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His Majesty’s Ship Comus at sea [[7 columned table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds |No. Sig'ls |Remarks &c. Sunday 12th March 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 3 | | S b W. | } W. b S. | | Am/ moderate & fine | | 2 | 3 | | S S.W.| } | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | 3 | | | | | 4 moderate & fine W'r. | | 5 | 1 | 6 | | | | 5 hove too, sent a boat today the current | | | | | | | | found it running S B E 1/2 E 1 Mile Pr Hour | | 6 | " | 4 | | | | 6:30 filled & made Sail | | 7 | " / 2 | up South / 6 | 0ff S SE. /S SE. | | | | 8 | 1 | 2 | | | | 8 Light breeses & hazy W'r. | | 9 | 1 | ·· | SE b S. | | | | | 10 | 1 | 2 | S.S.E. | | | Mustered Ships Company by the | | 11 | 1 | 2 | | | | Ships Books | | 12 | 1 | ·· | S b E. | | | Noon Light breeses & hazy Weather. | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Distance. | Lat in | Long in | Bearing & distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | S 24° E't | 90 Miles | 4° 38' N. | 6° 06' E't | Cape Formaso S. 20° E't, 27 Miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 1 | 6 | South | | | PM/. Moderate & hazy. | | 2 | 2 | 6 | S b W. | | | | | 3 | 4 | 6 | S.S.E. | | | | | 4 | 5 | " | | | | 4 Moderate & hazy Weather | | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | 5 | " | | | | 6 Moderate & hazy W'r. 6:20 in Royals | | 7 | 2 / 1 | ·· / 6 | South. | | | | 8 | 4 | | | | | 8 Moderate & fine | | 9 | 3 | 4 | | | | 8:20 set Courses | | 10 | 1 / 2 | 6 / ·· | S E. | | | 9:40 altered Course to S E | | 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'ls |Remarks &c. Sunday 13th March 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 3 | 6 | S.E. | S.W. | | AM/. Moderate & hazy. | | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | | 4 Moderate & hazy W'r 4:30 set Top Gall't Sails & | | 5 | 3 | | E.S.E. | | | Foresail. | | 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 | | | | 19:30 Shifted Topsail & Courses | | 9:50 in Top Gall't Yards. | | 11 | 2 | | | | | | 12 | 1 | 4 | | | Noon light breeses & fine. | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Distance. | Lat in | Long in | Bearing & distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 163 E't | 77 Miles | 3° 58' N. | 7°14' E't | Cape Taloma N 22°E't dist. 19 Miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | ·· | East. | S b E. | | PM/. Light breezes & hazy. | | 2 | ·· | up | South off SE. | | | 1:30 tryed the Current, found it | | 3 | 2 | 4 | b S. N 1/2 N. | | running East 2/3 Miles Pr. Hour | | 4 | 3 | | | | | 4 Mod'te & hazy | | 5 | 3 | 4 | | | | 5:15 Shortened sail & Rounded | | 6 | ·· | 6 | | | | the Starb'd Tacks. sent a boat to by | | 7 | ·· | } | up South | | | the current. found it running E NE | | 8 | ·· | } | off SE b S. | | | 3/4 Mile pr. hour down Royal Yards & | | 9 | " | } | up W NW. | | | up boat. 7:40 rain in top gall't Sails & Wore | | 10 | " | } | off N NW. | | | 8 Mod'te & hazy W'r. | | 11 | " | } | Same as above | | | | | 12 | " | } | Same as above | | | Mid't Mod'te & hazy Weather. | His Majesty’s Ship Comus at sea [[7 columned table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds |No. Sig'ls |Remarks &c. Tuesday 14th March 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 6 | } | up NW b W | SW b W/ | | AM/. Mod'te & fine | | 2| 6 | } | off NNW. | | | | | 3 | 6 | } | up NW b W off N NW. | | | | 3:30 wore in 10 Fathoms | | 4 | 3 / ·· | 4 / up | N. NE. / South off S S E. | | | 4 Mod'te & fine. | | 5 | | | | | | 5:30 bore up to make the land, made | | 6 | ·· / 2 | ·· / 4 | · · · / E b N. | | | all sail. hauled up E.S.E. trimmed | | 7 | 4 | ·· | E S E. | | | sails. 8 Mod'te & hazy. | | 8 | 3 | 4 | East | | | 10:30 obs'd a boat N N.E. trimmed sail | | 9 | 2 | 2 | E NE. | | | & sent Gig in chace of boat fired 2 shot | |10 | 2 | · | | | | at the Boat 11:30 Tacked & hove too | | 11 | 2 | | N b W. | | | Noon light breezes & fine Gig bore | | 12 | 1 / ·· | ·· / up | N NW. / South off SSE. | W SW. | | N 1/2 W. Breakers from E N E to N b E. Dist 1 1/2 Mile | | | | | | | | Rough Point N NE 1/2 E. 2 miles | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Distance. | Lat in | Long in | Bearing & distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | N 55°E't | 47 miles | 4°22' N. | 7°52' E't | Foche Point N b E. about 2 miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | } | up S b W. | W b S. | | PM./ Mod'te & fine. 1:20 Gig returned | | 2 | | } | off S E b S. | | | not having come up with the Chace | | 3 | 2 | 4 | S 1/2 W. | | | 2 filled & made sail off shore in 4 1/2 fms | | 4 | 4 | 4 | NW. | W S W. | | 3 Tacked. 4 Tacked & shortened Sail | | 5 | 1 | | South | | | Easter Point N B E. Rough Point | | 6 | 1 | 4 | S 1/2 E. | | | to the Eastward of the River NE b N | | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | 2 1/2 Miles at 6 Achoe Point NW b N | | 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'ls |Remarks &c. Wednesday 15th March 1815 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 5 | 6 | N. NW. | West. | | AM/. Mod'te & Cloudy | | 2 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | 4 | [[?]] | | | | at 3 tacked made & shortened Sail | | 4 | 1 | 4 | SW b W. | | | occasionally | | 5 | 1 | 2 | SW 1/2 W | | | 4 Mod'te & Cloudy W'r. 5:30 Wore & made sail | | 6 | 1 / ·· | " / 4 | S SW 1.2 W. | | | | | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | 8 Moderate & fine | | 8 | 4 | 4 | | | | 9 light airs Variable wore ship | | 9 | " / " 4 / 4 | / South | | | up Courses Artificers variously | | 10 | 1 | | W b S. | | | employed. | | 11 | 1 | | SW. | | | | | 12 | 1 | | SW b S. | Vble. | Noon light breezes & fine | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Distance. | Lat in | Long in | Bearing & distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S 28° E't. | 9 Miles. | 4°12' N | 7°59'E't | Foche Point N 28° E't 9 Miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 4 | 2 | N NW 1.2 W. | SW b W. | | PM/. Light breeses & fine | 2 | 5 | 2 | NW 1/2 W. | | | 2:20 Tacked. Rough Point N b W 1/2 W | | 3 | 2 / 1 | ··/ 6 | NW b W. / S 1/2 S | | | Coche Point NW b N 3 or 4 Miles | | 4 | 2 / 1 | 4 / 4 | South / NW b W. | | | 3:45 Tacked. 4 Mod'te & hazy | | 5 | 5 | ·· | | | | 4:30 Saw a stranger to windward | | 6 | 3 / | · / up | S b E. / South | W. SW. | | 5 Tacked 5:30 Shortened sail & | | 7 | | off S.E. | | | | hove too. Boarded the John English | | 8 | / 1 | / | / East | | | Trader 6 Fresh breezes | 7:50 Bore up | | 9 | 4 | | E.S.E. | | | 8 Shortened Sail| 8:20 Furled Sail | | 10 | 1 | 6 | | | | 9:30 Anch'd with the Best Bower in | | 11 | | | | | | 9 fathoms. Veered a whole Cable | |2 | | | | | | Mid't Mod'te & Cloudy |
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