Travel Diaries and Journals

the Gun room when a note came from Capt. Eales requesting me to come & live with him on shore which offer I at once accepted.

Augt. 23rd. 1858

This evening went again on board after some very pleasant days residence [Master struck through] on shore. Mr. Geo. Law having share my room. I visited the ship morning & evening. Mr. Dibbs & some men of the naval brigade being on the sick list part of the time in the evening the Capt. Mrs. Eales the Mid. & I went for a walk weather permitting some days it rained incessantly. Capt. & Mrs. Eales were very kind indeed during my residence on shore with them

Augt. 24th 1858.

Mid Morning weighed & proceeded on our way to Akyab. The weather however very squally & misty

hatching at night. Where I woke up early in the morning with my neck nearly broken. Last evening a fire broke out at Haliday's Coal godwin. Dibbs & the Crew went with the fire engine Young Law & I remaining on board in the evening overhauled some of my home letters from Fred. RB &ce found an ivy leaf in Freds last letter which I had not before noticed. 17th Today we are all put to rights again the gun room all clean & paint dry. Up early % took a bath. A fine day. weather not quite so warm as it was a few days ago, leading the Knight of Glomie Sept. 26.[7 overwritten] Left Akyab yesterday again for Kyauk Phyoo had a fine day though rather warm. Came to anchor at 5 in Kyauk Phyoo harbour

Wrote a letter home by the "Sr" that left for Calcutta on the 20th Promised to sent Robt. £10 by next mail.

Sunday 26th September 1858 Finished genesis, lying in Kyauk Phyoo harbour. A very warm day

Monday 27th.

Capt. & party Harper Dibbs Leigh Evans Morris Law went out deer shooting. Got a jolly good ducking & killed nothing. dined at Ripleys in the evening. chafed Dr. Barlow Called on Dr. Thomas. Went on board between 9 & 10. Sung Queens letter

Tuesday 28th

Left this morning at 4 o clock for Akyab

breakfast to write home to Fred & to Mrs. Knott at Madras & Barry. Very warm this Mg.

Wednesday Decr. 1st. 1858.

Busy this morning writing letters home. 12 oclock just sealed up one for Fred & went ashore for stamps to receive pay today.

Decr. 2nd. Thursday. 1858

went Ashore this morning to breakfast with the Capt. took 250 rupees with me and after break fast went with the Capt. to the treasury & got treasury draft for the same. was going on board afterwards but met Harper got into his buggy & called at Law's. Saw Mrs. Miss & Charlie. Called then on Hughden. Saw Mrs. H who had a great deal to say. Says she is a relation of Barrys. Called then at Johnsons met Stable Morris.

Hind. went on board with Morris & the Gunner in the Schooners boat about 4 oclock dined & went ashore to see the Capts. Child again Mr & Mrs. H called while I was there Mrs. E promised to post letters for me & requested one. went on bd. wrote two letters one for Barry enclosing treasury draft for 250 rupees. & one to Mrs. Knott. Madras in answer to last march one. One home & one to Fred also written this forenoon. Sent the 4 ashore to the Capt. between 9 & 10 oclock

Friday Decr. 3rd. 1858

Left this morning at daylight to convey Capt. Faithful Majuthat to the Naafe river. Anchored at 4 oclock. Weather close & Cloudy all day. Mr. Law went ashore in the jolly boat. No report as to the landing place. Boat did