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A red P.ruJam at d ). dcncms Merchant L 1 he description of th^ V.s els is d.noted by Bails upon the Up;)< r Yan!, and. ^ The nnmber of Vcscl , oy B.!l. upon the Lower Ss Yard as represenied c.n .lie opposite side.- All these Signals are made at ihe same time. ^ When Vessels of difFerent descriptions appear in sight al the same time, they are to be simiajLd in succession, commencing with the larf-est des cr.pUon.^If Ships of War they are to iJ^c Lw elf 1 f'V-^ according to their das.s--for instance, should a frigate, a square riug.d Merchant VcsJ amd a Scho. ner appear in sight at the same ti,T)c^ 1 he signal for the Frigate must be made first, the signal for the square rigged Merchant Ve.sol next and lastly foi ih. Schooner. ' A Morning Report irto be made by each sta tion immediately after dav-lifht of fh. . cf Vessels witlin .he ItLls'' „V L'/sS/ coming up ,he Kiver ; comT.encing w ,h fh: Zr' «he.t S'ta.ion and ,o be tak.n up i„ rucces, ion. ?I?l / ' ^"^'"^^^^' ^'>^^ ^" Signal is to uy ine next :5iation, m succession, Dij t Nu ieach nu |the foil In, [the Stat [Ways b( Inm [.Station [always i No Irectly r< [Unless I [Diention Directions for the Telegraph Signals. Uo.J^'"^u^'^^'*^"''^^ ^« '^^''ve described, and each number has the signification annexed to it in |lhe following Bock of Signals. In making Signals from Q,,ebec ,:ie No. of In making fignals from below, the No. of the Station f.om whence the inforiuaiion originates is [always to be made first. ""g'naies, is No S'fna^ •« ♦" ^«*» «ni>-^ A . _-Mi .. . rectly repeated by the next Station in succession : 4 Whcf^^Vh ^""'' 'he N,,„f ?"•'(■.• a/ways n^'s are crm " ■? "'" 7"' '!>'■ 'l,,i "['■""'■•"■^(e ^^ 'ale n d( wnT i-,^''^^ ^"^"nif fr<,M?\ ""■" 3f P^cedence being ,,^^'"^'■'""e ^'om above' '.h ">S from be(o»v/ ""'"^ S'^^n r any s'f'p must anrl repeat ^OJnor S doxvn the i "^ '•■'«' me(iinre ^ '^nic(uarely*^ I «;^"als coming ' a^en doun al "»> .ibove wiJI "' '" 'he fi-st e. ^^^'V«^— the ^'gnai. com- '"" ** inter- P^evenr the the. No of ^n i= infrnd- ^^c Station hoisting a "iicated ''"msrical of in ih« A4 1 STATIONS. Q"cbec Station. Of 'cans do. St. Michel (Jo. St. Valier do. St. Tiionias do. Cap St. Ignace do. Jslette do. St. Rock do. ^iver OueJJe do. St. Denis do. KamourasJca do. Pe/erin Island do. ^iver du Loup do. Green Island do. ^^PpJ^'ing to all Stations. Signals applying to Vessels, ■«H I 111 ^°*- SIGNIFICATION. R'porl Ihe number and .l;,e,I,„|.,„ „f III* ««port the number and U.,„|,„i„„ „f Ve.. >el» pa«cd yont Nation tl,|, d,y comir.a U|) (he River. ° Report Ih. .number and .lc,c,ip,l„„ of Vea. sels .hat have paise.l your aaiio.i ihii day "~- going djwn the River. — l"'"-']' "' An=i"r as hereafter described. — Vessels in Di-trcs a, d„. d„. — *'^"'='» "" shore as do. do __ Vessel,, with Troops on board as .1,'. do. - „ t W"r .0 be bnfin. T-.o,,,. — "^- «''c Vessel „„ sh.,f« g t off f Ha. the Vessel in Disuess ob.ained assis. "~ tance ? - Th. Vessel on shore has got off. - ^^'' ^"^^^ <'» shore has not got off. The Vessel in Distress has ohtriip. i • iMliCv* The Vessel jr. Dis assistance. tress has not obtained A 5 8 II ,t, I mgnporgnJng s coming up or WastheVrse! on shore com clown »he River. Wasthe Vess ! in d'strec - gf'wing (town the River. , Coiring u() the Riycr. Gowing down the Rvt-r, . The Vts^el signa'.zrd in want of a Pilot. , T he Vessel signalized is djsn asted; The Ves.el sign.l zed i ^ f^ing gnns of distress Vessel ^ignaIizc,l has losi her nmin mast. Vessel -ignalzeii has !o5t her fore do. Vessel signalize I has lost her mizen do. Describe t!)e Vesftl. The Vessel signah'zcd is Relative to Armed Vessels. f Nos. SIGNIFICATION. The Ship of War Mgnalizscl has a Flag at the Main. The Ship of War signalized has a Fhig at the Fore. The Ship of War signalized has a Fbg at ' her Mizen. Do yon s- . any Armed Vessels ? if so, des- •—— crihe tliem, The Vessel signalizsd is armed. Does the Armed Vessel signalized appear ■ like a King's Ship ? The Armc.l Vessel appears like _ The Armed Ve«sels appear suspicions. Of vvhst desciiption are the armed Vessels ? Do yon see the Man of War with the convoy. Within thu limits of which Station is the Man of War ? What is the Man of War aho.it ? What are the Armed Vessels about^ Under sail. At Anchor, Lying too. lo »;t Description of Vessels. II JOS. •^'"!'^ of the Line. ^■■oo.scf WurcrCorveties. Brio's of War. K^''\!:5'^ Cutter. ^''■"S's Schooners. Arnu'd Di igs. ^'^'•niHc ;t!cTs. A:::: :;i S h Doners. i^Ic■^•i!::n! Ship,. M.Tch;;-)f Bri;;s. A]crc;;;j;.t Cutler. 12 ah. U ^ Evenlntr. Is. • Si^^iial for he Fog. •rfs. "af'enffon to 3 tJie Purfv 'I f?>e mo. he Fo£^. 14 '-h Relative to Stations. »5 S. on» t. ii it. s'^nt you. • be relieved. n be repair- can not be nd requires ^e anicles , ^ to Q.»»e. ovprnmcnt ^Jr in hh t^ i hr : J- i6 Nos. Courier. SIGNIFICATION. The Halifax Courier wiih an English Mail* rh*; Courier with the Halifax Mtil only. A Courier extraordinary from Hal fax. A Courier extraordinary from New Brunswick, At what o'tlock did the Courier pass your post. The Courier passed this Post at The Courier has great news. Nos \m 1 Mail. )nly. X. Brunswick; 3 your post* t^assengers. No SIGNiFlCATIuN. Passenger landed from Vessel signalized. Passenger has Dispatches tor UovernmenU. Passenger hjs great News, Passenger h:is no News. Pass.-nger U an OfTuer of the Army. *— P'tssengcr is a Merchant, ,__ The Passenger is from i8 \\ 1 '■-lA Relative to Time. ^0$, SIGNIKICATION. _____ Years. ^ Months. Weeks — or Weeki ago. ■ Days— or Days ago, _ Hours. Minutes, . O'clock. . To day. . Yesterday. ^ To-morrow. ■ Sunday. - Monday, _____ Tuesday, . Wednesday, , Thursday. ____ Friday. ^ ^ Saturday. Morning. ^^__ Evemag;. t9 Officers of Quarter Mast. GeriL's Department. >^os. SIGNIFICA HON. When did the Olficcr visit your Post i Where is the Officer ? The Officer is gone down the River. The Officer is gone up the River. ^_ The Officer is on his way to Quebec. The Officer is at The Officer is now at this Station. Desire the Officer to report himself by the Private — — Telegraph, UVRES RARES 1*1 flo N< Naivrs of Places. . ''"S'lnd -or English. ._ Ireland—or [lish. Scotland— or Scotch. ^""•'•ca-or American, .._~,^ I-^'Jndoii, _ ^onsrnoiith. Plymouth. ,. Liverpool. - Dublin. _ Cork, . Waterford. ___ Greenock. ^.^ We.-.t Indies. ■ I Bermudas. H.IjfHX. . ^^w found land* ^itw York. , -Boston. Officers of Milium. 41 iNos. biGNlFICATIOi>i. Shall we ap^Iy to Oilicers ot Militia for assistance «— orfor vvl at we Wjii' ? Apply to Officers of Militia for assistance or for ■ta— what yo'i want. Shall we apply for a Corvde ? Apply for a Corvee. Direct the Officers of Militia to hold a Calash in ^^^ readiness for the King's service. A Calash is held in readiness. S f If 'li m r I 22 , : ( Miscellaneous, 23 mmmtm N(i«. SIGNIFICATION. Able. Ago. — • Any. •"— Are— or arc you or — — Assistance, [they ...^ At. Nos. SIGNIFICATION . For, ,, From, ^ Full. Bad. But. °y« r vessel Board—Board that Can«^or can you or Cannot, [they Danger. Do— or docs. Did— or did you or DiiUiicc, Uiicy, Go— or gone. Great, Had, Has—have, have yoo. How— or hovv many. High — or high water* He— He is. r. I am, I am not, I can, i caanot. I do— or I did. I Many, Men. More, Most. Much; Passage, Past. Regiment, Some. Spare, Station. Strong. Never, Next. No -or none. The— or they. Tide. To. rw %.• Of. On. Want. Went. Water. i^ou SJGNinCATlON . WJnt. . Will— or will you. . With. Wind. 25 Very, Upwards. Nos. SiGNinCATION Yes. How is the wind at your Post ? _. East, . N. S. Is there much ice ii^ - tlie River > Tlie River is full of -'—• ice. t ■*. 26 N( Ik t 1. 1 i Government Schooner. Nos SIGNIFICATION. . The Government Sch oner is in sight, . The Do, is on her way tp Q' ebec. . The Do. is on hei way to Cruizing Grounil. The Do. has no infelligence. The Do. reports the vessels hereafter describe «rf coming up the River. The Do. reports »hc vessels hereafter describ. ed on shore. The Do reports the vessels hereafter describ.? ed in distress nnd in want ot assistance. The Do reports an enemy's . quadron in the River consisting of the vessels hereafter dcs, cribed. The Do reports suspicious vessels coming up the Rivei but nor certain what they are. The Do is going to watch suspicious vessels. The Do. reports vessels below in want of Pi. lots. The l^, is keeping company with vessels uq. til they ger Pilots. The Do. has performed the service ordered. The Do. reports it impossible to perform the ^v I vice uracrea, The Do. is The Do, going upon the se/vicc ordered, reports being leaky. Nos. siGNrncATroN. The Government Schooner reports having lo,t *— an anchor and cable. o'! ^''' ''f'°'"^^^«"»'"g''«Pairs and materials. Prder the Government Schooner to return immc „,«. diately to Quebec. The Government Schooner is to continue cruizin. ~— until further orders. _ When d,d you see the Government Schooner? ._ What ,s the Government Schooner about ? The Government Schooner h to wait at your Sta, "T" tion for orders. 'K r rt» having los^ sand materials, to return imme- ntinue cruizing t Schooner ? about ? ^itat your Sta*