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His Majesty’s Ship Comus at Sea 1815 [[7 columned table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No. Sig. | Remarks &c.. Monday 10th April. | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | " | } | up NE b N. | E b S. | | AM/. Mod'te W'r | | 2 | " | } | | | | | | | 3 | " | } | off N b W. | | | Braced up on the Starb'd tack | | 4 | " | } | | | | | | 5 | 1 | " | S.S.E. | | | 4:20 Cast off the tow. daylight the | | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | Catalina SW. 6:20 obs'd a strange | | 7 | 2 | " | | | | Sail South made sail in chace | | 8 | 1 | " | | | | 8 Calm. 5 sail in Co. | | 9 | " | } | Calm. | | | 9:30 Wore | | 10 | 1 | } | SE b S. | SW b S. | | | | 11 | 2 | } | S.E. | SSW. | | | 11:30 West end of Fernandipo [[Fernando Po]] NW 1.2 N. | | 12 | 2 | 6 | S.S.E. | S.W. | | | Noon light breezes & hazy. Chace South. | [[5 columned table]] | Course | Distance | Lat in | Long in | Bearings & distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S 52° E't | 27 Miles | 3°44'30" DR | | West end Fernandipo NW | [[7 columned table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 3 | " | SE. | SSW. | | PM/. Fired 2 shot at the Chace | | 2 | 3 | " | SE b S. | | | | 3 | 3 | 2 | S b E. | | | 4 Mod'te & fair found the Chace take | | 4 | 4 | 4 | South | | | our detained Schooner Estrella 5:20 | | 5 | 4 | 4 | S ¾ E | | | land SE. 5 sail of Convoy N b W | | 6 | 6 | 4 | S b E. | | | 6:45 Shortened Sail 7:20 fired 2 | | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | Rockets | | 8 | 3 | 6 | | | | 8 Fresh breezes in topgallsails | | | 4 | " | N b W. | | | | | 9 | 5 | " | | | | | | 10 | 5 | " | | | | Wore & found the convoy | | 11 | 3 | " | | | | | | | 12 | 2 | 6 | | | | | Mid't mod'te cloudy W'r | [[7 columned table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No. Sig. | Remarks &c.. Tuesday 11th April | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 1 | | South. | | | AM/. Mod'te & Cloudy | | 2 | 1 | | | WSW | | | | 3 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | 2 | | | | | 4. Mod'te and Cloudy W'r 5 sail in sight | | 5 | 1 | 6 | | | | 5:20 low land on the larb'd Quarter | | 6 | 2 | | | | | East' 6 heavy Squalls with heavy | | 7 | " | " | | | | rain. Thunder & lightning. took in | | | 3 | " | West | | | all sail | | 8 | " | } | W'd sound | | | 8 Cabin. Convoy in Co. | | 9 | " | } | | | | | | 10 | " | } | the Compass | | | | | 11 | " | 6 | | | | Noon light airs | | 12 | " | 6 | | W b E | | | [[5 columned table]] | Course | Distance | Lat in | Long in | Bearings & distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S 2° b E’t | 38 Miles | 3°10' N. DR. | | A Hill on the Main SE b S| [[7 columned table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | | South | S b E | | | AM/. Mod'te & fair made and short'd sail | | 2 | 1 | | SSW. | | | occasionally | | 3 | 1 | | SE. | | | | | 4 | 3 | | | | | 4 light airs Land from NE. to South | | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | | 5:20 Made Convoy sig'l to tack | | 6 | 2 | " | | | | 5:45 Wore, a hill SSE ¾ E. a River| | | " | 6 | NW b W. | | | | E b S ½ S | | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | 8 | 1 | 6 | | | | 8 Mod'te Convoy in Co. | | 9 | 2 | | NW. | | | | | 10 | 2 | | | Vble. | | | | 11 | 2 | | W NW. | | | Mid't Mod'te Weather | | 12 | 2 | | NW. | | | | His Majesty’s Ship Comus at Sea 1815 [[7 columned table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No. Sig. | Remarks &c. Wednesday 12th April | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | | NW b N. | SW b W. | | PM/. Fresh breeses & Cloudy. | | 2 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | 2 | | | | | At daylight convoy in Co. wore, heavy rain. | | 5 | 2 | | | | | & Squally. 6 wore Made sig'l Convoy to | | 6 | 1 | " | SW b W | | | stern W b S. | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 7 | 6 | " | W ½ S. | | | | | 8 | 3 | " | | | | 8 Fresh breeses & Cloudy | | | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 9 | 4 | " | | | | 9 hove too SW point of Fernandipo | | 10 | " | up | S.S.W. off SW. b W. | | | W. N.W. | | 11 | 1 | " | W b S. | | | Noon Calm | | 12 | " | | Calm | | | Convoy in Company | [[5 columned table]] | Course | Distance | Lat in | Long in | Bearings & distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S 68 W't | 31 Miles | 2°53’42" DR. 3°11'45" N. | | SW. Point of Fernandipo W b N ¾ N. | [[7 columned table]] | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | ⸱⸱ | ⸱⸱ | Calm. | | | PM/. Calm. | | 2 | 1 | 2 | E. N.E. | | | at 1 a light breeze stirring up. took | | 3 | 2 | " | | | Vble. | | the Dos Amigos in tow. 3 Calm. | | 4 | 1 | } | Calm. | | | 4 light airs. took the Bon Sorte in | | 5 | " | } | | | | | tow. Made & shortened sail occasionally. | | | 1 | 6 | E b S. | | | | | 6 | 2 | 2 | S.E. | S.S.W. | | 6 Mod'te Breezes | | 7 | 1 | 4 | S.E. b. E. | | | | 8 | 2 | " | | | | 8 Mod'te & fair. Made all sail| | 9 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 10 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 11 | 1 | 6 | | | | Mid't light breeze Convoy in C'o | | 12 | 2 | " | S.S.E. | SW. | | | [[7 columned table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No. Sig. | Remarks &c.. Thursday 13th April | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | | S.S.E. | SW. | | AM/. Light breezes & cloudy | | 2 | 1 | 4 | S B E. | WSW. | | | | 3 | 1 | 6 | South | | | 4 Light breezes & cloudy W'r. at daylight South End of | | 4 | 2 | | S b W. | | | Fernandipo N.N.W. moved the Slaves | | 5 | 2 | | S. S.W. | | | out of the Estrella into the Bon Sorte | | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | 8 | 1 | 4 | S. S.E | | | 8 Light airs. convoy in Co. | | 9 | 1 | 4 | | | | 10 Calm. | | 10 | ⸱⸱ / | 6 / | | | | 11 a huge Southerly came to the | | 11 | ⸱⸱ | ⸱⸱ | Calm | | | Wind on the Larboard Tack. | | 12 | 1 | 4 | West | S SW. | | 12 Light breezes | [[5 columned table]] | Course | Distance | Lat in | Long in | Bearings & distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S 38 E't | 24 Miles | 2°52' N. | | High Land on the Main S SE 1/2 | [[7 columned table]] | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | | W b N. | S SW. | | PM/. Light winds & fine | | 2 | 1 | 6 | W 1/2 S. | | | | | 3 | ⸱⸱ / 1 | 6 / ⸱⸱ | NW b W. / S b W 1/2 W. | N b E. | 3:30 Wore. | | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | 4 Light winds & fine Weather at 5 land from the | | 5 | 2 | 6 | S. SW. | | | Mast Head S b E. | | 6 | 2 | 6. | | | | 6 Mod'te & fine. | | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | 7 Fresh breezes with rain | | 8 | 2 | 6 | | | | 8 Mod'te & Cloudy | | 9 | 2 | ⸱⸱ | | | | | | 10 | 2 | | | | | | | 11 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 12 | 2 | 2 | | | | Mid't Mod'te & fine Convoy in Co. |
Transcription Notes:
Fixed up errors. Several sections missed, and Wind directions incorrect.
