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Not only had many situations been discussed, as Berry tells us, but new signals had been inserted in the signal-book to enable the admiral's intentions to be quickly understood.
He wore a canvas bag by his side, suspended by a broad strap that passed over his shoulder; and if Marcy could have looked into it, he would have found that it contained a small book whose cloth covers were heavily loaded with lead. This was the signal-book one of the most important articles in a man-of-war's outfit.
The numbers refer to those found in the general signal-book, in which are printed all the words, phrases, and sentences necessary to frame an order, make an inquiry, indicate a geographical position, or signal a compass course. Answering, interrogatory, preparatory, and geographical pennants form part of this code; also telegraph, danger, despatch, and quarantine flags.
"See, there are several flags being hoisted on board her now? What do they mean?" "Quite impossible to tell, my dear sir, without possessing a copy of the Spanish Naval signal-book," answered Milsom. "Each navy has its own private code of signals, which no man can read unless he has access to the official signal-book. No; that is no good.
The arms of the semaphore at the settlement were, in fact, gesticulating with comical vehemence. Jones took the strings in his hands, and, with his signal-book open before him, was about to acknowledge the message, when Rex stopped him. "Send this message," he said. Jones paused irresolutely. He was himself a convict, and dreaded the inevitable cat that he knew would follow this false message.
She apparently was satisfied that they were enemies, and too large to attack with any hope of success. "Captain Olding is doing his duty, as he always does," observed Norman Foley to Owen; "in spite of the great disparity of force, he will do his best to defend the convoy. See, he is signalling; what does he say, captain?" Owen examined the signal-book.
We sighted a British ship, and as by that time I had picked up enough Dutch to use the signal-book, I hoisted the signals `British officer on board; heave to for him. I thought when the skipper saw the other ship heave to that he would do the same, but it was blowing hard, and he obstinately refused to lift tack or sheet or lower a boat, and you can just fancy how I felt when I saw the homeward-bound vessel standing away from us.
You see yonder hill-side, looking like a pattern-card, of green and yellow stripes, or a signal-book, with the flags of all nations, placed side by side well, that is les champs; and this beautiful wood, with all the branches trimmed till it looks like so many raw marines at drill, is la forêt "
It was evening; the two frigates lay within a few hundred fathoms of each other: the "Thisbe," from having her foremasts standing, had a far wider range of vision than her prize. "The `Thisbe' is signalling us, sir," said Morton to Mr Calder. "Get the signal-book, and see what she is saying," was the answer. The meaning of the signals was soon ascertained.
The enemy continued firing away at her as if hoping to secure her destruction before support could reach her, while her crew worked her guns with the same ardour as before. Adair calculated that, in another hour, she would be afloat, perhaps in less time. The Anaconda stood in nearer, and began again to make signals. Adair looked over the signal-book.
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