Travel Diaries and Journals

coming in on all sides that tigers are in the neigbourhood several natives been killed & in Hospital at Sandoway one man walked off with out of his house & dragged royds. Henricks a German Merchant came on bd. today between 11 & 12 for advice give him medicine asked me to go up to Sandoway & promised to send a poney to ride up on. remained on board all today reading Highlands & Islands of Scotland Farady paura very prolific in Children. a great many buffaloes. [written between lines] Capt. asked me to walk out with Mrs. E but I [?] did not feel inclined Capt. went out shooting.

Tuesday Jany. 4th. 1859

Went out before sunrise this morning for a walk with Capt. & Mrs. Eales. Capt. took his gun landing place very muddy. Went partly through the village full of Buffaloes & pariah dogs the former seemed nuch frightened at our

long stay unless the "Nemesis" comes to releive us. Capt. sent down about 6 for me to go on shore & take a walk Capt. Mrs. Eales & I went ashore Mrs. E nearly got a tumble in the mud. from the Canoe slipping. took the four dogs with us. Kate Barney Billy & little Kate had them all in the water. Walked along the river's bank about three miles up to a pagoda on a hill with the priests house near it rather a nicely built house [written above: saw] several gods inside the pagoda. went across a ditch with three planks as a bridge nearly all the buffaloes on the road broke loose & went scampering away. the pariah's shewed a great inclination to bite our heels pulled some Indian Corn at a garden & some Chillies & returned on bd. at 1/4 past 8 the walk back very warm

remained on bd. all the rest of the day reading (one in a thousand) Capt. & Dibbs went ashore shooting in the afternoon Dibbs shot 2 doves Cassiagne & I pulled the Captn. off in the jolly in the evg. dressed in Holland all

Thursday Jany. 6th 1859

Capt. & Mrs. E went on shore this mg. before I got up read One in a thousand till breakfast time dies Sed after breakfast. Finished (one in a thousand) about dinner time After dinner tried to paddle a native canoe. pulled the jolly myself with a Mugh in it. frightened him by shoving off into the stream Dibbs & I Rum Toely[?] at 1/2 past 7. Turned in about nine.

Friday Jany 7th. 1858.[1859]

up about seven. had a bath. did not go ashore. dressed & read a few Chapters of Travels &

Adventures in South Africa. [written above: 1/2 past 8] Mrs. Eales has just got word that Johnson's Schooner is outside. read Wandering in South Africa by Steadman all day,) Notes from Johnson & Morriss came up this afternoon for Bowen Dibbs Cassiagni. Bowen & Dibbs went down in the Cutter between 5 & 6. Chatted with the Capt. & Mrs. E. in the evening.

Saturday Jany. 8th. 1858.[1859]

Up about 6 this morning. Capt. has [written above:(8ocl)] just returned from shore with a report that he has just seen the smoke of a Steamer. (So says Cassiagni) evening proved steamer had not arrived. Cassiagni & I pulled in the jolly with the Cutters Oars. Capt. & I agreed to walk up to Sandoway tomorrow morning at 6 oclock.

man up to the Kaea at the entrance. returned on bd. & had a dispute about the word at motion turning.

Tuesday Jany. 11th. 1859

Capt. Mrs. Eales & Edith went up to Sandoway this mg. to take up quarters on shore while the ship was being painted. reading the Pacha of Many Tales today. the poney promised by Henricks has come down & is on shore beside the Creek for me. Bowen & Dibbs went ashore shooting. I went ashore at 5 & rode about 2 miles in the direction of Sandoway, through paddy fields Saw the Cutter Coming from Sandoway from which place it had been with the Captain. returned at dusk to the Creek & went on bd. in the PB. boat told the Sigee through the boat & wallah to come in the mg. at 5.30