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His Majestys Ship Comus at Sea 1815 [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Tuesday 20th April | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 4 | S SE. | SW. | | am/. Mod'te & fine | | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | 2 | 2 | S b E ½ E. | | | | | 4 | 2 | 6 | S b E. | | | 4 Mod'te & fine Convoy in Co. | | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | | in 2d reefs. | | 6 | 2 | 4 | S S E. | SW. | | | | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | 2 | 2 | E.S.E. | | | 8 Mod'te & fine. | | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | 10 | 2 | 6 | E b S. | | | 10:30 Wore. | | 11 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | 4 | W b S ½ S. | Vble. | | | | 12 | 3 | 6 | W ½ S.| | | Noon Mod'te hazy Weather. | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | 00° 37' 58" N | | NE. End of St. Thomas's W ½ N 6 or 7 leagues | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 4 | W b S. | S b W. | | | PM/. Moderate Cloudy W'r. | | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | 4 Moderate Cloudy W'r. | | 4 | 3 | 6 | | | | 5:30 land of St. Thomas W ½ N. | | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | | Fired a Gun | | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | 8 Light breezes & Cloudy. | | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | 9 | 1 | 4 | West | S SW. | | | | 10 | 1 | 6 | W b N. | | | Mid't. Light breezes & Cloudy. Convoy in Company | | 11 | 1 | 4 | W NW. | | | | | 12 | 1 | " | N NW ½ N. | | | | [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Wednesday 27th April | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 1 | | NW. | W SW. | | am/. Light breezes & fine | | 2 | 1 | | NW b W. | | | | | 3 | 1 | | W b N. | | | at day light Island of St. Thomas | | 4 | 1 | | | | | W SW. made all Sail | | 5 | " | " | Calm | | | | | 6 | " | " | | | | | | | " | 4 | West. | S SW. | | | | 7 | 1 | | W SW. | | | 8 Light breezes & fine. Island of St. Thomas W b S ½ S| | 8 | 1 | 4 | | | | Sent written Orders to each of the | | 9 | 1 | 6 | | | | Convoy | | 10 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | 1 | 4 | | | | Noon Inclining to Calm.| | 12 | " | 4 | | Southerly. | | | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | 00° 15' 37" N | | Part of St. Thomas's seen W b S. 6 or 7 leagues | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | " | } | H'd round | Calm. | | PM/. Calm. | | 2 | " | } | the Compass | | | rec'd 12 Slaves from the Carmen| | 3 | " | } | | | | Trimmed sails occasionally | | 4 | " | } | | | | | | 5 | " | } | H'd round the Compass. | | | | | 6 | 1 | | S b E ½ E. | | | | | 7 | 1 | 6 | SE b E. | Vble. | | 8 Mod'te & fine. Convoy in Co. burnt | | 8 | 2 | " | S SE. | | | a false fire. Wore. | | 9 | 1 | 6 | S b E. | | | | | 10 | 2 | 4 | S SE. | | | Mid't Mod'te & hazy. | | 11 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 12 | 2 | " | SE. | S SW. | | | His Majesty's Ship Comus at Sea 1815 [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig | Remarks &c Thursday 28th April | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 2 | W b N. | SWbS. | | AM/. Mod'te & fine | | 2 | 2 | | W b S. | | | | | 3 | 2 | 2 | W b N. | | | 4 Mod'te & fine. Fired two signal Guns.| | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | 2 | | W SW. | | | at day light St. Thomas W ¼ S.| | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 7 | 2 | | W b S. | | | Squally with rain at Intervals. | | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | 9 | 2 | | W SW. | | | Made & Short'd Sail occasionally | | 10 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 12 | 2 | 6 | | | | Noon light breeses & Cloudy. Convoy in Company. | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | 00° 30' 43" N | | Island of St. Thomas W½N 6 or 7 leagues | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 3 | 6 | W SW ½ S | Southerly | | PM/. Squally Weather. | | 2 | 4 | | W SW. | | | | | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | 2 | | West | S.S.W. | | 4 Light airs. St. Thomas from W ½ N | | 5 | 1 | 4 | NW b W. | | | to W.N.W. Convoy in Company | | 6 | 2 | 2 | W b N. | | | | | 7 | 2 | | | | | at Sunset the Southern Extreme of | | 8 | 1 | 4 | West | | | the Land W b N ½ N. Peak W ½ N. | | 9 | 1 | 4 | W b N. | | | 8 Light airs. | | 10 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | 1 | 4 | W NW. | SW. | | Mid't. Light airs. Extremes of the Land | | 12 | 1 | " | | | | from W½N to WbS. | [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig'l | Remarks &c Friday 29th April | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | " | 4 | W NW. | SW. | | am/. Light breeses & Cloudy. | | | 1 | " | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | 1 | 4 | S b E. | | | | | 4 | 1 | 4 | South. | W SW. | | 4 Wore. | | 5 | 1 | 4 | N NW. | | | | | 6 | 1 | 4 | W NW. | | | | | 7 | 1 | 2 | NW b W. | | | 7 wore ship | | 8 | 2 | " | S b E. | | | Carried away the tow rope | | 9 | 2 | " | | | | | | 10 | 2 | 4 | W.N.W. | | | Vble wind with heavy Rain. | | 11 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | 2 | " | W b S. | | | Noon Vble wind with heavy Rain. a Vessel Supposed to be the Intrepida in the SE Quarter. | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Dist'ce | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | " | 4 | West. | N.N.W. | | PM/. Mod'te Cloudy W'r | | 2 | " | } | Calm | | | obs'd a strange Sail SW. hoisted the | | 3 | " | } | | | | Recall & fired 2 guns. 5:30 Wore. fired | | | | 4 | NE. | | | | | 4 | | 6 | | | | 2 Guns. | | | " | up South off S b W | | | | | | 5 | | up NW b W off N.N.W. | | | | | | 6 | 3 | " | | | | Extremes of land from WNW to WbS | | 7 | " | Laying too | | | | took the Dos Amigos in tow | | 8 | 1 | 2 | S b E. | | | burnt a false fire & a Rocket. | | 9 | 1 | 4 | South. | | | | | 10 | 1 | 6 | S b E. | | | | | 11 | 2 | " | | | | Mid't. Mod'te & Cloudy Convoy in | | 12 | 2 | " | | | | Company. |
Transcription Notes:
"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".
Dos Amigos - slave trading schooner
