with the coming down of the ebb .