Travel Diaries and Journals

York to Lincoln

beautiful edifice one of the handsomest I ever saw. It was getting light when we left York so I sat up & had a look at the country round about. I slept a little probably 2 or 3 hours but it is very un- comfortable sleeping in a railway carriage Mr Inglis (of Gall & Inglis late in the Northbridge) was in the same carriage. I would have spoken to him & asked him to call on you but as I thought I would have time to write soon & it was such a short time from leaving home that I thought it of little use. The great difference between the appearance of Scotland & England is the general level appearance of the latter there is scarcely a hill visible throughout the whole extent, especially in the Southern part. Their fields I think are more nicely laid out than in Scotland instead of being separated by stone walls, they had hedges running between which adds greatly to the general beauty of the country. From York southwards there seems to have been a general flooding of

Comp: can supply it at the rates which they charge for passage, but I believe they have everything duty free which accounts at any rate for the liberal supply of wine. When I went on deck again I found that we had cleared the Needles & were gradually losing sight of the white cliffs of England. Farewell to old England then when will I again behold your lovely shores. I remained on deck till 8 oclock every one here are strangers to me. there are 6 or 8 officers of the 34th the regiment that was in the Castle before I left on board. their faces are familiar as I used to see them often marching to the park. At 8 oclock there was tea. About 9 I turned into my berth I have got a very good berth the Cabin is occupied by three of us. Capt. Tedlie of the 50th Royal rifles Capt Hallowes of the Irish Fusiliers & myself. It is a very nice little Cabin well fitted up. We have a Servant or steward to wait on us appointed by the ship, the others also engaged him to wait at dinner & I did so likewise

Friday Augt 21st 1857 We have an awning put up over the quarter deck every day now to sheild us from the heat of the sun which is becoming pretty strong One can easily see that the sun is more vertical here than in England everyone is looking out for a sight of Madeira today we are steaming between it & the mainland we were doomed to be disappointed however we are passed its lat. & long. : without seeing it. we shipped a sea this morning which made the ladies run into their cabins in hot haste. A great many sea fowl are flying about which shows that we cannot be at a great distance from land. today our lat is 32°. 40. north Long. 15. 52 west. Distance run 230 miles

Saturday August 22nd 1854

I got up early this morning & had a salt water bath, it is very pleasant & refreshing Now that we are getting into a warmer climate We have got the most novel shower baths on deck I ever saw they pump up salt water from the sea through a pipe such

Sept. 9 passed a large Clipper this morning. Supposed to be the "James Baines" Saw this evening first time Southern Cross & Crown. passed 3 sail this afternoon. nearly dead calm. Lat. 18.48 S. Long 28.1 W. 148 miles. Sept 10th passed the "Sir R Sale" and "Owen Glendowr" the first with companies troops on board. The other had the 7th Fusiliers on leaving them band struck up Auld Lang Syne Lat 21.2 S. Song 26.56 West 158 miles. Sept 11 "Spoke the Walmer Castle" at 6 this morning she had left England 38 day with the 49th Highlanders on board. Lat. 2.31 S Long 25-18th W. 159 miles. Sept 12th 4 weeks since we left England. Saw Cape pigeons & Careys chickens. Lat 25.40 Sout. Long 23.25 West 209 Sept 13th. beautiful morning breeze light Service by Chief Office & Surgeon. Lat 28.04 South. Long 21.48 W 180 miles. Sept 14th. Ship rolling heaving last night. Saw albatross this morning. Lat 30.13 South Long 20.20 West 156 miles. Sept 15th. Fine breeze in the afternoon. Lat 32.68 Long 17.58 W. 169 miles. Sept 16th. Good days sailing 237 miles. Lat 33.45 S. Long 13.57 W. Sept 17th Weather cold. fishing and shooting albatross. Lat 35.29 S. Long 9.43 West.

Marched past going to Railway for Raneegange Went with Walter across the Ferry to other side of Ganges. Saw the 42nd off in the Rail bid Walter Feilden Coleridge McDakin Christie good bye. how many of them will return to Calcutta & England? Returned with Shaw. got his garry to Gov't place. got back at 9-10 am. promise of Nana Sahibs head from Feilden. Nov 13th. up at 6 went to P office to inquire for letters, looked old letters (none). told there was none. returned home very dull what can have happened that there is no letter. I am sure Jessie or Mary must have written. Next to Dispy. after Tiffin 1st time. Shortly after a letter came all well at home thank God for that, Egan called in the eveng. Dined with us. What can be wrong with Fred that he has not written? Nov 14th. Rose this morning happy with the thought that my mother was well oh how it makes me feel for her to think of the tedious