about eleven o'clock
Not being near to any shore we were well aware of the gravity of our position . We feared we had struck a submerged coral reef , and all sails were immediately taken in , and the boats lowered . We had struck just before dark , and at daylight I observed land some eight miles distant . High tide was expected at about eleven o'clock , when it was hoped the vessel would float off , though we feared she would sink in deep water . At twenty minutes past ten the ship floated , but the leak she had sprung gained on the pumps , and there was now three feet nine inches of water in the hold . The men were wearied to death . Each could only pump a few minutes at a time , and then sink exhausted upon the deck .