seven o'clock in the evening
Newton , who had neither eaten nor drank since the night before , was again in despair , tormented as he was by insufferable thirst , when he observed that the locker under the stern-sheets was closed . He hastened to pull it open , and found that the bottles of wine and cider , which he had deposited there , were remaining . A bottle of the latter was soon poured down his throat , and Newton felt as if restored to his former vigour . At seven o'clock in the evening the boat was nearly high and dry . Newton baled her out , and fixing the grapnel firmly in the sand , lay down to sleep in the stern-sheets , covered over with the sail . His sleep was so sound , that he did not wake until six o'clock the next morning , when the boat was again aground . He refreshed himself with some wine , and meditated upon his prospect .