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Signals to be observ'd in company with the Peace, Lyon, etc.

In case of loosing company: to know one another by day:
The ship to windward to hoist her maintopmast stay sail with the
sheet flying & a blew flag or jack at her maintopmast head she to
leeward to have her maintop gallant sail loose with the sheets clew'd up
& the blew flag or jack at her foretopmast head.

Ditto for night:
The Esperance to hoist 3 lights of equall height one on the
shrouds of each mast, the Peace to show one on her ensign staff
one at her bowspritt end, & one in her maintop lanthorne
& if so near in the night to speak, the ship that first hales to say
whence your ship the other to answer [antwerpe?] then the first to say
well met with... naming her name & to keep company till morning.

In case of thick weather the Esperance to carry a sight at her
bowspritt end.

If overprest with sail hang 2 lights at the bowspritt end.

Finis.

Ship Esperance in Ostend harbour.

Sunday. December 30. 1725.
I enter'd on bord the Esperance Capt. Nicolas Carpentier
commander, my self secound Capitaine.

Thursday. January 3. 1726.
Received on bord 19 casks of beef A. n°. 11 a 16., B. n°. 8 a 14. &
C. n°. 14 a 19. A. to be expended first.

Friday the 4.
Received 8 barrels of pitch, 20. ditto of tarr. 6 1/2 hhds of
vinager & 30 pieces of tuthenague. Likewise 3 large anchors
one weighing 1460 lb. 2nd. 2325 lb. the largest no weight.

Saturday the 5.
Received on bord 9047 lb. of bisket & 10 casks of pork
containing 725 pieces.

Monday the 7.
Received on bord 3081 lb. of bisket.

Tuesday the 8.
Received 6 casks of butter, 9 ditto with oyle, put out 4
pigs of lead.

Wednesday the 9.
Received on bord 43. casks markt. S.B.W. 12. WE. 12.
GE. 6 AB. 10. SW. 1. G. sout 2. a large case from
Mr. Vanderheyde 4 1/2 hhds of wine. I.B.D. two small bales.

Thursday the 10.
Received on bord our boatswaine's stores, & 12 bundles of
stockfish, said to containe 5500 lb.

Friday the 11.
Received on bord, 36 casks of small beer, gt. about 12 or 13 tunns.
Small cask of pruents. 6 cases markt [trade symbol?] n°. 1. a 6.

Saturday the 12.
Received on bord 4 hhds of wine belonging to the Capt.
& our coulers, a gunn from the shore in the roome
of one that fell through the bridge.