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His Majesty's Ship Comus at Sea [[7 columned table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig. | Remarks and Occurrences Sunday 25th Dec. 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | - | } | up NE | E.S.E. | | AM/. Mod'te and fine | | 2 | - | } | | | | | | 3 | - | } | | | | 4 Same Weather. Sounded in 55 Fathoms Rocky | | 4 | - | } | off N.N.E. | | | Bottom. 10 Sail of Convoy in sight | | 5 | - | } | | | | 5 made Convoy sig'l to make sail | | 6 | 2 | - | N.b.E. | | | after laying by. hauled to the wind | | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | on the Starb'd Tack. Made Sail | | 8 | 1 | 4 | | | | 8 Md'te. and fine 12 sail of Convoy | | 9 | 2 | 6 | | | | in Company. Made sail as requisite | | 10 | 3 | 4 | North | | | 9:30 Saw the land on the lee bow | | 11 | 4 | 4 | S by W | NE by E | | | 12 | 5 | - | | | | Noon Fresh breezes and Cloudy | [[5 columned table]] | Course | Dist. | Lat. in | Long. in | Bearings and Distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | N 34 W. | 94 miles | 31° 28N. | 8° 12W't | Old Head of Kinsale N 1/2 W 14 miles | [[7 columned table]] | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | | NE | | PM/. Moderate & Cloudy | | 2 | | | | | | at 2 old Head of Kinsale E.N.E. | | 3 | | | | | | 8 or 9 miles. | | 4 | | | | | | | | 5 | 3 | | ESE | NE | 4 Moderate & Cloudy Weather. hauled to the wind an | | 6 | 3 | | | | | the starb'd tacks. | | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | at 6 Fresh breezes & fine. | | 8 | 2 | 6 | SE by E | | | Made and shortened Sail as | | 9 | 2 | 6 | SE | NW | Necessary for the Convoy | | 10 | 2 | 6 | | | | 8 Fresh breezes & fine Weather. | | 11 | 2 | 6 | ESE | | | Mid't. Old Head of Kinsale N.E. | | 12 | 1 | 4 | E by S | | | 5 or 6 leagues 10 sail in Comp'y | | [[7 Columned Table]] H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No. Sig. | Remarks and occurrences Monday 26th Dec 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | " | E S E. | N E. | | AM/. Mod'te & clear | | 2 | 2 | " | | | | | | 3 | 1 / 1 | " / " | / N N W. | | | 2.30 Tacked. | | 4 | 2 | " | N N W. | | | 4 Mod'te & clear Weather, Old head of Kinsale | | 5 | 2 | " | N b W. | | | N E. 5 or 6 leagues | | 6 | 2 | " | N N W. | | | 8 Tacked. Made Convoy sig'l for | | 7 | 3 | " | | | | convoy Mod'te & clear Weather. 8 Moderate and Cloudy. Convoy | | 8 | 1 | " | | | | | | 9 | 1 | " | East. | | | in Company. Made and Short'd | | 10 | 1 | " | | | | Sail as requesite | | 11 | 1 | 6 | S.E. | | | Noon. Mod'te & clear Weather. Store Ship | | 12 | 1 | " | S. E by S. | SW b S. | | & Convoy in Company. | [[5 columned table]] | Course | Dist. | Lat. in | Long. in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | 51 degrees 22 N | 8 degrees 31 W | Old head of Kinsale NE 13 miles | [[7 columned table]] | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | " | E b N | S S W. | | PM. Moderate and Cloudy. | | 2 | 2 | " | | | | 12.30 Wore Ship. 3.30 made Sig'l | | 3 | 2 | " | | | | for a pilot. 4 Fresh breezes. Old | | 4 | 4 | " | | | | Head of Kinsale North 5 or 6 Miles | | 5 | 3 | 4 | E b S. | | | 6 Strong gales | | 6 | 2 | 6 | S S E. | W b N | | 6:30 tacked. Made sig'l for Pilot | | 7 | 2 / 2 | " / 4 | / S W b S. | | | burnt a blue light, close reef'd | | 8 | 5 | " | | | | the Topsails. 8 Fresh Gales | | 9 | 4 | " | | | | With rain. 9 taken aback, hauled | | 10 | " / " | 6 / 6 | W by S / S by W | | | to the wind on the Starbo'd Tack | | 11 | 1 | " | | | | | | 12 | 2 | " | | | | Mid't More Mod'te. | The Majesty's Ship Comus at Sea [[7 columned table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig. | Remarks and Occurrences Sunday 25th Dec. 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 1| " | S b W. | W b S. | | AM/. Fresh breezes | | 2 | 2 | " | | | | at 2 wore Ship | | 3 | 2 | 2 | N b W. | W b N. | | 4 Kinsale light NW b W. 4 leagues | | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | hove too. | | 5 | " | } | Laying too | | | Made sail as requisite. | | 6 | " | } | for the Convoy | | | | | 7 | " | } | | | | | | 8 | " | } | to get into the | | | 8 Fresh breezes W'r. Cork N NW. 2 miles | | 9 | " | } | | Harbour | | 10:30 bore up for the harbour | | 10 | " | } | | | | 11:20 Came too with the Best Br.. | | 11 | - | } | | | | in 9 fms. Carlisle Fort S b W 1/2 W | | | | | | | | Camden Fort W 1/2 W. Moored Ship | | 12 | | | | | | Noon Fresh breezes & Cloudy | [[5 columned table]] | Course | Dist. | Lat. in | Long. in | Bearings and Distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | Moored into Cove or Cork | [[7 columned table]] | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | | E b N. | | PM/. Strong breezes with rain | | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | 4 Strong breezes with rain W'r. Employed variously | | 5 | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | Struck the topgall't Mast &c | | 7 | | | | | | [[ranged?]] the sheet cable | | 8 | | | | | | 8 Strong breezes with rain W'r. | | 9 | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | Mid't More Mod'te | His Majestys Ship Comus Cove of Cork. 1814. [[5 Columned Table]] | Week Days | Mth Day | Winds | No Sig. | Remarks &c December. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Wednesday | 28th | | | AM/. Fresh breezes. rec'd 7 tons of Water | | | | | | from HMS. Tyre Empl'd stowing away water. | | | | | | PM/. Mod'te Sunset in Boats | | | | | | Mid't. Fresh breeses with Rain | | Thursday | 29th | | | AM/. Fresh breeses with rain | | | | | | People employ'd making Matts & Nippers | | | | | | Boats employ'd at the Dock Yards | | | | | | drawing Stores. | | | | | | PM/. Fresh breeses with rain Weather. received 8 Barrells of | | | | | | Powder. Mid't Fresh breeses with Rain W'r. | | Friday | 30th | AM/. Strong breeses with Rain | | | | | | sent the pennace to the Dock Yard. | | | | | | for Boatswain's and Carpenter's Stores | | | | | | PM/. Strong breeses with Rain W'r. at 8 More Moderate | | | | | | Midnight Strong breeses Weather. | | Saturday | 31st | AM/. Strong breeses with Rain | | | | | | 9 More moderate. loose sails today | | | | | | Fidded TGall't Masts. Employed cleaning | | | | | | ship & otherwise necessary. | | | | | | PM/. Strong breeses with Rain W'r. Mid't Strong breeses with Rain Weather. |
Transcription Notes:
The " seems to mean nothing. Maybe didn't take records then, or weren't moving.
Taken aback: An inattentive helmsmen might allow the dangerous situation to arise where the wind is blowing into the sails “backward”, causing a sudden (and possibly dangerous) shift in the position of the sails.