About midnight
And then he ordered Mr. Tobias Williams , our officer of marines , to keep Mr. Brown in close custody . He seemed very much excited and angry -- and very justly so ; but half an hour afterwards , when Mr. Brown sent for him to express his sorrow for his rudeness , he forgave him most readily , and drank wine with him , saying that 't was a pity that two shipmates should quarrel when in but a little time one might lose the number of his mess by a Spanish bullet . `` A week later we arrived off Quinquina , an island in Conception Bay , and anchored at nightfall . About midnight the boats were manned and armed , and proceeded towards Conception , pulling with muffled oars . I was in the boat with Mr. James Parker , the first lieutenant , who had with him twenty-six seamen and marines . The other boats were commanded by Mr. Brown , the whaling-master , Mr. Williams , the officer of marines , and Mr. Peter Russel , the second lieutenant . The night was dark , but calm , which latter was unfortunate , as the _ Port-au-Prince _ could not follow the boats and cover the cutting-out party , as had been intended by Captain Duck .