Travel Diaries and Journals

September 19th

at 7 am Weighed under the Topsails & shifted our berth to the following Bearings in 9 [fns] H. M. S. Princess Royal at [drawn anchor] Madras Lt [Light] House ----- WSW Master attendants Flagstaff WN 1/4 N [line] The "Nile" arrived on the 21st September 20th sailed June 11th Discharged troops baggage & troops who landed on the beach opposite the Railway Station

September 22nd

at 4 am Shortened in cable at 5 Weighed & proceeded to sea with a light Southerly wind Latde [Latitude] obs [observed] 13.16 No Londe [Longitude] Chr [Chronometer] 80.47 E Course N 70 E 30 miles Bar [Barometer] 29.94 Sympr [Sympiesometer] 29.73 Ther [Themometer] air 88 water 84 PM Light West wind & fine 6 Light breeze at SEd [SEastward] & SSE & fine carrying all sail

October 9th

am Light breeze at ENE heading SE 1/2 S sounded in 23 fms [fathoms] 0.30 Saw False Point Light from Crossjack yard Bearing West. at 2.30 Passed a ship the "Nile" standg [standing] to the Nd [Northward] -- at 4 sounded in 30 fms [fathoms] 5.30 sounded in 37 fms [fathoms] nearly calm 3 ships in company. a steamer the "Orissa" passed down the coast at 6 Breeze made at No in a squall trimmed on the Port Tack Lewds [Leewards] E by N squally with rain Noon Moderate at NNE & squally + [cross with four dots] Latde [Latitude] obsd [observed] 20.8 No Londe [Longitude] Chr [Chronometer] 87.34 E Course S 20 W 16 miles Bar [Barometer] 29.90 Sympr [Sympiesometer] 29.72 Ther [Thermometer] 82 PM Moderate NNE wind & squally Signal- led the English ship "Hengist" from Liverpool to Calcutta at 5 squally at Northd [Northward] with heavy rain a waterspout to leeward at 7 The wind veered NWd [NWestward] & fell calm Midnight calm + [cross with four dots] Observed a dismasted large vessel in tow of a ship under all sail. Found afterwards, it was the "City Poonah" in tow of the ship "Iron Crown"