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His Majesty's Ship Comus at Sea 1815 [[7 column table]] | H | K | F | Courses. | Winds | No Sig | Remarks &c Friday 24th March. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | " | 4 | E. NE. | | | AM/. Mod'te & fine | | 2 | " | 6 | | Vble. | | | | 3 | " | 4 | Current. | | | | | 4 | | | | | | 4 Mod'te & fine Weather. | | 5 | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | 7 Weighed & made sail Schooner in | | 7 | | | | | | tow. | | 8 | 4 | " | North. | | | 8 Mod'te hazy W'r. running up Calabar | | 9 | " | } | Running up | | | River. Made & Short'd sail occasionally | | 10 | " | } | | | | | | 11 | " | } | Calabar River in | | | Noon light breezes & fine | | 12 | " | } | 3 fathm's hard bottom. | | | | | 5 Columned Table | | Course | Distance | Lat in | Long. in | Bearings & distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | 4°31N. | 9° 08E | East Head East 1 1/2 Miles | [[7 column table]] | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 4 | 6 | Running up | N.W.b.W. | | PM/. Light breeses & fine | | 2 | 6 | Old Calabar | | | | Made & Short'd sail occasionally. | | 3 | 5 | 6 | River. | | | 1 East Head East which is the other line | | 4 | 2 | 6 | River. | Vble. | | of the muddy bank. 3:20 Shortened sail | | 5 | | | | | | & came too with the Best Bower furled | | 6 | | | | | | Sails & Secured 1/2 Cables NE part of | | 7 | | | | | | Parrot Island. N 1/2 W. SW part | | 8 | | | | | | W b N 1/2 N. 1/2 Miles. out all Boats and | | 9 | | | | | | armed them. 9:30 sent the boats away | | 10 | | | | | | armed under Command of Lieutenant | | | | | | | | Graham up to Old Calabar. | | 11 | | | | | | Fresh Squalls from SE. with heavy | | | | | | | | Rain. Thunder & Lightening | | 12 | | | | S.E. | | Mid't Fresh Squalls from SE with heavy rain. Thunder & Lightening. Weather. | His Majesty's Ship Comus up Old Calabar River 1815 [[4 columned table]] | Weekdays | Mth Days | Winds | Remarks & Occurrences March | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Saturday. | 25th. | Vble. | AM/. Light airs with thunder & lightning | | | | | 4:45 Saw 2 rockets burst over the Land in | | | | | the direction of Old Calabar Supposed | | | | | to be from our Boats as a Sig'l for being | | | | | in possession of some vessels. Ans'd Boats | | | | | with a Rocket & a gun. At 7 Ebb Tide | | | | | Made down at 11 The Gig which had been | | | | | inspected with intelligence from the Boats | | | | | not yet in sight. 11:20 obs'd a great number | | | | | of large Canoes coming down the river. Beat | | | | | to Quarters, on their closing the ship found | | | | SW. | it to be The Sovereign of Old Calabar Duke | | | | | Ephrim, and all the neighboring Chiefs | | | | | with their War Equipage. accompanied | | | | | by Shipmasters of the Liverpool & Johns | | | | | English Traders, come down to visit the | | | | | Ship, this having the first man of War ever | | | | | seen in the River. Noon Light airs with thunder & lightening. | | | | | PM/ Light Breezes & hazy. the above | | | | | mentioned Masters report our Boats are | | | | | in possession of 5 Slave Vessels. & brought a | | | | | letter from Lieut't Graham and unshotted | | | | | all the guns and fired them off. 1:30 Got | | | | | underweigh & ran up the River. Passed one of | | | | | the detained Vessels. A Schooner. 3:30 anch'd by the tall trees above 7. | | | | | Fathoms Point near the other 4 detained vessels. Lieut't Graham came | | | | | on board & reported that the Schooner we passed alleged he was a Spaneard [[Spaniard]] | | | | | when hailed. Made very great resistance in which one of her crew was killed | | | | | & 8 wounded. 4 of our men were wounded. 1 severely. 3 Slightly. Ship is fitted | | | | | for slaving the rest have Slaves on board. | His Majesty's Ship Comus in Calabar River 1815 [[4 column table]] | Weekdays | Mth Days | Winds | Remarks & Occurrences March | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Sunday. | 26th. | Vble. | AM/. Light airs & fine. fell overboard from | | | | | one of the detained vessels & was drowned and was drowned Wm. | | | | | Blackwell (married). PM/. Inclining to Calm | | | | | Sunset Inclining to Calm Weather Fell overboard from a | | | | | detained vessel & was drowned. Matcomb | | | | | McCarther (Seaman) | | Monday. | 27th. | Vble. | AM/. Light breezes & fine, 4:10 weighed & | | | | | made sail to run up to Calabar, | | | | | 8 Light breezes & fine W'r dropping up with the tide | | | | | PM/. Light breezes & fine W'r 2:20 anch'd with the Best Bower | | | | | in 7 fathoms. Mid't light airs | | Tuesday. | 28th. | Vble. | AM/. Light airs. 5:40 Weighted. Beats towing | | | | | 8:30 anch'd with the Best Bower in 4 fms. | | Wednesday. | 29th. | E. N.E. | AM/ Light airs. Sent boats for Water. Got | | | | | the Dos Amigos alongside to clear her. | | | | | PM., Calm Sultry W'r. rec'd Water, rec'd 1 bullocks | | | | | & some yams. Sunset up Boats. rec'd | | | | | on board 13 1/2 tons of water. | | Thursday. | 30th. | Calm | AM/. Calm & fine Employed Watering | | | | | Supplied detained Vessels with provisions | | | | | PM/. Calm & fine W'r. Employed as before. | | | | | Sunset up Boats. | | Friday. | 31st. | Calm | AM/. Calm Killed 1 Bullock weighing | | | | | 176 pounds. Supplied the detained vessels | | | | | with water & sent them down the River | | | | | 11:20 roughed & dropped down with the | | | | | tide. rec'd 1300 lbs of rice. PM/. Light | | | | | airs, dropping down with the tide. | | | | | at 3 anch'd in 4 fathoms in mid channel | | | | | between Tall Trees & Seven Fath'ms Point | | | | | Sunset up Boats. | | Saturday | 1st | April | AM/. Calm & fine. 11 toughed & dropped | | | | | down with the Tide. PM/. Same W'r | | | | | 4:10 anch'd in 3 1/3 fathoms in the Entrance | | | | | of St. James's Island Creek. | | | | | Sunset up Boats. | Sunday. | 2nd | Calm | AM/ Calm & fine. 3:40 Weighed sent boats | | | | | ahead to tow. 5:30 anch'd in 4 fathoms | | | | | PM/. Light airs. Passed up the River the | | | | | | James English Trader. Sunset up Boats. | | Monday. | 3rd | South | AM/. Light breezes & fine. 3:30 Weighed | | | | | 4:30 anch'd in 4 fathoms. Supplied | | | | | the Detained vessels with Provisions | | | | | PM/. Light breezes & fine W'r. rec'd Wood. Sunset sent 2 boats | | | | | to a stranger standing up Calabar. found | | | | | stranger to be the Portuguese Brig Santa Anna | | | | | fitted for Slaves. detained her. | | Tuesday. | 4th | Vble. | AM/ Light breezes & fine supply'd | | | | the detained vessels in the Provisions | | | | | sent men from detained Vessels on Board | | | | | | the Dos Amigos. PM/. Light breezes & fine W'r Employed as | | | | | before Sunset up Boats |
Transcription Notes:
No Sig.= Number of Signals - to boats they come upon or convoy
They are going up the Old Calabar River, in Africa. What part is now Nigeria.
