Travel Diaries and Journals

The day before we left a vessel came in south [Turkish struck out] Mahommedan Colours Green with Crescent. Cassiagni has sent on board by the Capt. & haul it down. A wangabar to[ok] place in Akyab large numbers of fireworks Crackers &ce labyrinth 40 yard square with numberless winding formed of Baulboo the turn out. Common all over Burma Capt. & Mrs. Eales & other ladies out frighten with fireworks. passengers this time to Kyauk Phyoo Dr. Barlow Harper Capt. Leigh Morris. Called at Capt. Evans last night with Dibbs. Ripley & Evans came on board so soon after the "Sr" arrived. Ripley informed me that the Convict affair has been put before [Thomas struck through] the Leut. Govr. & an investigation is to take place.

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

In the evening Mr. & Mrs. Chapman & Morris[written below] Capt. & Mrs. Eales came of & 150 Natives as we are to start for Chittagong at daylight tomorrow.

Sunday Nov 21st. 1858

Left Akyab at 5.40 this morning for Chittagong. With a fine breeze the weather beautifully cool. went on deck at 5.45. 10 oclock passed oyster island. beautiful clear moonlit night went along about 10 miles distant from land. remained on the bridge with Bowen & O'Shanntsky[?] till 9 oclock. went to bed at 9.30. roused up right 11.30 to See Edith. have today read 2 chapters of Exodus the plagues of the Egyptians, & some home letters, Jessies Marys & Willies of June July & August.

Monday Nov. 22nd. 1858

Up at 5.30. went on the Bridge till 6.20. Still moving along in our course to Chittagong an appearance

of Sameness about the land. jungle covd' hills. at 12 oclock entered Chittagong river having taken a native pilot on board. land at the entrance to Chittagong river looks pretty native- like the furze covd. moors of Scotland A great many fishing huts staked along the margin of the water. 2 balls shewn at the flagstaff, one at the yard arm & one at the gaff & the red ensign at 2 oclock anchored in Chittagong river Mr. Fletcher Judge [underscored] Dr. Beatson & Mr. Kemp came on board & Capt. Elsher port captain. Capt. Mrs. Eales went on shore with Capt. Eales to take up quarter with him. Mr. Fletcher asked us to go up & play cricket after dinner went up to the Cricket ground in Mr. Fletchers carriage. Mr. Dibbs Bowen Morris & I arrived at the cricket ground between 4 & 5 played till

dark went to dine with Mr. Fletcher Met at his house Capt. & Mrs. McDoune of the Lady Rawlinson after dinner had some B. punch & some songs Mr. Fletcher a scotsman treated me with much Kindness went out for a moonlit drive at 12 oclock drove through a great part of breakneck country. saw Bowen Dibbs& Morris into the boat went home with Mr. Fletcher & slept at his house.

Tuesday November 23rd. 1858

Mr. F. Called me early in the morning [?] to go out for a drive. We started after a cup of tea. Mr. F. Mrs. Mc. & Capt. Mc drove to the country through the tigers pass. Mr. F. Capt. Mc & I got out and went to visit some beautiful scenery through a pass saw marks of tigers & pigs recent Came back & drove to Mr. Howards house he and Mrs. drove up to