upon the ebb, upon the flood
Yes. 1
No. 2
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
North. 29
E. 37
S. 45
W. 53
Aground, I am. 64
Aground, are you ? 65
Belong, to what place do you? 119
Bilged, has it ? 121
Letters, your telegraphic, show. 380
Outside, nothing. 469
Outside, it is so thick, nothing can be seen. 470
Sail, there is a, in sight. 565
Sail, there is a strange one in sight. 567
Weigh I shall, upon the ebb. 731
Weigh I shall, upon the flood. 732
Weigh I shall, at slack water. 733
Weigh I shall, when the wind changes. 734
Weigh I shall. 736
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phrases ex Part First, Telegraphic phrases,
to be used between telegraph stations and vessels entering or leaving port.
in Abraham A. Leggett, his The telegraphic dictionary : being a list of all the phrases, words, names of vessels, countries, ports, harbours, islands, &c., likely to occur in telegraphic communications, either at sea or on shore: arranged according to the plan adopted by the Merchants’ exchange company of New York.
New York, Printed by Gray and Bunce, 1828.
from NYPL copy
tags:
signal codes
Abraham A. Leggett, The telegraphic dictionary (1828)