Travel Diaries and Journals

April 6th. 1858 Capt came on shore this morning South Easter blown off went on board with him. Stayed on board all day

April 7th. 1858 Visited several parts of Cape Town with the Capt. the Governors House. Artillery & Cape rifle Barracks. Shops & houses quite English looking, to visit Constantia tomorrow.

April 8th. 1858. After breakfast this morning the Capt & I went on shore. Called on Genl. Salter & Lt. Dadson to go on our excursion to Constantia given by the Genl. a carriage & four was in waiting & off we rattled through the dusty streets of Cape Town handsomly dressed shop windows passed. We came upon houses in the suburbs such as we see in our own villages at home each little village here too I see has its lawn its group of squalling children its work shops, farriers etc. Now we

Bay.The latter 24 hours we sailed close along the land & had a fine view of the Country of the Kaffirs. Numerous fires were burning in different parts of the heights & towards night on the 1st. of April the Capt. & I were walking on the poop when what appeared to be a light house appeared on the starboard bow. The Capt. on the first thoughtwe had passes Table Bay & immediately hove the ship to. No sooner was this done however than we discovered it was merely a fire the Kaffirs had kindled on the side of the hill & which very much resembled a lighthouse. We lay there all night just off a place called Hants Bay & at daylight on the 2nd. of April we made our way for Table Bay with a fine light breeze & came to Anchor at 2oclock. the first thing we did on coming at anchor was to get into a boat Lt. Dadson R.A. & I &