five in the afternoon
We were under no little apprehension all the time as to the fate of the forces on shore , for we could see that a furious attack was being made by the Spaniards on Governor 's Hill , and its result it was impossible to ascertain . At daylight we once more stood in , when we had the satisfaction to discover that our forces still held Governor 's Hill , and had thrown up works on it from which they were bombarding the town . As the wind would not allow us to get in close to the forts , we hove-to main-topsails to the masts , and employed ourselves in firing random shots at the enemy 's works while the Lowestoffe repaired damages . At five in the afternoon , seeing a British Union Jack flying close to the woods at the water 's edge , the Porcupine was directed to run in and land her guns . This was done under a heavy fire from the fort . I was among those sent on shore , and I was ordered to take fifty men under my command , and with four guns to lead them up through the town of Omoa to the top of an exceedingly high hill on the other side of it . The enterprise was of no slight danger and difficulty , but it pleased me the more .