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His Majesty's Ship Comus at Sea [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Sunday. 8th January 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 3 | 4 | S.W | W.S.W. | | AM/. Fresh gales & squally with Rain | | 2 | 5 | 4 | | | | at 1 down top gall't yards | | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | 2:30 Furled the fore topsail and mains. | | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | | heaved up the maintopsail 4 Fresh gales & squally with Rain W'r | | 5 | 5 | 4 | SW B S.| | |7:40 furled the main topsail | | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | 8 Fresh gales & squally with Rain W'r. 9 Struck top gall't masts | | 8 | 3 | 4| SSW| | | | | 9 | 3 | } | up North | | | 10:40 set the foresail | | 10 | 3 | } | off NW. | | | | | | 11 | 5 | 4 | S.W. | E NE. | | Noon Fresh gales & Squally. | | 12 | 2 | 4 | | | | | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S16°W't | 145 Miles. | 46° 38 N. | 10° 31 W't | Funchall. S 21° W't 894 Miles. | [[7 Columned Table]] | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 4 | 4 | SW. | NE b E. | | PM/. Fresh Gales 12:30 set maintopsail | | 2 | 4 | 4 | SW½S.| | | | 1:30 obs"d a sail on the Weather Bow. | | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | 5 | 2 | | | | 4 Fresh Gales W'r Rain at times | | 5 | 3 | 4 | SW. | E.N.E. | | | | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | at 6 Ulysses SW b S. 6.45 up foresail | | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | 3 | 4 | | | | 8 Fresh gales. | | 9 | 2 | 4 | | | | 8:30 lost sight of the Commodore | | 10 | 1 | 4 | | | | 11:30 obs'd a blue light bearing astern | | 11 | 1 | 6 | | | | Mid't Fresh Gales Squally W'r | | 12 | 1 | 6 | | | | | [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Monday 9th Jan'y 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 3 | 4 | SW. | N.N.W. | | AM/. Fresh gales & squally. | | 2 | 5 | 4 | | | | 12:30 burnt a blue light 3:30 set the | | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | foretopsail & burnt a blue light | | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | | Ulysses S b W. 4 Fresh gales & squally W'r. | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | " | SW B S. | N.E. | | | | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | 7:20 fidded top gall't mast & crossed | | 8 | 3 | " | | | | the yards. at 8 hove too on the | | 9 | " | } | up N [[?]] W | | | Starb'd tack. 11 out all reefs & set | | 10 | " | } | off NW. | | | top gall't sails. made sig'l for ships | | | 1 | 4 | SW. | | | astern to make more sail | | 11 | 3 | 6 | | | | Noon Mod'te with a Strong Sea | | 12 | 2 | 6 | | | | 23 Sail of Convoy in sight | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S 15 W't | 128 Miles | 44° 26 N | 11° 38 W't | Funchall. S 22° West 759 Miles - | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 4 | 4 | S.W. | NE b E. | | PM/. Mod'te with small Rain | | 2 | 4 | 4 | SW ½ S. | | | | | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | 4 Moderate with small Rain W'r. Convoy in Co. | | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | | 4:30 Carried away the head of the Main | | 5 | 3 | 4 | SW. | E.N.E. | | top gall't mast sent head of the Main top gall't mast on deck | | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | & repaired it. 6 Moderate with small Rain W'r. | | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | 7 up foresail | | 8 | 3 | 4 | | | | 8 Mod'te with rain. 10 fidded main | | 9 | 2 | 4 | | | | top gall't mast | | 10 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 11 | 1 | 6 | | | | Mid't inclinable to Calm Convoy in Co. | | 12 | 1 | 6 | | | | | His Majesty's Ship Comus at Sea [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Tuesday. 10th Jan'y 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 1 | 6 | SW ½ S. | NE b E. | | AM/. Light breeses & Cloudy | | 2 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | 4 Light breeses & Cloudy W'r. trimmed sails occasionally | | 4 | 1 | " | S.W. | | | | | 5 | 1 | 2 | | | | 7..30 Made sig'l for ships astern to | | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | make more sail | | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | 2 | 6 | | | | at 11 out all reefs & set top gall't| | 10 | 1 | 6 | SSW | NNE. | | sails. | | 11 | 2 | 6 | S.W. | | | Noon light breeses hazy Weather | | 12 | 2 | 6 | | | | Convoy in Company. | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearing and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S14° W't| 61 Miles |43° 25'N | 11° 5'8 W | Funchall [[Funchal]]. S21° West 692 Miles| [[7 Columned Table]] | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 1 | "| S.W. | [[?]] E. | | Am/. Light breeses & hazy.| | 2 | 2 | " | SW B S. | | | | | 3 | 2 | " | S.W. | | | | | 4 | 2 | " | | | | | 4 Moderate Breezes & fine Convoy in | 5 | 3 | " | | | | | Company. in 2d reef Topsails | 6 | 3 | " | SW 1/2 S. | NE. | | 8 Moderate Breezes fine Weather. Convoy in Co. | | 7 | 3 | " | | | | | | 8 | 2 | " | | | | | | 9 | 2 | " | | | | | | 10 | 2 | " | | | | | | 11 | 3 | 2 | | | | Mid't mod'te & Cloudy | | 12 | 3 | 6 | SW B S. | | | | [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Wednesday 11th Jan'y 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 4 | SW b S | NE | | AM/. Mod'te & fine | | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | 3 | " | | | | 4 Moderate & fine W'r. Convoy in Company | | 4 | 3 | " | | | | | | 5 | 3 | " | SW | | | 7:30 trimmed sails | | 6 | 3 | " | | | | | | 7 | 3 | " | | | | Moderate & fine W'r. | | 8 | 4 | " | | | | 11:30 hauled to the wind in chace [[chase]] of| | 9 | 3 | 6 | | | | 2 Strange sail P'r sig'l | | 10 | 3 | 6 | | | | Noon mod'te & Cloudy. Chace bearing | | 11 | 4 | 6 | | | | SE b S. | | 12 | 3 | 4 | S B E 1/2 E | E 1/2 S. | | | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearing and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S17°W | 76 Miles| 12°'06 N | 12°'25 | Funchall S21° West 613 Miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 5 | | SE b S | | | Am/. Fresh breezes & cloudy | | 2 | 3 | | SW B S | | | at S..15 ans'd to call from Ulysses bore | | 3 | 3 | | W B S b S | | | up & set starb'd sails | | 4 | 3 | | | | | 4 Mod'te & Cloudy | | 5 | 3 | " | | | | Sunset Ulysses & 15 sail of Convoy in | | | 4 | 2 | W b S | | | Company. Shortened sail. | | 6 | 4 | 2 | SW | | | in 2'd reefs. Ulysses SW b W 5 Miles | | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 8 | 3 | 6 | S b W | | | at 8 moderate and cloudy W'r. | | 9 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 10 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 11 | 5 | 4 | | | | Mid't Mod'te & Cloudy 2 Sail of Convoy | | 12 | 5 | 4 | | | | in Company |
Transcription Notes:
D'o. W'r. = Same as above weather.
" - looking at the records, this doesn't seem to mean "ditto".
12..30 = 12:30 just a different way to write it.
Funchal is in Portugal.
P'r sig'l = per signal
