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His Majesty's Ship Comus at Sea [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'ls | Remarks &c Thursday 12th Jany 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 5 | 4 | SW 1/2 S. | E b N. | | AM/. Mod'te fine W'r | | 2 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | 4 Same W'r | | 5 | 6 | 4 | S.W. | East | | at daylight obs'd a strange convoy | | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | ahead and Ulysses S.W. Exch'd No's with | | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | HMS. Clorinde, having charge of a Mediterranean | | 8 | 6 | 4 | S.S.W. | | | Convoy. Made sail to join | | 9 | 6 | 4 | S W 1/2 S. | | | the Ulysses.| | 10 | 5 | 6 | S.W. | | | 11:30 Mustered by divisions. | | 11 | 5 | 4 | SW 1/2 S. | | | | | 12 | 5 | 4 | | | | Noon. Mod'te & fine, Ulysses SW. | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dest'on | Lat in | Long in | Bearings & Distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S19.W' | 114 Miles | 40°'13N. | 13° 76' W't | Funchall S 23 W't 481 Miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 5 | 4 | S W 1/2 S. | N.E. | | PM/. Mod'te & fine | | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | at 3:30 Shortened sail | | 4 | 5 | 2 | | | | 4:30 in 3d reefs | | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | 5 | 4 | S W b S. | | | 6 Mod'te & fine Weather Convoy in Company | | 7 | 6 | 4 | S.W | | | | | 8 | 7 | 4 | | | | 8 Fresh breeses & fine. Ulysses SW | | 9 | 6 | 4 | SW 1/2 S. | | | 3 Sail of Convoy in sight | | 10 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 11 | 5 | 4 | S.W | N.E. | | | | 12 | 5 | 4 | | | | Midn't Fresh breeses & fine Weather. | [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Friday 13th Jan'y. 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 5 | 4 | S W 1/2 S. | NE. | | AM/. Mod'te & fine | | 2 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | 5 | 4 | SW b S. | | | 4 Mod'te & fine W'r. several of the Convoy in sight | | 4 | 5 | 4 | SSW ½ W | | | | | 5 | 6 | 4 | SW b S. | | | at 7 out 2'd reefs. | | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | at 8 Mod'te fine Weather | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | Noon Mod'te fine W'r. Ulysses and 19 sails of | | 9 | 5 | 4 | SW | | | Convoy in Company. | | 10 | 5 | 4 | SW ½ S. | NE b E. | | | | 11 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 12 | 5 | 4 | | | | | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearing and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S 18° W't | 130 Miles | 37° '52 N. | 14° '00 W | Funchall S 25° West .. 340 Miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 5 | 4 | SW ½ S. | East. | | PM/. Mod'te & fine | | 2 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | 5 | 6 | | NE. | | 4 Mod'te & fine W'r 4:30 in 2'd reefs. | | 5 | 5 | " | | | | | | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | 6 Mod'te & fine W'r. | | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | 6 | " | | | | 8 Fine W'r. Ulysses SW. | | 9 | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | Mid't Mod'te & fine, made and shortened | | 11 | | | | | | sail occasionally for the Convoy. | | 12 | | | | | | Ulysses SW b S. | His Majesty's Ship Comus at Sea [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Saturday 14th Jan'y 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 6 | 6 | SW ½ S. | NE. | | AM/. Mod'te fine weather | | 2 | 5 | 4 | SW | | | | | 3 | 4 | " | | | | 4 Mod'te fine W'r. Commodore in sight | | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | 5 | " | | | | | | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | at 8 Fine W'r made & shortened sail | | 8 | 5 | 2 | | | | as requisite for the Convoy. | | 9 | 5 | " | | | | | | 10 | 5 | " | | | | Noon mod'te fine W'r | | 11 | 6 | " | SW ½ S. | NE b E. | | Convoy in Company | | 12 | 6 | " | | | | | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearing and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S 20° W | 126 Miles | 35° '43 N | 15° '01 W | Funchall. S 27° West 217 Miles. | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 6 | 4 | SW b S. | NE b E. | | PM/. Moderate fine weather | | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | 5 | 6 | SW ½ S. | | | Ulysses & 18 sail in Company | | 4 | 6 | " | | | | 4 Mod'te fine W'r. | | 5 | 6 | " | | | | 4:30 in 2'd reefs Topsails | | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 8 | 3 | 4 | | | | at 8 Mod'te fine Weather | | 9 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 10 | 4 | 4 | | | | Mid't mod'te & clear. Convoy in Co. | | 11 | 4 | " | SWBS. | | | Made and Shortened sail occasionally. | | 12 | 5 | " | | | | | [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Sunday 15th Jan'y 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 6 | " | SW ½ S. | NE. | | AM/. Mod'te fine Weather | | 2 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | 4 Mod'te fine W'r. Convoy in Company | | 4 | 5 | " | | | | | | 5 | 4 | 6 | SW B S. | | | 7:40 out all reefs | | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | 8 Mod'te fine W'r. made all sail SW. as p'r Sig'l | | 7 | 4 | " | | | | from Ulysses. | | 8 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | 4 | 6 | SW. | N NE. | | at 10 mustered Ships Company and | | 10 | 3 | 2 | | | | performed divine Service | | 11 | 2 | 4 | | | | Noon Cloudy. Ulysses & Company E N.E | | 12 | 4 | " | SW ½ S | | | | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S 22 W't | 112 Miles | 33° '51 N | 15° '49 W | Funchall S 35 W't 87 Miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 6 | " | SSW. | NW. | | PM/. Mod'te & Cloudy. | | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | 1:30 in Studding sails | | 3 | 6 | " | SW ½ S. | | | | | 4 | 6 | " | | | | 4 Mod'te & Cloudy W'r. Convoy N.E. 5:20 ans'd Recall | | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | shortened sail & hauled to the wind on | | 6 | 3 | " | | | | the Larb'd [[Larboard]] Tack. in 2'd reefs. 5:30 Tacked | | | 1 | 6 | E N E. | North | | 7:30 Tacked | | 7 | 5 | " | NW ½ W. | | | 8 Mod'te & Cloudy. Ulysses & 4 Sail | | 8 | 2 | " | E b N. | | | of Convoy in Company. 9:30 in 3'd reefs | | | 2 | 4 | NW b N. | | | | | 9 | 1 | " | W B N. | | | Made & Shortened Sail occasionally | | 10 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 11 | 1 | " | | | | Mid't Moderate & Cloudy Weather | | 12 | | | | | | |
Transcription Notes:
larboard - archaic term for port; referring to the side of the ship on which cargo was loaded.
Looking at the different pages, I don't believe the " is for ditto. It looks like it maybe wasn't recorded.