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His Majesty's Ship Comus at anchor off Cape Coast Castle [[5 Columned Table]] | Week Days | M'th Days | Winds | No Sig. | Remarks &c February. 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Tuesday. | 21st. | SW. | | AM/. Light breezes & fine Scrubbed harn'es | | Current running Easterly 1/2 Mile | | | | The Fort atacked us with 15 Guns. Returned | | per hour | | | | attack with 13. Crossed Royal yards. out boats | | | | | | PM/. Same W'r Employed tarring the Rigging & | | | | | | as Requisite. Rec'd Wood. Mid't Light breezes | | Wednesday | 22nd | | | Am/. Light breezes & fine out boats | | | | | | Employ'd about the Rigging, painting | | | | | | & Washing the Shop. PM/. Light breezes & fine W'r. Emp. at | | | | | | above. rec'd two bullocks weighing 242 | | | | | | Lb's. Mid't Fine Weather. | | Thurdsay | 23rd | Vble. | | Am/. Light breezes & fine | | | | | | at 3 out all boats and sent them | | | | | | for Water. 11:30 a heavy squall from | | | | | | E NE. veered to 2/3 of a Cable. & down | | | | | | Top Gall't yards. Noon light breezes & | | | | | | Cloudy. rec'd on Board 15 tons of Water | | | | | | PM/. light breezes & Cloudy W'r. Employed showing the hold | | | | | | at Sunset in Boats | | | | | | 8 Light breezes & Cloudy Weather. | | | | | | Mid't Light breezes & Cloudy Weather. Current runs E B S. 1/2 Miles pr. | | | | | | hour. | | Friday | 26th | Vble. | Am/. Light airs & Cloudy. | | | | | | out Boats & sent them for Water | | | | | | Employed stowing it away. | | | | | | Rec'd between the 21st & 22d - Thirty tons | | | | | | of Water Purchased by the Purser | | | | | | PM/. Light breezes & fine W'r. Employed as above | | | | | | Completed water to 46 Tons. Sunset in | | | | W SW. | | Boats. | | | | | Mid't hazy Weather | [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Course | Winds | No Sig | Remarks &c Saturday Feb'y 25th Feb'y 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | E.S.E. | | AM/. Mod'te & hazy | | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | 4 Mod'te & hazy W'r. | | 5 | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | 8 Light breezes & hazy. | | 9 | | | | | | Employ'd as requisite | | 10 | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | Noon Light breezes & hazy Weather. | [[5 columned table]] | Course | Distance | Lat in | Long in | Beatings & distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | Single anchor at Cape Coast. | [[7 columned table| | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | | E b S. | | PM/. Mod'te & hazy. | | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | Employed as above | | 4 | | | | | | 4 Mod'te & hazy W'r. | | 5 | | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | Sunset in Boats. | | 8 | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | Mid't light winds & hazy. | His Majestys Ship Comus at anchor off Cape Coast [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Course | Winds | No Sig | Remarks &c Sunday Feb'y 26th Feb'y 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | Current run | West | AM/. Moderate & foggy W'r. | | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | at the rate of 1 knot | | | | | 4 | | | | | | 4 Moderate & foggy W'r. | | 5 | | | p'r hour. | NW. | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | 9. Crosses Top gall't & Royal yards | | 10 | | | | | | Mustered Ships Company | | 11 | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | Noon Light airs & foggy W'r. | [[5 columned table]] | Course | Distance | Lat in | Long in | Beatings & distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | Single anchor at Cape Coast. | [[7 columned table| | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | Current | S.E. | | PM/. Light breeses & foggy | | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | 4 Light bresses & foggy W'r. | | 5 | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | Sunset down Royal & top gall't | | 7 | | | | | | yards. | | 8 | | | | | | 8 Light winds | | 9 | | | | S.E. | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | Mid't Light breeses & foggy Weather. | [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Course | Winds | No Sig | Remarks &c Monday Feb'y 27th Feb'y 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | " | | | S.E. | AM/. Light winds & fine | | 2 | " | | | | | | | 3 | " | | | | | | | 4 | " | | | | | 4 Light winds & fine W'r. Scrubbed hammocks & | | 5 | " | | | | | washed cloathes. | | 6 | " | | | | | at 6 Crossed top gall't & Royal yards | | 7 | 1 | " | E B L. | | | weighed & made Sail. 7 set Staysails | | 8 | 1 | " | | | | 8 Light airs & foggy. Cape Coast | | 9 | 1 | " | E 1/2 S. | | | Castle N. N.W. 3 or 4 Miles | | 10 | 1 | " | E.S.E. | | | | | 11 | 1 | " | S b E. | | | 11:30 Wore Variable winds | | 12 | " | 4 | S B W. | Vble. | | Noon Light airs & foggy Weather. | | | " | 2 | NE. | | | | [[5 columned table]] | Course | Distance | Lat in | Long in | Beatings & distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | 3°06' N | 00° 50 | Cape Coast Castle NW 4 or 5 Miles | [[7 columned table| | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 1 | " | NE b E. | S.E.B.E. | | PM/. Light breeses & foggy | | 2 | 1 | 6 | | | | aat 2 set royals. | | 3 | 2 | " | E B N 1/2 N. | | | | | 4 | 1 | 6 | | Vble. | | 4 Light bresses & foggy W'r. | | 5 | 1 | 4 | E. 1/2 S. | S.B.E. | | | | 6 | 2 | " | | | | | at 6 Annamaboo Castle NW 1/2 N. | | 7 | 1 | " | E S E. | | | 2 Miles. 6:30 Tacked. in 1st reef | | | 1 | 4 | SW b W 1/2 W. | | | topsails. 8 Mod'te & hazy Tacked | | 8 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | 2 | 4 | | | | 9:30 altered the Course to E B S 1/2 S | | 10 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | 6 | E b S 1/2 S. | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Standing off shore in from 7 to 10 fms. | | 12 | | | | | | Mid't Light breeses & fine |
