midnight
There were more than enough boats , and though on the lowest side of the fort nothing could long be done , all had gone off , when the fort , having settled very low , looking for some time like a brawling cauldron and area of breaking waves coloured by her hundred lights , went down , and was not . Whereupon the yacht , over a hundred yards away , was caught in the traction of her strong enthralment , and , like a planet , started into running round a region of sea which wheeled ; while seven of the boats , rowing for life , were grasped , and dragged back , with a hundred and nine , into the deep . `` Toll for the brave ... '' As to the other boats , they arrived at Tarifa the following evening , with 583 ; but the Admiral ordered the _ Mahomet II _ . to Cadiz , where soon after midnight he landed , and , by negotiation with a `` _ Jefe _ '' , in an hour had a train for Madrid . As he was about to step in , the Treasurer touched his shoulder . `` What , Admiral , off by land ? '' `` Yes , sir , as you know '' , said O'Hara , `` for you have been spying my movements for the last hour .