seven o'clock
They are in strong position , and have us at disadvantage . Rayner with his four companies is hurrying to us . Leave all wagons with the boat under guard , and come with every horse and man you can bring . '' Before seven o'clock the wagons are parked close along the bank beside the Far West , and Hull , with all the men he can muster , -- some fifty , -- is trotting ahead on the trail of Rayner 's battalion . With him rides Mr. Hayne , eager and enthusiastic . Before ten o'clock , far up along the slopes they see the blue line of skirmishers , and the knots of reserves farther down , all at a stand . In ten minutes they ride with foaming reins in behind a low ridge on which , flat on their faces and cautiously peering over the crest , some hundred infantrymen are disposed .