Frigates have it in particular charge to frustrate the attempts of the enemy's fireships, and to favour those of our own.

When a fireship of the enemy therefore attempts to board a ship of the line, they are to endeavour to cut off the boats that attend her, and even to board her, if necessary.
XXV.

The boats of a ship attempted by an enemy's fireship, with those of her seconds ahead and astern, are to use their utmost efforts to tow her off, the ships at the same time firing to sink her.
XXVI.

In action, all the ships in the fleet are to wear red ensigns.
FOOTNOTES: [1] This and Article II.

appear to be the first mention of working the fleet by 'guides.' [2] The original has here the following erasure: 'The same is to be understood of the bearing indicated, though the admiral should shape his course from the wind originally when the signal for forming upon a line of bearing is made.' [3] It was Nelson's improvement on this unscientific method of attack that is the conspicuous feature of his Memorandum, 1803, but it must be remembered that Howe had not yet devised the manoeuvre of breaking the line in all parts on which Nelson's improvement was founded.
[4] _Cf._ note 1, p.