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His Majesty's Ship Comus. of Cork 1815 [[5 Columned Table]] | Week days. | M'th Day | Winds | No Sig'l. | Remarks &. January 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Sunday. | 1st | West. | | Am/. Moderate fine Weather. | | | | | | Mustered Ship's Company by Divisions. | | | | | | Cross'd T Gall't yards. Rec'd vegetables | | | | | | PM/. Same Weather. Sunset down Top Gall't yards | | Monday. | 2d | West.. | | AM/. Light airs & Cloudy. | | | | | | Crossed top gall't yards. Blacked the | | | | | | Bends. | | | | | | PM/. Mod'te variously employed. | | | | | | Sunset down top Gall't yards. | | | | | | Mid't Same Weather. | | Tuesday. | 3d | Southerly | | AM/. Moderate fine W'r crossed Top | | | | | | Gall't yards. Employ'd as requisite. | | | | | | Returned Empty provision Casks | | | | | | PM/. Fine Weather.| | | | | | Sunset down top gall't yards. | | | | Vble. | | latter part Clear Weather | |Wednesday | 4th | Vble. | | AM/. Mod'te & fine at 8 loosed the | | | | | | Topsails & fired a gun. Crossed top | | | | | | gall't yards. at 10 furled sails | | | | | | Sailmakers employed making | | | | | | Boats Coverings | | | | | | PM/. Light breeses with small | | | | | | Rain received 2 bags of vegetables | | | | | | Sunset in Boats | | | | S.E. | | Mid't light breezes. | [[7 columned table]] | H | K | J | Courses | Winds | No Sig's | Remarks &c Thursday 5th - Jan 7. 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | | E S E | | AM/. light breeses & hazy | | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | at 4 A.M. Same W'r day light loose the | | 4 | | | | | | fore & main topsails & fired a gun | | 5 | | | | | | 9 repeated convoy sig'l to weigh | | 6 | | | | | | at 10 unmoored ship and hove | | 7 | | | | | | in to 1/2 a Cable. | | 8 | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | at Noon hoisted the topsails | | 10 | | | | | | & set top gall't sails. | | 11 | | | | Vble. | | Rec'd 2 1/2 tons Water from the | | 12 | | | | | | Leviathan | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearings & distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | [[7 columned table]] | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | " | " | | NE B. S.| | PM/. Light breezes & fine | | 2 | " | " | | | | 12:30 Weighed & made Sail through | | 3 | " | } | Up E B S.| | | the East passage. Convoy in Co. | | 4 | " | } | | | | 4 Light breezes & fine W'r. Roches Town NE b N. Cork | | 5 | " | } | Off E.B.E. | | | Head to Set. | | 6 | 1 | " | S.W. | | | | | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | 3 | " | | | | 8 Mod'te & Cloudy Commodore Starb'd | | 9 | 3 | " | WS.W | N 1/2 E. | | | | 10 | 4 | " | SW B W. | | | 10:30 | Old Head of Kensale N b E. 4 leag's | | 11 | 4 | 2 | S.W. | N.E. | | 11 Old Head of Kensale reefs | | 12 | 3 | 6 | | | | Mid't Mod'te & Cloudy W'r. Comm'd'r & Convoy in Co. | His Majesty's Ship Comus at Sea. [[7 columned table]] | H | K | J | Courses | Winds | No Sig's | Remarks &c Friday Jan'y 6th 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 3 | 6 | SW. | N.E. | | AM/. Mod'te & Cloudy. | | 2 | 3 | " | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | 4 Mod'te & Cloudy W'r. Convoy in Co. | | 5 | 3 | 4 | SW. 1/2 W. | | | 7:30 hoisted the topsails | | 6 | 3 | " | W.SW. | | | 8 Mod'te & fine. 23 sail of Convoy in Co. | | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | 9 Fired at 2 strangers coming into the | | 8 | 3 | " | | | | Convoy. found them to be a Brig & Schooner | | 9 | 1 / 1 | 4 / 4 | SE b E. | | | who had lost Mediterranean Convoy. | | 10 | " / 3 | up / " | NbW off NbE. / SW B W. | N b SE. | | 9:30 bore up out 3d reefs & set top G'tsails | | 11 | 6 | " | | | | Noon Fresh breezes & Cloudy. | | 12 | 6 | " | | | | Convoy in Company | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearings & distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S 15°W't. | 59 Miles | 50° '36 N | 8° '57 W't | Porto Santo S 18° W't 1005 Miles | [[7 columned table]] | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 4 | " | SW. | North | | PM/. Fresh breeses & fine | | 2 | 4 | " | SW B. W. | | | | | 3 | 3 | 4 | SW. | | | | | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | 4 Fresh breeses & fine W'r. in 2d reefs up Courses | | 5 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | 4 | | | | | 6 Fres breeses 7 fine Weather. Convoy in Co. | | 7 | 4 | | SW B W. | | | | | 8 | 3 | 4 | | | | at 8 set the Foresail | | 9 | 4 | | SW. | N. b. E. | | | | 10 | 4 | | | | | | | 11 | 4 | | | | | Mid't mod'te & Cloudy. Convoy & Ulysses | | 12 | 4 | | | | | in Company | [[7 columned table]] | H | K | J | Courses | Winds | No Sig's | Remarks &c Saturday 7th Jany. 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 3 | 4 | SW. | North | | AM/. Moderate & Cloudy | | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | at 3 set the mainsail | | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | 4 Moderate & Cloudy | | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6:30 in 2d reefs. unbent the Cable | | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | 8 | 4 | 2 | | | | 8 Mod'te & fine Ulysses & Convoy in Co. | | 9 | 4 | " | W b S 1/2 S. | N.W. | | | | 10 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | 3 / " | " / up | / W.B.S. off SW. | | | Noon Fresh breeses & Cloudy. | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearings & distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | |S 28°W't | 79 Miles | 49°'38 N. | 9°'40 W't | Funchall/Madena/ S 18°W't 1060 Miles | [[7 columned table]] | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | " / 3 | up / 4 | W b S. off SW. | N 1/2 W. | | PM/. Mod'te & Cloudy. | | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | Made & Shortened sail as requisite | | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | for the Convoy. 4:30 Close reefed the | | 5 | 7 | 6 | S.W. | N.W.B.N. | | topsails. | | 6 | 7 | " | | | | | | 7 | 6 | " | | | | | | 8 | 6 | " | SW. 1/2 S. | | | at 8 Fresh Breezes with rain at | | 9 | 6 | 2 | | | | times, furled the Mizen topsail | | 10 | 6 | " | | | | | | 11 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | 5 | 2 | | | | Mid't Fresh Gales & Squally. |
Transcription Notes:
REOPENED. Please don't ask for review if not completed yet.
"Blacked the bends" is correct.
"No Sig'l - Number of Signals - The boats would signal back and forth. Some records have shown a number in that column.
Please read instructions - spaces between the pipes; three spaces between pipes in empty cells.