Travel Diaries and Journals

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Abstract log of the E. I. Ship Clarence, 1864-1891.

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side The Gaspar Floating light arranged with the "Victoria" steam Tug to tow the ship to Calcutta fro R. 1800

October 14th

am at 5.30 Weighed & proceeded & tow of the "Victoria" through the [Gaspar?] channel. at 8 Sangor Light House NE 1/2 E Modte [Moderate] North wind & fine at 11.45 anchored off Mud Point in 6 fms [fathoms] Observed numbers of dead bodies floating by & the bank of the river was strewed with the bodies of men & animals.

October 15th

am at 7 Weighed & proceeded in tow at 9.30 Passed Diamond Harbour at 10.30 passed the James & Marys at 11 caught in an eddy both hawsers parted & the ship grounded forward on the bank of the river. at 11.30 The steamer towed the ship off the bank. anchored in 8 fms [fathoms] & veered to 15 fms [fathoms] at 1.30 PM weighed &

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p. 70

October 15th continued

proceeded in tow of the "Victoria" at 2.45 PM anchored off Fishermans Point in 7 1/2 fms [fathoms] & veered to 30 fms [fathoms] Light North wind & fine

October 16th

am Calm weather at 11 weighed & proceeded in tow of the "Victoria" Noon Passed [Atchepore?] at 3 PM Entered garden Reach at 3.30 on hawser parted cast off the steamers and anchored in 7 fms [fathoms] abreast Bishops College at 5 moored ship with 30 fms [fathoms] each way

October 26

at 2 PM the ship was towed by the Tug "Andrew Henderson" (for 500 Rupees) to a berth a little above Fort Point Calcutta at 3.30 moored ship with 50 fms [fathoms] to the Ebb & 21 to the flood.

26th Novr [November] 1864 Doctors I. Fayrer & Partridge

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