About eleven o'clock
At dusk there was no change , or prospect of it . The men went down to supper , and the watch was set . Bramble and I did not turn in : we lay down on the lockers of the cabin , and every now and then went on deck to see how the weather was . About eleven o'clock we were awakened by a noise : we both started up , and went on deck . To our surprise it was full of men -- we had been boarded by a French privateer , and they had gained possession of the deck without any alarm being given , for the men who had the watch had sheltered themselves from the rain down the hatchway . As soon as we came up , we were collared and seized . `` Pilot , '' said Bramble .