two o'clock in the morning
She had escaped from Cadiz , run through the straits in the night , and was three miles from Carthagena when she was captured , which she certainly never would have been but for Jack 's fortunately blundering against the cape with his armed vessel , so that Captain Wilson and Mr Sawbridge -LRB- both of whom were promoted , the first to the rank of post-captain , the second to that of commander -RRB- , may be said to be indebted to Jack for their good fortune . The _ Harpy _ had lost nineteen men , killed and wounded , and the Spanish corvette forty-seven . Altogether , it was a very creditable affair . At two o'clock in the morning , the vessels were ready , everything had been done that could be done in so short a time , and they stood under easy sail during the night for Gibraltar , the _ Nostra Senora del Carmen _ , under the charge of Jolliffe , keeping company . Jolliffe had the advantage over his shipmates , of first hearing Jack 's adventures , with which he was much astonished as well as amused -- even Captain Wilson was not more happy to see Jack than was the worthy master 's mate . About nine o'clock the _ Harpy _ hove-to , and sent a boat on board for our hero and the men who had been so long with him in the prize , and then hoisted out the pinnace to fetch on board the dollars , which were of more importance . Jack , as he bade adieu to Jolliffe , took out of his pocket and presented him with the _ articles of war _ , which , as they had been so useful to him , he thought Jolliffe could not do without , and then went down the side : the men were already in the boat , casting imploring looks upon Jack , to raise feelings of compassion , and Mesty took his seat by our hero in a very sulky humour , probably because he did not like the idea of having again `` to boil de kettle for de young gentlemen . ''