About eleven o'clock
At last the frigate was full manned ; and , as we had received drafts of men from other ships , we were ordered to be paid previously to our going to sea . The people on shore always find out when a ship is to be paid , and very early in the morning we were surrounded with wherries , laden with Jews and other people , some requesting admittance to sell their goods , others to get paid for what they had allowed the sailors to take up upon credit . But the first lieutenant would not allow any of them to come on board until after the ship was paid ; although they were so urgent , that he was forced to place sentries in the chains with cold shot , to stave the boats if they came alongside . About eleven o'clock the dock-yard boat , with all the pay clerks and the cashier , with his chest of money , came on board , and was shown into the fore-cabin , where the captain attended the pay-table . The men were called in , one by one , and as the amount and wages due had been previously calculated , they were paid very fast . The money was always received in their hats , after it had been counted out in the presence of the officers and captain . Outside the cabin door , there stood a tall man in black , with hair straight combed , who had obtained an order from the port-admiral to be permitted to come on board .