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<P>INSTRUCTIONS Made by the Right Honourable <HI>EDWARD RUSSEL,</HI> Admiral, In the Year 1691.</P>
<P>For the better Ordering the FLEET in Sailing by <HI>Day</HI> and <HI>Night,</HI> and in <HI>Fighting.</HI></P>
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<HEAD>SIGNALS <HI>To be Ob&s;erved</HI> In Anchoring, at an Anchor, and in Weigh|ing Anchor, in the Day-time.</HEAD>
<P><MILESTONE N="1"><LABEL>INSTR. I.</LABEL>WHEN the Admiral in the Day-time would have the Fleet prepare to Anchor, he will hoi&s;t an En&s;ign &s;trip'd Red, White, and Blue, on the En&s;ign-&s;taff, and fire a Gun; then every Flag-&s;hip in the Fleet is to make the &s;ame Signal.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="2"><LABEL>II.</LABEL>When the Admiral will have the Fleet to Moore in the Day-time, he will fire one Gun, and hoi&s;t his Mizen-top-&s;ail, with the Clew-lines hawled up.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="3"><LABEL>III.</LABEL>When the Admiral will have the Fleet to Cut, or Slip, by Day, he will fire two Guns, and loo&s;e both his Top-&s;ails; and then the Leeward-mo&s;t Ships are to Cut or Slip fir&s;t, to give room for the Weather-mo&s;t to come to Sail.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="4"><LABEL>IV.</LABEL>When the Admiral would have any particular Ship to Cut, or Slip, in the Day, and Cha&s;e to Windward, he will make the Signal for Speaking with the Captain of that Ship that he would have give Cha&s;e, hoi&s;t a Red Flag in the Mizen-&s;hrowds, and fire a Gun.</P>
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<P><MILESTONE N="5"><LABEL>V.</LABEL>When the Admiral would have any particular Ship to Cut or Slip in the Day-time, and cha&s;e to Leeward, he will make the Signal for Speaking with the Captain of that Ship he would have give Cha&s;e, hoi&s;t a Blue Flag in the Mizen-&s;hrowds, and fire a Gun.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="6"><LABEL>VI.</LABEL>When the Admiral would have them leave off Cha&s;ing, and return to the Fleet, or would have all the Scouts in &s;ight of the Fleet come and &s;peak with him, he'l hoi&s;t a White Flag on the Flag-&s;taff at the Fore-top-ma&s;t-head, and fire a Gun.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="7"><LABEL>VII.</LABEL>When the Fleet is at Anchor, the two Ships that lead the Fleet are to examine all &s;trange Ships, before they &s;uffer them to come into the Fleet, and not permit any Stranger to come to the Ad|miral before he is examined; but if the Fleet lie in the open Sea at Anchor, and a &s;trange Ship approach into the Body of it, then the Ship next to him is to examine the Stranger, and make a Re|port to the Admiral.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="8"><LABEL>VIII.</LABEL>When the Admiral would have the Fleet to Unmoore in the Day, he will loo&s;e the Main-top-&s;ail, and fire a Gun.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="9"><LABEL>IX.</LABEL>When the Admiral would have the Fleet to Weigh in the Day, he will loo&s;e his Fore-top-&s;ail, and fire a Gun; and then every Ship in the Fleet is to get to Sail as &s;oon as they can.</P>
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<HEAD>SIGNALS <HI>To be Ob&s;erved</HI> In Anchoring, at an Anchor, and in Weigh|ing Anchor, in the Night.</HEAD>
<P><MILESTONE N="1"><LABEL>INSTR. <HI>I.</HI></LABEL> WHEN the Admiral chanceth to Anchor in the Night, he will fire two Guns, a &s;mall &s;pace of Time one from the other; which are to be an&s;wered by every Flag-&s;hip in the Fleet; and every private Ship is to &s;hew two Lights.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="2"><LABEL>II.</LABEL> When the Admiral would have the Fleet to Moore in the Night, he will put a Light on each Top-ma&s;t-head, and fire a Gun; which is to be an&s;wered by the Flag-&s;hips in the Fleet; and every private Ship is to &s;hew one Light.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="3"><LABEL>III.</LABEL> When the Admiral would have the Fleet to Cut or Slip in the Night, he will hang out four Lights, one at each Main-yard-arm, and one at each Fore-yard-arm, and fire two Guns; which are to be an&s;wered by the Flag-&s;hips in the Fleet; and every private Ship is to &s;hew one Light.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="4"><LABEL>IV.</LABEL>
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<ITEM N="1">1. The Admiral who commands the Fleet, three Lights on the Poop, and on on the Main-top.</ITEM>
<ITEM N="2">2. The Vice-Admiral, or he who has the Second Po&s;t, two on his Poop, and one on his Main-top.</ITEM>
<ITEM N="3"><PB N="5" REF="4">3. The Rear-Admiral, or he who has the Third Po&s;t, one on his Main-top, and one on his Poop.</ITEM>
<ITEM N="4">4. The Vice-Admiral of each Squadron, two on his Poop.</ITEM>
<ITEM N="5">5. The Rear-Admiral of each Squadron, one on his Poop; but when the whole Fleet carry their Lights, then the Rear-Admiral of each Squadron is to carry two Lights, the one hoi&s;ted a Yard above the other on the En&s;ign-&s;taff.</ITEM>
<ITEM N="6">6. In ca&s;e of foul Weather, and a dark Night, each Ship is to carry a Light.</ITEM>
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<P><MILESTONE N="5"><LABEL>V.</LABEL> When any Ship &s;hall be di&s;cover'd coming into the Fleet in the Night, the Ship that is next to her &s;hall endeavour to &s;peak with her, and bring her to an Anchor, and not &s;uffer her to pa&s;s through the Fleet; but in ca&s;e any one di&s;covers a Fleet in the Night, and it blows &s;o hard, that he cannot come to give the Admiral timely Notice, he is to hang a great number of Lights out, and to con|tinue firing, Gun after Gun, till the Admiral an&s;wers him with one.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="6"><LABEL>VI.</LABEL> When the Admiral would have the Fleet to Unmoore in the Night, and ride &s;hort, he will hang out three Lights one over another in the Main-top-ma&s;t Shrowds, over the con&s;tant Light in the Main-top, and fire two Guns; which are to be an&s;wer'd by the Flag-&s;hips in the Fleet; and every private Ship is to hang a Light in the Mizen Shrowds.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="7"><LABEL>VII.</LABEL> When the Admiral would have the Fleet to Weigh in the Night, he will hang a Light in the Main-top-ma&s;t Shrowds, and fire a Gun; which is to be an&s;wer'd by the Flag-&s;hips in the Fleet; and every private Ship is to hang a Light in his Mizen-&s;hrowds.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="8"><LABEL>VIII.</LABEL> When the Admiral would have the Fleet to Lower their Yards and Top-ma&s;ts in the Night, he will Hoi&s;t one Light upon his En&s;ign-&s;taff, and fire one Gun; which is to be an&s;wer'd by the Flag-&s;hips of the Fleet; and every private Ship to an&s;wer with one Light.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="9"><LABEL>IX.</LABEL> When the Admiral would have the Fleet to Hoi&s;t their Yards and Top-ma&s;ts in the Night, he will put abroad two Lights one under the other in the Mizen-top-ma&s;t Shrowds, and fire one Gun; which is to be an&s;wer'd by the Flag-&s;hips of the Fleet; and every private Ship to have one Light in their Mizen Shrowds.</P>
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<HEAD>SIGNALS <HI>To be Ob&s;erved</HI> In Sailing by DAY.</HEAD>
<P><MILESTONE N="1"><LABEL>INSTR. I.</LABEL> WHEN the Admiral would have the Sternmo&s;t and Lee|wardmo&s;t Ships to Tack fir&s;t, he will hoi&s;t an Union Flag on the Flag-&s;taff at the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-head, and fire a Gun; and every Flag-&s;hip in the Fleet is to an&s;wer with the &s;ame Signal.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="2"><LABEL>II.</LABEL> When the Admiral would have the Weathermo&s;t and Head|mo&s;t Ships in the Fleet to Tack fir&s;t, he will hoi&s;t an Union Flag on the Flag-&s;taff at the Fore-top-ma&s;t-head, and fire a Gun; and eve|ry Flag-&s;hip in the Fleet is to an&s;wer with the &s;ame Signal.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="3"><LABEL>III.</LABEL> When the Admiral would have the Fleet (in bad Weather that they cannot &s;tay) Weare, and bring to the other Tack, he will hoi&s;t a Pendant on the En&s;ign-&s;taff, and fire a Gun; and then the Lee|wardmo&s;t and Sternmo&s;t Ships are to Weare fir&s;t, and bring to the other Tack, and lie by, or go with an ea&s;ie Sail, which they &s;ee mo&s;t convenient, till the Admiral comes a-head; and every Flag-&s;hip in the Fleet is to an&s;wer with the &s;ame Signal.</P>
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<P><MILESTONE N="4"><LABEL>IV.</LABEL> When the Fleet is lying by, or &s;ailing by the Wind, and the Ad|miral will have them bear up, and &s;ail before the Wind, he will hoi&s;t his En&s;ign, and fire a Gun; (which is to be an&s;wer'd by the Flag-&s;hips of the Fleet,) and then the Leewardmo&s;t Ships are fir&s;t to bear up, to give room for the Weathermo&s;t to Weare, and &s;ail before the Wind with an ea&s;ie &s;ail, till the Admiral come a-head; but if it &s;hould happen, (when the Admiral has occa&s;ion to Weare, and &s;ail before the Wind,) that the Jack and En&s;ign be abroad, he will hawl down the Jack before he fires the Gun to Weare, and keep it down till all the Fleet is before the Wind.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="5"><LABEL>V.</LABEL> When the Fleet is &s;ailing before the Wind, and the Admiral would have them bring too, with the Starboard Tack on board, he will hoi&s;t a Red Flag on the Flag-&s;taff at the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-head, and fire a Gun: If to bring too with the Larboard Tack, a Blue Flag on the &s;ame place, and fire a Gun; and every Flag-&s;hip is to an&s;wer with the &s;ame Signal.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="6"><LABEL>VI.</LABEL> When any of the Fleet lo&s;e Company, and meet again in the Day, tho&s;e to Windward &s;hall <GAP DESC="blank"> and tho&s;e to Leeward &s;hall an&s;wer <GAP DESC="blank"></P>
<P><MILESTONE N="7"><LABEL>VII.</LABEL> When the Admiral would have any Ship in the Fleet to Cha&s;e to Windward, he will make the Signal for &s;peaking with the Captain, and hoi&s;t a Red Flag in the Mizen-&s;hrowds: If to Cha&s;e to Leeward, a Blue Flag: And when he would have them give over Cha&s;ing, he will hoi&s;t a White Flag on the Flag-&s;taff at the Fore-top-ma&s;t-head, and fire a Gun.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="8"><LABEL>VIII.</LABEL> When any one (in the Day-time) happeneth to &s;ee a Ship, or Ships, more than His Maje&s;ty's Fleet, he is to put abroad his En|&s;ign, and there keep it till the Admiral's is out, and then to &s;trike it as often as he &s;eeth Ships, and to &s;tand with them, that &s;o the Admiral may know which way they are, and how many; but in ca&s;e they be at &s;uch a di&s;tance that the En&s;ign cannot be well di&s;cover'd, then he is to lay his Head towards the Ships, or Fleet, which he &s;o de|&s;cries, and to brawl up his low Sails, and continue hoi&s;ting and lower|ing his Top-&s;ails, and making a Weft with his Top-gallant-&s;ails</P>
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<P><MILESTONE N="9"><LABEL>IX.</LABEL> In ca&s;e of &s;pringing a Leak by Day, or any other Di&s;a&s;ter that di&s;ables your Ship from keeping Company, you are to hawl up your Cour&s;es, and fire two Guns.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="10"><LABEL>X.</LABEL> Who&s;oever de&s;ires to &s;peak with the Admiral mu&s;t &s;pread an <HI>Engli&s;h</HI> En&s;ign from the Head of his Main or Fore-top-ma&s;t downward on the Shrouds, lowering his Main or Fore-top-&s;ail, and firing Guns, till he is ob&s;erv'd by the Admiral, who will an|&s;wer by firing one Gun.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="11"><LABEL>XI.</LABEL> When the Admiral would have the Vice-Admiral, or he that Commands in the Second Po&s;t of the Fleet, to &s;end out Ships to Cha&s;e, he will hoi&s;t a Flag &s;trip'd Red and White on the Flag-&s;taff at the Fore-top-ma&s;t-head, and fire a Gun.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="12"><LABEL>XII.</LABEL> When the Admiral would have the Rear-Admiral, or he that Commands in the Third Po&s;t in the Fleet, to &s;end out Ships to Cha&s;e, he will hoi&s;t a Flag &s;trip'd Red and White on the Flag-&s;taff at the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-head, and fire a Gun.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="13"><LABEL>XIII.</LABEL> When any di&s;covers Land in the Day, he is to hoi&s;t his Jack and En&s;ign, and keep it abroad till the Admiral an&s;wer him by hoi&s;ting his; upon &s;ight of which, he is to Hawl down his En&s;ign.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="14"><LABEL>XIV.</LABEL> If any di&s;covers Danger in the Day-time, he is to Tack, or bear up from it, and put a Jack abroad from the Main-top-ma&s;t Cro&s;s-Trees downward on the Back-&s;tay, and fire two Guns; but if that Ship &s;hould &s;trike, and &s;tick fa&s;t on that Danger, he is to make the &s;ame Signal with his Jack, and continue firing of Guns, until he &s;ees all the Ships in the Fleet have ob&s;erved him, by endeavouring to avoid the Danger.</P>
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<PB N="7" REF="5">
<HEAD>SIGNALS <HI>To be Ob&s;erved</HI> In Sailing by NIGHT.</HEAD>
<P><MILESTONE N="1"><LABEL>INSTR. <HI>I.</HI></LABEL>WHEN the Admiral would have the Fleet to Tack in the Night, he will hoi&s;t two Lights on the En&s;ign-&s;taff, one over the other, above the con&s;tant Light in the Poop, and fire a Gun; which is to be an&s;wer'd by the Flag-&s;hips of the Fleet; and every Ship in the Fleet is to hang out a Light extraordinary, which is not to be taken in, till the Admiral takes his in: After the Sig|nal is made, the Leewardmo&s;t and Sternmo&s;t Ships are to Tack as fa&s;t as they can; and the Sternmo&s;t Flag-&s;hip, after he is about upon the other Tack, is to lead the Fleet, whom they are to fol|low, to avoid running through one another in the Night.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="2"><LABEL>II.</LABEL>When the Admiral would have the Fleet (in blowing Weather) to lie a-trey, &s;hort, or a-hull, or the Head-&s;ails brac'd to the Ma&s;t, in the Night, he will &s;hew four Lights of equal height, and fire two Guns; which are to be an&s;wer'd by the Flag-&s;hips in the Fleet; and every Ship in the Fleet is to &s;hew four Lights.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="3"><LABEL>III.</LABEL>When the Admiral would have the Fleet to make Sail in the Night, after lying a-trey, &s;hort, a-hull, or the Head-&s;ails to the Ma&s;t, he
<PB N="9" REF="6"> will put out three Lights one over the other in the Main-&s;hrowds, and fire two Guns; which are to be an&s;wer'd by the Flag-&s;hips in the Fleet; and every Ship in the Fleet is to hang out three Lights, and not to take them in till the Admiral takes in his.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="4"><LABEL>IV.</LABEL>When any Ship has occa&s;ion to lye &s;hort, or by, after the Fleet has made &s;ail, he is to fire one Gun, and &s;hew three Lights in the Mizen-&s;hrowds.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="5"><LABEL>V.</LABEL>If any Ship lo&s;e Company, and meet again in the Night, he who hails fir&s;t &s;hall ask, <HI>What Ship</HI>'s <HI>that?</HI> And he who is hail'd &s;hall an&s;wer, <GAP DESC="blank"> The other who hail'd fir&s;t &s;hall reply, <GAP DESC="blank"> Then he who was fir&s;t hail'd &s;hall an|&s;wer <GAP DESC="blank"></P>
<P><MILESTONE N="6"><LABEL>VI.</LABEL>When any di&s;covers a Fleet in the Night, he &s;hall fire Guns, make fal&s;e Fires, put a Light on the Main-top, three on the Poop, and &s;teer after them, and continue firing Guns; But if the Admi|ral &s;hould &s;teer another Cour&s;e, and fire one, two, or three Guns, (which is to call him off,) then he his to follow the Admiral.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="7"><LABEL>VII.</LABEL>In ca&s;e of Springing a Leak by Night, or any other di&s;a&s;ter that di&s;ables your Ship from keeping Company, you are to hang out two Lights of equal height, and fire Guns till you are reliev'd by &s;ome Ship in the Fleet.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="8"><LABEL>VIII.</LABEL>If the Admiral alter his Cour&s;e in the Night, he will fire one Gun, (without alteration of Lights;) which is to be an&s;wer'd by the Flag-&s;hips in the Fleet.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="9"><LABEL>IX.</LABEL>When any one di&s;covers Land, or Danger, in the Night, he who fir&s;t di&s;covers it, is to &s;hew as many Lights as he can, and fire one Gun, and Tack, or bear away from it.</P>
<PB N="11" REF="7">
<P><MILESTONE N="10"><LABEL>X.</LABEL> When the Fleet is &s;ailing Large, or before the Wind, in the Night, and the Admiral would have them bring too, and lie by, with their Starboard Tacks on Board, he will put abroad four Lights in the Fore-&s;hrowds, and fire &s;ix Guns; but if with the Larboard Tacks, eight Guns; which is to be an&s;wer'd by the Flag-&s;hips of the Fleet; and every private Ship is to an&s;wer with four Lights, (it being the &s;ame that is in the fourth Article for bringing too in a Fog,) and the Windermo&s;t Ships are to bring too fir&s;t.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="11"><LABEL>XI.</LABEL>When the Admiral is upon a Wind in the Night, and would have the Fleet Weare, and bring too on the other Tack, he will hoi&s;t up one Light at the Mizen-Peek, and fire three Guns; which is to be an&s;wer'd by the Flag-&s;hips of the Fleet; and every private Ship to an&s;wer with one Light at the Mizen-Peek: The Stern-mo&s;t and Leeward-mo&s;t Ships are to bear up as &s;oon as the Sig|nal is made.</P>
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<PB N="12" REF="8">
<HEAD>INSTRUCTIONS <HI>To be Ob&s;erved</HI> By Younger CAPTAINS To the ELDER.</HEAD>
<P><MILESTONE N="1"><LABEL>INSTR. I.</LABEL>THE Flag-&s;hips are to pay a due Re&s;pect to the Senior Flags, and not to go to Windward of him or them, but upon nece&s;&s;ary Occa&s;ions; and every private Ship in the Fleet is to ob|&s;erve the &s;ame to the Flag-&s;hips, or their Commander in Chief.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="2"><LABEL>II.</LABEL>When two Ships of the &s;ame Rank are &s;ailing on the &s;ame Tack, or on contrary Tacks, and there is a Nece&s;&s;ity for one of them to bear up to the other, he that can with the mo&s;t Convenience bear up, is to do it; but if it be equally convenient to both of them, then the Younger Captain &s;hall bear up for the Elder.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="3"><LABEL>III.</LABEL>When two Ships of different Rank are &s;ailing on the &s;ame Tack, or on co<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">t<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">ary Tacks, and there's a Nece&s;&s;ity for one of them to bear up for the other, the Ship that can with the mo&s;t Convenience bear up, is to do it; but if it be equally convenient to both of them, the &s;maller Rank is to bear up for the greater, altho the Ship of the &s;mall Rank be Commanded by the Elder Captain.</P>
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<PB N="13" REF="8">
<HEAD>INSTRUCTIONS FOR Sailing in a FOG.</HEAD>
<P><MILESTONE N="1"><LABEL>INSTR. <HI>I.</HI></LABEL>IF it grow thick and foggy Weather, the Admiral will continue &s;ailing with the &s;ame Sail &s;et that he had before it grew foggy, and will fire every Hour a Gun; which is to be an&s;wered by the Flag-&s;hips in the Fleet; and the private Ships are to an&s;wer by firing of Mu&s;quets, beating of Drums, or ringing of Bells.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="2"><LABEL>II.</LABEL>If the Admiral is nece&s;&s;itated to make more or le&s;s Sail than he had when the Fog came up, he will fire every Half Hour a Gun, that the Fleet may thereby di&s;cern, whether they come up with the Admiral, or fall a-&s;tern of him; which is to be an&s;wered by eve|ry Flag-&s;hip in the Fleet; and the private Ships are to an&s;wer by firing of Mu&s;quets, beating of Drums, or ringing their Bells.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="3"><LABEL>III.</LABEL>If the Admiral would have the Fleet to Tack in a Fog, he will fire Four Guns; which are to be an&s;wered by every Flag-&s;hip in the Fleet; then the Leewardmo&s;t and Sternmo&s;t Ships are to Tack fir&s;t, and after they are about to go with the &s;ame Sail they Tack'd with, and not to lie by, expecting the Admiral to come A-head; which is to avoid the Danger of running through one another in thick Weather.</P>
<PB N="14" REF="9">
<P><MILESTONE N="4"><LABEL>IV.</LABEL> If the Admiral think fit to bring too, and lie by with his Head-&s;ails to the Ma&s;t in a Fog, with the Starboard Tack aboard, he will fire &s;ix Guns; if with the Larboard Tack aboard, eight Guns; <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">hich are to be an&s;wered by every Flag-&s;hip in the Fleet.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="5"><LABEL>V.</LABEL>When the Admiral makes &s;ail in a Fog, after lying with his Head-&s;ails to the Ma&s;t, he will fire two Guns; which are to be an&s;wered by every Flag-&s;hip in the Fleet; and then the Head-mo&s;t and Weathermo&s;t Ships are to make Sail fir&s;t.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="6"><LABEL>VI.</LABEL>When the Admiral would have the Fleet to Anchor in a Fog, he will fire two Guns; which are to be an&s;wered by every Flag-&s;hip in the Fleet; and le&s;t there &s;hould be Ships &s;o far a-&s;tern, that they could not hear the Flag-&s;hips Guns when they an&s;wered, the Admiral will fire two Guns more after he has been half an hour at Anchor; which are to be an&s;wered by every Flag-&s;hip in the Fleet.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="7"><LABEL>VII.</LABEL>When the Admiral would have the Fleet to weigh in a Fog, he will fire ten Guns; which are to be an&s;wered by every Flag-&s;hip in the Fleet.</P>
<P>You are to ob&s;erve, That the Guns which you fire for Signals in a Fog, be all fired on the &s;ame &s;ide, that they may make no Alteration in the Sound.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="8"><LABEL>VIII.</LABEL>If any one di&s;cover Danger in a Fog, which he can avoid by Tacking and Standing from it, he is to make the Signal for Tack|ing in a Fog; but if he &s;hould chance to &s;trike and &s;tick fa&s;t, he is to fire Gun after Gun, till he believes His Maje&s;ty's Fleet have avoided the Danger, either by Tacking, Bearing up, or An|choring.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="instructions">
<PB N="15" REF="9">
<HEAD>SIGNALS <HI>FOR CALLING</HI> The Flag-Officers, and other Officers, on Board the ADMIRAL.</HEAD>
<P><MILESTONE N="1"><LABEL>INSTR. I.</LABEL>AS &s;oon as the Admiral &s;hall put abroad an Union Flag in the Mizen-&s;hrowds, and fire a Gun, all the Captains in the Fleet are to come aboard the Admiral's Ship. If the &s;ame Signal, and a Weft with the En&s;ign, a Lieutenant of each Ship is to come on Board.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="2"><LABEL>II.</LABEL>If an En&s;ign be put abroad in the &s;ame place, all the Ma&s;ters of the Ships of War belonging to the Fleet are to come aboard the Admiral.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="3"><LABEL>III.</LABEL>When the Admiral hoi&s;teth a Standard on the Flag-&s;taff at the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-head, and fires a Gun, all the Flag-Officers in the Fleet are to come aboard him.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="4"><LABEL>IV.</LABEL>When the Admiral hoi&s;teth a Red Flag in the Mizen-&s;hrowds, all the Captains of his own Squadron are to come aboard him. If the &s;ame Signal, and a Weft with the En&s;ign, a Lieutenant of each of the Ships in the &s;aid Squadron is to come on Board.</P>
<PB N="16" REF="10">
<P><MILESTONE N="5"><LABEL>V.</LABEL> When a White Flag is hoi&s;ted in the Mizen-&s;hrowds, the Vice-Admiral, or he that Commands in the Second Po&s;t, and all the Captains of his Squadron are to come aboard the Admiral.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="6"><LABEL>VI.</LABEL>When a blue Flag is hoi&s;ted in the Mizen-&s;hrowds, and a Gun fired, then the Rear Admiral, or he that Commands in the Third Po&s;t of the Fleet, and all the Captains of his Squadron, are to come aboard the Admiral. If the &s;ame Signal, and a Weft with the En&s;ign, a Lieutenant of each of the Ships in the &s;aid Squadron is to come on Board.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="7"><LABEL>VII.</LABEL>When a Standard is hoi&s;ted on the En&s;ign-&s;taff, and a Gun fired, the Vice and Rear-Admirals of the Fleet, or tho&s;e that Command in the Second or Third Po&s;ts of the Fleet, are to come aboard the Admiral.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="8"><LABEL>VIII.</LABEL>When the Admiral would &s;peak with the Captains of his own Divi&s;ion, he will hoi&s;t a Pendant on the Mizen-peek, and fire a Gun. If with a Lieutenant of each Ship in the &s;ame Divi&s;ion, the &s;ame Signal, and a Weft with his En&s;ign.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="9"><LABEL>IX.</LABEL>When the Admiral would &s;peak with the Lieutenant of any par|ticular Ship, he will make the Signal for &s;peaking with the Captain of that Ship, and make a Weft with his En&s;ign.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="10"><LABEL>X.</LABEL>When the Admiral would have all the Tenders in the Fleet come under his Stern, and &s;peak with him, he will hoi&s;t a Flag &s;triped Yellow and White, at the Mizen-peek, and fire a Gun.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="11"><LABEL>XI.</LABEL>When the Admiral would &s;peak with any particular Ship's Ten|der, he will make the Signal for &s;peaking with the Captain of the Ship &s;he attends on, and a Weft with his Jack.</P>
<PB N="17" REF="10">
<P><MILESTONE N="12"><LABEL>XII.</LABEL> When the Admiral would have all the Pinnaces and Barges in the Fleet to come on board him Mann'd and Arm'd, he will hoi&s;t a Pendant on the Flag-&s;taff at the Fore-top-ma&s;t-head, and fire a Gun; and if he would have them Cha&s;e, he will make the &s;ame Signal and &s;end his Boat a Cha&s;ing.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="13"><LABEL>XIII.</LABEL>When the Admiral would have all the Long-boats in the Fleet come on board him Mann'd and Arm'd, he will hoi&s;t a Pendant on the Flag-&s;taff at the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-head, and fire a Gun; and if he would have them Cha&s;e, he will make the &s;ame Signal and &s;end his Boat a Cha&s;ing.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="14"><LABEL>XIV.</LABEL>When the Admiral would have all the Boats in the Fleet come on Board him Mann'd and Arm'd, he will hoi&s;t a Pendant on the Flag-&s;taff at the Fore-top-ma&s;t-head, and another on the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-head, and fire one Gun; and if he would have them Cha&s;e, he will make the &s;ame Signal, and &s;end his Boats a Cha&s;ing.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="15"><LABEL>XV.</LABEL>Every Captain in the Fleet that has a Tender, is required to give the Ma&s;ter of her his General and Particular Signals from the Admiral.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="16"><LABEL>XVI.</LABEL>Before the Admiral &s;ends any Ho&s;pital Ship out of the Fleet with Sick Men, That Ship &s;hall make a Signal, by &s;preading an En&s;ign on the Main-top-ma&s;t-back-&s;tay from the Head of the Ma&s;t downwards.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="17"><LABEL>XVII.</LABEL>When the Admiral would &s;peak with the Victualler, or his Agent, he will put an <HI>Engli&s;h</HI> En&s;ign in the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-&s;hrowds.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="18"><LABEL>XVIII.</LABEL>When the Admiral would &s;peak with the Officer that has Charge of the Gunner's Stores, he will &s;pread and En&s;ign at his Main-top-&s;ail-yard-arm.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="table of contents">
<PB N="18" REF="11">
<HEAD>THE CONTENTS OF THE Sailing In&s;tructions.</HEAD>
<DIV3 TYPE="section">
<HEAD>Signals for Anchoring, at an Anchor, and Weighing Anchor, in the Day-time.</HEAD>
<LIST>
<ITEM>FOR the Fleet to
<LIST>
<ITEM>Anchor In&s;tr. <HI>1</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Moore In&s;tr. <HI>2</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>To Cut or Slip In&s;tr. <HI>3</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For any particular Ship's Cutting or Slipping, and Cha&s;ing to Windward In&s;tr. <HI>4</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Ditto,</HI> To Leeward In&s;tr. <HI>5</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For giving over Cha&s;e, and calling in the Scouts to the Fleet In&s;tr. <HI>6</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Directions for Examining &s;trange Ships coming into the Fleet In&s;tr. <HI>7</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Signal to &V;nmoore In&s;tr. <HI>8</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Signal to Weigh In&s;tr. <HI>9</HI></ITEM>
</LIST>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 TYPE="section">
<HEAD>Signals for Anchoring, at an Anchor, and Weighing Anchor, in the Night.</HEAD>
<LIST>
<ITEM>SIgnal to
<LIST>
<ITEM>Anchor In&s;tr. <HI>1</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Moore In&s;tr. <HI>2</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>For Cutting or Slipping In&s;tr. <HI>3</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>To know all the Flag Ships by their Lights In&s;tr. <HI>4</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For Di&s;covering a Fleet coming into ours when at Anchor In&s;tr. <HI>5</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>The Signal to &V;nmoore In&s;tr. <HI>6</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>The Signal to Weigh In&s;tr. <HI>7</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>To Lower Yards and Top-ma&s;ts In&s;tr. <HI>8</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>T<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter"> H<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">i&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter"> Yard<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter"> and T<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">p<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">ma&s;ts In&s;tr. <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter"></ITEM>
</LIST>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 TYPE="section">
<PB N="19" REF="11">
<HEAD>Signals for Sailing by DAY.</HEAD>
<LIST>
<ITEM>FOR the Sternmo&s;t and Leewardmo&s;t Ships to Tack fir&s;t In&s;tr. <HI>1</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For the Weathermo&s;t and Headmo&s;t Ships to Tack fir&s;t In&s;tr. <HI>2</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For Wearing and bringing to the other Tack in bad Weather In&s;tr. <HI>3</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>To bear up, and Sail before the Wind In&s;tr. <HI>4</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Signal for the Fleet to bring too, to
<LIST>
<ITEM>Starboard In&s;tr. <HI>5</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Larboard In&s;tr. <HI>5</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>&V;pon lo&s;ing Company, and meeting again In&s;tr. <HI>6</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For Cha&s;ing to Windward or Leeward In&s;tr. <HI>7</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>&V;pon Di&s;covering a Fleet In&s;tr. <HI>8</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>&V;pon Springing a Leak In&s;tr. <HI>9</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>To &s;peak with the Admiral In&s;tr. <HI>10</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For the Vice-Admiral &s;ending out Ships to Cha&s;e In&s;tr. <HI>11</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For the Rear-Admiral to Cha&s;e In&s;tr. <HI>12</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>&V;pon Di&s;covering
<LIST>
<ITEM>Land In&s;tr. <HI>13</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Danger In&s;tr. <HI>14</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
</LIST>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 TYPE="section">
<HEAD>Signals when Sailing by NIGHT.</HEAD>
<LIST>
<ITEM>SIgnal for Tacking In&s;tr. <HI>1</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>To Lie Short or By in Bad Weather In&s;tr. <HI>2</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>To make Sail after Lying By In&s;tr. <HI>3</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>When any Ship is nece&s;&s;itated to Lie By, though the Fleet make Sail In&s;tr. <HI>4</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>&V;pon lo&s;ing Company, and meeting again In&s;tr. <HI>5</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>&V;pon Di&s;covering a Fleet In&s;tr. <HI>6</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>&V;pon Springing a Leak In&s;tr. <HI>7</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For Altering the Cour&s;e In&s;tr. <HI>8</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>&V;pon Di&s;covering Land or Danger In&s;tr. <HI>9</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For bring to, and lying by, wiith Starboard Tacks on Board, when Sailing large, or before the Wind; or to Lie by, with Larboard Tacks on Board In&s;tr. <HI>10</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For Wearing, and bringing to on the other Tack when Sailing upon a Wind In&s;tr. <HI>11</HI></ITEM>
</LIST>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 TYPE="section">
<HEAD>Signals when Sailing in a FOG.</HEAD>
<LIST>
<ITEM>TO continue Sailing with the &s;ame Sail when it grows thick and Foggy Weather In&s;tr. <HI>1</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For making more or le&s;s Sail than was when the Fog came up In&s;tr. <HI>2</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For Tacking In&s;tr. <HI>3</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>To bring too, and lie by with the
<LIST>
<ITEM>Starboard</ITEM>
<ITEM>Larboard</ITEM>
</LIST> Tack on Board In&s;tr. <HI>4</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For making Sail in a Fog, after lying By with the Head-&s;ails to the Ma&s;t In&s;tr. <HI>5</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For Anchoring In&s;tr. <HI>6</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For Weighing In&s;tr. <HI>7</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 span"> In&s;tr. <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter"></ITEM>
</LIST>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 TYPE="section">
<PB N="20" REF="12">
<HEAD>Signals for Calling the Flag and other Officers on Board the Admiral.</HEAD>
<LIST>
<ITEM>THE Captains, or Lieutenants In&s;tr. <HI>1</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>All the Ma&s;ters of the Ships of War In&s;tr. <HI>2</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>The Flag-Officers In&s;tr. <HI>3</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>The Captains of the Admiral's Squadron, or Lieutenants In&s;tr. <HI>4</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>The Vice-Admiral, and all the Captains of his Squadron In&s;tr. <HI>5</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>The Rear-Admiral, and all the Captains of his Squadron, or Lieutenants In&s;tr. <HI>6</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>The Vice and Rear-Admirals, or tho&s;e that Command in the Second and Third Po&s;ts In&s;tr. <HI>7</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>The Captains of the Admiral's Divi&s;ion In&s;tr. <HI>8</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>A Lieutenant of each Ship of the Admiral's Divi&s;ion In&s;tr. <HI>8</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>A Lieutenant of any particular Ship In&s;tr. <HI>9</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For all the Tenders in the Fleet to come under the Admiral's Stern In&s;tr. <HI>10</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For &s;peaking with any particular Ship's Tender In&s;tr. <HI>11</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><LIST>
<ITEM><LIST>
<ITEM>For all the Pinnaces and Barges</ITEM>
<ITEM>For all the Long-Boats</ITEM>
<ITEM>For all the Boats in the Fleet</ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>to come on Board the In&s;tr. <HI>12</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><LIST>
<ITEM>Admiral Mann'd In&s;tr. <HI>13</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>and Arm'd In&s;tr. <HI>14</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Every Tender is to know from the Captain of the Ship he attends on, What Signals the Admiral will make when he will &s;peak with that Tender In&s;tr. <HI>15</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>The Signal to be made by an Ho&s;pital Ship before &s;he goes out of the Fleet In&s;tr. <HI>16</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For &s;peaking with the
<LIST>
<ITEM>Victualler, or his Agent In&s;tr. <HI>17</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Officer that has Charge of the Gunner's Stores In&s;tr. <HI>18</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
</LIST>
</DIV3>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="index">
<PB N="21" REF="12">
<HEAD>AN INDEX OF THE SIGNALS Contained in the In&s;tructions for Sailing.</HEAD>
<DIV3 TYPE="section">
<HEAD>SIGNALS with One Gun, From the ADMIRAL.</HEAD>
<P><TABLE>
<ROW>
<CELL>&nbsp;</CELL>
<CELL>&nbsp;</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label">In&s;tr.</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label">Pag.</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL ROWS="37">One Gun.</CELL>
<CELL>AND hoi&s;ts an En&s;ign &s;triped Red, White and Blue on the En&s;ign-&s;taff</CELL>
<CELL><HI>1</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>2</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And hoi&s;ts his Mizen-top-&s;ails, with the Clew-lines hawled up</CELL>
<CELL><HI>2</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>2</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And hoi&s;ts a Red Flag in the Mizen-&s;hrowds, and makes a Signal for a particular Captain</CELL>
<CELL><HI>4</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>2</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>A Blue Flag in the &s;ame place, and a Signal for a particular Captain.</CELL>
<CELL><HI>5</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>4</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>A White Flag hoi&s;ted at the Fore-top-ma&s;t-head</CELL>
<CELL><HI>6</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>4</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And loo&s;es his Main-top-&s;ail, or puts one Light on his En&s;ign-&s;taff.</CELL>
<CELL><HI>8</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>4</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And loo&s;es his Fore-top-&s;ail</CELL>
<CELL><HI>9</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>4</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And puts a Light on each Top-ma&s;t-head</CELL>
<CELL><HI>2</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>3</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And hangs a Light in the Main-top-ma&s;t-&s;hrowds</CELL>
<CELL><HI>7</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>5</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And hoi&s;ts an &V;nion-flag on the Flag-&s;taff at the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-head.</CELL>
<CELL><HI>1</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>6</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<PB N="22" REF="13">
<ROW>
<CELL>And hoi&s;ts an &V;nion Flag at the Fore-top-ma&s;t-head</CELL>
<CELL><HI>2</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>6</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And hoi&s;ts a Pendant on the En&s;ign-&s;taff</CELL>
<CELL><HI>3</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>6</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And hoi&s;ts his En&s;ign</CELL>
<CELL><HI>4</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>8</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And hawls down his Jack</CELL>
<CELL><HI>4</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>8</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And hoi&s;ts a Red Flag on the Flag-&s;taff at the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-head</CELL>
<CELL><HI>5</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>8</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And hoi&s;ts a Blue Flag in the &s;ame Place</CELL>
<CELL><HI>5</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>8</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And hoi&s;ts a Red Flag in the Mizen-&s;hrowds</CELL>
<CELL><HI>7</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>8</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And a Blue Flag in the &s;ame Place</CELL>
<CELL><HI>7</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>8</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And hoi&s;ts a White Flag on the Flag-&s;taff at the Fore-top-ma&s;t-head</CELL>
<CELL><HI>7</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>8</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And hoi&s;ts a Flag &s;triped Red and White in the &s;ame place</CELL>
<CELL><HI>11</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>10</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And the like Flag on the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-head</CELL>
<CELL><HI>12</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>10</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And hoi&s;ts two Lights on the En&s;ign-&s;taff, one above the other, above the con&s;tant Light in the Poop</CELL>
<CELL><HI>1</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>7</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Without Alteration of Lights</CELL>
<CELL><HI>8</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>9</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Every Hour</CELL>
<CELL><HI>1</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>13</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Every Half Hour</CELL>
<CELL><HI>2</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>13</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And an &V;nion Flag on the Mizen-&s;hrowds</CELL>
<CELL><HI>1</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>15</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And an En&s;ign in the &s;ame place</CELL>
<CELL><HI>2</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>15</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And hoi&s;ts a Standard on the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-head</CELL>
<CELL><HI>3</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>15</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And a Blue Flag in the Mizen-&s;hrowds</CELL>
<CELL><HI>6</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>16</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And a Standard hoi&s;ted on the En&s;ign-&s;taff</CELL>
<CELL><HI>7</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>16</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And hoi&s;ts a Pendant on his Mizen-peek</CELL>
<CELL><HI>8</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>16</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>The &s;ame Signal, and a Weft with his En&s;ign</CELL>
<CELL><HI>8</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>16</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And hoi&s;ts a Flag &s;trip'd Yellow &amp; White at the Miz-peek</CELL>
<CELL><HI>10</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>16</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And hoi&s;ts a Pendant on the Flag-&s;taff at the Fore-top-ma&s;t-head</CELL>
<CELL><HI>12</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>17</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And a Pendant on the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-head</CELL>
<CELL><HI>13</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>17</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And hoi&s;ts a Pendant on the Flag-&s;taff at the Fore-top-ma&s;t-head, and another on the Flag-&s;taff at the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-head</CELL>
<CELL><HI>14</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>17</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
</TABLE></P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 TYPE="section">
<HEAD>From other Ships.</HEAD>
<P><TABLE>
<ROW>
<CELL>&nbsp;</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label">In&s;tr.</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label">Pag.</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>ONe Gun, and &s;hews Three Lights in the Mizen-&s;hrowds</CELL>
<CELL><HI>4</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>9</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>One Gun, and &s;hews as many Lights as he can</CELL>
<CELL><HI>9</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>9</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
</TABLE></P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 TYPE="section">
<HEAD>SIGNALS with Two Guns, From the ADMIRAL.</HEAD>
<P><TABLE>
<ROW>
<CELL>&nbsp;</CELL>
<CELL>&nbsp;</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label">In&s;tr.</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label">Pag.</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL ROWS="5">Two Guns.</CELL>
<CELL>AND loo&s;es both his Top-&s;ails</CELL>
<CELL><HI>3</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>2</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>A &s;mall &s;pace of time one from the other</CELL>
<CELL><HI>1</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>3</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And hands out Four Lights, one at each Main-yard-arm, and one at each Fore-yard-arm</CELL>
<CELL><HI>3</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>3</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And hangs out Three Lights, one over another, in the Main-top-ma&s;t-&s;hrowds, over the con&s;tant Light in the Main-top</CELL>
<CELL><HI>6</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>5</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>And &s;hews Four Lights of equal height</CELL>
<CELL><HI>2</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>7</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
</TABLE></P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 TYPE="section">
<PB N="23" REF="13">
<HEAD>From other Ships.</HEAD>
<P><TABLE>
<ROW>
<CELL>&nbsp;</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label">In&s;tr.</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label">Pag.</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>TWO Guns, and hawls up his Cour&s;es</CELL>
<CELL><HI>9</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>10</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Two Guns, and puts a Jack abroad from the Main-cro&s;s-trees downwards on the Back-&s;tay</CELL>
<CELL><HI>14</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>10</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
</TABLE></P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 TYPE="section">
<HEAD>SIGNALS with Three, Four, or more Guns, From the ADMIRAL.</HEAD>
<P><TABLE>
<ROW>
<CELL>&nbsp;</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label">In&s;tr.</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label">Pag.</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL><HI>FOur Guns</HI></CELL>
<CELL>3</CELL>
<CELL>13</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL ROWS="2"><HI>Six Guns</HI></CELL>
<CELL>4</CELL>
<CELL>14</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>10</CELL>
<CELL>10</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL ROWS="2"><HI>Eight Guns</HI></CELL>
<CELL>4</CELL>
<CELL>14</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>10</CELL>
<CELL>11</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL><HI>Ten Guns</HI></CELL>
<CELL>5</CELL>
<CELL>14</CELL>
</ROW>
</TABLE></P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 TYPE="section">
<HEAD>From other Ships.</HEAD>
<P><TABLE>
<ROW>
<CELL>&nbsp;</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label">In&s;tr.</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label">Pag.</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>FIres Guns, and hangs out a great number of Lights</CELL>
<CELL><HI>5</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>5</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Fires Guns, and &s;preads an Engli&s;h En&s;ign from his Main or Fore-Top-Ma&s;t downwards on the Shrowds, lowering his Main or Fore-top-&s;ail</CELL>
<CELL><HI>10</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>10</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Fires Guns, and puts a Jack abroad from the Main-top-ma&s;t-cro&s;s-trees downwards on the Back-&s;tay</CELL>
<CELL><HI>14</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>10</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Fires Guns, makes fal&s;e Fires, puts a Light in the Main top, and Three on the Poop</CELL>
<CELL><HI>6</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>9</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Fires Guns, and hangs out two Lights of equal height</CELL>
<CELL><HI>7</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>9</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Fires four Guns, or continues firing Gun after Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>8</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>14</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
</TABLE></P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 TYPE="section">
<HEAD>SIGNALS with LIGHTS, From the ADMIRAL.</HEAD>
<P><TABLE>
<ROW>
<CELL>&nbsp;</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label">In&s;tr.</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label">Pag.</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>P&V;ts a Light in each Top-ma&s;t-head, and fires a Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>2</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>3</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Hangs a Light in the Main Top-ma&s;t-&s;hrowds, and fires a Gun.</CELL>
<CELL><HI>7</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>5</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Two Lights on the En&s;ign-&s;taff, one above the other, above the con&s;tant Light on the Poop, and one Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>1</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>7</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Four Lights, one at each Fore-yard arm, and one at each Main-Yard-arm, and two Guns</CELL>
<CELL><HI>3</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>3</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Three Lights, one over the other, in the Main-top-ma&s;t-&s;hrowds, over the con&s;tant Light in the Main top, and two Guns</CELL>
<CELL><HI>6</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>5</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Four Lights of equal height, and two Guns</CELL>
<CELL><HI>2</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>7</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Three Lights, one over another, in the Main-&s;hrowds, and two Guns</CELL>
<CELL><HI>3</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>7</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>One Light on the En&s;ign-&s;taff, and fire a Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>8</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>5</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Two Lights, one under the other, in the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-&s;hrowds, and one Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>9</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>5</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Four Lights in the Fore-&s;hrowd, and fire
<LIST>
<ITEM>Six Guns</ITEM>
<ITEM>Eight Guns</ITEM>
</LIST></CELL>
<CELL><HI>10</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>11</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>One Light at the Mizen-peek and fir<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter"> three G<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="2 letters">s</CELL>
<CELL><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter"></CELL>
<CELL><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter"></CELL>
</ROW>
</TABLE></P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 TYPE="section">
<PB N="24" REF="14">
<HEAD>From other Ships</HEAD>
<P><TABLE>
<ROW>
<CELL>&nbsp;</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label">In&s;tr.</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label">Pag.</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>THree Lights in the Mizen-&s;hrowds, and one Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>4</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>9</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Shews as many Lights as he can, and fires a Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>9</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>9</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Hangs out a great number of Lights, and continues firing Guns</CELL>
<CELL><HI>5</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>5</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>A Light in the Main-top, three in the Poop, makes fal&s;e Fires, and fires Guns</CELL>
<CELL><HI>6</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>9</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Hangs out Two Lights of equal height, and Fires Guns</CELL>
<CELL><HI>7</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>9</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
</TABLE></P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 TYPE="section">
<HEAD>SIGNALS with Flags, En&s;igns, Standards and Jacks, From the ADMIRAL.</HEAD>
<P><TABLE>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">&nbsp;</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label">In&s;tr.</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label">Pag.</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">HOi&s;ts a Red Flag in the Mizen-&s;hrowds</CELL>
<CELL><HI>4</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>15</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">A White Flag in the &s;ame place</CELL>
<CELL><HI>5</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>16</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">Puts an Engli&s;h En&s;ign in the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-&s;hrowds</CELL>
<CELL><HI>17</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>17</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">Spreads an Engli&s;h En&s;ign at the Main-top-&s;ail-yard-arm</CELL>
<CELL><HI>18</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>17</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">An En&s;ign &s;triped Red, White and Blue, hoi&s;ted on the En&s;ign-&s;taff, and one Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>1</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>2</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">A Red Flag in the Mizen-&s;hrowds, with a Signal for a parti|cular Captain, and one Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>4</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>2</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">A Blue Flag in the &s;ame place, with a Signal for a particular Captain, and one Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>5</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>4</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">A White Flag on the Flag-&s;taff at the Fore-top-ma&s;t-head, and one Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>6</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>4</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">An &V;nion Flag on the Flag-&s;taff at the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-head, and one Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>1</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>6</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">The &s;ame on the Fore-top-ma&s;t-head, and one Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>2</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>6</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">A Pendant on the En&s;ign-&s;taff and one Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>3</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>6</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">Hoi&s;ts his En&s;ign and fires a Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>4</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>8</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">Hawls down his Jack, and fires a Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>4</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>8</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">A Red Flag on the Flag-&s;taff at the Mizen top-ma&s;t-head, and one Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>5</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>8</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">A Blue Flag in the &s;ame place, and one Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>5</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>8</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">A Red Flag in the Mizen-&s;hrowds</CELL>
<CELL><HI>7</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>8</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">A Blue Flag in the &s;ame place</CELL>
<CELL><HI>7</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>8</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">A White Flag on the Flag-&s;taff at the Fore-top-ma&s;t-head, and one Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>7</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>8</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">A Flag &s;triped Red and White in the &s;ame place, and one Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>11</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>10</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">The like Flag on the Flag-&s;taff at the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-head, and one Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>12</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>10</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">An &V;nion Flag in the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-&s;hrowds, and one Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>1</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>15</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">An En&s;ign in the &s;ame place</CELL>
<CELL><HI>2</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>15</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">A Standard on the Flag-&s;taff at the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-head, and one Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>3</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>15</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">A Blue Flag in the Mizen-&s;hrowds, and one Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>6</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>16</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">A Standard on the En&s;ign-&s;taff, and one Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>7</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>16</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">A Pendant on the Mizen-peek, and one Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>8</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>16</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">The &s;ame Signal, and a Weft with his En&s;ign</CELL>
<CELL><HI>8</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>16</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<PB N="25" REF="14">
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">A Flag &s;triped Yellow and White at the Mizen-Peek, and one Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>10</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>16</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">A Pendant on the Flag-&s;taff at the Fore-top-ma&s;t-head, and one Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>12</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>17</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">The like Signal on the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-head,</CELL>
<CELL><HI>13</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>17</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">A Pendant on the Flag-&s;taff at the Fore-top-ma&s;t-head, and another at the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-head, and one Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>4</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>17</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">A Yellow Flag under that at the Main-top-ma&s;t-head, and fire a Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>17</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>31</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">A Flag &s;triped Red and White on the Flag-&s;taff at the Main-top-ma&s;t-head, with a Pendant under it, and fire a Gun</CELL>
<CELL ROWS="6"><HI>30</HI></CELL>
<CELL ROWS="6"><HI>33</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">A Flag &s;triped Red, White and Blue, at the &s;aid place, with a Pendant and Gun</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL COLS="2">A Genoeze En&s;ign at the &s;aid place, with a Pendant and Gun</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>A Flag &s;triped Red and White</CELL>
<CELL ROWS="3">At the Flag-&s;taff at the Main, Fore, or Mizen-top-ma&s;t+head, and a Gun, without a Pendant</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>A Flag &s;triped Red, White, and Blue</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>A Genoeze En&s;ign</CELL>
</ROW>
</TABLE></P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 TYPE="section">
<HEAD>From other Ships.</HEAD>
<P><TABLE>
<ROW>
<CELL>&nbsp;</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label">In&s;tr.</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label">Pag.</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>P&V;ts abroad his En&s;ign, and keeps it till the Admiral's is out, &s;triking it as many times as he &s;ees Ships</CELL>
<CELL><HI>8</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>8</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Hoi&s;ts his Jack and En&s;ign, and keeps it abroad till the Admi|ral an&s;wers by hoi&s;ting his</CELL>
<CELL><HI>13</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>10</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Spreads an En&s;ign on the Main-top-ma&s;t Back-&s;tay, from the Head of the Ma&s;t downwards</CELL>
<CELL><HI>16</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>17</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Puts a Jack abroad from the Main-top-ma&s;t Cro&s;s-trees down|wards on the Back-&s;tay, and fires two Guns</CELL>
<CELL><HI>14</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>10</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>The &s;ame Signal, and continues firing Guns</CELL>
<CELL><HI>14</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>10</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Spreads an Engli&s;h En&s;ign from his Main or Fore-top-ma&s;t down|wards on the Shrowds, Lowering his Main or For-top-&s;ail and fires Guns</CELL>
<CELL><HI>10</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>10</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
</TABLE></P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 TYPE="section">
<HEAD>SIGNALS with Sails, or on the Top-ma&s;t-Shrowds, From the ADMIRAL.</HEAD>
<P><TABLE>
<ROW>
<CELL>&nbsp;</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label">In&s;tr.</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label">Pag.</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>HOi&s;ts his Mizen-top-&s;ail, with the Clew-lines hawled up, and fires a Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>2</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>2</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Loo&s;es his Main-top-&s;ail, and fires a Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>8</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>4</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Loo&s;es his Fore-top-&s;ail, and fires a Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>8</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>4</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Hangs a Light in the Main-top-ma&s;t-&s;hrowds, and fires a Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>7</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>5</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Loo&s;es both his Top-&s;ails, and fires two Guns</CELL>
<CELL><HI>3</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>2</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Hangs three Lights in the Main-top-ma&s;t-&s;hrowds, one over another above the con&s;tant Light in the Main-top, and fires two Guns</CELL>
<CELL><HI>6</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>5</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
</TABLE></P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 TYPE="section">
<HEAD>From other Ships.</HEAD>
<P><TABLE>
<ROW>
<CELL>&nbsp;</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label">In&s;tr.</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label">Pag.</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>BRales up his Low-&s;ails, and continues Hoi&s;ting and Lowering his Top-&s;ails, and making a Weft with his Top gallant &s;ails</CELL>
<CELL><HI>8</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>8</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Lowers his Main or Fore-top-&s;ail, &s;preading an Engli&s;h En&s;ign from his Main or Fore-top-ma&s;t downwards on the Shrowds, and fires Guns</CELL>
<CELL><HI>10</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>10</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
</TABLE></P>
</DIV3>
</DIV2>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 TYPE="instructions">
<PB N="26" REF="15">
<HEAD>INSTRUCTIONS To be ob&s;erved by all <HI>Ma&s;ters, Pilots, Ketches, Hoys</HI> and <HI>Smacks,</HI> ATTENDING The FLEET.</HEAD>
<P><MILESTONE N="1"><LABEL>INSTR. I.</LABEL> IN ca&s;e of Sailing at any time, (&s;ave only in time of Fight) you are Night and Day to keep your re&s;pective Stations; and if you meet with any le&s;s Depth than Seven Fathom in the Day-time, you are no fire one Gun, and hawl up your Main-&s;ail; and if you meet with le&s;s than Seven Fathom in the Night, to fire one Gun, and make fal&s;e Fires till you are an&s;wer'd from the Ad|miral with fal&s;e Fires again.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="2"><LABEL>II.</LABEL> You are to ob&s;erve Signals one from another in your &s;everal Stations, and to make the &s;ame Signals to the Fleet, if at any time in Sailing you meet with Shoal-water.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="3"><LABEL>III.</LABEL> In Sailing (Night and Day) you are to keep your Lead conti|nually going, and be careful of your Tides and Reckonings, that &s;o you may be able to give an account whereabouts the Fleet is, at any time; but your Care is more particularly and immediately required in keeping as exact an Account in time of Fight, as you are able.</P>
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<P><MILESTONE N="5"><LABEL>IV.</LABEL> In ca&s;e His Maje&s;ty's Fleet &s;hall engage the Enemy among the Sands, or where they have rea&s;on to apprehend Danger, then &s;uch of you as are appointed by the Admiral for that Service, &s;hall lie away a-head of the Fleet, and keep your Lead going, and if you meet with le&s;s than <GAP DESC="blank"> Fathom Water, you are to Lower your Main-top-&s;ail (if abroad) and to &s;pread your En|&s;ign from your Main-top-ma&s;t-head downwards, and to &s;tand from the Danger.</P>
<P>And tho&s;e of you who are not appointed by the Admiralas afore&s;aid, are to u&s;e your utmo&s;t endeavour to know the Fire|&s;hips belonging to the Enemies; and accordingly ob&s;erving their Motion, to do your utmo&s;t to cut off their Boats, (if po&s;&s;ible,) or if Opportunity &s;erve, to lay them on Board, Seize and De&s;troy them; and to this purpo&s;e you are to keep to Windward of the Squadron in time of Service: But in ca&s;e you cannot prevent the Fire-&s;hips from going on Board the Admiral, or any other, by clapping between them, [which by all po&s;&s;ible means you are to en|deavour,] then, and in all &s;uch Ca&s;es and Exegents, you are to &s;hew your &s;elves Men; and to Steer on Board them with your Boats, and with Grap-Nails, or other Means, to clear His Maje&s;ty's Ship from them, and to de&s;troy them: Which Service, if Honourably performed, &s;hall be Rewarded according to its Merit; but if neg|lected, &s;hall be &s;trictly Examined, and &s;everely Puni&s;hed.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 TYPE="text">
<DIV2 TYPE="instructions">
<PB N="28" REF="16">
<HEAD>Fighting In&s;tructions.</HEAD>
<P><MILESTONE N="1"><LABEL>INSTR. I.</LABEL> WHen the Admiral would have the Fleet draw into a Line of Battel, one Ship A-head of another, according to the Method given to each Captain, he will hoi&s;t an Union Flag at the Mizen-Peek, and fire a Gun; and every Flag-&s;hip in the Fleet is to make the &s;ame Signal.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="2"><LABEL>II.</LABEL> When the Admiral would have the Fleet draw into a Line of Battel one Ship A-brea&s;t of another, (according to the Method given to each Captain,) he will hoi&s;t an Union Flag and a Pen|dant at the Mizen-Peek, and fire a Gun; and every Flag-&s;hip in the Fleet is to do the &s;ame.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="3"><LABEL>III.</LABEL> When the Admiral would have the Admiral of the White, and his whole Squadron to Tack, and endeavour to gain the Wind of the Enemy, he will &s;pread a White Flag under the Flag at the Main-top-ma&s;t-head, and fire a Gun; which is to be an&s;wer'd by the Flag-&s;hips in the Fleet; and when he would have the Admi|ral of the Blue to do the &s;ame with his Squadron, he will &s;pread a Blue Flag on that place.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="4"><LABEL>IV.</LABEL> When the Admiral would have the Vice-Admiral of the Red, and his Divi&s;ion, Tack, and endeavour to gain the Wind of the Enemy, he will &s;pread a Red Flag from the Cap at the Fore-top-ma&s;t-head downward on the Back-&s;tay: If he would have the Vice-Admiral of the White do the &s;ame, a White Flag: If the Vice-Admiral of the Blue, a Blue Flag at the &s;ame place.</P>
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<P><MILESTONE N="5"><LABEL>V.</LABEL> When the Admiral would have the Rear-Admiral of the Red, and his Divi&s;ion, Tack, and endeavour to gain the Wind of the Enemy, he will hoi&s;t a Red Flag at the Flag-&s;taff at the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-head, and fire a Gun: If the Rear-Admiral of the White, a White Flag: If the Rear-Admiral of the Blue, a Blue Flag at the &s;ame place, and under the Flag a Pendant of the &s;ame Colour.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="6"><LABEL>VI.</LABEL> If the Admiral be to Leeward of the Fleet, or any part of the Fleet, and he would have them to bear down into his Wake, or Grain, he will hoi&s;t a Blue Flag at the Mizen Peek.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="7"><LABEL>VII.</LABEL> If the Admiral be to Leeward of the Enemy, and his Fleet, or any part of them, to Leeward of him, that he may bring tho&s;e Ships into a Line, he will bear up with a Blue Flag at the Mizen-peek, under the Union Flag, which is the Signal for the Line of Battel; and then tho&s;e Ships to Leeward are to u&s;e their utmo&s;t endeavour to get into his Wake, or Grain, according to their Stations in the Line of Battel.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="8"><LABEL>VIII.</LABEL> If the Fleet be Sailing before the Wind, and the Admiral would have the Vice-Admiral, and the Ships of the Starboard Quarter to clap by the Wind, and come to the Starboard-Tack, then he will hoi&s;t upon the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-head a Red Flag: And in ca&s;e he would have the Rear-Admiral, and the Ships of the Larboard Quarter to come to their Larboard-Tack, then he will hoi&s;t up a Blue Flag at the &s;ame place.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="9"><LABEL>IX.</LABEL> When the Admiral would have the Van of the Fleet to Tack fir&s;t, he will put abroad the Union Flag at the Flag-&s;taff on the Fore-top-ma&s;t-head, and fire a Gun, if the Red Flag be not abroad; but if the Red Flag be abroad, then the Fore-top-&s;ails &s;hall be lower'd a little, and the Union Flag &s;hall be &s;pread from the Cap of the Fore-top-ma&s;t downwards; and every Flag-&s;hip in the Fleet is to do the &s;ame.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="10"><LABEL>X.</LABEL> When the Admiral would have the Rear-Admiral of the Fleet Tack fir&s;t, he will hoi&s;t the Union-Flag on the Flag-&s;taff at the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-head, and fire a Gun; which is to be an&s;wered by every Flag-&s;hip in the Fleet.</P>
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<P><MILESTONE N="11"><LABEL>XI.</LABEL> When the Admiral would have all the Flag-&s;hips in the Fleet come into his Wake, or Grain, he will hoi&s;t a Red Flag at the Mizen-peek, and fire a Gun; and the Flag-&s;hips in the Fleet are to make the &s;ame Signal.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="12"><LABEL>XII.</LABEL> When the Admiral would have the Admiral of the White, and his Squadron, make more Sail, though him&s;elf &s;horten Sail, he will hoi&s;t a White Flag on the En&s;ign-&s;taff: If the Admiral of the Blue, or he that commands in the Third Po&s;t, a Blue Flag at the &s;ame place; and every Flag-&s;hip in the Fleet is to make the &s;ame Signal.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="13"><LABEL>XIII.</LABEL> As &s;oon as the Admiral &s;hall hoi&s;t a Red Flag on the Flag-&s;taff at the Fore-top-ma&s;t-head, every Ship in the Fleet is to u&s;e their utmo&s;t endeavour to Engage the Enemy, in the Order the Ad|miral has pre&s;cribed unto them.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="14"><LABEL>XIV.</LABEL> When the Admiral hoi&s;teth a White Flag at the Mizen-peek, then all the &s;mall Frigats of his Squardron that are not in the Line of Battel, are to come under his Stern.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="15"><LABEL>XV.</LABEL> If the Fleet is Sailing by a Wind in the Line of Battel, and the Admiral would have them Brace their Head-&s;ails to the Ma&s;t, he will hoi&s;t a Yellow Flag on the Flag-&s;taff at the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-head, and fire a Gun; which the Flag-&s;hips in the Fleet are to an|&s;wer: Then the Ships in the Rear are to Brace to fir&s;t.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="16"><LABEL>XVI.</LABEL> The Fleet lying in a Line of Battel, with their Head-&s;ails to the Ma&s;t, and if the Admiral would have them fill and &s;tand on, he will hoi&s;t a Yellow Flag on the Flag-&s;taff at the Fore-top-ma&s;t-head, and fire a Gun; which the Flag-&s;hips in the Fleet are to an|&s;wer; then the Ships in the Van are to fill fir&s;t, and to &s;tand on; if it happen when this Signal is to be made, that the Red Flag is abroad on the Flag-&s;taff at the Fore-top-ma&s;t-head, the Admiral will &s;pread the Yellow Flag under the Red.</P>
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<P><MILESTONE N="17"><LABEL>XVII.</LABEL> If the Admiral &s;ee the Enemies Fleet &s;tanding towards him, and he has the Wind of them, the Van of the Fleet is to make Sail till they come the length of the Enemies Rear and our Rear a-brea&s;t of the Enemies Van, then he that is in the Rear of our Fleet is to Tack fir&s;t, and every Ship one after another, as fa&s;t as they can, throughout the Line, that they may engage upon the &s;ame Tacks with their Enemy; but in ca&s;e the Enemies Fleet &s;hould Tack in the Rear, our Fleet is to do the &s;ame with an equal Number of Ships; and whil&s;t they are in Fight with the Enemy, to keep within half a Cable's length one of another; or if the Weather be bad, according to the Di&s;cretion of the Commander. When the Admiral would have the Ship that leads the Van of the Fleet, (or the Headmo&s;t Ship in the Fleet,) when they are in a Line of Battel, Hoi&s;t, Lower, Set or Hawl up, any of his Sails, the Admiral will &s;pread a Yellow Flag under that at the Main-top-ma&s;t-head and fire a Gun; which the Flag-&s;hips that have Flags at the Main-top-ma&s;t-head are to an&s;wer; and tho&s;e Flag-&s;hips that have not, are to hoi&s;t the Yellow Flag on the Flag-&s;taff at the Main-top-ma&s;t-head, and fire a Gun: Then the Admi|ral will Hoi&s;t, Lower, Set or Hawl up, the Sail he would have the Ship that leads the Van do.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="18"><LABEL>XVIII.</LABEL> If the Admiral and his Fleet have the Wind of the Enemy, and they have &s;tretched them&s;elves in a Line of Battel, the Van of the Admiral's Fleet is to &s;teer with the Van of the Enemies, and there to Engage them.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="19"><LABEL>XIX.</LABEL> Every Commander is to take Care, that his Guns are not fired till he is &s;ure he can reach the Enemy upon a Point-blank; and by no means to &s;uffer his Guns to be fired over any of our own Ships.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="20"><LABEL>XX.</LABEL> None of the Ships in the Fleet &s;hall pur&s;ue any &s;mall Num|ber of the Enemies Ships, till the Main Body be Di&s;abled, or Run.</P>
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<P><MILESTONE N="21"><LABEL>XXI.</LABEL> If any of the Ships in the Fleet are in Di&s;tre&s;s, and make the Signal, which is a Weft with the Jack or En&s;ign, the next Ship to them is &s;trictly required to relieve them.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="22"><LABEL>XXII.</LABEL> If the Admiral or any Flag-&s;hip &s;hould be in di&s;tre&s;s, and make the u&s;ual Signal, the Ships in the Fleet are to endeavour to get up as clo&s;e into a Line between him and the Enemy as they can, ha|ving always an Eye to defend him, if the Enemy &s;hould come to annoy him in that Condition.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="23"><LABEL>XXIII.</LABEL> In ca&s;e any Ship in the Fleet &s;hould be forced to go out of the Line to repair Damages &s;he has received in Battel, the next Ships are to clo&s;e up the Line.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="24"><LABEL>XXIV.</LABEL> If any Flag-&s;hip be di&s;abled, the Flag may go on Board any Ship of his own Squadron or Divi&s;ion.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="25"><LABEL>XXV.</LABEL> If the Enemy be put to the run, and the Admiral thinks it convenient the whole Fleet &s;hall follow them, he will make all the &s;ail he can him&s;elf after the Enemy, and fire two Guns out of his Fore-Cha&s;e; then every Ship in the Fleet is to u&s;e his be&s;t endea|vour to come up with the Enemy, and lay them on Board.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="26"><LABEL>XXVI.</LABEL> If the Admiral would have any particular Flag-&s;hip, and his Squadron or Div&s;ion, give Cha&s;e to the Enemy, he will make the &s;ame Signal that is appointed for that Flag-&s;hip's Tacking with his Squadron or Divi&s;ion, and Weathering the Enemy.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="27"><LABEL>XXVII.</LABEL> When the Admiral would have them give over Cha&s;e, he will hoi&s;t a White Flag at the Fore-top-ma&s;t-head, and fire a Gun.</P>
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<P><MILESTONE N="28"><LABEL>XXVIII.</LABEL> In ca&s;e any Ship in the Line of Battel &s;hould be Di&s;abled in her Ma&s;ts, Rigging, or Hull, the Ship that leads A-head of her, &s;hall take her in A-tow, and the Divi&s;ion &s;he is in &s;hall make good the Line with her; but the Commander of the Ship &s;o Di&s;abled is not, upon any Pretence whatever, to leave his Station, till he has ac|quainted his Flag, or the next Flag-Officer to him, with the Con|dition of his Ship, and received his Direction therein: And in ca&s;e any Commander &s;hall be wanting in doing his Duty, his Flag, or the next Flag-Officer to him, is immediately to &s;end for the &s;aid Commander from his Ship, and appoint another in his room.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="29"><LABEL>XXIX.</LABEL> If the Admiral would have any Flag in his Divi&s;ion or Squadron Cut, or Slip in the Day-time, he will make the &s;ame Signals that are appointed for tho&s;e Flag-&s;hips, and their Divi&s;ion or Squadron, to Tack and Weather the Enemy, as is expre&s;&s;ed in the Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Articles before-going.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="30"><LABEL>XXX.</LABEL> When the Admiral would have the Red Squadron draw into a Line of Battel A-brea&s;t of one another, he will put abroad a Flag &s;triped Red and White on the Flag-&s;taff at the Main Top-Ma&s;t-Head, with a Pendant under it, and fire a Gun. If he would have the White Squadron, or tho&s;e that have the Second Po&s;t in the Fleet to do the like, the Signal &s;hall be a Flag &s;triped Red, White, and Blue, with a Pendant under it at the afore&s;aid place. And if he would have the Blue Squadron do the like, he will put on the &s;aid Place a <HI>Genoeze</HI> En&s;ign, together with a Pendant: But when he would have either of the &s;aid Squadrons to draw into a Line of Battel, A-head of one another, he will make the afore&s;aid Signals without a Pendant; which Signals are to be an&s;wered by the Flag-&s;hips only of the &s;aid Squadrons, and to be kept out till the Admiral take in his. And if the Admiral would have any Vice-Admiral of the Fleet, and his Divi&s;ion, draw into a Line of Battel, as afore&s;aid, he will make the &s;ame Signals at the Fore-top-ma&s;t-head that he makes for that Squadron at the Main-top-ma&s;t-head: And for any Rear-Admiral in the Fleet, and his Divi&s;ion, the &s;ame Signals at the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-head, which Signals are to be an&s;wered by the Vice or Rear-Admirals.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="table of contents">
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<HEAD>THE CONTENTS OF THE Fighting In&s;tructions.</HEAD>
<LIST>
<ITEM>THE Signal for the Fleet to draw into a Line of Battel, one Ship a-head of another In&s;tr. <HI>1</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Ditto,</HI> A-bre&s;t of another In&s;tr. <HI>2</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For the Admiral of the White to Tack, and endeavour to gain the Wind of the Enemy In&s;tr. <HI>3</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For the Admiral of the Blue to do the &s;ame In&s;tr. <HI>3</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For the Vice-Admiral of the Red, and his Divi&s;ion, to do the &s;ame In&s;tr. <HI>4</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For the Vice-Admiral of the White to do the &s;ame In&s;tr. <HI>4</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For the Vice-Admiral of the Blue to do the &s;ame In&s;tr. <HI>4</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For the Rear-Admiral of the Red, and his Divi&s;ion, to do the &s;ame In&s;tr. <HI>5</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For the Rear-Admiral of the White to do the &s;ame In&s;tr. <HI>5</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For the Rear-Admiral of the Blue to do the &s;ame In&s;tr. <HI>5</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For the Fleet's bearing down to the Admiral's Wake, or Grain, when he is to Leeward of them In&s;tr. <HI>6</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For the Ships to Leeward of the Admiral to get into his Wake or Grain In&s;tr. <HI>7</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For the Vice-Admiral, and the Ships of the Star-board Qurter, to clap by the Wind, and come to the Star-board Tack In&s;tr. <HI>8</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For the Rear-Admiral, and the Ships of the Lar-board Quarter, to come to the Lar-board Tack In&s;tr. <HI>8</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For the Van of the Fleet to Tak fir&s;t In&s;tr. <HI>9</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For the Rear of the Fleet to Tack fir&s;t In&s;tr. <HI>10</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For the Flag-&s;hips to come into the Admiral's Wake or Grain In&s;tr. <HI>11</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For the Admiral of the White or Blue to make more Sail, tho' the Admiral him&s;elf &s;horten Sail In&s;tr. <HI>12</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>The Signal for Battel In&s;tr. <HI>13</HI></ITEM>
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<ITEM>For &s;peaking with the Frigats that are not in the Line of Battel In&s;tr. <HI>14</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For the Rear of the Fleet to brace their Head-&s;ails to the Ma&s;t In&s;tr. <HI>15</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For the Van of the Fleet to fill their Head-&s;ails In&s;tr. <HI>16</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>In&s;tructions to be ob&s;erved in Engaging the Enemy, and for the Ship that leads the Van of the Fleet, when in a Line, to Hoi&s;t, Lower, Set, or Hawl up any of his Sails In&s;tr. <HI>17</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>How to Engage the Enemy when our Fleet has the Wind of them In&s;tr. <HI>18</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Not to fire till within Point-blank Shot In&s;tr. <HI>19</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Not to pur&s;ue a &s;mall Number of the Enemy till the Main Body Run, or are Di&s;abled In&s;tr. <HI>20</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>A Ship in Di&s;tre&s;s In&s;tr. <HI>21</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>When the Admiral, or any Flag-&s;hip is in Di&s;tre&s;s In&s;tr. <HI>22</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>When a Ship is forced to go out of the Line In&s;tr. <HI>23</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>When a Flag-&s;hip is Di&s;abled In&s;tr. <HI>24</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For the whole Fleet to Cha&s;e In&s;tr. <HI>25</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For any particular Flag-&s;hip, with his Squadron or Divi&s;ion to Cha&s;e In&s;tr. <HI>26</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For giving over Cha&s;e In&s;tr. <HI>27</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>For making up the Line when a Ship is di&s;abled In&s;tr. <HI>28</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>When the Admiral would have any Flag cut or &s;lip in the Day In&s;tr. <HI>29</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>When the Admiral would have the Red, White, or Blue Squadron, draw into a Line of Battel a-brea&s;t or a-head of one another, or any Vice or Rear-Admiral to do the like In&s;tr. <HI>30</HI></ITEM>
</LIST>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="index">
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<HEAD>AN INDEX OF THE SIGNALS Contained in the In&s;tructions for Fighting.</HEAD>
<DIV3 TYPE="section">
<HEAD>From the ADMIRAL.</HEAD>
<P><TABLE>
<ROW>
<CELL>&nbsp;</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label">In&s;tr.</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label">Pag.</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>HOi&s;ts an &V;nion Flag on the Mizen-Peek, and fires a Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>1</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>28</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>An &V;nion Flag, and a Pendant on the Mizen-Peek, and fires a Gun</CELL>
<CELL><HI>2</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>28</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>A White or a Blue Flag &s;pread under the Flag at the Main-top-ma&s;t-head, and a Gun fired</CELL>
<CELL><HI>3</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>28</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>A Red, White, or Blue Flag, &s;pread from the Cap at the Fore-top-ma&s;t-head downwards on the Back-&s;tay</CELL>
<CELL><HI>4</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>28</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>A Red, White, or a Blue Flag, on the Flag-&s;taff at the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-head, and a Gun fired</CELL>
<CELL><HI>5</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>29</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>A Blue Flag at the Mizen-Peek</CELL>
<CELL><HI>6</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>29</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Bears up with a Blue Flag under the &V;nion Flag at the Mizen-Peek</CELL>
<CELL><HI>7</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>29</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>A Red or Blue Flag on the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-head</CELL>
<CELL><HI>8</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>29</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
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<ROW>
<CELL>An &V;nion Flag at the Flag-&s;taff at the Fore-top-ma&s;t-head, or the Fore-top-&s;ail lower'd a little, and the &V;nion Flag &s;pread from the Cap of the Fore-top-ma&s;t downwards, and a Gun fired</CELL>
<CELL><HI>9</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>29</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>The &V;nion Flag hoi&s;ted on the Flag-&s;taff at the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-head, and a Gun fired</CELL>
<CELL><HI>10</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>29</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>A Red Flag hoi&s;ted on the Mizen Peek, and a Gun fired</CELL>
<CELL><HI>11</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>30</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>A White or Blue Flag hoi&s;ted on the En&s;ign-&s;taff</CELL>
<CELL><HI>12</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>30</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>A Red Flag on the Flag-&s;taff at the Fore-top-ma&s;t-head</CELL>
<CELL><HI>13</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>30</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>A White Flag at the Mizen-Peek</CELL>
<CELL><HI>14</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>30</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>A Yellow Flag hoi&s;ted at the Mizen-top ma&s;t-head, and a Gun fired</CELL>
<CELL><HI>15</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>30</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>A Yellow Flag hoi&s;ted on a Flag-&s;taff at the Fore-top-ma&s;t-head, or (if the Red Flag be abroad) &s;pread under the Red Flag, and a Gun fired</CELL>
<CELL><HI>16</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>30</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>A Yellow Flag under that at the Main-top-ma&s;t-head, and a Gun fired</CELL>
<CELL><HI>17</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>31</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>Admiral fires two Guns out of his Fore-Cha&s;e, and makes all the Sail he can</CELL>
<CELL><HI>25</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>32</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>A White Flag at the Fore-top-ma&s;t-head, and a Gun fired</CELL>
<CELL><HI>27</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>32</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>A Flag &s;triped Red and White on the Flag-&s;taff at the Main-top-ma&s;t-head, with a Pendant under it, and a Gun</CELL>
<CELL ROWS="5"><HI>30</HI></CELL>
<CELL ROWS="5"><HI>33</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>A Flag &s;triped Red, White, and Blue, with a Pendant under it, at the &s;aid place, and a Gun</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>A Genoue&s;e En&s;ign at the &s;aid place, with a Pendant and Gun</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>The &s;ame Signals without a Pendant</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>The &s;ame Signals and a Gun, both with and without a Pendant, at the Fore or Mizen-top-ma&s;t-heads</CELL>
</ROW>
</TABLE></P>
</DIV3>
<DIV3 TYPE="section">
<HEAD>From other Ships.</HEAD>
<P><TABLE>
<ROW>
<CELL>A Weft with their Jack or En&s;ign</CELL>
<CELL><HI>21</HI></CELL>
<CELL><HI>32</HI></CELL>
</ROW>
</TABLE></P>
</DIV3>
</DIV2>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 TYPE="text">
<PB N="38" REF="21">
<HEAD>ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THE Captains and Companies OF <HI>Fire-&s;hips, Small Frigats, and Ketches.</HI></HEAD>
<P>ALthough it is the Duty of all Per&s;ons employed in His Maje&s;ty's Fleet even to the utmo&s;t hazard of their Lives, to endeavour as well the de&s;troying of His Maje&s;ty's Enemies, as the &s;uccouring of His Maje&s;ty's Subjects, and in mo&s;t e&s;pecial manner to Pre&s;erve and Defend His Maje&s;ty's Ships of War; (the neglect whereof &s;hall at all times be &s;trictly enquired after, and &s;everely Puni&s;h'd;) Neverthele&s;s, that no inducement may be wanting, which may oblige all Per&s;ons &s;erving in His Maje|&s;ty's Fleet, Valiantly and Honourably to acquit them&s;elves in their &s;everal Stations. We have therefore thought fit to Publi&s;h and Declare, and do hereby Promi&s;e on His Maje&s;ty's behalf.</P>
<P N="1">1. That if any of His Maje&s;ty's Fire-&s;hips perform the Service expected from them in &s;uch manner, that any of the Enemies Men of War of Forty Guns, or more, &s;hall be burnt by them, every Per&s;on remaining in the Fire-&s;hip till the Service be performed, &s;hall receive on board the Admiral, immediately after the Service done, Ten Pounds, as a Reward of that Service, over and above his Pay due to him; and in ca&s;e any of them &s;hall be kill'd in that Service, it &s;hall be paid to his Executors or next Relations; and the Captains of &s;uch Fire-Ships &s;hall receive 100 <HI>l.</HI> or a Medal of
<PB N="39" REF="21"> Gold, with a Chain of the &s;ame Value, as he &s;hall make Choice of, to remain as a Token of Honour to him and his Po&s;terity; and &s;hall receive &s;uch other Encouragement by Preferment and Command, or otherwi&s;e, as &s;hall be fit to Reward him, and in|duce others to perform the like Service: And the Inferior Officers &s;hall receive each of them Ten Pounds in Money; and be taken Care of, and placed in other Ships, before any other Per&s;on what|&s;oever.</P>
<P N="2">2. In ca&s;e any of the Enemies Flag-&s;hips be &s;o fired, the Recom|pence &s;hall be double to each Man performing it; and the Me|dal to the Commander &s;hall be &s;uch, as &s;hall particularly expre&s;s the Eminency of the Service, and his and the other Officers Pre|ferment &s;hall be &s;uitable to the Merit thereof.</P>
<P N="3">3. If any of His Maje&s;ty's Fifth or Sixth Rate Frigats, or any Ketches, Smacks, Hoys, or Boats, in His Maje&s;ty's Service, &s;hall Board or De&s;troy any Fire-&s;hips of the Enemies, and &s;o prevent any of them from going on Board any of the King's Ships, above the Fifth Rate; be&s;ides the Preferment that &s;hall be given to the Commanders and Officers of &s;uch Ships, performing &s;uch Service, an&s;werable to their Merit; the Company of &s;uch of the &s;aid Ships or Ve&s;&s;els, (or in ca&s;e they &s;hall be kill'd in that Service, their Ex|ecutors or neare&s;t Relations) &s;hall receive every Man Forty Shil|lings, as a Reward: And &s;uch Per&s;ons, who &s;hall, by the Te&s;timony of the Commanders, appear to be eminently in&s;trumental in &s;uch Service, &s;hall receive a further Reward according to his Merit.</P>
<P N="4">4. If the Ma&s;ters of any Ketches, Hoys and Smacks, or other Ve&s;&s;els hired for His Maje&s;ty's Service, &s;hall endeavour to per|form any of the Services afore&s;aid, and &s;hall by &s;uch his Attempt lo&s;e his Ve&s;&s;el or Ship, the full value thereof &s;hall be paid by the Trea&s;urer of His Maj<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;ty's Navy, upon Certificate of the Service from the Commanders in Chief: And the Commander of the &s;aid Ship, and the Men &s;erving in her, &s;hall receive the &s;ame Recom|pence with tho&s;e who &s;erve in His Maje&s;ties Ships or Ve&s;&s;els.</P>
<P N="5">5. That if any Boats belonging to the Fleet, &s;hall, in time of Action, prevent any of the Enemies Fire-&s;hips from doing Injury to His Maje&s;ty's Ships, the Crews belonging to the &s;aid Boats &s;hall receive Encouragement for their &s;aid Service, according as it &s;hall be repre&s;ented by the Captain of the Ship, which they may happen &s;o to pre&s;erve.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 TYPE="instructions">
<PB N="40" REF="22">
<HEAD>INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE FIRE-SHIPS.</HEAD>
<P><MILESTONE N="1"><LABEL>INSTR. I.</LABEL> WHen the Admiral would &s;peak with the Fire&s;hips be|longing to the Admiral's Divi&s;ion of the Blue Squa|dron, he will put a Flag &s;triped Yellow and White from Corner to Corner on the Cro&s;s Jack-yard.</P>
<P>When he would &s;peak with the Fire-&s;hips belonging to the Vice-Admiral's Divi&s;ion of the Blue Squadron, he will put the &s;ame Flag on the Mizen-&s;hrowds.</P>
<P>When he would &s;peak with the Fire-&s;hips belonging to the Rear-Admiral's Divi&s;ion of the Blue Squadron, he will put the &s;ame Flag on the Mizen-top-&s;ail-yard.</P>
<P>When he would &s;peak with all the Fire-&s;hips belonging to the Blue Squadron, he will put the &s;ame Flag on the Mizen-top-ma&s;t-head downwards on the Back-&s;tays.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="2"><LABEL>II.</LABEL> When the Admiral would &s;peak with the Fire-&s;hips belonging to his own Divi&s;ion in the Red Squadron, he will put a Flag &s;triped Yellow and White from Corner to Corner on the Main-yard.</P>
<P>When he would &s;peak with the Fire-&s;hips belonging to the Vice-Admiral's Divi&s;ion of the Red Squadron, he will put the &s;ame Flag on the Main-&s;hrowds.</P>
<PB N="41" REF="22">
<P>When he would &s;peak with the Fire-&s;hips belonging to the Rear-Admiral's Divi&s;ion of the Red Squadron, he will put the &s;ame Flag on the Main-top-ma&s;t-yard.</P>
<P>When he would &s;peak with all the Fire-&s;hips belonging to the Red Squadron, he will put the &s;ame Flag on the Main-top-ma&s;t-head downwards on the Back-&s;tays.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="3"><LABEL>III.</LABEL> When the Admiral would &s;peak with the Fire-&s;hips belonging to the Admiral's Divi&s;ion of the White Squadron, he will put a Flag &s;triped Yellow and White from Corner to Corner on the Fore-yard.</P>
<P>When he would &s;peak with the Fire-&s;hips belonging to the Vice-Admiral's Divi&s;ion of the White Squadron, he will put the &s;ame Flag on the Fore-&s;hrowds.</P>
<P>When he would &s;peak with the Fire-&s;hips belonging to the Rear-Admiral's Divi&s;ion of the White Squadron, he will put the &s;ame Flag on the Fore-top-&s;ail-yard.</P>
<P>When he would &s;peak with all the Fire-&s;hips belonging to the White Squadron, he would put the &s;ame Flag on the Fore-top-ma&s;t-head downwards on the Back-&s;tays.</P>
<P><MILESTONE N="4"><LABEL>IV.</LABEL> When the Admiral would &s;peak with all the Fire-&s;hips of the Fleet, he will &s;trike his En&s;ign, and put the &s;triped Flag in its place.</P>
</DIV1>
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