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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 5th Feb'y 1815 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 |   | } | Calm |   |   | AM/. light airs & Cloudy |
| 2 | " | } |   |   |   |   |
| 3 | " | } |   |   |   |   |
| 4 | " | } |   |   |   | 4.15 a breese from the NE trimmed sails |
| 5 | 2 | " | E b S 3/4 S  | NE |   | 5:20 set Mainsail & Spanker |
| 6 | 5 | " |   |   |   | 7:20 set Royals. |
| 7 | 3 | " |   |   |   | 8 Light breezes & fine |
| 8 | 4 | " |   |   |   |   |
| 9 | 3 | " |   |   |   | 10 Mustered  Ship's Company and |
| 10 | 3 | " |   |   |   | performed divine Service |
| 11 | 3 | " | S E b E ¼ E.  |   |   | Noon Mod'te & fine  Convoy in Company |
| 12 | 3 | " | SE b E. | NE B E.  |   |   |

[[5 Columned Table]]
| Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long. in | Bearings and distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| S75 E't  | 56 Miles  | 6º45' N |12° 20' W't | Cape Mount East 60 miles |

[[7 Columned Table]]
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 2 | " | South |   |   | PM/. Light breezes & fine |
| 2 | 1 | " |   |   |   |  |
|   | " | up SE b E. |   |   |   | 1:30 hove too made the Liverpool's |
| 3 | " | off SE b S. |   |   |   | sig'l to pass within hail  |
| 4 | " |   | Calm  |   |   |   |
| 5 | " |   |   |   |   | at 4 Calm. Convoy in Co. |
| 6 | " |   | Calm |   |   |   |
| 7 | " |   |   |   |   |   |
| 8 | " | 4 | E b S.  |   |   | 8 Light airs & fine, trimmed  sails |
| 9 | 1 | 4 | E b S ¾ S.  |   |   |   |
| 10 | 1 | 4 |   |   |   | Mid't. Same Weather. Convoy in Company |
| 11 | 1 | 4 |   |   |   | Trimmed sails as necessary.  |
| 12 | 2 | " |   |   |   |   |
 
[[7 Columned Table]]
| H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Monday 6th Feb'y 1815 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 1 | 4 | E b 3/4 S | S.S.W.  |   | AM/. Light breeses & fine |
| 2 | 1 | 6 |   |   |   |   |
| 3 | 1 | 4 |   |   |   |   |
| 4 | 1 | " |   |   |   | 4 Light breeses & fine W'r. |
| 5 | 1 | " |   |   |   | 5 trimmed on the Starb'd Tack |
| 6 | 1 | 6 |   |   |   |   |
| 7 | 2 | 2 |   |   |   | 8 Light breeses & fine |
| 8 | 2 | 4 |   |   |   |   |
| 9 | 2 | 4 | SE b E 1/2 E.  | Vble.  |   | 9.30 in top gall't sails & Royals |
| 10 | 1 | 6 |   |   |   | Punished Jn'o Jackson / S'd for disobedience |
|   |   |   |   |   |   | of orders. Noon Light airs |
| 11 | 1 | 2 |   E.S.E. |   |   | Convoy in Company. Employed painting the |
| 12 | 1 | " |   |   |   | Ship Inside |

[[5 Columned Table]]
| Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long. in | Bearings and distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| S 50 E't  | 32 Miles  | 6º36 N |11º54; W't | Cape Mount N 78 E't 40 Miles |

[[7 Columned Table]]
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | " | } | Calm. |   |   | PM/. Calm fine W'r. |
| 2 | " | } |   |   |   |   |
| 3 | " | } |   |   |   | 4 Calm fine W'r. Convoy in Co. |
| 4 | " | } |   |   |   | |
| 5 | " |   |   |   |   |  |
| 6 | 1 | E b S 3/4 S | S.W. |   |   | 4:40 trimmed sails on the Starb'd.  |
| 7 | 1 | 4 |   |   |   | Tack. Vble airs. 6 Vble airs W'r. |
| 8 | 1 | 6 |   |   |   | 8 Vble airs W'r. one sail in sight |
| 9 | 1 | " |   |   |   |   |
| 10 | 3 | " |   |   |   |   |
| 11 | 3 | 2 |   |   |   |   |
| 12 | 2 | 2 |   |   |   | Mid't Light breezes |

His Majesty's Ship Comus at Sea
[[7 Columned Table]]
| H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Tuesday 7th Feb'y 1815 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | E b S 3/4 S. | N.N.E.  |   | AM/. Light breezes & fine |
| 2 | 1 | 6 |   |   |   |   |
| 3 | 1 | 6 |   |   |   |   |
| 4 | 1 |   |   |   |   | 4 Light breezes & fine W'r. trimmed sails |
| 5 | 1 |   |   |   |   | 5 Moderate breezes. made Sail |
| 6 | 1 | 4 |   |   |   |   |
| 7 | 4 |   |   |   |   |   |
| 8 | 3 | 6 |   |   |   | 8 Moderate breezes W'r.  Convoy in Co. |
| 9 | 4 |   |   |   |   |   |
| 10 | 3 |   |   |   |   | Trimmed sails occasionally. |
| 11 | 3 | 4 |   |   |   |   |
| 12 | 4 | " |   |   |   | Noon Light breezes & fine Convoy in Company.  |

[[5 Columned Table]]
| Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long. in | Bearings and distance at Noon |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| S81ºE't | 48 Miles  | 6º27' N |11°08' W't | Cape Mount N 55 E't 31 Miles. |

[[7 Columned Table]]
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | E B S 3/4 S | N NE  |   | PM/. Light breeses & fine |
| 2 | 1 | 4 |   |   |   |   |
| 3 | 1 | 2 |   |   |   | at 1 shortened sail to the topsails |
| 4 | 1 | " |   |   |   | & Jib. 3:30 bent Cables. |
| 5 | 1 | " |   |   |   |   |
| 6 | " | } | up N B W. off N b E. |   |   | 4 Light airs & hazy. Convoy in Company. |
| 7 | 2 | 4 | E B S 3/4 S. |   |   | 5 hove too to speak the Liverpool |
| 8 | 2 | 2 |   |   |   | at 6 filled |
| 9 | 2 | 4 |   |   |   | 8 Light airs & hazy W'r. |
| 10 | 2 | - |   | W B N. |   | 9:40 lowered the top sails |
| 11 | 1 | 4 |   |   |   |   |
| 12 | 1 | 4 |   |   |   | Mid't Light airs |
|  |  |  |   |  W NW. |   | Convoy in Company. |

[[7 Columned Table]]
| H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Wednesday 8th Feb'y 1815 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | E B S ¾ S | W NW. |   | AM/. Light breezes & fine |
| 2 | 1 | " |   |   |   |   |
| 3 | " | " | Calm  |   |   | at 3 Calm  |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | E B S ¾ S |   |   | 4 Light airs |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | SE b S ½ E. |   |   |   |
| 6 | 4 | 4 |   | N.E. |   | 8:30 Saw the Land bearing E NE. |
| 7 | 6 | " | E SE. |   |   | Sounded in 35 fathoms. Muddy |
| 8 | 6 | 6 |   |   |   | Bottom. 9. up foresail & hove too |
| 9 | 6 | - | E B S. |   |   | 10:40 Filled set foresail |
| 10 | " | up NE b E off East. |   | N.b.W.  |   | Permitted the James to part Company. |
| 11 | 1 | 4 | S b E ¾ E. |   |   | Noon light breezes. |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | S. S.E.  |   |   | High Land N NE. ¼ E. |

[[5 Columned Table]]
| Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| S84E't | 53 Miles | 6°02' N. | 10°06' W't | Cape Mesurado NE b N 8 or 10 Miles |

[[7 Columned Table]]
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 3 | " | SE B E. | NW B N. |   | PM/. Mod'te & fine |
| 2 | 3 | " |   |   |   | 2:30 Shortened sail |
| 3 | 3 | 2 |   |   |   | 4 Mod'te & fine W'r. Land seen from the Mast |
| 4 | 2 | 6 |   |   |   | Head NE b N. spoke the Liverpool |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | S.S.W |   |   |   |
| 6 | 1 | 4 |   |   |   |   |
| 7 | 2 | 4 | S b E ¾ E. | Vble |   | 8 Light airs & fine. sounded in |
| 8 | 2 | 2 |   |   |   | 27 fathoms. blue Mud  Convoy in  |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | South. |   |   | Company. trimmed sails |
| 10 | " | } | up S SE. off S.S.W. |   |   | 10 Sounded in 28 fathoms |
| 11 | " | } |   |   |   |   |
| 12 | " | } |   |   |   | Mid't. Light airs & fine Weather. |

Transcription Notes:
B or b means "by".