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His Majestys Ship Comus at Sea 1815 [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Course | Winds | No Sig. | Remarks &c Tuesday 30th May | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | " | 4 | W NW. | Vble. | | Light breezes & fine | | 2 | "| 4 | | | | | | 3 | 1 | 2 | NW. | | | at daylight detained vessels E.S.E. | | 4 | 2 | •• | W NW. | | | | | 5 | 3 | 2 | | | | 6:30 Tacked, Made Catalina's sig'l | | 6 | 3 | •• | | | | to Close. 7:20 Tacked. Shortened Sail | | 7 | 1 / 6 | 6 / 2 | W b N. / S E b S. | | | & hove too. Sent a boat to the Catalina | | 8 | 1 / •• | 4 / | / up W SW off West | South | | 8 Light breezes. detained vessels | | 9 | 1 | • | W 1/2 S. | | | in Company. 8:30 boat returned. up | | 10 | 3 | | | | | detained vessels in Company. made Sail. Parted from the | | 11 | 3 | | W b S. | | | Convoy. Noon Mod'te & fine | | 12 | 3 | | | | | Detained vessels in sight | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Distance | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S 29°W | 13 Miles | 2° 15 S | 9° 06 E't | Cape St. Catherines S 70° E't 58 Miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 4 | | W b. S. | S b W. | | PM/. Mod'te Cloudy W'r | | 2 | 4 | | West. | S. SW. | | at 1 set sail studding sails. | | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 4 | 5 | 2 | | | | 4 Mod't Cloudy W'r. | | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | 6 Fresh breezes & fine | | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | 6 | 2 | | | | 8 Fresh breezes & fine W'r. in Studding Sails | | 9 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | 11 | 5 | •• | | | | | | 12 | 4 | 4 | | | | Mid't Mod'te and fine | [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Course | Winds | No Sig. | Remarks &c Wednesday 31st May. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 4 | | West. | SSW. | | AM/. Mod'te breezes & fine | | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | 5 | 6 | | | | 4 Fresh breezes & Cloudy. | | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | 6 Made sails altered the Course to | | 7 | 6 | 6 | W b N 3/4 N. | | | | | 8 | 7 | 4 | | | | 8:40 set studding sails. Carpenters | | 9 | 7 | 4 | | | | repairing the yard. | | 10 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | 12 | 7 | 4 | | | | Noon Fresh breezes & Cloudy W'r. | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Distance | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | West. | 140 Miles | 2° 15 S | D R. 6° 46 E't | Annabona [[now Annobón]] Island N 60 W't. 84 Miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 6 | 2 | W b N 3/4 N. | S SW. | | PM/. Fresh breezes & Cloudy. Found by this days | | 2 | 5 | 2 | W b N 1/4 N. | | | | observation that the current had | | 3 | 5 | 4 | W b N. | | | | swept us 25 miles to the Northward. | | 4 | 6 | •• | | | | in 24 hours. 4 Fresh breezes & Cloudy Weather. | | 5 | 7 | •• | | | | | | 6 | 8 | 2 | | | | 6 Fresh breezes & hazy. | | 7 | 8 | •• | | | | | | 8 | 7 | 6 | | | | 8 Fresh breezes & hazy W'r. | | 9 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 10 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 11 | 8 | •• | | | | | | 12 | 8 | •• | | | | Mid't Fresh breezes & hazy W'r. | His Majesty's Ship Comus at Sea 1815 [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Course | Winds | No Sig. | Remarks &c Thursday 1st June | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 8 | 4 | W b N. | S S W. | | AM/. Fresh breezes & hazy | | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | 4 | 8 | 4 | | | | 4 Fresh breezes & hazy Weather. | | 5 | 8 | | | | | 5:30 set the Driver | | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | 7 | 6 | | | | 8 Fresh breezes & Cloudy. | | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | 11 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | 7 | 6 | | | | Noon Fresh breezes & Cloudy Weather. | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Distance | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S 87° W | 177 Miles | 2°21' S. | 3°50' E't. | Annabona N 66° E't. 118 Miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 7 | | W b N. | S b W. | | PM/. Fresh breezes & fine | | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | at 2 set Studding Sails | | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | 4 Mod'te and fine | | 5 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | 7 | | | | | 8 Fresh breezes & Cloudy. | | 9 | 8 | 4 | | | | 8:15 took in the Small Sails | | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | 11 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | 12 | 7 | 4 | | | | Noon [[Mid't]] Fresh breezes & Cloudy Weather. | [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Course | Winds | No Sig. | Remarks &c Friday 2d June. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 8 | | W b N. | S b W. | | AM/. Fresh breezes & fine | | 2 | 8 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | 8 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | 4 Fresh breezes & fine Weather. | | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | Made & Stud'd sail occasionally | | 6 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | 6 | 2 | | | | 8 Mod'te & Cloudy. | | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | 12 | 8 | | | | | Noon Mod'te & Cloudy Weather. | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Distance | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | S 88° W't | 178 Miles | 2°39' S | 06°52' E't | Cape Palmas N 48°W't 632 Miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 7 | 2 | NW b W. | S S W | | PM/. Fresh Breezes & fine | | 2 | 3 / 4 | 6 / " | / NW. | | | | | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | 4 Fresh breezes & fine W'r. | | 5 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | 6 Mod'te and fine | | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | 7 | 6 | | | | 8 Mod'te & fine Weather | | 9 | 7 | 4 | | | | 9:20 in Royals & TopGall't Studs. | | 10 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | 7 | 6 | | | | Mid't Fresh Breezes & clear |
Transcription Notes:
D.R. - Dead reckoning
Annabona Island is now called Annobón Island is a province of Equatorial Guinea consisting of the island of Annobón, formerly also Pigalu and Pagalu, and its associated islets in the Gulf of Guinea.
