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His Majestys Ship Comus at Sea [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c. Sunday 12th March 1815 | | 1 | 3 | | SbW | | | AM/ Moderate & fine | | 2 | 3 | | S.S.W. | W.bS. | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | 4 Moderate & fine | | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | 1 | 6 | | | | 5 hove too, sent a boat to try the Current | | 6 | " | 4 | | | | found it running SBE 1/2 E 1 Mile pr hour | | 7 | " | | up South off SSE | | | 6:30 filled & made Sail | | | " | 6 | SSE. | | | | | 8 | 1 | 2 | | | | 8 Light breeses & hazy W'r | | 9 | 1 | " | SEbS. | | | | | 10 | 1 | 2 | S.S.E. | | | Mustered Ships Company by the | | 11 | 1 | 2 | | | | Ships Books | | 12 | 1 | " | SbE. | | | Noon Light breeses & hazy Weather | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Distance | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S 24° E't | 90 Miles | 4.38 N. | 6º 06 E't| Cape Formosa S 29° E't 27 Miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 1 | 6 | South | | | PM/. Moderate & hazy. | | 2 | 2 | 6 | SbW. | | | | | 3 | 4 | 6 | S.S.E. | | | | | 4 | 5 | " | | | | | | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | | 4 Moderate & hazy. | | 6 | 5 | " | | | | 6 Moderate & hazy. 6:20 in Royals | | 7 | 2 | " | | | | | | | 1 | 6 | South. | | | | | 8 | 4 | | | | | 8 Moderate & fine | | 9 | 3 | 4 | | | | 8:20 up Courses | | 10 | 1 | 6 | | | | 9 Leo altered Course to SE | | | 2 | " | SE. | | | 9:50 in Top Gall't Yards. | | 11 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | 4 | " | | | | Mid't mod'te & hazy | [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c. Monday 13th March 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 3 | 6 | S.E. | SW. | | AM/ Mod'te & hazy. | | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | | 4 Mod'te & hazy. 4.30 set Top Gall't Sails & Foresails | | 5 | 3 | | E.S.E. | | | | | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | 3 | | | | | 8 Mod'te & fine altered the Course to | | 9 | 3 | | East. | S.S.W. | | East. | | 10 | 2 | 4 | | | | 10:30 Shifted Topsails & courses | | 11 | 2 | | | | | | | 12 | 1 | 4 | | | | Noon light breeses & fine | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Distance | Lat in | long in | Bearings & distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S63 E't | 77 Miles | 3.58 N. | 7..14 E't | Cape Talama N 22° E't dist. 19 Miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | " | East. | SbW. | | PM/ Light breezes & hazy | | 2 | " | up South off SE. | | | | 1:30 tryed the Current. found it | | 3 | 2 | 4 | EbN 1/2 N. | | | Running East 3/4 Mile Pr hour | | 4 | 3 | | | | | 4 Mod'te & hazy. | | 5 | 3 | 4 | | | | 5:15 Shortened sail & Rounded too on | | 6 | " | 6 | | | | the Starb'd Tacks. sent a boat to try | | 7 | " | } | up South off SEbS. | | | the current. found it running ENE | | 8 | " | } | up W NW. | | | | | 9 | " | } | off NNW. | | | 3/4 mile pr hour down Royal Yards & | | 10 | " | } | | | | up boat. 7:40 in top gall't Sails & wore | | 11 | " | } | | | | 8 Mod'te & hazy W'r | | 12 | " | } | EbN 1/2 N. | | | Mid't Mod'te & hazy Weather | His Majestys Ship Comus at Sea [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c. Tuesday 14th March 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | " | } | up NWbW | SWbW. | | AM/. Mod'te & fine | | 2 | " | } | off NNW. | | | 3:30 wore in 10 Fathoms | | 3 | " | } | EbN 1/2 N. | | | | | 4 | 3 | 4 | NNE. | | | 4 Mod'te & fine. | | | " | up South off SSE. | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | 5:30 bore up to make the land. made| | 6 | " | " | . . . | | | | | | 2 | 4 | EbS. | | | all sail, hauled up E.S.E. trimmed | | 7 | 4 | " | ESE. | | | sails. 8 Mod'te & hazy. | | 8 | 3 | 4 | East | | | | | 9 | 2 | 2 | ENE. | | | 10:30 obs'd a boat NNE. trimmed sail | | 10 | 2 | | | | | & sent Gig in chace of boat. fired 2 shot | | 11 | 2 | | SSW. | | | at the Boat 11:30 Tacked & hove too | | 12 | 1 | " | SSW. | | | Noon light breezes and fine. Gig bore | | | " | up South | WSW. | | | N½W. Breakers from ENE to NbE. Dist 1½ mile | | | | off SSE. | | | | Rough Point NbE½E. 2 miles | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Distance | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | N55°E't | 47 miles | 4 22 N. | 7° 52' E't | Foche Point NbE. about 2 miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | " | } | up SbW. | WbS. | | PM/. Mod'te & fine. 1:20 Gig returned | | 2 | " | } | off SEbS. | | | not having come up with the Chace | | 3 | 2 | 4 | S½W. | | | 2 filled & made sail offshore in 4½ fm | | 4 | 4 | 4 | NW. | WSW. | | 3 Tacked. 4 Tacked & Shortened Sail | | 5 | 1 | " | South | | | Easter Point NBE. Rough Point | | 6 | 1 | 4 | S½E. | | | to the Eastward of the River NEbN | | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | 2½ Miles at 6 Achoe Point NWBN | | 8 | 2 | | | | | Rough Point North distant 4 or | | 9 | 4 | 4 | | | | 5 Miles. 8 Mod'te & fine set Courses | | 10 | 5 | | | | | | | 11 | 5 | 2 | | | | Midnight Mod'te fine weather | | 12 | 5 | 4 | | | | Tacked ship | [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig | Remarks &c. Wednesday 15th March 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 5 | 6 | NNW. | West. | | AM/. Mod'te & Cloudy | | 2 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | 5 | " | | | | at 3 tacked made & Shortened Sail | | 4 | 1 | 4 | SWbW. | | | occasionally | | 5 | 1 | 2 | SW½W | | | 4 Mod'te & Cloudy 5:30 Wore & made sail | | 6 | 1 | " | SSW½W. | | | | | | " | 4 | NNW. | | | | | 7 | 3 | " | | | | 8 Moderate & fine. | | 8 | 4 | 4 | | | | 9 light and variable wore ship | | 9 | " | 4 | | | | | | | " | 4 | South | | | up Courses Artificers variously | | 10 | 1 | | WbS. | | | employed | | 11 | 1 | | SW. | | | Noon light breezes & fine | | 12 | | | | | | | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Distance | Lat in | Long in | Bearings & distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S28E't | 9 Miles | 4° 12' N | 7° 58' E't | Foche Point N 28° E't 9 Mile | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 4 | 2 | NNW½w. | SWbW. | | PM/. Light breezes & fine. | | 2 | 5 | 2 | NW½W. | | | 2:20 Tacked. Rough Point NbW½W | | 3 | 2 | " | NWbW. | | | Eoche Point NWBN 3 or 4 Miles | | | 1 | 6 | S½ S | | | | | 4 | 2 | 4 | South | | | 3:45 Tacked. 4 Mod'te & hazy | | | 1 | 4 | SWbW. | | | | | 5 | 5 | " | | | | 4:30 Saw a stranger to windward | | 6 | 3 | . | SbE. | | | 5 Tacked 5:30 Shortened sail & | | | | up South | | WSW. | | | | 7 | | off S.S.E. | | | | hove too. Boarded the John English | | 8 | | | | | | Trader. 6 Fresh breezes & hazy. 7:50 bore up | | | 1 | | East | | | | | 9 | 4 | | E.S.E. | | | 8 Shortened Sail. 8:20 furled Sails | | 10 | 1 | 6 | | | | 9:30 anch'd with the Best Bower in | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | 9 fathoms. Veered a whole Cable | | 12 | | | | | | Mid't Mod'te & Cloudy |
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Cape Formosa - correct
Cape Talama ?
Foch[[?]] Point ?
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