Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-20
Military Signals.

military SlSualS.
The boasted discovery of a system of mil
itary signals is not new, as will be seen
from the following extract from Alexander
Jones History of Electric Telegraphs, page
l25. In alludiug to the system of visual
telegraphing between New York aud Phil
adelphia by associations Of stock brokers
and lottery dealers, it remarks as follows :
"Their plan was to station men on emi
uences at every six or eight miles, with
telescopes in their hands. They were also
provided with flags. At the first call OF
stocks, at II o'clock, in the Board of Bro
kers at the Merchants Exchange, the prices
at which the stocks chiefly dealt in sold at
would be given to the flag man on top of
the Exchange, who would communicate the
quotations to another hag man in Jersey
CITY, or on 'op Of Bergen Hill, and he tv
tne next. urtii Philadelphia was reached.
Ine sale, in Philadelphia would reach
New York by similar method. The or
der in which they we're sent indicated What
stocks wee referred to.
1.-The flag was attached to the end Of a
small stick held in either hand. All the
figures could be represented by the posi-
tion 10 which the flag Was held or moved.
Thus, if the flag was held at right angl les to
the body, it might indicate second figure
Other figures could be represented oy chan
ging the flag to the left hand, and varying
the motions accordingly. When held per
peudicularly over the head, it might mean
that the market generally was up; anc
when held down at sharp angle to the
body, it might indicate the reverse. Hal
revolutions to the right would give hal
numbers the same to the left, quarters
and over the head, eightbs.
"It was said that the news by this plar
could be transmitted in about thirty min
utes The chief originator and superin
tepdent of the scheme was said to be bro
ker in Philadelphia, who retired with 1
fortune. Lottery dealers also contribute tt
sustain that or similar line, for the pur
pose of transmitting the drawn numbers 0
successful tickets. Some wealthy man ii
Jersey City, at one time extensively enga
ged in lotteries, it is said, derived importan
advantages from this kind of uisual tele
graph."
1t is clear that similar signals can be ap
piled to military purposes over large ex
tent of country.
RECEIVING VoLuNTEERs.-From th'
subjoined, clipped from the Augusta Chro"
icle of Saturday, it would appear that th'
President of the Confederate States vii
accept armed volunteers from State with
out application to the Governor of the State
"a dispatch was received in this city
few days since, for gentleman in neigh
boring county, from member of the Cabl
uet, saying that the Government would &C
cept all volunteers who offer their service
direct to the President, provided they at
armed with common shot guns and rifles
but they are not to leave the State will
State ~cms against the Governors orders
The President recoguizes the right Of th
Governor to control the arms which be
long to the State, but he will receive sol
oilers under Nright's bill, if armed, with
cut regard to being offered hrough the Goe
, erNOr."
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