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His Majesty's Ship Comus at Sea 1815 [[7 columned table]] | H | K | F | Courses. | Winds | No. Sig | Remarks &c Wednesday 7th June, | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 7 | 6 | NW 1/2 W. | S b E. | | AM/. Fresh breezes & Cloudy | | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | 3 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | 7 | " | | | 4 Fresh breezes & Cloudy W'r | | 5 | 8 | " | | | 5:30 set Royals & topgall't Stud'g | | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | Sails | | 7 | 7 | 6 | NW b N. | | 7:30 Made allSail | | 8 | 4/3 | "/2 | / N NW 1/2 W. | | 8 Mod'te & Cloudy. | | 9 | 3/3 | 4/2 | /N NW. | | | | 10 | 6 | 4 | | | Artificers variously Employed | 11 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | 6 | | SE b S. | | Noon Fine Mod'te Weather. | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Distance | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | N 57 W. | N 72 Miles | 4°38.N. | 90° 43 W. | Cape Sierra Leone N 35 W't 288 Miles [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 7 | | N. N.W. | SE b S. | | PM/. Mod'te fine W'r | | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | 6 | " | | | | | | 4 | 5 | 2 | | | | Mod'te & hazy. altered the course | | 5 | 6 | 6 | NW. | | | to N.W. 5 trimmed sails in top | | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | gall't she'd Sails. | | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | 6 | 4 | | | | 8 Same W'r | | 9 | 6 | 2. | | | | | | 10 | 7 | " | | | | | | 11 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 12 | 5 | 2 | | | | Mid't Same W'r | [[7 Columned Table]] | H | K | F | Course | Winds | No. Sig. | Remarks &c Thursday 8th June | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 5 | 4 | NW. | SW 1/2 W | | AM/. Mod'te & Cloudy. | | 2 | 5 | " | | | | 12:10 Rainy in Studding sails | | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | Trimmed sails | | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | Same Weather | | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | 4 | | | | | 8 Light Breezes | | 9 | 4 | | N. NW | | | | 10 | 4 | | | | | | | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | 12 | 6 | | | | | Noon Same Weather | [[5 Columned Table]] | Course | Distance | Lat in | Long in | Bearings and distance at Noon | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | N 56° W | 131 Miles. | 5° 53 N | 11°29 W't | NW. Part of St. Ann's Shoal N 48°W. 221 Miles | [[7 Columned Table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 5 | 4 | N NW. | S b E. | | PM/. Mod'te & fine | | 2 | 5 | " | N NW 1/2 W. | | | | | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | 4 Light breezes. Shifted the | | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | Spanker trimmed sails | | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | 3 | | | | | 8 Same W'r | | 9 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 10 | 3 | 4 | NW b N. | W SW. | | 10 in Studding Sails & Royals. | | 11 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 12 | 3 | 4 | | | | Mid't Same Weather |
Transcription Notes:
Sig - Signals. H = Hours K = Knots F = Fathoms
Do W'r - Ditto Weather - means the "Same" Weather - write the same weather found above it, and type also "weather" or W'r - whatever is written in.,