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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".