46 LOG BOOK OF THE "ST. PETER" 



If at night the anchors are to be weighed, one light will be displayed from the 

 mainshrouds and another from the main-topmast shrouds, followed by one gun. 

 In this case you should show a light from the gaff. 



If at night the yards should be lowered, a light will hang from each end of the 

 yards and so long as they are down. You should show a light at the stern during 

 this time. 



If the topmasts are to be lowered, a light will be placed at the very top of each, 

 and the topmasts with the lanterns will be let down at once. You are then to show 

 a light halfway down the mainshrouds and keep it there so long as the topmasts are 

 down. 



When the topmasts and yards are to be put up again, two lanterns, one above the 

 other, will be hung from the gaff, followed by two guns. You are to show one 

 lantern at the same place. When our lights are taken down then yours are to come 

 down too. 



Signals at Night While at Anchor 



If at night the anchor should not hold or the cable should part, two lanterns are 

 to be lighted on the flagstaff and as many others as you have on the mainshrouds, 

 and these are to be kept until the situation is righted. 



If at night there should come near you a strange suspicious craft and if it should 

 be impossible to notify us by the speaking trumpet or by sending the yawl, hang out 

 all the lights that you have and fire, gun after gun, until the Commander replies 

 with one gun. 



Signals at Night While Under Sail 



If you find it necessary to drop behind us, fire once and put up three lights on the 

 foreshrouds. 



If at night a ship should be seen, put up one lantern on the mainshroud and two 

 on the stern and explode some powder or light a fuse and while heading for that ship 

 continue to fire your gun, one shot after another. If we should also steer for this 

 vessel and should fire one, two, or three guns, you are to follow us. 



In case one of our ships meets with misfortune, from which may God preserve 

 us, forcing her to return to the harbor, and conditions are such that it is impossible 

 to talk over the situation, if she can make her way back without help of the other 

 ship, a red flag should fly from the fore-topmast, followed by one gun. If, however, 

 the situation is such that it is necessary that the other should follow to be of help 

 in case of need, the same red flag should fly from the main-topmast crosstrees, and 

 one gun after another should be fired until the other does follow. Should the mis- 

 fortune happen at night or in foggy weather, eleven guns should be fired, and the 

 other ship must approach until she is in sight. 



If one of the ships should spring a leak or meet with some other harm so that she 

 cannot continue the voyage, she should display two lights on the main-topsail yards 

 at equal height and continue to fire until the other ship comes to help. 



Whichever ship sees land or a shoal at night should hang out as many lights as 

 she can, fire once, and steer clear. 



[The original signal code was signed:] Bering 



