. The Spanish official account of the attack on the colony of Georgia, in America, and of its defeat on St. Simons Island by General James Oglethorpe . or. Two fires on the beach, aquarter of a mile apart. 2. The said commandingofficer will put to sea andcontinue his voyage. One fire in the place indicat-ed and eight or ten flashesof powder at intervals. 3. Order the disembarka-tion of the troops designat-ed upon the beach of theIsland of St. Simon, getunder way and capture theport of Gualquini, accord-ing to previous instruct-ions. Two fires on the same beachalready mentioned, thesame flashes
. The Spanish official account of the attack on the colony of Georgia, in America, and of its defeat on St. Simons Island by General James Oglethorpe . or. Two fires on the beach, aquarter of a mile apart. 2. The said commandingofficer will put to sea andcontinue his voyage. One fire in the place indicat-ed and eight or ten flashesof powder at intervals. 3. Order the disembarka-tion of the troops designat-ed upon the beach of theIsland of St. Simon, getunder way and capture theport of Gualquini, accord-ing to previous instruct-ions. Two fires on the same beachalready mentioned, thesame flashes and a fewmusket shots at the sametime. 4. Order the disembarka-tion of the troops on thebeach of the said island,get under way, capture theport as soon as this signalis received, without wait-ing for any other. Retum titt feiripizT^ *cersTroopsMiiitiaRations Ammum,on• a™s and To°k f°r teaseivice andt°,eave in ,esme im Fionciadesnned forExpedirion °j,,ec,ed *,he ^of Havna fot PrijUe, Sutt Biitura, Flag^ip HuTruapon Mj*,ElTriimfo, Hn Tampon priplt, ??Sin Cijetmno. BoTtm^on , HnTnwpon Hn Tampon a^nftaKtAniuaen (or the Riv. ATTACK ON THE COLONY OF GEORGIA 109 Three fires on the beach at 5. The armed bilanders toa distance of a quarter of get under way, enter thea mile, one from the other. Bay of St. Simon so as to co-operate with the disem-barkation of the troops,told off for this purpose,on the beach of the southpoint; the ships to remainat anchor outside, as al-ready decided. Signals of Recognition by Day or Night. Whenever the commanding general sends a boat orlaunch to speak to the commanding officer of the sea squad-ron, if it should be day, he will carry a Spanish flag in hisbow and fire a blank cartridge from his swivel-gun. Tothis, answer will be made with a Spanish flag in the stern,by clewing up the mainsail and foresail, lowering and hoist-ing the main topsails, and by bracing the foretopsail, lying-to and waiting. If it should be night, he will sh
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