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His Majesty’s Ship, Comus at Sea | H | K | F | Courses. | Winds | No. Sig. | Remarks &c Thursday. 9th Feb'y. 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | " | } | Calm. | | | AM/. Calm & fine | | 2 | " | } | | | | at 2 Sounded in 30 fathoms. soft | | 3 | " | } | | | | muddy bottom. 2:30 a breeze from E NE. | | | 1 | 4 | SE b S. | | | muddy bottom. 2:30 a breeze from E NE. | | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | 4 Light breezes & Cloudy. Sounded in | | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | | 30 fathoms soft bottom. | | 6 | 3 | 2 | S E b E. | | | made & shortened sail occasionally | | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | 7:30 sounded in 28 fathoms | | 8 | 5 | " | | | | 8 out 2d reefs. | | 9 | 4 | 4 | E. S.E. | | | | | 10 | 2 | " | | | | Noon Mod'te fine W'r. | | 11 | 4 | " | S E b S. | | | | | 12 | 1 | 4 | S E b S. | | | Convoy in Company | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S 49° E't | 47 Miles | 5 46 N | 9 30 W | Entrance of St John's River N 66 E't 5 or 6 miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 3 | " | South. | W b S. | | PM/. Light breezes & fine | | 2 | 2 | " | | | | | | | 2 | " | SSE. | WNW. | | 1:30 shortened sail & hauled up SSE.| | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | soundings from 10 to 18 fathoms | | 4 | 3 | 6 | | | | Muddy Bottom. 2 Trade Town E ½ S | | 5 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | and nearest part of the Shore NE b E | | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | 4 miles 5:30 set Foresail | | 8 | 2 | " | | | | 6 Mod'te & fine | | 9 | 1 | 4 | | | | 8 Light breezes. up Foresail | | 10 | 1 | 4 | | | | Convoy in Company. | | 11 | 1 | 4 | | | | Mid't. light airs with Thunder| | 12 | 1 | " | | West | | & Lightening. Sounded in 32 fms Muddy Bottom. | [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Friday 10th Feb'y 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 1 | " | S.S.E. | | | AM/. Light breezes & fine | | 2 | 1 | " | | | | 1 Sounded in 32 fathoms at 2 in | | 3 | 1 | " | | | | 35 fathoms at 3 & 4 in 36 fathoms | | 4 | 1 | 4 | SE ½ S. | | | 4 Light breezes & fine W'r. Convoy in Company. | | 5 | " | up W b N off S.W. | | | | | | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | 7 Made sail | | 7 | 2 | 2 | SE ½ E. | | | 8 Light breezes & fine W'r. Land from East to NE | | 8 | 2 | 4 | | | | at 9 Punished 2 Men | | 9 | 1 | " | | | | 11 Sista Rock NE b E. 4 or 5 Miles | | 10 | 1 | 4 | | | | trimmed occasionally | | | " | 4 | S.E. | | | | | 11 | 1 | " | | | | Noon light breezes. Convoy in Co. | | 12 | 1 | 2 | | | | | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S49E't | 47 Miles | 5°16 N | 8°58 W't | Sister Rocks NE b E 6 or 7 Miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 4 | | | | PM/. Light breezes & fine | | 2 | 4 | " | | | | 3:30 up Mainsail & in Studding | | 3 | 4 | " | | | | Sails & Royals. 3:40 set Mainsail | | 4 | 3 | " | | | | Mod'te & fine. Convoy in Co. | | 5 | 1 | 6 | S b E | | | 4:15 in Studding Sails & 2'd Reefs | | | 1 | 6 | S.S.E. | | | | | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | 6 Same Weather. Land East. 7 Calm | | 7 | " | } | | | | 7:30 burnt a false fire | | 8 | " | } | Calm | | | trimmed occasionally. sounded | | 9 | " | } | | | | | | 10 | " | } | | | | from 34 to 30 fms Fired a Rocket | | 11 | " | } | | | | Mid't light airs Convoy in Company. | | 12 | 1 | " | SE b E. | Vble. | | | His Majestys Ship Comus at Sea [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Saturday 11th Feb'y 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 1 | " | | | | AM/. Light airs & fine | | 2 | " | 6 | | | | | | 3 | " | 6 | | | | | | 4 | " | 6 | | | | 4 Calm & hazy with thunder & lightning | | 5 | " | | | | | | | 6 | " | } | Calm | | | | | 7 | " | } | | | | 8 light airs Vble. | | 8 | " | } | | | | | | 9 | " | } | Head from | | | | | 10 | " | } | | | | | | 11 | " | } | South to | | | Noon. Calm & Cloudy | | 12 | " | } | ESE. | Calm | | Convoy in Company | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S49°E't | 47 Miles | 4°50 N | 8°40 W | Barbarra NNE. Settra Krew E B S | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | " | 6 | SE b S. | NWBN. | | PM/. Light & hazy | | 2 | 1 | 4 | S.E. | | | | | 3 | 1 | 4 | SE b S. | | | at 2:30 large Rock off Settra Krew | | 4 | 1 | 4 | | | | E ½ N. 4 Light & hazy W'r. | | 5 | 3 | " | | | | 5 Settra Krew E.NE. 7 or 8 miles | | 6 | 2 | " | | | | | | 7 | 2 | 4 | S.b.E. | WBN. | | at 6 hauled up SbE. trimmed sails | | 8 | 3 | " | | | | Krew Settra NE ½ N 5 or 6 miles | | 9 | " | } | up South | | | 8 Light airs. 8:10 hove too | | 10 | " | } | | | | 11 Mod'te with thunder & lightening | | 11 | " | } | off S.S.E. | | | in top gall't sails. fired several guns 11:30 burnt a blue light | | 12 | " | } | | | | Mid't filled, set foresail & Jib Convoy in Company. | [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Sunday 12th Feb'y 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | " | SEbS... | WbN. | | AM/. Light breezes & Cloudy | | 2 | 2 | 6 | | | | 1:40 set top gall't sails | | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | sounded occasionally | | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | | 4 Light breezes & Cloudy W'r. | | 5 | 1 | 4 | | | | 5:50 obs'd a sail E ½ S. made all sail | | 6 | 1 | " | | | | in Chace 6:15 in Stud'g Sails & trimmed | | | 1 | 4 | E ½ S | | | | | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | sails. 8 Mod'te & fine. Chace North | | 8 | 3 | " | | | | at anchor. tacked occasionally to | | 9 | 1 | " | NW B W. | | | close Chace. Mustered Ship Company. | | 10 | 2 | 4 | NNE. | NW. | | Boarded the Strange Ship belonging | | 11 | 1 | 4 | | | | to Liverpool | | | 1 | 4 | NNE. | WNW. | | | | 12 | 2 | " | | | | Noon Mod'te. Convoy in Co. | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | 4°33 N | 8°29 W't | Grand Sisters NNW. 8 or 9 Miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 1 | " | SSE. | SW. | | PM/. Light Breezes & fine. 12:30 hove too | | | " | up SSE off E. | | | | PM/. Light Breezes & fine. 12:30 hove too | | 2 | 3 | 4 | SE b S. | | | at 1 filled & made all sail | | 3 | 5 | " | | | | at 2 Garraway East. Grand Sisters | | 4 | 5 | " | | WSW. | | N b E. 3:30 Rock Town E ½ N 9 or 10 | | 5 | 5 | 2 | | | | Miles. 4 Mod'te & fine Convoy in Company | | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | 4:40 Rock Town ENE. at 5 in | | | 2 | 4 | ES.E. | | | | | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | Stud'g Sails & set mainsail 5:30 alt'd [[altered]] | | 8 | 3 | 6 | SE½E. | | | the Course to ESE. in Royals | | 9 | 4 | " | S.E. | Vble. | | at 6 Cape Town NE b N 10 or 11 miles made & Shortened sail occasionally | | 10 | 5 | " | EBS. | | | 8 Mod'te 1 sail in Company burnt several false | | 11 | 3 | 4 | | | | fires. 9 altered the Course to EBS | | 12 | 3 | " | | | | Mid't Light breezes. Convoy in Company |
Transcription Notes:
B or b - means "by" : Ex. E B S. - East by South.
St. John's River empties into the Atlantic near Edina, Liberia, above Bassa's Cove. Garraway is going south from the above place, almost at the tip below Morovia, which was mentioned, where the coast stops going southeast, and turns eastward - where they would head to Accra, and Porto Nova, and then the coast bends in the southerly direction in that gulf. *Rock Town is inland to the north of Gallaway.
