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His Majestys Ship Comus at Sea [[7 columned table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig’l | Remarks &c Wednesday 8th March 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | N. NW| | | AM/. Mod'te & fine | | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | 4 Mod'te & fine W'r. | | 5 | | | | | | 7:30 weighed & made sail | | 6 | | | | N.W. | | | | 7 | | | | | | 8 Light breeses & fine | | 8 | | | | | | | | | ·· | 6 | NE. | | | | | 9 | 1 | " | | | |9:30 trimmed sails from 10 till | | 10 | 1 | " | E B S 1/2 S. | | | 12 running along shore at the distance | | 11 | 2 | 6 | | | | of 1 Mile in 8 & 9 fms Coast laying about | | 12 | 3 | 4 | | S B E. | | E B S 1/2 S. | | | | | | | | Noon modte & fine | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Distance | Lat in | Long in | Bearings & distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | 6°12' N | 2°19' E't | Grand Poppo E b S 9 or 10 Miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 4 | 4 | E 1/2 S. | S SW. | | PM/. Mod'te hazy W'r stood in E 1/2 S | | 2 | 2 / 2 | 4 / 4 | East. / SE B E. | for Grand Poppo Bar to 6 fathoms | | | | 3 | 6 | 6 | E b S. | | | then hauled out SE b E. west side of | | 4 | 6 | " | | | | the river N 1/2 W. East side N b SE off | | 5 | 6 | " | | | | Shore 1 1/2 Miles. 3:45 Wydah bore N NW | | 6 | | | | | | 2 1/2 Miles. Exercised great guns and | | 7 | | | | | | Small arms. 4 Mod'te & hazy W'r. | | 8 | | | | | | 5 Shortened sail & anchored with | | 9 | | | | S.W. | | the Best Bower in 7 1/2 fathoms. | | 10 | | | | | | veered 1/2 Cable & furled sails. Land | | 11 | | | | | | between Porto Novo & Jacques from | | 12 | | | | | | N NW to E b N. down Royal yards | | | | | | | | Mid't Mod'te & fine | [[7 columned table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig’l | Remarks &c Thursday 9th March 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | | | | PM/. Mod'te & fine | | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 4 Mod'te & fine W'r. 4:30 weighed and Made | | 4 | | | | | | sail | | 5 | | | | | | | | 6 | 2 | 4 | E b S 1/2 S. | N B E. | | 8 Light breezes. running along shore | | 7 | 3 | 4 | E B S. | | | in 8 or 9 fathoms. | | 8 | 3 | 4 | East | | | 9:15 Apee North 1 1/2 Mile | | 9 | 3 | 6 | E B S. | | | 10:30 up Courses. 11:30 trimmed | | 10 | 3 | 4 | | | | Sails to the Sea breeze | | 11 | 1 | 4 | E SE. | | | Noon light breezes & hazy. offshore | | 12 | 1 | 4 | E B S. | S S.W. | | about 1 1/2 Miles. | | 5 Columned Table]] | Course | Distance | Lat in | Long in | Bearings & distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | Porto Novo N B E about 2 Miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 1 | 6 | East. | S SW. | | PM/. Light breeses & hazy | | 2 | 3 | " | E 1/2 S. | 6 3/4 fathoms | | | 1 Porto Novo N B W 1/2 W 2 Miles. 1:30 | | 3 | 3 | " | E. S.E. | | | Crossed Royal yards & set Courses. | | 4 | 3 | " | | | | | | 5 | 2 | 4 | | 7 1/4 fms. | | 4 Light breeses & hazy. | | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | 5:20 Tacked. 6:15 Shortened Sail | | | 1 | 2 | SW 1/2 W. | | | | | 7 | | | | | | & anch'd in 8 1/2 fathoms with the | | 8 | | | | | | Best Bower. veered 1/2 Cable & furled sails | | 9 | | | No current. | | | 8 Light breeses & hazy Weather | | 10 | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid't Mod'te & fine Weather. | | 12 | | | | | | | His Majestys Ship Comus at Sea [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Friday 10th March 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | " | 4 | Current | | | AM/. Mod'te & fine | | 2 | | 4 | | S W. | | | | 3 | " | 4 | S b E. | | | | | 4 | " | 4 | | | | 4 Mod'te & fine W'r. 4:15 Weighed. 4:40 Made sail | | 5 | | | | | | | | | " | 4 | E b S. | | | | | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | 8 Moderate & Cloudy 10 down Jib to | | 8 | 2 | 2 | | | | repair. 10:50 up Courses | | | 2 | 2 | East | | | | | 9 | 4 | 2 | E b S ½ S. | | | trimmed sails occasionally | | 10 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 11 | 2 | | | | | Noon light airs & hazy. | | 12 | 2 | 2 | S.E. | 7 fathoms | | | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long'de in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | N87E't | 36 Miles | 6° 18' N | 4 02 E't | Lagos River N73°E't 11 Mile offshore 1½ miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 3 | " | E b S½ S. | SW. | | PM/. Light airs hazy. 1:40 Lagos River | | 2 | 1 | | E b S. | | | N NE. Breakers 1 mile distant in 7¼ fathoms | | | 2 | 2 | S.E. | | | | | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | E b S. | | | 4 Mod'te hazy Weather.| | 4 | 3 | " | | | | | | | 2 | 4 | E SE. | | | 5:30 hauled up E S E. the land bore North | | 5 | 3 | " | | | | about 2 miles in 9 fathoms | | 6 | 2 | 4 | East. | | | | | | 2 | 4 | | | | 6:15 Shortened sail. | | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | S E. | S SW. | | | | 8 | 4 | 6 | | | | 8 Moderate hazy W'r | | 9 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 11 | 5 | 4 | | | | Mid't Moderate hazy Weather | | 12 | | | | | | | [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Saturday 11th March 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 3 | | SE. | S SW. | | AM/. Mod'te hazy W'r | | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | 2:30 trimmed Sails | | 3 | 2 | " | | | | | | 4 | 1 | 6 | | | | 4 light breezes & Clear | | 5 | 2 | 4 | E.S.E. | NW. | | | | 6 | 3 | " | | | | | | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | 8 light breezes & Clear trimmed sails occas'ly. | | 8 | 3 | 6 | S.E. | | | Made & Shortened sails as requisite | | 9 | 3 | 4 | | | | 10:30 sent a boat to try the Current | | 10 | 1 | 4 | | | | found it running South ½ mile pr | | | 1 | 4 | SSE. | | | | | 11 | 1 | 4 | | | | hour | | | " | up W b S. | | | | Noon light breezes up Boat & | | 12 | " | off SW b S | | | | Made Sail. | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S81°E't | 68 Miles | 5 58 N. | 5 30 E't. | Anchorage off Benin Bar S 30° E't 30 Miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 4 | | South. | West. | | PM/. Light breezes & hazy. | | 2 | 4 | 4 | S ½ E. | | | Artificers employed variously | | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | | 4 Mod'te foggy W'r | | 5 | 4 | 6 | S SE. | | | | | 6 | 2 | 4 | SE | | | at 6 hazy W'r. trimmed sails | | | 1 | " | South. | | | | | 7 | 3 | 4 | SW b S. | | | 7:40 altered the Course to South | | 8 | 1 | 6 | SW b W. | | | | | | 1 | 6 | South. | | | 8 Mod'te & fine | | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | 10 | 5 | 4 | S b E. | | | Mid't. Mod'te & fine Weather. | | 11 | 1 | 4 | | W b S. | | | | | 1 | 4 | S b W | | | | | 12 | 3 | | | | | |
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"Grand Poppo" - actually spelled "Popo". along the African coast in what is now "Benin", near Ghana. "Port Nova" or actually "Porto Nova" - Porto-Novo is a port on an inlet of the Gulf of Guinea - east of Grand Poppo. It is the capital of Benin. Benin Bar - would be in that same area of water. CW = Cloudy Weather Looks like column numbers were added at beginning of remarks to indicate which column remarks go with
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