They, therefore, are actually to receive A. is to contribute £50, but has lost £500, therefore is to £200 0 0 receive 450 0 0 B. is to contribute £100, but has lost £200, therefore B. is to receive 100 0 0 C., D., and E. have lost nothing, and are to pay as above, viz.: which is exactly equal to the total to be received; and must be paid by, and to, each person, in rateable proportion, to be ascertained by another calculation, which it is unnecessary to state here. NOTE. The following pages are printed partly from stereotype plates of the third edition of Bergen's Epitome of Navigation and partly from stereotype plates of the fourth edition, now in preparation. Should another edition of this work be required, the following subjects will be incorporated with it : DISTANT SIGNALS. A Code of Distant Signals has been introduced into the Commercial Code Signal Book, to communicate at sea when distance or haze prevent the Signal Flags being made out. The characteristic of the Distant Signal is the Ball-one Ball at least appearing in every Hoist of the Distant Code. With respect to the two other Symbols, they may be Pennants or Flags of any Colour, that is to say, any of the Code Pennants or Code Flags may be employed irrespective of their Colour. It will be seen from the Plate of Distant Signals that the Code has been so arranged as to give the least possible trouble in finding the combination required; thus The First Column contains all the combinations having the Ball or Balls first or uppermost in the Hoist. The Second Column contains all the combinations having the Ball or Balls second or separated in the Hoist. The Third Column contains all the combinations having the Ball or Balls last or lowermost in the Hoist. These Signals are only used when distance or haze prevents the distinguishing of the Colours of the Flags. SIGNIFICATIONS of the DISTANT SIGNALS when made singly, which will be indicated by the "stop" following each Hoist. B. Asks Name of Ship or Signal Station in N. What is the Meteorological Weather Calls attention of Signal Station in sight. at (See QN, Part I, and Instruction, thereto.) Report me by Telegraph to my Owner, at- (See QN, Part I, and Instructions thereto.) Send the following message by Telegraph. M. Want a tug. Can I have one? W. In addition to the above, the following Distant Signals composed of Two Symbols have the special signification indicated beneath. You are running into Fire or Leak. Want Short of Provisions. Aground. Want immediate assistance. SEMAPHORES, The Semaphores, or Signal Stations, established on the coasts of France, have, wherever practicable, the means of intercommunication by Electro-Telegraphic Wires with each other, and with the chief Metropolitan, Provincial, and Foreign Telegraph Stations. By the method hereafter described, passing vessels will be able to exchange communication with these Semaphores, and their messages will be received, and, if required, forwarded to their destination, according to the established Tariff of Rates. Although at present there are no similar facilities of communication placed at the service of Shipping frequenting the coasts of the United Kingdom, it is believed that should Signal Stations be hereafter established, the French system affords the simplest means of signalling by Semaphore between the shore and ships in the offing at a distance whence the Colours of Flags would not be distinguishable. At a moderate distance the Signal Flags of the Code can of course be used by both ships and Signal Stations, but the Distant Signals should on all occasions be employed by ships when it is found that the Code Flags cannot be made out. The Semaphores are furnished with Three Arms. When at rest the arms are not visible. When at work the position of the arms in the three directions indicated in the Plate (page 352), represents respectively the Three Symbols used in the Distant Signal Code, The Semaphore Signals will, consequently be always read off as Distant Signals, the position or direction of the arms indicating respectively the Pennant, the Ball, or the Flag. |