Signals.
From Sunday 5. to Monday 6 July 1778.
At One o’clock in the morning I made the signal to put about before the wind, by four lights at the mizzenmast and at the Foremast.
At 5:15. o’clock I signaled to put about before the wind, by a white and blue Flag at the Foremast.
At 5:45. o’clock I made the signal to Set sail, by a yellow flag at the Foremast.
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Sunday 5 July 1778.
At one o’clock in the morning the Wind at South-West with light breezes, we put about after having made the signal, and bore to the North-West ¼ North of the Compass.
At 5:30. o’clock the wind having changed to North-North-East, we tacked about in following the same Course.
Since Noon yesterday until today at the same time, the Wind had been variable
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At 6. o'clock the Zélé1 made the signal of Distress in her top cross-trees.
At 6:30. o’clock I signaled the frigates to Sound, by a blue Flag at the mainmast, and by a Red flag at the Foremast, with an English pennant.
At 8:45. o’clock the Guerrier2 made the signal for an Unknown Ship; I asked at what point of the compass it bore, by a blue Flag at the Mizzenmast, and by a red Flag at the foremast: the Guerrier signaled NW¼N.
At 9:30 o’clock the Zélé made the signal for an Unknown Ship. I asked it what Was the number of Ships it saw.
The Guerrier then signaled One.
At 11. o’clock the frigate Engageante3 signalled that it was going to describe the number of fathoms that it had found; a moment later it signaled 65 Fathoms.
At 15 minutes after Noon the same frigate made the signal for two Unknown Ships.
At 12:30 o’clock I signalled the Chimère4 to Come to alongside, by a red and blue Flag at the mizzenmast, by a white Flag at the mainmast, and by a white Flag at the mainmast, and by a white and blue Flag at the Foremast, with its private pennant.
At 1:15 o’clock the Engageante Signalled Four Ships: at 2:45 o’clock It signaled one more.
A moment later one of the Ships of the Line made the signal for another Unknown Ship.
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from South-West to North-North-East with light breezes, the sky clear and a heavy sea; The Course estimated at North-West-¼-North. Course Estimated—12 Leagues
The Course Corrected, from yesterday Noon until today at the same time, is set at North-West 1 degree 30min West.
There was only 18 minutes of difference farther North than what was Estimated.
Latitude Observed—37. d 37m
Longitude reached West 72. d 52m
The Wind then to the North-West with light breezes, we continued the course to the North-West ¼ West.
At 3 o’clock in the afternoon we Saw a Ship and a snow in front of the Squadron, and in the West quarter; The frigates the Engageante and the Alcmène chased them; the Engageante had closed the Ship which had brought to with an English flag. At 9 o’clock in the evening that frigate began to fight the enemy; Being in a calm the Action was smart and lasted about 2½ hours until morning when the Ship surrendered; after having manned the prize, the Engageante, with its prize, rejoined the Squadron the following day at 9 o’clock in the morning; This Ship proved to be a Privateer named the Rose fitted out in Carolina, and mounting 22 Cannon in broadside;7 because of the strong defense which it had made, that having been judged disabled from sailing, we decided to sink it after having removed everything we could use.
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At 5. o’clock I requested the Engageante if it could swiftly come up to the object being chased, by a white Flag and a blue Flag, one above the other, with its private pennants.
At 5:15. o’clock the Alcmène5 signaled Land; I replied that I had observed its signal, by an English flag blue at the tail,6 and one at half-mast below it.
At 9:30 o’clock the Engageante began an action at sunset with a Ship, which had brought to with an English Flag.
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