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His Majesty's Ship Comus at Sea [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig | Remarks &c Tuesday 28th Feb'y 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 6 | East. | South. | | AM/. Light breezes & fine | | 2 | 1 | 6 | | | | Trimmed sails occasionally | | 3 | 3 | 4 | | NNE. | | | | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | | 4 Light breezes & fine W'r | | 5 | 2 | 2 | EBS 1/2 S. | | | | | 6 | 3 | " | East | | | | | 7 | 3 | 4 | E B N. | | | 8 Light breezes & fine Weather. | | 8 | 4 | " | | | | Punished several men. | | 9 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | 3 | 2 | | | | Noon light breezes & fine | | 11 | 1 | 2 | | Vble. | | | 12 | 2 | 4 | | | | | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Distance | Lat in | Long in | Bearings & distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | N81 E | 41 miles | 5°15 N. | 0°17 W | Accra Fort N 48° E't. Distant 39 miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 3 | 6 | E B N. | S b E | | PM/. Light breezes & fine | | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | at 1 set Studding sails | | 3 | 4 | 4 | E NE. | | | at 3 a high hill NW B N 5 or 6 miles | | 4 | 5 | 4 | EB. N. | | | 3:40 in Royals. 4 Mod'te & fine | | 5 | 3 | " | | | | Accra NE b E. 4:30 Shortened Sails | | 6 | | | Current running | | | & anch'd in 6 Fathoms with the Small | | | 7 | | | South 3/4 Mile | | | Bower veered 1/2 Cable. Accra (English | | 8 | | | pr hour | | | Fort) N B E 1 1/2 mile Christianburgh Fort | | 9 | | | | | | NE B E 2 Miles. | | 10 | | | | | | 8 Light breezes & fine. | | 11 | | | | Vble. | | | | 12 | | | | | | Mid't Light breezes & fine. | [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Wednesday 1st March 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | | Southerly | | AM/. Mod'te & Clear Weather. | | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 4 Mod'te & Clear Weather. | | 4 | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | 8 Mod'te & Clear W'r. Crossed royal & top gall't | | 7 | | | | | | yards. Employ'd stowing the after | | 8 | | | | | | Hold. | | 9 | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | Vble | | Noon Fine Mod'te Weather | | 11 | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Distance | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | At anchor off St James's Fort / Accra Roads | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | | Vble | | PM/. Light breezes & fine | | 2 | | | | | | Rec'd wood and 11 Bullocks | | 3 | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | 4 Light breezes & fine Weather | | 5 | | | | | | Sunset down royal yards | | 6 | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | 8 light breezes & fine | | 9 | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | S.S.E. | | Mid't light breezes & fine | | 11 | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | His Majesty's Ship Comus off Accra. [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Thursday 2'd March 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | Current | North | | AM/ Light breezes & fine | | 2 | | | running W. NW | | | | | 3 | | | 1 mile p'r hour | | | 4 Light breezes & fine. out Yawl & sent her for | | 4 | | | | | | Land. | | 5 | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | 7 | | | Current running W. NW 1 mile pr hour | | | 8 Light breezes & fine W'r. rec'd fodder for the bullocks | | 8 | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | Employ'd Variously up Royal yards | | 10 | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Noon light winds & fine | | 12 | | | | | | | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | At anchor off St James's Fort | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | | Vble | | PM/. Light winds & fine | | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | 4 Light winds & fine Weather. rec'd wood | | 5 | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | Sunset down Royal yards | | 7 | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | 8 light breezes & fine | | 10 | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | Southerly | | Mid't. light breezes & fine. | | 12 | | | | | | | [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Friday 3'd March 1815. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | | Southerly | | AM/. Light airs & fine | | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 4 Light airs & fine W'r. Slaughtered two bullocks | | 4 | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 8 Mod'te & fine Crossed royal yards | | 8 | | | | | | rec'd seven bullocks with fodder | | 9 | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | Noon Vble winds hazy W'r | | 12 | | | | | | | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearings & distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | At anchor off St James's Fort. | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | | N b E. | | PM/. Variable winds | | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 4 Moderate & fine | | 4 | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | Sunset down royal yards | | 7 | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | 8 Light breezes & hazy | | 9 | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | North. | | Mid't. Light breezes & hazy | | 11 | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | |
Transcription Notes:
" marks in the K and F columns do not mean ditto. Rather, they seem to mean that a reading could not be taken (i.e. too slow or too deep to measure).
"Mod’te" is abbreviation for "Moderate".
"D’o" is abbreviation for "Ditto" meaning "same as before".
"W’r" is abbreviation for "Weather".
"D’o W’r" means "same weather as before".
“Vble” is abbreviation for “Variable”.
“E’t” is abbreviation for “East”.
“Rec’d” is abbreviation for “Received”.
“Mid’t” is abbreviation for “Midnight”.
