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His Majesty's Ship Comus at Sea 1815
[[7 Columned Table]]
| H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig | Remarks &c Tuesday 18th April |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | " | } | Calm |   |   | am/. Calm. 1:30 Sprung up a breeze |
| 2 | " | } |   |   |   | from the South'd 1:30 heavy Squalls |
|   | 3 | " | West. | Easterly |   |   |
| 3 | 3 | " |   |   |   | with thunder lightening & heavy Rain |
|   | " | 4 |   |   |   |   |
| 4 | " | 4 |   |   |   | Shortened Sail. Fired a gun & burnt a  |
|   | " | 4 | S.b.E. |   |   |   |
| 5 | 1 |   |   |   |   | false fire. 4 Mod'te Cloudy W'r. None |
| 6 | " | 4 |  |   |   | of the Convoy in sight. 5:30 Wore. 6:30 |
|   | 1 | 4 | North  |   |   |   |
| 7 | " | } | up NWbW. |   |   | Took 3 of the Convoy in tow |
| 8 | " | } | off NW | Vble. |   | 8 Mod'te hazy W'r. filled. sent assistance |
| 9 | 1 | }  | NbW. |   |   | to the Santa Anna.  |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | WSW. |   |   | 11:30 Up Boat. |
| 11 | 1 | 4 | SW |   |   |   |
| 12 | 2 | " |   |   |   | Noon light airs. Made all Sail |

[[5 Columned Table]]
| Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| S 45° W. | 15 Miles | DR. 1 51 N | 9° 22 E't | St Thomas S 57° W. 120 Miles |

[[7 Columned Table]]
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 1 | 4 | SW. | Easterly. |   | PM/. Light airs & Cloudy. |
| 2 | 1 | 6 |   |   |   |   |
| 3 | 1 |   |   |   |   | 4 Light airs & Cloudy. Convoy in Company |
|   | 1 |   | WbS. |   |   |   |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | WbN. |   |   | 4:30 Wore. |
| 5 | " | 6 | NNW. |   |   | 6 Mod'te & fine |
|   | " | 6 | S.E. |   |   |   |
| 6 | 2 | " | SbE. |   |   |   |
| 7 | 2 | " |   |   |   | 8 Light breezes & fine |
| 8 | 2 | " | WbN. |   |   | 11:15 burnt a false fire |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | WNW. | Vble |   |   |
| 10 | 3 | 2 |   |   |   |   |
| 11 | 2 |   | NW. |   |   | Mid't. light airs Convoy in Company. |
| 12 | 1 | " | NWbN. |   |   |   |
|   | 1 | " | S½E. |   |   |   |

[[7 Columned Table]]
| H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig | Remarks &c Wednesday 19th April |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 1 | 4 | South | WSW. |   | am/. Light airs & Cloudy |
| 2 | 2 | " | S.S.W. |   |   |   |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | SWbS. | Vble. |   | 4 Light airs & Cloudy. Convoy in Company |
| 4 | 1 | " | SW. |   |   | at day light the 7 hills bearing from |
| 5 | 1 | 4 |   |   |   | SE½S to EbS. only the upper parts of |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | SWbW. |   |   | some of them seen from the Deck. set foretopm't & topgall't Studding Sails |
| 7 | 1 | 4 |   |   |   | 9:30 down boat & sent Provisions & |
| 8 | 1 | 2 |   |   |   | Water to the Dos Amigos. aired Bedding |
| 9 | 1 | " |   |   |   | 10:15 light breeses with Rain. in |
| 10 | 1 | " | SW. | WNW. |   | Studding Sails 11 The boat returned |
| 11 | 1 | 4 |   |   |   | up boat |
| 12 | 1 | " |   |   |   | Noon Inclining to Calm. Convoy in Company. |

[[5 Columned Table]]
| Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| S58°W | 16 Miles | DR. 1°42' N | 9 11 E't |   |

[[7 Columned Table]]
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 1 |   | SW. | WNW. |   | PM/. Light airs Cloudy. |
| 2 | 1 | 4 |   |   |   | Made & Shortened Sail occasionally |
| 3 | 1 |   |   |   |   |   |
|   | " | 6 | SWbW½W. |   |   |   |
| 4 | " | 6 |   |   |   | 4 Light breeses Convoy in Company |
|   | 1 | 2 | SW. |   |   |   |
| 5 | 1 | 4 |   |   |   |   |
| 6 | 3 | " | SWbS. |   |   | 7:30 Squally with lightening  |
| 7 | 2 | 2 |   |   |   | & heavy Rain. Shortened Sail |
|   | 1 | 2 | S½W. |   |   |   |
| 8 | 3 | 6 |   |   |   | 8 Fired 2 guns. More Moderate |
| 9 | 3 | " |   |   |   |   |
| 10 | 2 | " | SbW. | WbS. |   | Mid't. Mod'te breezes with rain |
| 11 | 1 | 6 | SSW. |   |   |   |
| 12 | 1 | 6 | SWbS. | WbN. |   |   |

His Majestys Ship Comus at Sea 1815
[[7 Columned Table]]
| H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig | Remarks &c Wednesday 20th April |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 1 |   | SSW. | West. |   | AM/. Mod'te & Cloudy. |
| 2 |   | 4 |   |   |   | 1:30 Wore ship. burnt a false fire & |
|   | 1 |   | WbN. |   |   |   |
| 3 | 2 |   | NWbW. |   |   | fired 2 Guns. to show the Convoy our position. |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | NW½N. |   |   | 4 Mod'te & Dark. Convoy in Co |
| 5 | 1 | 4 |   |   |   | 5:30 Made sig'l for Convoy to follow |
| 6 | " | 6 |   |   |   | the Bon Sorte. bore up & made sail to take |
|   | 1 | " | N.b.E. | SbW. |   |   |
| 7 | 2 | 6 |   |   |   | the Dos Amigos in tow. out 2'd reef topsail |
| 8 | 2 | " | S.E.b.E. |   |   | 7 took her in tow. hauled to the Wind |
| 9 | 1 | 4 |   |   |   | on the Starboard Tack. |
|   | 1 | " | West. |   |   | 8 Mod'te & Cloudy. Convoy in Co. |
| 10 | 2 |   |   | Vble. |   | 8:45 tacked. 11 Wore & took the Bon |
| 11 | 2 |   |   |   |   | Sorte in tow. 11:20 filled |
| 12 | " | " | hove too |   |   | Noon light wind & fine Convoy in Co. |
|   | " | 6 |   |   |   |   |

[[5 Columned Table]]
| Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| S 38° W't | 26 miles | DR 1°22' N | 8 53 E't |   |
|   |   | Obs. 1° 14' N |   |   |

[[7 Columned Table]]
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 2 |   | WbN. | SWbS. |   | PM/. Light breezes. Land seen from |
| 2 | 2 |   | W.N.W. |   |   | the Mast Head from SE to ESE |
| 3 | 2 |   | NWbW. |   |   | 3 Wore |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | SbE½E. |   |   | 4 Moderate & fine. land appearing like |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | S½E |   |   | an Island SEbE. in 2'd reef topsails |
| 6 | 3 |   | South | W.S.W. |   |   |
| 7 | 3 |   |   |   |   |   |
| 8 | 3 |   |   |   |   | 8 Mod'te fine Weather. |
| 9 | 3 |   |   |   |   |   |
| 10 | 2 | " |   |   |   |   |
|   | " | 6 | SE |   |   |   |
| 11 | 2 |   | SSE. |   |   | Mid't. Mod'te fine Weather. Convoy in Company |
| 12 | 2 | 4 | SbE. |   |   |   |

[[7 Columned Table]]
| H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Thursday 21st April |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 3 | " | SbE½E. | SWbW. |   | AM/. Moderate & fine. Saw the Land on |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | SSE½E. |   |   | the Larb'd Bow. at 2 Great Corisco bearing |
| 3 | 1 | 4 |   |   |   | from SE. to ESE. Cape St. Johns ENE. |
|   | 1 | 4 | WNW. |   |   | 2:30 Wore burnt a false fire & fired a gun |
| 4 | 3 |   | West. |   |   | 3:30 Fresh breezes & Squally with heavy |
| 5 | 3 | 2 |   |   |   | Rain in TopGall't Sails. 4 fired a Gun |
| 6 | 3 | 4 | WbS. |   |   | Day light 6 sail of Convoy in sight. Land |
| 7 | 3 | " | West. |   |   | from ESE. to SE. down Jib. |
| 8 | 2 | 4 |   |   |   | Mod'te breeses with heavy Rain |
| 9 | 1. |   |   |   |   | 10:30 Wore. sent the assistant Surgeon |
| 10 | 1 |   | NW. |   |   | to the Bon Sorte & Estrella  out all reefs |
| 11 |   | 4 |   |   |   | Noon light airs inclining to Calm. |
|   | " | 6 | SbE. |   |   |   |
| 12 | " | 6 | SE. |   |   | Convoy in Company. |

[[5 Columned Table]]
| Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| S12°W't | 34 Miles | DR. 00°41' N | 8° 39 E't | Land from Mast H'd from SEbS to ESE |
|   |   | obs. 1 03 N. | --- | --- |

[[7 Columned Table]]
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 1 |   | SE | SSW. |   | PM/. Light airs & fine. set Royals |
| 2 | 1 | 4 |   |   |   |   |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | S.S.E. | SW. |   | 4 Light airs & fine. Convoy in Co. shortened Sail |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | South |   |   |   |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | SW. | W.S.W. |   |   |
| 6 | 1 |   | SWbS. |   |   |   |
| 7 | 1 | 2 |   |   |   | 8 Light airs |
| 8 | 1 |   | SSW. |   |   |   |
| 9 | 1 |   |   |   |   |   |
| 10 | 1 | South. | West. |   |   | Mid't. Light airs. Convoy in Company. |
| 11 | 1 |   |   |   |   |   |
| 12 | 1 |   |   |   |   |   |

Transcription Notes:
Will finish. "D’o" is abbreviation for "Ditto" meaning "same as before". "W’r" is abbreviation for "Weather". "D’o W’r" means "same weather as before".