Travel Diaries and Journals

Xmas in Akyab

Saturday Decr.25th. 1858.

Dressed Ship at 8 ocl. Dibbs Bowen Cassiagni went out boat sailing after breakfast in the Cutter. Had Goose turkey Ducks Fowl to dinner Xmas pud- ding [uneadible?] remained on bd. all day. Party at Law's but did not go turned in at 9 oclock so past xmas

Sunday Decr. 26th 1858

Nothing particular today recd. a letter from Barry returning treasury dft. for 250/- for signature

Monday Decr. 27th. 1858

Answered Barry's letter this morning sent signed treasury draft for 250/- Dauk to leave at 6 oclock today Capt. Hicks of "Lady head" Came aboard this forenoon Bowen & Dibbs went ashore with him at 1 oclock. remained on bd. all day. Wrote 2 letters homw in the evening till 10 oclock. promised to write to my mother

Kyouk Phyoo & Akyab

Ripley Johnson Young Goodwin Maynood Earl Hunt 3rd officer "Nem" Eales Bowen Dibbs Law Sang all round finished with Auld Lang Syne. Got on Thomas's poney outside lots of demands for it. Outside Ripleys sung (He's a jolly good fellow) returned on bd. After bidding Ripley Goodbye

Tuesday Feby. 1st. 1859

Left this mg. at daylight for Akyab before the "Nemesis" got about 2 miles start of her. She however soon passes us. Was a fine cool pleasant day. A pleasant trip. landed in Akyab at 4 ocl "Nemesis" had arrived at 2 p.m. A large number of ship[s] have come into Akyab since we left rather more than a month ago. Mate of the Lady head that we met at Chittagong at Fletcher's

Akyab to

Sunday Feby. 6th. 1859

Mail Sr. [Steamer] "Baltic" came in this mg. about 8 oclock. Capt. Hick of the "Lady head" came aboard. "Nemesis" arrived here at 10ocl went aboard the "Nemesis" between 12 & 1 brought off the Dr. & Dibbs Capt. Goodwin Mrs. & Miss Street. Lt officer came on bd. "Proserpine" in the Cutter. Lef officer dined with us. Dr. & third officer remained on bd. till 9. Capt. & Mrs. Eales Miss Hughesdon Mr. & Mrs. Motley came on board in the evening all ready to start tomorrow for Calcutta. received a letter from Agnes Taylor & Mr. Taylor & a newspaper xstrain[?] news from Mr. Thomson I think.

Monday Feby. 7th. 1859

Left Akyab at faylight this morning for Calcutta. Went on