Travel Diaries and Journals

completely undermined Capt. Ripley Capt. Evans houses were in undulatory motion & they were obliged to hold on to prevent themselves being thrown down. the Cachery is in ruins every wall being more or less damaged

Augt. 25th. 1858

remained at anchour all day in Kyauk Phyoo harbour the weather being thick & squally. In the evening went ashore with the Captain walked round the Bazaar & up to Capt. Ripley's (in the Morning we had called at Capt. Evans met Dr. Morris). went from Ripley's to Evans. Met Ripley Evans, Bowen Johnstone Cassiagn Morris & Sambo[underlined] Thomas. chafed Sambo about electricity. Songs sung all round. Bischas sing

man to remain there. Mr. Woodward Mestier & Harper dined with us three nights ago. Bowen & I dined at Woodwards got the loan of Johnsons Pie Cart.

Sept 10th. Today wrote a Communication to the Rising Sta about the post office about receipt of Willies letter dated June 13th which Cassiagni copied for me. This is a very warm day. Therm[underscored] 82 in the shade & a cloudless sky.

Sept 17th 1858. Friday

The weather has been very warm for the last few days Therm. as high as 95° sometimes beneath the Awnings. two days ago however it blew a good breeze from the South & East which with rain has cooled down the atmosphere very much. lightning very

vivid & thunder deafening happened on a good many successive nights until the breeze came on Cassiagni & I dined at the Capts. on Monday by Mrs. E invitation Met Miss Law & Miss Hughdsdon. Harper Norman Johnstone, Next morning had a note fron Johnson asking me to come come ashore see the Capt. & take breakfast remained ashore all day & drove Mrs. Eales out to the point in the evening Slept at Johnson's all night & went on board in the morning about eight blowing pretty stiff Ship are foundedly uncomfortable when I went on board everything topsy turvy in the after Cabin the Gun room & Cabins painting & niggers holy stoning. breakfast & dinner on deck & slept on the

not return. Mr. Cassiagni went in the Cutter to see what detained it at 8 oclock returned reporting that a landing could not be made through the surf a heavy swell had now set in. there evidently being a heavy gale in some part of the the Bay. No change [chance] of getting of[f] the jolly tonight so Mr. L must remain on shore all night.

Saturday December 4th. 1858

Capt. & Capt. Faithful went in the Cutter this morning to examine the coast. found a heavy Surf beating all along the coast. Could not land. Cassiagni went in the P B Boat to anchore outside the surf & pass a Bouy line through the surf to bring of[f] the jolly did not come off again & we could see from the ship that the boat has got swamped & Cassiagni

the PB Boat soon followed Cassiagni came on board with a Mugh Cupra on the Gunner had been very sick & came on board with a slight inflammation of the Pleura. they had all put up in the Pawk House all night & the natives had given them some rice & other things to eat it rained heavily all day yesterday but none except the Gunner have as yet suffered. this has cleared up to a fine bright day & there is a beautiful breeze sprung up, like a fine English summer day. Had a main down & cleaned out My Cabin & tore up a lot of old letters. We came this morning further down the Coast. after the boats were brought off Anchored of[f] St. Martins