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His Majesty's Ship Comus at Sea 1815 [[7 columned table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig | Remarks etc. Saturday 30th April | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 6 | S b E. | SW b W. | | AM/. Mod'te & fine. up main sail | | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | 4 Mod'te & fine W'r. 5 sail in sight Wore | | 5 | 2 | " | NW. | W SW. | | at daylight, Extremes of St. Thomas | | 6 | 1 | 6 | NW b W. | | | | | 7 | 2 | | | | | from W b N to NW b W. | | 8 | 2 | 2 | | | | 8:30 Wore | | 9 | 1 / 1 | / | NW. / South. | | | | | 10 | 1 | 6 | | | | Noon light bright and hazy. | | 11 | 1 | 4 | S b W. | W b S. | | | | 12 | 1 | 4 | | | | | [[5 columned table]] | Course | Distance | Lat. in | Long. in | Bearings and distance at noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | 00°26 N | | NE. end of St. Thomas SW b W 5 or 6 leagues | [[7 columned table]] | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | " | } | H'd from SW. | | | | PM/. Light airs with heavy rain | | 2 | - | } | to W b S. | | | Made & shortened sail occasionally. | | 3 | - | } | | | | | | | 4 | 3 | | | | | 4 Light airs with heavy rain W'r. | | 5 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | 2 | " | | | | | | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | 1 | 4 | | | | 8 Mod'te & Cloudy. burnt a false fire | | 9 | 1 | 6 | | | | | 10 | 1 | 4 | | | | 11 Wore. burnt a false fire & fired a | | 11 | " | 6 | | | | gun. | | 12 | " | 4 | | | | Mid't light airs. 3 sail in sight | [[7 columned table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig. | Remarks etc. Sunday 1st May | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | ·· | 4 | South. | Vble. | | AM/ Calm & Cloudy. | | 2 | ·· | 4 | | | | | | 3 | ·· | 4 | | | | | | 4 | ·· | 4 | | | | 4 Calm & Cloudy W'r. | | 5 | 1 | | | | | day light the NE end of St. Thomas | | 6 | 1 | 2 | S 1/2 W. | | | NW b W. Southern Pt. W b N. | | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | 8 | 1 | | S b W. | | | 8 Light airs Convoy in Company | | 9 | ·· | } | H'd from SE. | | | | | 10 | ·· | } | | | | | | 11 | ·· | } | to S b W. | | | | | 12 | ·· | } | | Vble. | | Noon Light airs Weather | [[5 columned table]] | Course | Distance | Lat. in | Long. in | Bearings and distance at noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | [[7 columned table]] | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | ·· | } | up South. | WSW. | | | PM/. Mod'te & fine | | 2 | ·· | } | | | | | | 3 | ·· | } | | | | | Extremes of St. Thomas from the NW to NW b W | | 4 | ·· | } | | | | light airs & fine sent a boat with | | 5 | ·· | } | | | | Provisions on board the Magdelena | | 6 | ·· | } | | | | burnt a false fire | | 7 | ·· | } | | | | | | 8 | ·· | } | | | | In Topgall't Sails | | 9 | 2 | East. | | | | | 10 | 1 | 6 | South. | | | | | 11 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 12 | 1 | 6 | | | | Mid't Mod'te & Cloudy. | His Majesty's Ship Comus at Sea 1815 [[7 columned table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig | Remarks etc. Monday 2d May | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 1 | 6 | S 1/2 E | W SW. | | AM/. Mod'te & Cloudy. | | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | took the Bon Sorte in tow | | 4 | 1 | 4 | | | | 4. Mod'te & Cloudy W'r. 5 Wore 2 strange sail in sight | | 5 | 2 | 4 | S b E. | | | | | 6 | 2 | 6 | NW b W | | | | | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | 8 | 2 | 2 | | | | 8 Light breezes & Cloudy. | | 9 | 1 | 6 | W b N. | | | obs'd strange sail fire a gun | | 10 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 11 | 2 | 6 | W NW. | | | Noon Mod'te & fine Wore ship | | 12 | 2 | 2 | NW b W. | | | Convoy in Company | [[5 columned table]] | Course | Distance | Lat. in | Long. in | Bearings and distance at noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | 00°3' S | | | [[7 columned table]] | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 2 | South | W SW. | | | PM/. Mod'te & fine. | | 2 | 2 | ·· | NW b W. | | | Joined Company the Robert Bruce English | | 3 | 1 | | | | | Trader. 3 Sail of Convoy in Company. | | 4 | ·· | } | H'd round | Calm | | | | 5 | ·· | } | the Compass | | | Calm. | | 6 | ·· | } | | | | 6 light airs | | 7 | 1 | 2 | S SW. | West. | | | | 8 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | 1 | 6 | | | | Fired several guns to show the | 10 | 2 | | S b W | | | Convoy our Position | | 11 | 2 | 2 | S 1/2 W | | | | | 12 | 2 | 2 | S 1/2 W. | | | Mid't Mod'te & fine. | [[7 columned table]] | H | K | F | Courses | Winds | No Sig | Remarks etc. Tuesday 3st May | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | | S b W. | W b S. | | AM/. Mod'te & fine | | 2 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | 1 | 4 | South. | | | Squally with heavy rain, Thunder & | | 4 | 1 | " | | | | Lightening shortened Sail | | 5 | " | } | | | | | daylight 6 Sail in sight | | 6 | " | } | Calm. | | | Calm. 6 light airs Vble | | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 8 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 9 | ·· | } | Calm | | | Calm. 9:30 a breeze from the South'd | | 10 | ·· / | } / 4 | / West | | | Wore. | | 11 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | 1 | 4 | | Vble. | | Noon Mod'te & fine. Company in Co. | [[5 columned table]] | Course | Distance | Lat. in | Long. in | Bearings and distance at noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | South. | 21 Miles. | [[?]] 0°1' N. | | | [[7 columned table]] | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | | West. | South | | | PM/. Light breezes & Cloudy | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | 4 | 1 | | | | | 4 Light breezes & Cloudy W'r. | | 5 | 1 | | | | | in Royals & 2d reef topsails | | 6 | · | · | Calm. | | | Calm. | | 7 | ·· | 4 | North. | | | | | 8 | ·· | 4 | W NW. | | | Light airs Variable | | 9 | " | } | H'd from | E. N.E. | | | 10 | · | } | to N W. | | | | | 11 | " | } | | | | | | 12 | " | } | | | | Mid't Light airs Variable Weather. |
Transcription Notes:
Reopened so [[?]]s can be resolved. Thanks! - Emily, TC staff
"Wore" - to cause (a ship) to go about with the stern presented to the wind
