Travel Diaries and Journals

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

at Ramree

with Capt. & Mrs. Eales to visit Mrs. Verner in the Schooner. Bowen went up in the jolly after breakfast. returned between 6 & 7 having shot a quantity of Snipe & Curlew brought 11 ducks from Ramree. Capt. & Mrs. E returned about 9 bringing word that the Schooner was to come down this evening & that we are shortly to leave for Akyab.

Thursday Jany. 27th. 1859

Up at 7. Schooner came down this mg. to start at 9 ocl for Kyouk Phyoo. Arrived at Kyouk Phyoo at 3 ocl. Capt Ripley came aboard asked us to dinner. Letters from home & Fred with newspapers from my father Jessie Mary all well. Fred's contained news of poor Sophys death (New Scotsman) containing (earth quake in Anacau). Went in the evening & dined with Ripley Bowen Dibbs Johnson Young there

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