About  midday
Through the night the watch was kept with more than ordinary vigilance , but nothing occurred to give Captain Barker anxiety . With morning light the enemy could be seen far astern . Chapter 10 : In which our hero arrives in the Golden East , and Mr. Diggle presents him to a native prince . About midday a light breeze sprang up from the northwest . The two Indiamen and the uninjured grab , being the first to catch it , gained a full mile before the Good Intent , under topgallant sails , studding sails , royal and driver , began to slip through the water at her best speed . But , as the previous day 's experience had proved , she was no match in sailing capacity for the pursuers . They gained on her steadily , and the grab had come almost within cannon range when the man at the masthead shouted : `` Sail ho !