three in the morning
Half an hour after they had started they heard the faint sound of distant musketry . `` There , '' Peter said , `` the Yanks are riding through the British camp , close to the ford . '' A few more shots were heard , and then all was silent . The stream was swift , for it was swollen by recent rains , and at three in the morning the boat touched the bank about a mile above the ford . The party disembarked noiselessly and , fastening the boat to a tree , moved along toward the camp . When they were within four or five hundred yards of the village Peter chose Jake and two others of his band , and , telling the rest to remain where they were , ready for action , he struck inland . He made a _ détour _ and came in at the back of the camp .