Signals By Day from the Delaware Frigate

Dutch Jack at the fore top Galant Mast Head for the Andrew Doria

Chasing Signals.

A Pendant at the Ensign Staff for Captn to Come onboard but if their Should be any Vessels Signal out it is only for the Capt of Such Vessel

The Signal to be hoisted when in Distress, a French Jack 6 Foot below the Pendant

To get under Way Continental Jack at the Main top Galant Mast Head To Anchor Continental Jack at the fore top Galant Mast Head

To Heave too French Jack at the Mizen top mast Head

On Discovering a Strange Sail if a Ship the Ensign to be hoisted at the Main top or top galant Mast Head if any Other Vessel on the Staff; to be hoisted & Lowred for Each Strange Vessel Seen Leaving 2 Minutes between each hoisting & Lowring

To leave of[f] Chase & Join the Squadron A Yelow Pendant above an English Jack at the fore top galant Mast Head to be repeated by the Vessels between me & the Nearest Chasing Vessels by an Ensign at the Main top or top Galant Mast Head till She Discovers it —

To Engage Contintal Jack at the Mizen top Mast Head observing if their Should be any Vessels Signal at the same time Hoisted there is none to Engage but the Vessels that the Signal is for; the Next Largest Vessels to be ready to fall into the Line in case of Necessity

To Cover the Fire Ship intended to Grapple your Signal & a White Pendant under it You are then to give your Attention to her

To draw off from the Enemy a French Ensign at the single Jack Yard Arm 

To Speak with the Delaware the Jack to be hoisted above the Pendant Ship Hecla to grapple Continental Jack above a french Jack at the fore top Galant Mast Head

Brig Vulcano do do do Dutch do do do

By Night.

To get under way 2 Lights of Eaqual Heighth at the Ensign Staff

On Discovering an Enemy 1 Light at the Ensign Staff & 2 false fires and if not answered by the Other Vessels with 1 Light at the Ensign Staff you are to fire 1 Gun

To Engage 2 Lights of Eaqual Heighth in the Main Shrouds & 1 Gun &

Each Vessel to keep I Light in the Main Shrouds whilst Engaged

Signal in Distress 3 Lights Triangle in the Main Shrouds & 3 false fires To Speak with the Delaware 1 Light at each arm of the Cross Jack fore Yard

To Anchor 3 Lights at the Ensign Staff one above the Other

Note you are to observe when the general Signal is Hoisted if their Shou'd be any Other Signal Hoisted it is only for that Vessel that the Signal belongs to

To Draw off from the Enemy 4 Lights one Above the Other at the Mizen Peek

Signal to know The Guard Boats and they you to hoiste a Jack at each mast head they will hoiste a Jack or Ensign at their main mast or Spreet head then you are to hall down the Jack that is hoisted forward if they shew their Colours first the same Signals as before to be repeated.

By Night.

fire Ship to grapple 3 Lights of eaqual hight in the main Shrouds

Do Brig do 4 do do do

At the same time the Largest vesels not engaged to cover the Vessel that's to Grapple going a head will Prevent your seing the Signal Observe that