ten o'clock
After the arrival of Bruce and Bart , Captain Corbet did not delay his departure much longer . The vessel was already afloat , and though the tide was still rising , yet the wind was sufficiently favorable to enable her to go on her way . The sails were soon set , and , with the new boat in tow , the Antelope weighed anchor , and took her departure . For about two hours but little progress was made against the strong opposing current ; yet they had the satisfaction of reaching the mouth of the river , and by ten o'clock , when the tide turned and began to fall , they were fairly in the bay . The wind here was ahead , but the strong tide was now in their favor , and they hoped for some hours to make respectable progress . During this time they had all kept an anxious lookout , but without any result . No floating craft of any kind appeared upon the surface of the water .