seven o'clock
Crackers were served out , and for two hours there was a tremendous racket from stern to stern , among the younger boys . At six o'clock , the port watch were piped to breakfast , and all the crackers having been burned , the decks were swept , and everything put in perfect order , by the starboard watch . A band of music , engaged for the day , came off , and the enlivening strains of the national airs sounded through the ship . At seven o'clock , when all hands had breakfasted , an hour earlier than usual , the crew were piped to muster , wondering , as they always did , what was going to be done . `` All hands , up anchor ahoy ! '' shouted the boatswain prompted by the first lieutenant ; but this order was so common in the every-day practice of the crew , that no one supposed it had any unusual significance ; and some of the boys even began to grumble at being compelled to go through the routine of ship 's work on the Fourth of July . `` Bring to on the cable , and unbitt ! ''