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His Majesty's Ship Comus at Sea [[7 Columns]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig | Remarks &c Wednesday 1st Feb'y 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 6 | SEBE. | NEBE. | | AM/. light breezes & fine | | 2 | 3 | " | | | | | | 3 | 2 | 6 | | | | 4 Mod'te & fine. Convoy in Company. | | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | 1 | 4 | SE. | | | made & shortened sail occasionally | | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | 8 Light Breezes & fine | | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | 8:50 set studding sails. Stayed the | | 8 | 2 | 6 | | | | Mainmast. set up the main & | | 9 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 10 | 2 | 6 | | | | maintopmast rigging | | 11 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | 4 | " | | North | | Noon Same Weather. Convoy in Company. | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S 52° E't | 106 Miles | 7° 58 N | 15° 20 W | South Head of S't Ann's Shoal S75°E't 235 Miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 4 | 2 | SE. | N.B.E. | | PM/. Moderate & fine.| | 2 | 4 | " | | | | set up the mizen Rigging & Rattled | | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | the fore & Main D'o [[Rigging]]. | | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | 4 Light airs & fine | | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | 5:40 Shortened sail for Convoy to | | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | come up. 6. Same Weather. Convoy in Company | | 8 | 2 | - | | | | 7 set the foresail | | 9 | 2 | 2 | | | | 8 Light airs set top gall't sails | | 10 | 1 | 6 | | | | 10:45 set Royals & Staysails | | 11 | 1 | 4 | | | | Mid't. Light airs Convoy in Company | | 12 | 1 | " | D'o [[SE.]] | D'o [[N.B.E.]] | | | [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses. | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Thursday. 2'd Feb'y 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 1 | 4 | S.E. | NBE. | | AM/. Light airs & fine | | 2 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | 1 | 4 | | | | 4 Same Weather. Convoy in Company. | | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | | 4:30 set Studding sails. got the | | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | spare Sails up to air | | 7 | 3 | " | | | | | | 8 | 3 | " | | | | 8 Same Weather. Convoy in Company. | | 9 | 3 | 2 | | | | 9:30 in Studding sails | | 10 | 3 | " | | | | 10 Unbent the Topsails & Courses &| | 11 | 1 | 6 | | | | bent others | | 12 | 2 | 6 | | | | Noon light breezes & fine Convoy in Company. | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearings & distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S 59° E't | 70 Miles | 7° 22 N | 15° 20 W | Outside S't Ann's Shoal N78°E't 127 miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 6 | SE. | | | PM/. Light breeses & fine. Made Convoy | | 2 | 2 | 6 | E.S.E. | Northerly | | Sig'l [[Signal]] to steer ESE. | | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | at 4 Same Weather. Convoy in Company. | | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | | 4:45 up foresail & down Staysails | | 6 | 2 | 4 | | N.NW. | | | | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | 2 | 4 | | | | 8 Light breeses & fine. Convoy in Company. | | 9 | 2 | 2 | | | | set foresail. 9:30 trimmed Sails | | 10 | 2 | 4 | | | | Mid't. light airs. Convoy in Company. | | 11 | 2 | " | | North. | | | | 12 | 2 | " | | | | | His Majesty's Ship Comus at Sea [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Friday 3d 10th Feb'y 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 1 | 4 | E.S.E | North. | | AM/. Light airs & fine | | 2 | 1 | " | | | | | | 3 | 2 | " | | | | | | 4 | 3 | " | | | | 4 Same Weather. Made Sail | | 5 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | 2 | " | | | | | | 8 | 1 | " | | | | 8 Light airs & fine | | | " | 4 | EbS. | | | Employ'd tarring the Rigging | | 9 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 10 | 1 | " | East | | | | | | 1 | 6 | EBS. | | | | | 11 | 3 | - | | | | 10 Made the James's pendants | | 12 | 2 | 4 | | | | Noon light airs & fine | | | | | | | | Convoy in Company. | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S75°E't | 71 Miles | 7°04 N | | | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 1 | " | EBS. | WBN. | | PM/. Mod'te & fine. | | 2 | 1 | " | | | | Light airs. at 1 set the Mainsail | | 3 | 1 | " | | | | | | 4 | 1 | " | | | | 4 Same Weather. Convoy in Company. | | 5 | " | } | Head to the South'd | | | 4:30 trimmed sails | | 6 | " | } | | | | | | 7 | " | } | | | | Exercised great Guns | | 8 | " | } | and East'd. Calm. | | | 6 Light airs | | 9 | " | } | | | | | | 10 | 3 | 2 | EBS. | | | 8 Light airs from S.S.W. trimmed | | 11 | 2 | 4 | EBS½S. | Vble | | Sails | | 12. | 3 | | | | | Mid't Light Breezes & fine | | | | | | South. | | Convoy in Company. | [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Saturday 4th Feb'y 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 3 | " | EBS½S. | Vble | | AM/. Light airs & Cloudy | | 2 | 3 | " | | | | trimmed sails occasionally | | 3 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | 2 | " | | Southerly | | 4 Same Weather. 5 set Mainsail & Spanker | | 5 | 2 | " | | | | 7:20 set Royals | | 6 | 4 | " | | | | | | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | 4 | 6 | | | | 8 Light breezes & fine | | 9 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 10 | 4 | " | | | | Noon Mod'te breezes & fine | | 11 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 12 | 4 | 4 | SEbE. | N.W. | | Convoy in Company. | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S87° E't | 57 Miles | 6 59 N. | 13° 12 W | Cape Mount S 82 E't. 113 Miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 5 | " | SE½E. | NEbE. | PM/. Mod'te & fine | | | 2 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | 4 | 6 | EbS½S. | NEbN. | | 1:15 set Mainsail | | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | 4 Same Weather. Convoy in Company | | 5 | 4 | " | S.S.E. | | | | | 6 | 3 | " | SEBS. | | | 6 Light airs Convoy in Company. | | 7 | 2 | " | S.E. | | | | | 8 | 1 | " | | | | | | 9 | " | } | H'd WSW. | | | 10 Trimmed Sails | | 10 | " | } | | | | | | 11 | - | 4 | E.S.E | Vble. | | Mid't Same Weather. Convoy in Company. | | 12 | . | 6 | | | | |
Transcription Notes:
Again. three lines were done. The transcriber pressed the green rectangle. REOPENED. Put in the format to use for the different sections.
"D’o" is abbreviation for "Ditto" meaning "same as before".
"W’r" is abbreviation for "Weather".
"D’o W’r" means "same weather as before".
“C’o” is abbreviation for “Company”.
“E’t” is abbreviation for “East”.
“Vble” is abbreviation for “Variable”.
"Mod’te" is abbreviation for "Moderate".
Rattled – attached Ratlines (lengths of thin line tied between the shrouds to form a ladder).
