About midnight
In the meantime , Mr Knight , we will have the boats all ready . '' If you whistle long enough the wind is certain to come . In about an hour the breeze did come , and we took it down with us ; but it was too dark to distinguish the schooner , which we had lost sight of as soon as the sun had set . About midnight the breeze failed us , and it was again calm . The captain and most of the officers were up all night , and the watch were employed preparing the boats for service . It was my morning watch , and at break of day I saw the schooner from the foresail-yard about four miles to the North West . I ran down on deck and reported her .