ADMIRAL, also implies the commander in chief of any single fleet or squadron; or, in general, any flag-officer whatever. The commander of a fleet carries his flag at the main-top-mast head.
Vice Admiral, is the commander of the second squadron, and carries his flag at the fore-top-mast head.
Rear Admiral, is the commander of the third squadron, and carries his flag at the mizen-top-mast head.
Vice Admiral, is also an officer appointed by the lords commissioners of the admiralty. There are several of these officers established in different parts of Great Britain, with judges and martials under them, for executing jurisdiction within their respective limits. Their decrees, however, are not final, an appeal lying to the court of admiralty in London.