Travel Diaries and Journals

are ashore in Garden Reach & one sunk a little beloow below the Garden House, with it is to be feared loss of life. The steamer "Bengal" is high & dry opposite the Peninsular & Oriental Companys moorings, the "Nubia" is dismasted & the "Nemesis" adrift. The old "Hindostan" which was used as a Hulk & Floating church, sunk this morning, it appears that having broken adrift she fouled the "Nemesis" doin her damage & finally rolling over & over went down opposite the King of Oude's house. The ships that foundered are as far as we can learn the "Lady Franklin" "Govindpore" "Asemia" "Anne Royden", "Loo Choo" "Vespasian" "Ville de St Denis" "Merrie England"; the tug steamers "Hercules" "Fire Queen" "Banshee" "Satellite" & "Linnet" & the Hindustan The "Moulmein" which was generally supposed to have been lost, is adrift. Great loss of life it is to be feared, has attended these founderings. Many European sailors were to be seen, during the gale floating down the river on pieces of wreck & we have heard the num- ber lost estimated as high as three hundred but this we are unwilling to believe. A man named Cleary whose heroism should be handsomely rewarded

River Hooghly

& Miss H on deck. had a Chat with old Fielder. Passes the "Belgravia" off Saugor in tow of Fire Queen. Saw Wade on the forecastle. Old Wharton came out of the wheel house waved not near enough to speak. Passed the mail steamer "Simla" & a good many ships on their way down wards. Anchored below Culpee Went aft about 8 had a chat with Capt. Mrs. E & Miss H.

Thursday Feby. 10th. 1859

Up about 6 Fine cool mg. Got under weigh at daylight strong ebb tide. day very hot. arrived in Calcutta about 5 ocl. went on shore took a packee called at Ferris's no letters. took dinner then met Dr. Votch of Edinr. Wm. White taking Barry's place Mrs. Ferris Capt. & Mrs. McDonald