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Signals to be observ'd for the better keeping company with the Peace, Lyon, Eagle and Tyger.

By day.

To weigh.
The Commondore will loose his foretopsail in the top &
hoist his ensign & to get ready for sailing, hale his foretopsail sheets home.

To make sail.
The Commondore will hoist a red jack at his mizon peak.

On seeing ships.
He that first sees ship or ships shall hoist a white jack at his ensign
staff & hoist & lower it as often as the number of ships seen, the rest
of the ships answering the same.

Land.
He that first sees land shall hoist his ensign on the ensign staff which the rest shall answer.

Sands, shoals or any danger.
He that first discovers any sands, rocks, or any other danger
shall hoist his Imperial flag & fire one gun.

Distress.
He shall hoist a whiff & fire 1 Gun.

Speak with all the ships.
The commondore will hoist a white pennant at his mizon peak.

With the Hope.
A bleu Jack at his ensign staff.
Lyon.
An English Jack at ditto.
Eagle.
An Imperial pennant at ditto.
& Tyger.
A white pennant at ditto.

In case that the ships are in such a situation that they cannot perceive
the signals made abaft they will be made for'ward in such a manner
or to be discern'd to be the same.
And if any ship wou'd speak with the Commondore he must hoist his own signal.

By night.

To weigh.
The Comodore will shew one light in his poop lanshorn, another
in his maintop & fire 1 gun the rest answering with the same lights but not firing.

To make sail.
The Commondore will put out his top light & shew 1 at his bowspritt.
The rest shall do the same & keep their lights outs 'till the Commondore is ahead
then the lights shall be extinguished.

To tack.
The Commondore will shew 2 lights one above another in his mizon shrouds
which
the rest shall answer with one & keep their lights out till the ships are gott together.

To lye short.
The Commondore will shew 2 lights one above another in his fore shrouds, & one
in his poop, the rest shall answer with a light in their poops.

Seeing ships.
He that first sees ships or ships shall shew a light & darken it as often as the
number of ships seen the rest shall answer the same.

Sands etc. or any danger.
He that first sees any sands, shoals or any other danger shall show 3 lights
one above another & fire a gun. Every ship shall do his best to avoid the danger.

Distress.
In case of accidence happening to any ships let him show 3 lights
on above th'other & fire 3 guns.

To come to anchor.
The Commodore will shew a light in his poop, one in his maintop
& fire 1 gun the rest shall answer with the same lights without firering.

In a fogg.

To weigh.
The Commondore will fire one gun the rest to answer.

Make sail.
The Commondore will fire 2 guns the reast answering one.

Tack.
The Commondore will fire 3 guns the rest answering one.

Lye short.
The Commondore will fire 4 guns the rest answering one.

Sands, shaols etc.
He that first discovers sands, shoals, or any other danger shall fire 5 guns.

Distress.
In case of accidens happening to any ship let him fire 7 guns the rest shall
answer with one, & endeavour to give him assistance possible.

Come to anchor.
The Commondore will fire one gun which the rest shall answer.

Note.
That all the firerings are to be observ'd the same if done with musketts as with
great guns when it is judged the ships are near enough to hear them.

Likewise.
In a fogg, the ships shall keep as near as possible & from time to time
fire musketts, ring the bells, & beat a drum to avoid being on board one another.

Also.
In bad weather great care must be taken the ships dont come too
near one another.