SIGNALS. 



b^y fome (hip of the fleet. If any one difcovers a fleet, he is and fires a gun, all the captains are to come aboard him ; 

 WKb fire guns, make falfe fires, put one light out on the main- and if, with the fame fignal, there be alfo a waft made with 

 ■^op, three on the poop, to fteer after them, and to con- the enfign, then the lieutenant of each fhip is to come on 

 tinue firing of guns, unlefs the admiral call him off, by board. If an enlifrn be put abroad in the fame place, all 

 fleering another courfe, and fire two or three guns, for the mafters of the (hips of war are tn come on board the ad- 

 then he muft follow the admiral. When the admiral an- miral. If a Itandard on the flag-ftaffbc hoifted at the mizen- 

 chors, he fires two guns, a fmall fpace of time one from the topmaft-head, and a gun fired, then all the flag-< fficers are 

 Other, which are to be anfwered by the flag-iliips, and every to come aboard the admiral. If the Engl'(h flags only, thei 



private (liip muft (hew two lights. When the admiral 

 would have the fleet to moor, he puts a hght on each top- 

 mad-head, and fires a gun, which is to be anfwered by the 

 jlag-lhips, and every private (liip is to (hew one light. If 

 he would have them lower their yards and topmaft, he hoifts 



a ftandard in the mizen-(hrouds, and fire a gun : if the flags, 

 and land general officers, then the admiral puts abroad a 

 ftandard at mizen-topmaft-head, and a pendant at mizen- 

 peek, and fires a gun. If a red Aug bf hoilted in the 

 mizen-(hroud5, and a gun fired, then the captains of his 



one light upon his enfign-fta(F, and fires one gun, which is own fquadron are to come aboard the admiral ; and if, with 



to be anfwered by the flag-(hips ; and every private (hip the fame fignal, there be alfo a waft with the enfign, the 



muft (hew one light. And when he would have them hoift lieutenant of each (hip muft come aboard. If he hoilts a 



their yards and topmafts, he puts out two lights, one under white flag, as before, then the vice-admiral, or he that 



the other, in the mizen-topmaft-(hrouds, and fires one gun, commands in the fecond poft, and all the captains of his 



which is to be anfwered by the flag-(hips ; and each private fquadron, are to go on board the admiral; if a blue flag, 



(hip muft (hew one light in the niizen-(hrouds. If any &c. then the rear-admiral, and the captains of his fquadron, 



ftrange (hip be difcovered coming into the fleet, the next muft come aboard, and if with a waft, as before, the lieu- 



Ihip is to endeavour to fpeak with her, and bring her to an tenants. When a ftandard is hoilted on the enfign-ftaiF, 



anchor, and not fuffer her to pafs through the fleet. And 

 if any one difcovers a fleet, and it blows fo hard that he can- 

 not come to give the admiral timely notice, he is to hang 

 out a great number of lights, and to continue firing gun 

 after gun, till the admiral anfwers him with one. When 

 the admiral would have the fleet to cut or (lip, he hangs out 

 four lights, one at each main-yard-arm, and at each fore- 

 yard-arm, and fires two guns, which arc to be anfwered by 

 the flag-(hips ; and every private (hip is to (hew one light. 



Signals uj'eil -when a Ship falls in a Fog. If the admiral 

 would have tliem weigh, he fires ten guns ; which every flag- 

 (hip is to anfwcr. To make them tack, he fires four guns, 

 which are to be anfwered by the flag-(hips ; and then the 

 leeward-molt and llern-moft (hips mult tack firll, and after 

 they are about, to go with the fame fail they tacked with, 

 and not to lie by, expefting the admiral to come a- head ; 

 and this is to avoid the danger of running through one 

 another in thick weather. 



When the admiral brings-to, and lies with his head-fails 

 to the maft ; if with the ftarboard lack aboard, he fires fix 

 guns ; but if with the larboard tack, he fires eight guns, 

 which the flag-(hips are to anfwer. And after this, if he 

 makes fail, he fires ten guns, which the flag-(hips muft 

 anfwcr, and then the head-moft and weather-moft (hips arc 

 to make fail firft. If it grow thick and foggy weather, the 

 admiral will continue failing, with the fame fail fi't that he 

 had before it grew foggy, and will fire a gun every hour, 

 which the flag-(hips mull anfwer; and the private (liips 

 muft anfwer, by firing of mufliet;;, beating of drums, and 

 ringing of bells. But if he be forced to make either more 

 or lefs fail than he had, when the fog began, he will fire a 

 gun every half-hour, that the fleet may c'ifcern wliether 

 they come up with the admiral, or fall aftern of Iiim ; and 

 the flags and private (hips are to anfwer, as before. If any 

 one difcovers danger, which he can avoid, by tacking and 

 (landing from it, he is to make the fignal for tacking in a 

 fog ; but if he (liould chance to ftrike, and ftick faft, he is 

 to fire gun after gun, till he thinks the reft have avoided the 

 danger When the admiral would have the fleet to anchor, 

 he fires two guns, whicii the flags are to anfwer ; and after 

 he hath been half a.i hour at an anchor, he will fire two guns 

 more, to be anlwered by the flags as before, that all the fleet 

 may know it. 



Sign AL.s /or calVwg OJJicers on board the Admiral. When 

 the admiral puts abroaa an union-flag in the mizcu-ftirouds, 



and a gun fired, the vice and rear-admirals muft come oa 

 board the admiral's (hip. When the admiral would fpeak 

 with the captains of his own divifion, he will hoift a pen- 

 dant on the mizen-pcck, and fire a gun ; and if with the 

 lieutenants, a waft is made with the enfign, and the fame 

 fignal ; for whenever he would fpeak with the lieutenants of 

 any particular (hip, he makes the fignal for the captain, and 

 a waft alfo with the enfign. When the admiral would have 

 all the tenders in the fleet come under his (tern, and fpeak 

 witli him, he hoifts a flag, yellow and wliite, at the mizen- 

 peek, and fires a gun. But if he would fpeak with any 

 particular (hip's tender, he makes a fignal for fpcaking with 

 the captain (he tends upon, and a waft with the jack. If 

 all the pinnaces and barges are to come on board, manned 

 and armed, the fignal is a pendant on the flag-ftaft, hoifted 

 on the fore-topmall-liead, and a gun fired ; and if he would 

 have them chafe any (hip, vcflel, or boat in view, he hoifts 

 the pendant, and fires two guns. The fignal for the long- 

 boats to come on board him, manned and armed, is the 

 pendant hoifted on the flag-ftafF, and the mizen-topmaft- 

 heads, and a gun fired ; and if he would have them chafe 

 any (hip, ved'ef, or boat, in open view, without coming on 

 board him, he hoifts the pendant, as aforelaid, and fires two 

 guns. When the admiral would iiave all the boats in the 

 fleet to come on bciard him, manned and armed, he hoifts a 

 pendant on the flag-ftafF, both on the fore-topmaft and 

 mizen-topmaft-head, and fires one gun ; but if lie would 

 have them chafe, he hoifts his pendants, as before, and fires 

 two guns. When the admir,»l would fpeak with the 

 vidualler, or his agent, he puts an Eugliih enfign in the 

 mi/.en-topmaft-lhrouds ; and wlicn witii iiim that hath the 

 charge of the gunner's ftiires, lie will fpread an enfign at his 

 main-topfail-yard-arm. 



Signals for managing a Sea-Jight. When the admiral 

 would have the fleet form a line of battle, one (hip a-head 

 of another, he hoifts an union flag on the mizen-peck, and 

 fires a gun ; and every flag-fhip does the like. But when 

 they are to form a line of battle, one a-breaft of another, 

 he hoilts a pendant with the union-flag, &c. Whm he 

 would have the admiral of the white, or liim that commands 

 in the fecond poft, to tack, and endeavour to gain the wind 

 of the enemy, he fpreads a white flag under tlie flag at the 

 maintopmail-head, and lires a gun ; and when he would 

 liave the vice-admiral of the blue do fo, lie doth the fame 

 with the blue flag. If he would have the riiar-admiral of 



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