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the Public Abutment; when the mails are landed it is hauled 

 down. 



A Red Pendant is hoisted at the mast-head of the fort when 

 a vessel of war approaches; and should the Union be flying from 

 the fort, the Ked Pendant is hoisted under it. 



A Large Union is hoisted on Sundays, all public days, and 

 whenever the royal standard is unfurled at Governmeiit House. 

 It is kept flying, except in bad weather, from eight o'clock A. m. 

 until sunset. 



A Small Union hoisted at mast-head over the signal which de- 

 notes tlie description of the vessel approaching, indicates that 

 tlie Governor is on board, and is kept flying until the vessel an- 

 chors. His excellency is evidently the Queen Bee of the little 

 hive. 



MAST-HEAD SIGNALS. 



Red and II Mow (vertical bars), steamer. 

 Red a)td tohite cross, brig. 

 Red, ship or barque. 

 White vnth red cross, brigantine. 

 Rlue loith ichite cross, fore and aft schooner. 

 Blue, top-sail schooner. 

 Rlue and yellow (horizontal), fleet. 

 White and blue (horizontal), distress. 



YARD ARM SIGNALS — (QUARTER FLAGS.) 



Yellow, west. 



Rlue and yellow (vertical), north-west. 

 Rlue, north. 



Rlue and red, north-east. 

 Red, east. 

 Very near to its north wall a deep cut has been made in the 



