three in the morning
The wind increased slightly in force , but the conditions were about the same all night . At twelve the watch was changed , and Morris came on duty , with Louis in the engine-room . The captain turned in at this time . At three in the morning the yacht was off the island of Sirhassen , of which a note was made on the log-slate . Morris had studied the chart enough to enable him to recognize the island , distant as it was , at six bells , or three o'clock in the morning . Of course he could not identify it by its looks , never having seen it before ; but the captain had given him the distances between the islands on the course . Sirhassen was forty sea miles from Cape Datu , or five hours as the yacht was running ; and when land was reported on the beam , bearing about west , he knew what it was .