44 LOG BOOK OF THE "ST. PETER" 



If you should see land fly both the flag and the jack and keep them flying until the 

 Captain sees them and hoists his flag, and then lower yours. If, at the time, you 

 have up the flag and the jack, lower them at once and fire from time to time until 

 the Captain Commander hoists the flag and jack and fires one gun. 



Signals for Daytime in Foggy Weather 



If any one should in the daytime see breakers or reefs, the ship should put about, 

 the jack should be hoisted at the main-topmast crosstrees, and the gun should be 

 fired twice. If, may God preserve us, the ship should run aground, lower all sails, 

 make the signal with the jack, and keep on firing until you make sure that the others 

 are aware of the danger and are out of it. 



When Sailing in Foggy Weather 



If it should be decided to sail in foggy weather as before the fog set in, a gun will 

 be fired every hour, and you are to keep for that purpose a half-hour and a minute 

 glass, and as soon as you hear a shot turn your glass upside down and count the time 

 between the shots and then do likewise [fire]. 



If it is desired that you should put on more sail, a gun will be fired every half hour, 

 if to take off, every quarter of an hour, and you reply in like manner. During this 

 time there should be ringing of bells and beating of drums on both ships. 



If it should seem best to heave to on the starboard tack, three guns will be fired, 

 if on the port tack, five; the beating of the drums and the ringing of the bells should 

 go on. 



If in foggy weather it should be necessary to lower the yards, four guns will be 

 fired and the ship that is astern will in the meantime lower the yards. 



If after drifting for a time we decide to make sail again, we should proceed as we 

 did before we drifted: if we sailed with the wind before, we should do the same after- 

 wards, each ship keeping in her position, so as not to become separated in the fog, 

 and following the course agreed upon. If in the meantime the wind has shifted, keep 

 on the course just the same, or if the wind is against you keep as close to the course 

 as you can. Fire two guns, one after the other every six minutes. 



If it is decided to anchor during the fog, the signal will be two guns, one after the 

 other. Then after we have been at anchor a half hour we will fire two guns and, 

 if you are far from us, will keep this up until you reply by a gun. 



If in foggy weather it should seem best to get under way again, continue on the 

 course held to the time of anchoring, that is, if we sailed close-hauled, then keep on 

 the same tack on which we were until we anchored; if we sailed with fair wind, then 

 continue on that course so that the two ships may keep on the same tack and not 

 become separated in the fog. 



Keep the course we sailed if the wind is favorable, if not, as near to that course as 

 possible. Fire two guns one after the other every six minutes. 



To fall off from close-hauled to with the wind, the signal is three guns, one after 

 another every six minutes. 



To head up from with the wind to close-hauled: if to the starboard tack, seven 

 guns, if to the port tack, eight. 



If we should be sailing with the wind aft or on the quarter and should decide to 

 change course a few points, the following are the signals: for one point two guns, two 

 points three guns, four points five guns, five points six guns, and so on; in each case 



