ten o'clock
The channel was full of islands , still , and other dangers were not wanting ; but , as we could see our way , we got through them all safely . At length our course became embarrassed , so many large islands , with passages between them , offering on different sides . One headland , however , lay before us ; and , the ship promising to weather it , we held on our way . It was just ten o'clock as we approached this cape , and we found a passage westward that actually led into the ocean ! All hands gave three cheers as we became certain of this fact , the ship tacking as soon as far enough ahead , and setting seaward famously with the tide . Captain Williams now told us to get our quadrants , for the heavens were cloudless , and we should have a horizon in time for the sun . He was anxious to get the latitude of our discovery .