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His Majesty's Ship Comus. [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Friday 11th Novr. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | " | " | | West. | | AM/. Moderate breeses & clear W'r [[Weather]] | | 2 | " | " | | | | | | 3 | " | " | | | | | | 4 | " | " | | | | 4 Moderate breeses & clear W'r. unmoored ship and hove in to | | 5 | " | " | | | | up cable. up TopGall't masts and yards | | 6 | " | " | | | | | | 7 | " | " | | | | 8 Mod'te fine W'r. 10:30 weighed and | | 8 | " | " | | | | made all sail. 10:50 hove too. 11:20 filled | | 9 | " | " | | | | out 1st reef topsails and made all sail | | 10 | " | " | | | | running for the Queens battary. | | 11 | " | " | | | | Noon Mod'te & Cloudy all sail set. | | 12 | " | " | | | | Minster Church SWBW. | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat'de in | Long'de in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | Minster Church SWBW. | [[7 Columned Table]] | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | } Working through the Gulf Stream. | W.B.S. | | PM/. Moderate & Cloudy. | | 2 | | | } | | | at 1 in 1st reef Topsails. 2 in 2'd reef | | 3 | | | } | | | D'o. Exch'd No's with HMS Abundance. | | 4 | | | } | | | Made and shortened sail occasionally | | 5 | | | } | | | 4 Moderate & Cloudy Weather. working through the | | 6 | | | } | | | Gulf Stream. 6:30 Came too in 7 | | 7 | | | } | | | Fathoms with the best Bower | | 8 | | | } | | | veered a whole Cable. Gull Light | | 9 | | | } | | | N.E.b.E. South Foreland SW. Furled | | 10 | | | } | | | Sails. 8 Fresh breezes and cloudy. | | 11 | | | } | | | 9 Moored Ship | | 12 | | | } | | | Mid't Fresh breezes and cloudy Weather. | [[5 Columned Table]] | Week Days | Mth days | Winds | No. Sig'l | Remarks and Occurrences Nov'r 1814. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Saturday | 12th | W. SW. | AM/. Fresh Breeses & Cloudy | | | | | | at 3 Struck TopGall't masts. 4 Strong | | | | | | Breeses & Squally. 8 Strong Gales and | | | | | | thick hazy Weather. Employed making | | | | | | Wads. Stationing and Quartering The | | | | | | Ships Company. Noon Strong Gales and thick hazy W'r. discharged | | | | | | the Pilot. PM/. Strong Gales and thick hazy W'r. Emp'd as above | | | | | | Mid't Strong Gales and thick hazy Weather. | Sunday | 13th | NW B W. | | AM/. Moderate breezes and cloudy. 7:30 | | | | | | up TopGall't Masts. 9 Crossed TGall't yard | | | | | | & loosed Sails. 10:20 Furled sails. at Noon | | | | | | Mustered Ships Company at Quarters. | | | | | | PM/. Fresh beef and vegetables | | | | | | Mid't Moderate & Cloudy. | | Monday | 14th | N.W. | | AM/. Moderate and cloudy. 4 Moderate & cloudy. W'r. | | | | | | Employ'd cleaning the Desks. scraping | | | | | | the bends &c. 9 Struck T.Gall't Masts. | | | | | | Noon Fresh Breeses and hazy W'r. | | | | | | Employed making Wads. PM/. Fresh Breeses and hazy W'r. | | | | | | at 4 unmoored ship. 4:30 weighed & | | | | | | made sail to shift our Birth farther | | | | | | to the Southward. 8:45 Anch'd with | | | | | | the Best Bower in 8 1/2 fathoms. Veered | | | | | | a whole Cable. Furled Sails | | | | | | Mid't Mod'te breezes & Cloudy | His Majesty's Ship Comus. [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Tuesday 15th Nov'r 1814 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | | W. N.W. | | AM/. Moderate breeses & cloudy W'r. | | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | 4 Moderate breeses & cloudy W'r. 5:30 weighed and made sail | | 5 | | | | | | under double reef'd topsails & Foresail | | 6 | | | SW 1/2 S. | | | 6 tacked set the mainsail HMS Brig Havoc | | 7 | | | N. N.W. | West. | | in Co. 7 set T. Gall't Sails 7:40 tacked | | 8 | | | | | | out 2d reef topsails. 8 Moderate & Cloudy | | 9 | | | | | | Havoc in Co. South Foreland NE 3/4 N | | 10 | | | | | | 4 or 5 miles. 10 Squally in T. Gall't Sails | | 11 | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | Noon Fresh Breezes & Cloudy. | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat'de in | Long'de in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | Dungeness light house E b S. | [[7 Columned Table]] | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | " | " | | W 1/2 N. | | PM/. Fresh Breeses & Cloudy. | | 2 | " | " | Beating | to | | tacked occasionally beating to windward | | 3 | " | " | | | | 4 Fresh Breeses & Cloudy W'r. Dungeness light house West | | 4 | " | " | | | | 3 or 4 miles. 4:30 tacked in 2d reefs of the | | 5 | " | " | Windward | | | Topsails. 5:20 Tacked. 6 Fresh breezes | | 6 | " | " | | S.W. | | & Cloudy. South Foreland light NE 1/2 E. | | 7 | " | " | | | | Dungeness light N NW 1/2 W. Tacked occas'lly | | 8 | " | " | | | | | | 9 | 5 | 2 | S b E 1/2 E. | | | 8 Fresh breezes and cloudy Weather Dungeness light North 3 or | | 10 | 2 / 2 | 4 / 4 | S S E / W W W . | Vble. | | 4 miles 9. Dungeness N NW 1/2 W. South | | 11 | 3 | 6 | S B E 1/2 E. | | | Foreland NE 1/2 E. 9:30 Tacked. 10:30 Tacked | | 12 | 3 | 4 | | | | Mid't Fresh breeses & Cloudy. Dungeness | | | | | | | | NNW. South Foreland NE b E. | [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Wednesday 16th Nov'r 1814. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | " | " | Working | to | | AM/. Fresh Breeses & Cloudy | | 2 | " | " | | | | Tacked occasionally working to windward | | 3 | " | " | | | | | | 4 | " | " | Windward | | | 4 Fresh breezes. Dungeness light house | | 5 | " | " | | | | N 1/2 E. | | 6 | " | " | off | Dungeness. | | 6 close reefed the topsails and struck | | 7 | " | " | | | | the mizen T. Gall't Mast. 8 Fresh breezes W'r | | 8 | " | " | | | | 9 furled the Mizen topsail up Courses | | 9 | 4 | " | N.W. | W S W. | | 9:30 Fair[[?]] NW 1/2 W. 10:40 furled | | 10 | 3 | ' | | | | the Main topsail bore up for | | 11 | 2 | 6. | | | | Dungeness. 11:50 anchored with the | | 12 | ' | Running | for | | | Best Bower in 15 fathoms veered 1 1/2 | | | | Dungeness. | | | | cable. furled sails | | | | | | | | Noon Strong Gales & Squally. | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat'de in | Long'de in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | Dungeness light house WSW. | [[7 Columned Table]] | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | | W.S.W. | | PM/. Fresh Breezes and cloudy. | | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | 4 Fresh Breezes and cloudy Weather Employ'd cleaning the | | 5 | | | | | | decks | | 6 | | | | | | 6 Fresh Breezes and cloudy Weather | | 7 | | | | | | 6:30 hove in to a whole Cable. | | 8 | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | at 9 anchored HMS. Dee | | 10 | | | | Westerly. | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | Mid't Moderate & Clear. |
Transcription Notes:
"W'r" - Weather D'o. - means "the same" as above.
"Shift our Birth" - this is correct.
T. Gall't = TopGallant
There is the village of Fairlight below Dungeness lighthouse which has a tall structure with a beacon. Could that be what he is referring to on second page at 9:30 AM on the 16th?
