Travel Diaries and Journals

New Years Day 1859

Jany. 1st/59 Up between 6 & 7 oclock firing the 32 pounder on deck. Shot nearly reached Coast opposite to kyauk Phyoo fired 5 shots. Evans came on bd. in Uniform Solah Topi. Cassiagni making coffee before breakfast in the Table breakfastes at 1/2 past 9 on wing & leg of a duck. Eggs Bacon Rice & 2 boiled Eggs 1/2 glass Beer thus few written at 10.20 after breakfast remained on bd. all day chatting to Dr. Pettayal Mrs. P. Mrs. Eales. Went on shore about 1/2 past 5 with Dibbs called to Law Thomas wen to the Circuit Bungalow Met Ripley getting ready for the large dinner. Went to Ripley's house Evans Morris & Johnson came with Frenchman & Young. went over to Circuit Bungalow to dinner between 6 & 7. large Party. Major Vemer & Mrs. Dr. Pettayal & Ms. Pettayal Capt. & Mrs. Eales

apptoach but not so for the natives. Capt. to try & get a shot among the Jungle. Mrs. E. & I walked down by the side of the river as far as a kind of farmsteading when we returned. saw the Capt. on the way back. we went on bd. Capt. came an hour after remained on bd. all day reading (one in a thousand) Cassiagni Law & some of the Engineer Apprentices went on shore shooting in the afternoon. shot one pigeon & a Jay. brough[t] a small snake on bd. which they found near the river on shore 1 1/2 feet long. had no frill like a Cobra. a sting was projected from the neath like that of a wasp but much larger. we pitched him overboard.

Wednesday Jany. 5th. 1859

Still at Anchor in Todypauna where we are likely to have an

Todypaura

asked me to joins a Shooting Xcursion tomorrow refused.

Saturday Jany. 22nd. 1859

Capt. Mr. Dibbs Rymer Gunner & Law went on a shooting Xcursion in the direction of Singhgong at 6 ocl went ashore about 1/2 past 6 & rode about till 1/2 past 7. morning very thick misty. Midday Therm. 81°1/2 A canoe passed us with a palm leaf for a sail. Steamer to leave for Singhgong tomorrow mg. finished Red Rover Went ashore after dinner & took a long ride. returned on bd. about dark. Sent the poney up to Henricks Capts. party returned without shooting anything. 1/2 past 5.

Sunday Jany. 23rd. 1859

Sent of[f] note to Henricks this mg. Very thick fog till about 9 oclock Sent jolly boat up to Sandoway

At Singhgong

with Law left about 11 ocl for Singhgong Anchored about 12 ocl had a Burmah box a Burmah dow & some Cheroots sent down from Henricks last evg. Afternoon 3 ocl Capt. & Dibbs went for oysters. Henricks came on bd. about 5 ocl remained all night Gunner & Lamplou Qmaster had a row in the evg. groggy.

Monday Jany 24th 1859

At Singhgong. fine clear mg. [scored through: not] very little fog. Henricks left about 8 ocl. gave me a letter to Clements at Chandernagore. Capt. & Mrs. E went ashore walking. Capt. went up to Sandoway in the gig returned at 5. Schooner & boat with Commissioner & Mrs. Verner & his people came down in the evg. Capt. brought down two tiger skins gave me one. one

Kyouk Phyoo

Friday Jany. 28th. 1859

Looking out daily for the Arrival of the "Nemesis" reported she was to leave Calcutta on the 21st. re- mained on bd. all day went ashore with Young Law in the afternoon bought some Burmah boxes in the Bazaar. 31 Rupee.

Saturday Jany. 29th. 1859

Capt. Bowen Capt. Ripley went on a shooting xcursion this mg. in Ripleys boat. Mrs. Eales went to spend the day with Mrs. Verner. on our arrival in Kyouk Phyoo found Evans had gone to Akyab. 12 ocl Sighted the Nemesis [written above: fired a gun to bring Captn. back] Coming to [written above: be] our releif. Came into the harbour between 2 & 3. Dibbs & I went on bd. Saw Capt Goodwin Johnson introduced to Dr. Maynood brother of him in the Sydney Went to the Capts Cabin had a glass