five o'clock
To prevent the possibility of this , they conversed in English ; and the consequence is that we are saved , almost by a miracle . `` Ralph and Percy Barclay , your names will be inserted in the order of the day , being the first of the corps to whom that honor has been given ; and I hereby offer you , in the name of myself , my officers , and the whole corps , my hearty thanks for your courage , coolness , and devotion . `` The parade is dismissed . The men will assemble at five o'clock , in full marching order , with all necessaries and accouterments . '' As Major Tempe ceased speaking , the men broke up from the order in which they had been standing , and crowded round the young Barclays ; shaking them by the hand , patting them on the shoulder , and congratulating them heartily upon the service that they had rendered , and upon the terms in which their commandant had thus publicly acknowledged it . At five o'clock the corps assembled again in heavy marching order and , after inspection , the second , third , and fourth companies marched off ; with their officers , who alone knew their destination , at their head . Major Tempe remained on the ground , with the first company .