Travel Diaries and Journals

The day before we left a vessel came in south [Turkish struck out] Mahommedan Colours Green with Crescent. Cassiagni has sent on board by the Capt. & haul it down. A wangabar to[ok] place in Akyab large numbers of fireworks Crackers &ce labyrinth 40 yard square with numberless winding formed of Baulboo the turn out. Common all over Burma Capt. & Mrs. Eales & other ladies out frighten with fireworks. passengers this time to Kyauk Phyoo Dr. Barlow Harper Capt. Leigh Morris. Called at Capt. Evans last night with Dibbs. Ripley & Evans came on board so soon after the "Sr" arrived. Ripley informed me that the Convict affair has been put before [Thomas struck through] the Leut. Govr. & an investigation is to take place.

Wrote a letter home by the "Sr" that left for Calcutta on the 20th Promised to sent Robt. £10 by next mail.

Sunday 26th September 1858 Finished genesis, lying in Kyauk Phyoo harbour. A very warm day

Monday 27th.

Capt. & party Harper Dibbs Leigh Evans Morris Law went out deer shooting. Got a jolly good ducking & killed nothing. dined at Ripleys in the evening. chafed Dr. Barlow Called on Dr. Thomas. Went on board between 9 & 10. Sung Queens letter

Tuesday 28th

Left this morning at 4 o clock for Akyab

picked up the Schooner. Well on for Kyouk Phyoo with the Comr. & Mrs Verner on bd. Dr. & Mrs. Pettingal passengers with us. Dr. going to relieve Jones at Sandoway Mrs Eales & Edith with [?] ([up arrow]3 ocl)

Friday Decr. 31st. 1858

Called at Ripley's with Bowen & Dibbs last night asked to dinner today and tomorrow. Sat reading High lands & Islands of Scotland all day Ripley & Evans came on bd. went up & dined with Ripley. Met Ripley Evans Johnson Frenchman Young Morris Cassagne had a good dinner Sat Singing verse all round brought in the New Year 3 Cheers at 12 ocl. Sang Auld Lang Syne & drank to the health of Absent friends went om bd. with Bowen & Cassiagni about 1 ocl.

New Years Day 1859

Jany. 1st/59 Up between 6 & 7 oclock firing the 32 pounder on deck. Shot nearly reached Coast opposite to kyauk Phyoo fired 5 shots. Evans came on bd. in Uniform Solah Topi. Cassiagni making coffee before breakfast in the Table breakfastes at 1/2 past 9 on wing & leg of a duck. Eggs Bacon Rice & 2 boiled Eggs 1/2 glass Beer thus few written at 10.20 after breakfast remained on bd. all day chatting to Dr. Pettayal Mrs. P. Mrs. Eales. Went on shore about 1/2 past 5 with Dibbs called to Law Thomas wen to the Circuit Bungalow Met Ripley getting ready for the large dinner. Went to Ripley's house Evans Morris & Johnson came with Frenchman & Young. went over to Circuit Bungalow to dinner between 6 & 7. large Party. Major Vemer & Mrs. Dr. Pettayal & Ms. Pettayal Capt. & Mrs. Eales

Kyouk Phyoo

sherry Capt. Ripley Eales Bowen came on bd . Went on bd. the "Proserpine" with the Dr. & 2nd. officer, had dinner Went & dined with Capt. Ripley in the Cos. party. Ripley (Hunt 2nd. Nemesis) Young Dr. Maynood Johnson Dibbs (East 1st. Nemesis) returned on bd. between 9 & 10.

Sunday Jany. 30th. 1859

Laying still at Anchor in Kyouk Phyoo Webt on bd. the Nemesis in the Afternoon. Bowen Dibb Johnson on bd.

Monday Jany. 31st. 1859

Capt. Gordon & Dr. Maynood came aboard this mg. Went on bd. the "Nemesis" Stayed all day Earl Dr. Ripley Capt. Eales & Gordon went to call on the Commissioner returned on br. between 4 & 5 dressed & went up to dine with Ripley a very large party 16 Comr.