Tuesday Oct 15th fine Wt Westerly sent Renommee
& L’aimable to Gibraltar & Malta and the transpt to Gibt Adl
Louis is order’d to see the Convoy above Cartagena & the frigates to escort
them to Malta. all night mode.
Breezs. Westerly
Wednesday Oct 16th
Modte: Breezes Westerly all the forenoon Employd forming the
fleet into the order of Sailing at noon fresh Breezes WSW & Squally in the
Evening fresh gales Enemy as before, by Sign: from Weazel.
Thursday Oct 17th 1805
Mode: Breezes NWerly Sent Donegal to Gibraltar to get a ground
Tier of Casks. Receivd accounts by the
Diligent Store Ship that Sir Richd. Strachan has supposed in Sight
of the French Rochford Squadron which I hope is true. At Midnight the Wind came to the Eastward.
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