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III.
_SIR EDWARD HAWKE_, 1756.
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Signal Book, United Service Institution+.] _Memorandum_, In room of Articles V.and VI.

of the 'Additional Fighting Instructions by Day'[1] it is in my discretion that this be observed, viz.: When sailing in a line of battle, one ship ahead of another, and I would have the ship that leads with either the starboard or larboard tacks aboard to alter her course in order to lead down to the enemy, I will hoist a Dutch jack under my flag at the mizen topmast-head and fire two guns.

Then every ship of the squadron is to steer for the ship of the enemy that from the disposition of the two squadrons must be her lot to engage, notwithstanding I shall keep the signal for the line ahead flying, making or shortening sail in such proportion as to preserve the distance assigned by the signal for the line, in order that the whole squadron as soon as possible may come to action at the same time.[2] ED.