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His Majesty's Ship Comus. Plymouth Sound [[5 columned table]] | Week days | M'th Days | Winds | No. Sig'l | Remarks &c. December 1814 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Monday | 19th | W.NW | | AM/. Strong breezes. at 8 more moderate. | | | | | | Fidded the topmasts & loosed courses. Emp'd | | | | | | working up punk. PM/. Mod'te & cloudy. Swayed | | | | North | | the lower yards up. Mid't. Mod'te & Cloudy Weather. | Tuesday | 20th | N.E. | | AM/. Light breezes & cloudy. 6 Up T Gallt's masts | | | | | | & crossed the yards. 9 loosed sails to dry. Emp'd | | | | | | setting the rigging up fore & aft. PM/. Light breezes & cloudy W'r | | | | | | employ'd as above. furled Sails. rec'd water pr. | | | | East. | | lighter. Mid't. Light & breezy Weather. | | Wednesday | 21st | E.S.E. | | AM/. Fresh breezes. 5:30 repeated Convoy sig'l to | | | | | | unmoor. 6 unmoored & hove in to a whole cable | | | | | | on the B't B'r [[Best Bower]] 7 made Convoy Sig'l to weigh. at 8. | | | | | | Strong breezes. rec'd sundry provisions Pr Lighter | | | | | | 11 Carried away the stoppals of the B't B'r cable. | | | | | | let go the small Bower. furled sails & let go small Bower | | | | | | again. Repeated Convoy sig'l for ships astern | | | | | | to make more sail with a Gun. Noon Strong | | | | | | breezes with small rain. PM/ Fresh Gales | | | | | | with small rains. at 1 hove short on the | | | | | 227 | best bower, the ship cast the wrong way. | | | | | 337 / 966 | let go the Small Bower. anchored in the | | | | | 864 / 1719 | [[fo?]] ground off Redding Point. Struck | | | | | 570 | TGall't masts and veered 2/3 on both Cables. | | | | | 864 | Made Sig'l to the Shore as Pr. Column | | | | | 179 | Bent the second cable of the small bower to | | | | | | the Spare anchor made sig'l for a pilot | | | | | | with two guns. 4 Fresh gale & small rains W'r. 6 Hard Gales & | | | | | | Squally. 8 Hard Gales & Squally Weather. 12 Hard gales & | | | | S.E.B.E. | | Squally with Heavy Rain | [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Thursday 22d Dec'r 1814 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | | S.E.B.E. | | AM/. Hard gales & squally | | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 4 Hard gales & squally Weather | | 4 | | | | | | 8 Hard gales & squally W'r made sig'l to Centaur as pr. Column | | | 5 | | | | | | 9 Pilot came on board, hove up the B't | | 6 | | | | | | Bower. 10 got hawsers from the Dolphin | | 7 | | | | | | 11 3d reef topsails. hove up the S'd. | | 8 | | | | | | Bower cut the hawser & made sail | | 9 | | | | | | lost several flags in telegraphing to | | 10 | | | | | | HMS Centaur | | 11 | | | | | | Noon fresh Breezes with Rain | | 12 | | | | | | | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat'de in | Long'de in | Bearing and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | Penlee Point SWb S. 1/2 mile | [[7 Columned Table]] | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | | S.E.b.E. | | PM/. Strong gales & Squally | | 2 | | | | | | 1:30 Tacked and stood in for Plymouth | | 3 | | | | | | Sound. lost two buoys & buoy ropes | | 4 | | | | | | chopped from the anchor by the | | 5 | | | | | | Rocks. at 3 came to in Plymouth | | 6 | | | | | | Sound. Drakes Island N B E. | | 7 | | | | | | Mount Batten E b N 1/2 N. Moored ship | | 8 | | | | | | & furled sails | | 9 | | | | | | 8 Strong gales & Squally Weather | | 10 | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Mid't. more mod'te | | 12 | | | | | | | His Majestys Ship Comus Plymouth Sound [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Friday 23d December 1814 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | | S.E.B.E | | AM/. Fresh breezes & Cloudy| | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 4 Same Weather | | 4 | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | 8 up Top gall't masts. made Convoy | | 6 | | | | | | sig'l to prepare for Sea. made convoy | | 7 | | | | | | sig'l to unmoor with several guns | | 8 | | | | | | 10 made sig'l for all masters of transports | | 9 | | | | | | to repair on board the Com.. of the convoy | | 10 | | | | | | with their Instructions | | 11 | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | Noon fresh breezes | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat'de in | Long'de in | Bearing and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | [[7 Columned Table]] | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | | E.S.E. | | PM/. Fresh Breezes. made Convoy Sig'l | | 2 | | | | | | to weigh with several guns | | 3 | | | | | | 3 weigh'd and made sail. 4 Fresh Breezes W'r | | 4 | | | | | | made Convoy sig'l to bear up. 5:30 Ram | | 5 | | | | | | Head N ½ W. Penlee N.N.E. in 2d Reefs | | 6 | 3 | " | W ½ N | | | 6 Fresh Breezes Weather, lowered the topsails | | | 3 | " | W.B.N. | | | | | 7 | 6 | " | W.B.S. | | | | | 8 | 5 | 6 | | | | 8 Fresh Breezes Weather | | 9 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | - |W.B.S ½. S.| | | 11 Saw the Lizard N.W. | | 10 | 6 | " | | | | | | 11 | 6 | " | W ½ S. | S. E. | | Mid't. Fresh Breezes Weather. Lizard light N ½ W | | 12 | 6 | " | | | | 5 or 6 miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Saturday 24th Dec'r 1814. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 3 | 6 | W ½ S | | | AM/. Strong breezes. made and shortened | | 1 | 2 | 2 | W b N ½ N. | | | sail occasionally, burnt a blue light | | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | 7 | " | | | | | | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | 4 Strong breezes W'r. 6:30 saw the Seilly bearing | | 5 | 7 | " | | | | NW N W 1/2 W. at 7 Saw the Seilly bearing N.B.E. 16 or 17 miles | | 6 | 7 | " | West. | | | at day light saw a brig in the NW with | | 7 | 4 | | | | | a jury mainmast, hauled towards her | | | 4 | | N.W.b.W. | | | found her to be a packet from Lisbon | | 8 | 8 | 6 | | | | bound to Falmouth. made sig'l for | | 9 | 8 | | N.b.E. | | | Convoy to close and steer North, bore up | | 9 | | | | | | & set the mizen topsail. Noon Fresh | | 10 | 8 | 2 | N.b.W. | | | Gales, reef'd the mainsail & furled it | | 11 | 9 | " | N.b.E. | | | a heavy Sea from the S.E. | | 12 | 8 | " | North. | | | | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat'de in | Long'de in | Bearing and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | N 78°45W't. | 64 Miles | 51° 10 N | 6° 50 W't | Cork Harbour N 27° W't 111 miles. | [[7 Columned Table]] | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 7 | 6 | North. | S.E. | | PM/. Fresh Gales. | | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | 2 close reef'd the topsails and furled | | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | the fore topdsails. set the foretopmast staysail | | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | 3 reef'd the foresail. 3:30 furled the | | 5 | 6 | | | | | Main topsail. 4 Fresh Gales W'r. 12 Sail of Convoy | | 6 | 5 | | | E.S.E. | | in Co. 4:45 set the Forestaysail. furled | | 7 | 4 | | | | | the foresail. 6 Fresh Gales W'r. Convoy in Co. | | 8 | 4 | | | | | Sounded in 62 fathoms. Bent the trysail | | 9 | 4 | | | | | 8 Strong Gales. Convoy in Co. 12 Sounded | | 10 | 4 | | | | | in 56 fathoms, set the trysail & mainstay | | 11 | 2 | | | E.N.E. | | sail. made Convoy sig'l on | | 12 | 2 | | | | | the Starb'd tack 12 Sail in Co. |
Transcription Notes:
Pr. Column - as previous column = those numbers in the No. Sig. or Sig'l column
-S.E.B.E. - South East by East
-Numbers in "No Sig'l" column are right around the text where it says Signals were sent to shore for a pilot, for instance.
-hove NOT have. This a sailing term.
-T Gall't masts - Topgallant masts
-Best Bower: a ship's spare anchor about the same size as the bowers usually used and often about 15 percent heavier
Stoppel = things use to block a hole.
