about noon
Those to Captain Wilson required him to make all possible haste in fitting , and then to proceed and cruise off Corsica , to fall in with a Russian frigate which was on that coast ; if not there , to obtain intelligence , and to follow her wherever she might be . All was now bustle and activity on board of the _ Aurora _ . Captain Wilson , with our hero and Gascoigne , quitted the Governor 's house and repaired on board , where they remained day and night . On the third day the _ Aurora _ was complete and ready for sea , and about noon sailed out of Valette harbour . In a week the _ Aurora _ had gained the coast of Corsica , and there was no need of sending look-out men to the mast-head , for one of the officers or midshipmen was there from daylight to dark . She ran up the coast to the northward without seeing the object of her pursuit , or obtaining any intelligence . Calms and light airs detained them for a few days , when a northerly breeze enabled them to run down the eastern side of the island .