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His Majesty's Ship Comus [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K. | F. | Courses | Winds | No. Sig'ts | Remarks &c. Thursday 17th Nov'r. 1814. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | | West | | AM/. Moderate & Cloudy | | 2 | | | | | | Washed cloathes | | 3 | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | 4 Moderate & Cloudy W'r | | 5 | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | at 8 Moderate and fine. 9 up Top Gall't | | 8 | | | | | | masts. Exercised great guns and small | | 9 | | | | | | arms. | | 10 | | | | | | Noon Strong breeses and cloudy. | | 11 | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | W.B.S. | | | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat'de in | Long'de in | Bearing and distance at Noon. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | Single anchor off Dungeness | [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No. Sig's | Remarks &c. Thursday 17th Nov'r. 1814. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | | W.B.S | | PM/. Strong Breeses & Cloudy. | | 2 | | | | | | Exercised the Ship's Company firing at | | 3 | | | | | | a target. | | 4 | | | | | | 4 Strong Breeses Weather. | | 5 | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | 8 Fresh breeses and cloudy with | | 9 | | | | | | small rain | | 10 | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | at Mid't Fresh breeses & cloudy. | | 12 | | | | SW B W. | | | [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No. Sig's | Remarks &c. Friday 18th Nov'r. 1814. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | | E.N.E. | | AM/. Fresh breeses and Cloudy. | | 2 | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | 4 Fresh breeses and Cloudy Weather. | | 5 | | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | W B N. | | 8 Strong breeses. People employed | | 9 | | | | | | | making wads and working up Punk. | | 10 | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | Noon fresh breeses & Cloudy. | | 12 | | | | W B S. | | | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat'de in | Long'de in | Bearing and distance at Noon. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | Single anchor off Dungeness. | His Majesty's Ship Comus [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K. | F. | Courses | Winds | No. Sig's | Remarks &c. Friday 18th Nov'r. 1814. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | | S.W. | | PM/. Fresh breeses & Cloudy. | | 2 | | | | | | Employ'd variously | | 3 | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | 4 Fresh breeses & Cloudy Weather. | | 5 | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | 8 Fresh breeses & Cloudy W'r. | | 9 | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid't. Strong breeses & Cloudy. | 12 | | | | | | | His Majesty's Ship Comus [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K. | F. | Courses | Winds | No. Sig's | Remarks &c. Saturday 19th Nov'r. 1814. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | | N.b.W. | | AM/. Strong breeses & Cloudy. | | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | 4 Strong breeses & Cloudy Weather with rain at intervals | | 5 | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 7:30 weighed and made sail in Comp'y. | | 8 | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | with HMS. Dee. 8 Strong breeses & Cloudy with rain at intervals W'r 8 20 up Top Gall't | | | 9 | 1 | 4 | W.S.W. | | | masts & yards. 10. set T Gall't sails and | | 10 | 1 | 6 | S W B W | Vble. | | out 1st reef topsails | | 11 | 2 | 2 | | | | 11:30 Tacked | | 12 | 1 / " | " / 6 | North. | W.N.W. | | Noon Mod'te and fine Dee in Company | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat'de in | Long'de in | Bearing and distance at Noon. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | Dungeness E.N.E. 5 or 6 Miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No. Sig's | Remarks &c. Saturday 19th Nov'r. 1814. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | " | } | Breaking | | | PM/. Light winds. & Cloudy. Tacked occasionally. | | 2 | " | } | | | | | | | 3 | " | } | to | W.N.W. | | Working along shore. | | 4 | " | } | | | | 4 Light winds & Cloudy Weather Dee in Co. Dungeness 8 1/2 S. 6 | | 5 | " | } | Windward | | | or 7 miles | | 6 | " | } | | | | 6 light breeses and fine W'r. Dungeness | | 7 | 2 | " | S.B.E. | Vble. | | light E NE. 9 or 10 miles. 6.10 in Royals | | 8 | 2 | " | West. | | | & Staysails 6.50 in TopGall't Sails and set | | 9 | 2 / 3 | " / " | / S 1/2 W. | | | reef Topsails. 7 tacked. 8 Light breezes cloudy. Dungeness light N E b E. 8.40 taken | | 10 | 2 | 6 | S.S.W. | | | aback with a Squall. wore round on the Starb'd tack. 9 set mainsail. 10 squally up Mainsail | | 11 | 3 | 2 | S B W. | | | 11.30 in 3° reefs set Mainsail. Mod't fresh breeses | | 12 | 2 | 4 | S.S.W. | West. | | & Squally, with snow at times. Dee in Co. | [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No. Sig's | Remarks &c. Sunday 20th Nov'r. 1814. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 3 | " | N.N.W. | West | | AM/. Moderate &c | | 2 | 3 | " | N.W. | | | 12:30 wore Ship reefed the Spanker. | | 3 | 2 | 6 | N B W. | | | | | 4 | 2 | " | NNW. | Vble. | | 4 light breezes and cloudy. Dec in Co. set | | 5 | 1 | 4 | | | | Top Gall't Sails. 4.30 up Mainsail 6.30 set | | 6 | 2 | " | N.W. | | | Top Gall't Sails | | 7 | 3 | " | W B N. | | 8 Moderate cloudy Weather. up Mainsail | | 8 | 3 | 6 | W B S. | Vble. | | Beachy Head Moderate cloudy Wr. Fairleigh N. NE. 8.10 | | 9 | 3 | " | S B W. | | | Tacked set mainsail. so Tacked. | | 10 | 4 | " | S.B.E. | | | Mustered Ships company. | | 11 | 3 | 4 | W NW. | | | Noon variable winds and squally. Taken aback with the wind from NNW | | 12 | 2 | " | N W. | W.S.W. | braced round on the Starb'd tack Dee in Company. | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat'de in | Long'de in | Bearing and distance at Noon. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | Beachy W'd N B W. Fairleigh N E b E. | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | " | } | | | | | PM/. Moderate breeses and cloudy. | 2 | " | } | | Vble. | | | | 3 | " | } | | | | 3:30 squally with rain | | 4 | " | } | | | | 4 Squally with rain Weather Beachy Head NbW 1/2 W 8 or | | 5 | 2 | 6 | S.B.W. | W b S | | 9 miles. Dee in Co. 5:30 Tacked. Beachy | | 6 | 1 / 2 | 4 / .. | / S.b.E. | | | Head N.B.W. 9 or 10 Miles. 6 taken aback | | 7 | 1 | 6 | West. | W. 1/2 W. | | braced round. | | 8 | 1 | " | | | | 8 Moderate with rain at Times | | 9 | 1 / 1 | 4 / 4 | / W NW. | Vble. | | 8:30 tacked. 11:10 tacked | | 10 | 3 | 4 | NW b W | | | | | 11 | 3 | 4 | N.b.W. | | | Mid't mod'te breezes & Cloudy | | 12 | 2 | 4 | W 1/2 N. | N.B W. | | |
Transcription Notes:
-AM/. PM/. and Mid't - three different times during the day the weather was reported and remarks about the ship and what was going on.
-D^o W'r = Same Weather
-H - hour; K - Knots; F - fathoms; No. Sig's - Number of Sightings
-W.B.S. - West by South
-making up Punk - : a preparation (as of a stick of coated wood) that burns slowly - used as a way to light things or as a light. So people were wadding up something and making it into punks.
-reefed the Spankers.
-H.M.S. Dee. boat must be sailing along with them.
