midnight
In which there is much bustle and confusion , plot and counter-plot . About two hours after the council had broken up , the following communication was delivered into the hands of Ramsay by an old woman , who immediately took her departure . `` The lieutenant of the cutter has taken copies of all your correspondence and betrayed you . You must fly immediately , as at midnight you and all of you will be seized . In justice to Mynheer Krause , leave documents to clear him . `` The cutter will sail this evening -- with orders to secure your friends at Portsmouth and the cave . '' `` Now , by the holy cross of our Saviour !