Travel Diaries and Journals

October 15th continued

proceeded in tow of the "Victoria" at 2.45 PM anchored off Fishermans Point in 7 1/2 fms [fathoms] & veered to 30 fms [fathoms] Light North wind & fine

October 16th

am Calm weather at 11 weighed & proceeded in tow of the "Victoria" Noon Passed [Atchepore?] at 3 PM Entered garden Reach at 3.30 on hawser parted cast off the steamers and anchored in 7 fms [fathoms] abreast Bishops College at 5 moored ship with 30 fms [fathoms] each way

October 26

at 2 PM the ship was towed by the Tug "Andrew Henderson" (for 500 Rupees) to a berth a little above Fort Point Calcutta at 3.30 moored ship with 50 fms [fathoms] to the Ebb & 21 to the flood.

26th Novr [November] 1864 Doctors I. Fayrer & Partridge

knocked the Telegraphic Office away & gone on the other side of it. The "Andrew Henderson" coming about 5 PM concluded to despatch all infor- mation by the same vessel regarding ourselves &c. The weather throughout since then has been calm & clear with light airs prevailing from NWest. under present circumstances made no agreement with the "Martaban" for towage.

Saturday 8th October. Daylight the "Andrew Hen- derson" having proceeded up to town with des- patches from ship & ourselves got steam up & took Mr. Vaughan pilot on board, & went sounding up the Auckland Channel at 11 am Took ship in tow & proceeded up, carrying 4 fms [fathoms] half flood. All tide ganges destroyed by gale. 0.15 PM Mud point at 1 PM sighted the wreck of an Arab ship on Rangafulla Island (The ship "Ally" with 400 coolies bound to Mauritius Mr Worthington pilot all drowned but two or three coolies) Sighted the "Megna" pilot vessel aground off Hulida river 2.30 PM Diamond Harbour. The whole place in ruins & the river so strewed with dead bodies & cattle as to