Travel Diaries and Journals

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unsuccessful attempts to get away. We here took in some more provisions for the Captain's table, and sent letters on shore to our friends. At length the wind came fair, the merry old fifer struck up his famous tune and we step'd round with the capstan bars, the anchor was got and steering down channel, leaving our native, white-cliffed Albion, behind us.

Farewell to England

Adieu to thee dear England While this life my breast shall swell, I never can forget Land-I've loved so long and well.

Though storm and wave around thee rave, Thou'st beauty unto me; I could not rest within a grave That was not made in thee.

The Kings of Briton's Isle. Ere they closed their ancient reign By their gallant action gave thee Wide empire o'er the main.

And thou afar, a shining star Did other nations see. The pride of ocean's purple car The freest of the free.

Oh! Briton's ancient daughters On thy wild romantic steep In the caverns of thy water Many a form is laid to sleep.

That still I love, like some above. -The grave that yet there be And though to other lands I rove

Passengers by the Clarence to December

515 Coolie Imigrants equal to 456 adults

under the medical charge of Chas Turner Esqre [Esquire] 124 of whom died on the passage

Passengers from Demerara to England 1865

G. Ingram Esque [Esquire] Deputy Commisary General

Mrs. Ingram & two children

1 servant

two interpreters to Coolies

7th I only say with the [regrate?] of every one that our sailing this last 24- hours has not [illegible?] 100 Miles, but we have got out of the Tropics for some time, Today at 10 1/2 we had Church Serrvice as usuall, yesterday we had alot of [?] + Strong sails put up, I belive that is the Custome before coming into the Cape Seas as they are generley very rough, but I do not think that we will have worse than we have hade, I cannot keep from laughing at the [Restive?] opinions of some of our passangers, yet they are to be pitied, they know no better, as their education has been neglected, Some would come up + say as respectfull as they could good morning Sergeant, when will we get home do you think, will we reach England in a fortnight do you think, I replied we will not do that my good fellow, we have about 18,000 Miles yet, + may be lie exposed to Calms + Storms, with a Sigh he would say well I am quite knocked about hear, [hungred?], + my grog stoped for nothing, [diesent?] that [illegible?] all, and the worst is there is a fine blooming young Girl like to to make two hearts into one about my delay, + god knowed I cannot go [illegible?] for no life of me, When did you know thy [far one?]

you so much admire, oh, about 11 years ago he said, will [?] I [illegible?] you labour [illegible?] a very dreary abode, do you expect to return + find the girl as young looking + fond hearted as when you left, or do you that the same girl will find in you the same man that left England + has Served 10 years under the burning Sun of India, believe me that although you do not know any difference yourself, your relatives will find it on your return, I will give you an advice an old Man once gave me, it was as follows

Sow not your seed in [?] Land Nor put your trust in [weave?] Nor Ride upon an Elephant For the [?] of your [Gaze?]

All this passes very well + very amusing when all is well + gay, but there is a time when sorrow sprades her wings over us + stands between us + the Sun of pleasure for a time, a Man of the 51st Regt. was taken badly shortly after coming on board with Desentrey, he Died about 8 1/2 o'c P.M. + was buried in the deep at 1. o.c following Morning. he