noon
Hardman , when sitting over his wine with his messmates in the gun-room , began to talk of planks starting , and rich argosies going suddenly to the bottom . No one , however , paid much attention to his prognostications of evil . By dawn the next day another sail hove in sight . Chase was made , but the stranger showed that she had a fast pair of heels ; the `` Pallas , '' however , had a faster pair , and by noon had gained upon her so much that she was seen to be an armed ship of considerable size . No sooner however did the `` Pallas '' get her under her guns , than she hauled down her flag and hove-to . Though a heavy sea was running , she was immediately boarded and found to be a richly laden Letter of Marque . She also had a chest of dollars ; but as there would have been great danger of losing them in transferring them to the `` Pallas , '' they were allowed to remain on board ; Evans was sent in charge of her .