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His Majesty’s Ship Comus at Sea 1815
[[7 columned table]]
| H | K | F | Courses | Winds |No. Sig'ls |Remarks &c. Thursday 16th March 1815 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| 1 | " |   |   |  W.B.N. |   | Am/ Mod'te & Cloudy |
| 2 | " |   |   |    |  |
| 3 | " |   | No Current  |   |   |   |
| 4 | " |   |   |   |   | 4 Mod'te & Cloudy W'r. |
| 5 | " |  |   |   |   |  |
| 6 | " |  |   |   |   | 6 weighed & made sail |
| 7 | 2 | 4 | E.B.N. | N.B.E. |   | 8 Light airs & fine set the Royals  |
| 8 | 3 | 4 |   |   |   | 8:15 Obs'd 2 Strangers N NW  8:30 Tacked |
| 9 | 1 | 4 |  |   |   | Ship 9:30 sent the Cutter Armed in chace of the Sternmost Vessel. 10:40 obs'd Sternmost Vessel |
| 9 | 1 | 4 | W NW |   |   | fire Several guns at the Cutter, lost |
| 10 | 3 | " | W B N |   |   | Sight of the other Stranger obs'd the Cutter |
| 11 | 3 | " |   |   |   | with an English Jack up. 11:20 obs'd the |
| 12 |   |   |   |   |   | Stranger bore up, for us, the Cutter having |
|   |   |   |   |   |   | boarded her. sent the Gig with assistance. |  

[[5 Columned Table]]
| Course | Distance. | Lat in | Long in | Bearing & distance at Noon |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- 
| N45W | 8 Miles | 4°16' N | 7°53 E't | Rough Corner N5°E't 6 Miles in 6 1/2 fathoms |

[[7 Columned Table]]
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | " | } | up S B W | W B S.  |   | PM/. Mod'te & hazy. 12:30 hove too & the | | 
| 2 | " | } |  |   |   | Schooner Duos Amigos from Parnambuco [[Pernuambuco]], | 
| 3 | " | } | off SE B S. |   |   | bound to Catalan for Slaves, joined | 
| 4 | " | } |  |   |   | us & was Detained  4 Mod'te & hazy  Duos Amigos in Co. |
| 5 | " | } | up S B W. |   |   | 6 Fresh Breezes & fine Detained vessel | 
| 6 | " | } | off S B E |   |   | in Co.  6:40 Boats. 7 filled |
| 7 | " | } |  |   |   | 8 Mod'te & hazy Schooner in Co. | 
| 8 | 3 | 4 | S B W. |   |   | Made & short'd sail occasionally  |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | South |   |   | 9 Wore & have too. 10:30 Filled | 
| 10 | 1 | 4 |  NE b N. |   |   |   |
| 10 | " | 6 |  NW. |   |   |   |
| 11 | up NW off NW B N. |   |   | NW.  |   | Mid't Moderate hazy Weather | 
| 11 | " | 4 | NW 1/2 W |   |   | Schooner in  Company |
| 12 | 1 | 4 |   |   |   |   |

[[7 columned table]]
| H | K | F | Courses | Winds |No. Sig'ls | Remarks &c. Friday 17th March |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| 1 | 1 | 4 | NW B W. | SW b W |   | Am/ Mod'te & Cloudy |
| 2 | 1 | 4 |   |   |   | 2:30 Wore Ships |
| 3 | • | 6 |   |   |   |   |
| 3 | " | 4 | South |   |   |   |
| 4 | 1 | 2 |   |   |   | 4 Light breezes Sch'r in Co. |
| 5 | 1 | " | S 1/2 E. |   |   | Made & Shortened Sail occasionally |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | S b E. | S.W. |   |   |
| 7 | 2 | " |   |   |   |   |
| 8 | 1 | 4 |   |   |   | 8 Light breezes W'r. at 9 took the Schooner |
| 9 | 1 | " |   |   |   | in Tow |
| 9 | 1 | 4 |   |   |   |   |
| 10 | 1 | " |   |   |   | Artificers variously emp'd |
| 11 | 1 | 4 |   |   |   | Noon Mod'te & fine |
| 12 | 2 | " | S 1/2 E. | W S W. |   |   |
   
[[5 Columned Table]]
| Course | Distance. | Lat in | Long in | Bearing & distance at Noon |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- 
| S 85°E't | 12 Miles | 4°14' N. | 8°56 E't | Rough Corner N 64° W't 12 Miles. 12 fms. |

[[7 Columned Table]]
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 2 |   | South | W SW  |   | PM/. Mod'te fine Wr. | 
| 2 | 2 |   |   |   |   |   | 
| 3 | 2 |   |   |   |   |   | 
| 4 | 3 |   |   |   |   | 4 Mod'te fine W'r. Schooner in Co. |
| 5 | 3 |   |   |   |   | 5:45 hove too | 
| 6 |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 6 |   | up South off SE. |   |   |   | 6 in 2 reef topsails  Schooner in Tow |
| 7 | 2 |   | South |   |   |   | 
| 8 | 3 |   |   |   |   | 8 Mod'te fine W'r. |
| 9 | 2 | 4 | S 1/2 W. |   |   | 10 Sounded in 37 fath'ms blue mud | 
| 10 | 2 | " |  South | W SW. |   | Mid't Moderate & fine  Schooner in Tow |
| 11 | 2 | 4 |    |   |   |   | 
| 12 | 1 | 4 | S 1/2 E. |   |   |   |

His Majestys Ship Comus at Sea 1815
[[7 Columned Table]]
| H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Saturday 18th March |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | S 1/2 E. | W.S.W. |   | AM/. Mod’te & fine |
| 2 | 3 | 6 |   |   |   |   |
| 3 | 2 | 4 |   |   |   | Sounded occasionally |
| 4 | 3 | " |   |   |   | 4 Mod’te & fine. Schooner in Tow |
| 5 | 2 | " | S 1/2 W |   |   |   |
| 6 | 2 | " |   |   |   | 6:30 Wore |
| 7 | 1 | " | South |   |   |   |
|   | 1 | " | NW. |   |   |   |
| 8 | 2 | 4 |   |   |   | 8 Mod’te & fine |
| 9 | 1 | 4 |   |   |   | Artificers variously emp’d |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | SWBW |   |   |   |
| 11 | 1 | 4 |   |   |   | Noon Fine Weather |
| 12 | 1 | 6 | SW |   |   |   |


[[5 Columned Table]]
|Course| |Distance| |Lat in| |Long in| |Bearings & distance at Noon|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| S36E't | 13 Miles | 4°4N | 8 14E’t | Rough Corner N57°W 26 Miles |

[[7 Columned Table]]
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | NWBN | WBS. |   | PM/. Mod’te fine W'r. |
| 2 | 2 | 6 |   |   |   |   |
| 3 | 3 | 2 |   |   |   |   |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | N.W. |   |   | 4 Mod’te fine W'r. Schooner in Tow |
| 5 | 3 | 4 |   |   |   | Exercised at Quarters |
| 6 | 3 | 4 |   |   |   | 6 Mod’te & fine |
| 7 | 3 | " | NWBW |   |   |   |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | WNW | SW |   | 8 Mod’te & fine |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | NWBW |   |   |   |
| 10 | 3 | 4 |   |   |   | Mid't Mod’te & fine |
| 11 | 3 |   | WNW. | SW. |   | Schooner in Tow |
| 12 | 2 | 4 |   |   |   |   |

[[7 Columned Table]]
| H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig | Remarks &c Saturday 19th March |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 3 | " | NWBW | SWBW |   | AM/. Mod’te & fine |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | NW |   |   |   |
| 3 | 3 | 6 |   |   |   |   |
| 4 | 3 | " |   |   |   | 4 Mod’te & fine |
| 5 | 2 | " | South |   |   | 7:20 light airs with heavy rain |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | SBW |   |   |   |
| 7 | 1 | 4 | SW | Vble. |   | Braced round occasionally. |
| 8 | " | H'd to the NW |   |   |   |   |
| 9 | 1 |   | NEBE |   |   | Mustered Ship’s Company |
| 10 | 1 |   |   |   |   |   |
| 11 | 1 |   | NWBW |   |   | Noon light breeses & fine  Schooner in Tow |
| 12 | 1 | 2 |   |   |   |   |

[[5 Column heading table with 7 Columns]]
| Course | Distance | Lat in | Long in | Bearings & distance at Noon |
| N60°W | 40 Miles | 4°17N | 7°36E’t | Foche Point N70°E’t 14 Miles |

[[7 Columned Table]]
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | " | 6 | WNW |   |   | PM/. Light breeses & fine |
|   | 1 | 2 | NNW | Vble |   | 1 bore up EbS. |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | EbS |   |   |   |
| 3 | 3 | " |   |   |   | 3 altered Course to ENE |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | E.N.E. |   |   | 4 Mod’te & hazy |
| 5 | 2 | " |   |   |   |   |
| 6 | " | } |   |   |   | 5:40 hove too. Rough Corner NWbN |
| 7 | " | } | up South. | WSW. |   | 2½ miles. 6 Light breezes |
| 8 | " | } |   |   |   | 8 Light breezes |
| 9 | " | } | off SbE. |   |   |   |
| 10 | " | } |   |   |   | Mid't. Fine W'r  Schooner in tow |
| 11 | " | } |   |   |   |   |
| 12 | " | } |   |   |   |   |

Transcription Notes:
W.B.N. = West by North Wore