twelve o'clock at night
Still the Josephine sped on her way , and in a few hours was up with Cape Ortegal . She kept on the same course , with the coast of Spain in sight , till dark . Mr. Fluxion remained on deck ; for he attended to the navigation himself . At twelve o'clock at night , the first part of the port watch came on deck , and Little and Ibbotson tried to ascertain where they were . The tell-tale still indicated southwest by west as the course . A bright light on the shore bore south-east by south . Mr. Fluxion watched the light and the compass .