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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 Red Pendant is hoisted under it. 
A Large Union is hoisted on Sundays, all public days, and 
whenever the royal standard is unfurled at Government House. 
It is kept flying, except in bad weather, from eight o’clock A. M. 
until sunset. 
A Small Union hoisted at mast-hcad over the signal which de- 
notes the description of the vesscl approaching, indicates that 
the 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 yellow (vertical bars), steamer. 
Red and white cross, brig. 
Red, ship or barque. 
White with red cross, brigantine. 
Blue with white cross, fore and aft schooner. 
Blue, top-sail schooner. 
Blue and yellow (horizontal), fleet. 
White and blue (horizontal), distress. 
YARD ARM SIGNALS—(QUARTER FLAGS.) 
Yellow, west. 
Blue and yellow (vertical), north-west. 
Blue, north. 
Blue and red, north-east. 
Red, east. 
Very near to its north wall a deep cut has been made in the 
