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His Majesty's Ship Comus at Sea [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Friday 17th Feb'y 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 4 | " | E.S.E. | N.W. | | AM/. Mod'te & fine | | 2 | 4 | " | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | 3 Up foresail & down Jib | | 4 | 3 | " | | | | 4 Mod'te & fine | | 5 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | at 7 Crossed royal yards | | 7 | 3 | 4 | East. | N.W. | | 7:30 set fore sail & out 2'd reefs | | 8 | 3 |·· | | | | 8 Light breezes fine W'r. Convoy in Co. | | 9 | 3 | 6. | | | | Punished 2 Men for Drunkeness & | | 10 | | | | | | neglect of Duty. | | 11 | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | Noon Light breezes & fine Convoy in Co. | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | 5°02 N. | 5°28 W't | Jack Lahou N27°E't 16 Miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 3 | 4 | East. | W.N.W. | | PM/. Mod'te & hazy. | | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | at 3 trimmed sails | | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | | 4 Mod'te & hazy W'r. | | 5 | 3 | 2 | E.S.E. | | | at 5 Pickeniny Bassam N b E. | | 6 | 2 | 4 | SE b E. | SW B W. | | Grand Bassam NE B E. 5:20 in 2'd reefs | | 7 | " | } | | | | at 8 Calm & fine | | 8 | " | } | | | | at 9 light airs | | 9 | 1 | | S b E. | East. | | trimmed sails occasionally. | | 10 | 1 | 2 | E.S.E. | South. | | | | 11 | 1 | 2 | | | | Mid't. light airs. Convoy in Co. | | 12 | 1 | 6 | | | | | [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Saturday 18th Feb'y 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 3 | 4 | E.S.E. | South. | | AM/ Light breezes & fine | | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | 12:50 Trimmed sails. 3:30 Sounded in | | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | 52 fathom blue mud. 5:15 in in 39 fathoms | | 4 | 2 | " | | | | mud & sand. at 7 Made Sail | | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | 2 | 4 | E b S ½ S. | | | | | 7 | 2 | 6 | E ½ S. | | | 8 Light breezes & fine Weather | | 8 | 1 | 6 | | | | 9:40 a breeze from the North'd. trimmed | | 9 | 1 | 4 | | | | Sails. Convoy in Co. | | 10 | 1 | 2 | SE. | | | | | 11 | " | 6 | E B S. | | | Noon Light breezes & fine W'r. Convoy in Company. | | 12 | " | 6 | E ½ S. | | | | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | 5° 05 N | 3° 38 W't | Grand Bassam N b W 5 or 6 Miles Assinia E b N ½ N 14 Miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 1 | 4 | E ½ S. | N b E. | | PM/. Light Breezes & fine. 12:50 Trimmed | | 2 | 3 | 4 | | sounded occas'ly | | Sails. a long shoal E ½ S. distant from| | 3 | 3 | ·· | SE b E. | from 20 to 24 | | the closest shore 5 or 6. in 20 fathoms| | 4 | 4 | " | | fm's | | at 2 hauled out to SE B E. Land appeared | | 5 | 4 | 2 | | | | to lay ESE ½ S. 4 Mod'te & fine. | | 6 | 3 | ·· | S.E. | SW. | | at 5 Shortened sail. 6 Mod'te & fine W'r. Convoy | | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | in Co. | | 8 | 3 | 4 | | at 8 in 27 fm blue mud. | | 8 Mod'te & fine W'r. | | 9 | 3 | 2 | | 8 to 12 27 fathoms. | | Mid't. Light Breezes. Convoy in Co. | | 10 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 11 | 2 | " | | | | Sounded occasionally. | | 12 | 2 | 4 | | SW. | | | His Majesty's Ship Comus at Sea [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Sunday. 19th Feb'y 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 6 | SE. | SW B S | | AM/. Light breeses & fine | | 2 | 2 | 6 | | | | 1:15 set the mainsail | | 3 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | 3 | " | | | | 4 Light breeses & fine W'r. Convoy in Company. | | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | at 6 made all sail | | 7 | 3 | " | E.S.E. | | | | | 8 | 2 | 6 | | | | 8 Mod'te & fine. | | 9 | 1 | 4 | | | | 10 Shortened sail Mustered Ships | | 10 | 1 | " | | | | Company & Performed divine Service | | 11 | 1 | " | S.E. | Vble. | | Noon light breezes & fine made | | 12 | 1 | " | | | | Sail. Convoy in Company. | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat'de in | Long'de in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | 4° 54 N. | 3° 44 W't | [[P?tish]] Fort NNE. 8 or 9 miles. Cape Apolonia N½W 8 or 9 miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | " | S.E. | SWbW. | | PM/. Light breezes & fine | | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | 4 | " | | | | | | 4 | 3 | 6 | | | | 4 Light breezes & fine. | | 5 | 3 | 6 | | | | 5:30 hove too. | | 6 | 1 | " | SE B S | | | at 6 filled. Axim Fort NE. 6 or 7 Miles | | | " | up S b E. off SE B S | | | | | | 7 | 1 | 2 | S.S.E. | | | Brandenburgh Fort ESE ½ E. 8 or 9 Miles Cape Three Points SE b E 10 or 11 Miles | | 8 | 1 | 4 | | Vble. | | at 8 Light breezes & fine Convoy in Co. | | 9 | 1 | 6 | | | | 8:30 set the Mainsail| | 10 | 2 | 4 | | | | 11:30 The high land of Cape Three Points | | 11 | 3 | 2 | S.S.E.½.E. | | | from N ½ W. to NE b N. no bottom with 32 fathoms line. 11:30 bore up ESE | | 12 | 2 | 2 | S.E.b.S | SW. | | trimmed Sails | | | 2 | 4 | E.S.E. | | | Mid't. Mod'te & fine Convoy in Co. | [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Monday 20th Feb'y 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 4 | " | S.E.b.E. | SW | | AM/. Mod'te & fine | | 2 | 5 | " | E.S.E. | | | | | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 2 | E.b.S. | | | 4 Mod'te & fine. burnt several false fires to | | 5 | 3 | 4 | | | | the Convoy. | | 6 | 3 | " | | | | at 6 altered the course to ENE. | | 7 | 2 | " | ENE | Vble. | | trimming sails. 7:30 set the Royals | | 8 | 2 | " | NE. | | | 8 Light breezes & fine. Convoy in Co. | | 9 | 2 | " | N.N.E. | | | 10 Extremes of the land from NW | | 10 | 2 | " | | | | to N B E. Sounded occasionally in | | 11 | 1 | 6 | | | | from 20 to 30 fathoms. | | 12 | 2 | ·· | | Westerly | | | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 3 | " | North. | West | | PM/ Mod'te & fine | | 2 | 1 | 6 | | | | 1:30 trimmed Sails | | | 2 | ·· | ENE | | | 2:10 in Royals and up Foresail | | 3 | 1 | 6 | NE b E | | | | | 4 | 2 | " | ENE. | | | at 4 Made all sail. Almina Castle E b N | | | 3 | 6 | E B N ¾ N. | | | obs'd 2 strange sail East. at 5 Shortened | | 5 | 5 | · | SE ½ S. | | | sail & hove too. boarded a Brig under English | | 6 | " | ·} | up SSE | | | Colours from Cape Coast bound to Sierra | | 7 | · | } | off SE b S. | SW. | | Leon. at 6 Light breezes & fine Cape Coast Castle | | 8 | 2 | 6 | E ¾ S | | | E ½ N 7 or 8 Miles. Almina Castle S b W 3 or 4| | 9 | " | 6} | Current setting | | | miles. 6:15 down Jib. 7:30 Boat returned bore up & made sail. 8 Light breezes & fine W'r. Convoy in Co.| | 10 | " | 6} | ESE | | | 8:20 Shortened sail & anch'd with the Best| | 11 | " | 6} | | | | Bower in 7½ f'ms. Veered to ½ Cable. Cape Coast Castle | | 12 | " | 4} | | Vble. | | North. Almina NE ¾ E. Offshore 1½ Mile Mid't Light breezes & fine W'r. |
Transcription Notes:
There are different markings in column 3. One is ", and the other is ·· .
In GHANA - The Axim Fort is above the The Brandenburg fort - was Fort Gross Fredericksburg - in Ghana, on the Gold Coast. Also Cape Three Points, Ghana, is SE of the fort (called Prince's Town's Fort). Did not find Cape Apolonia on a map.
