Travel Diaries and Journals

on bd. Ship "Ivanhoe"

Thursday July 14th. 1859.

Sighted the Prince of Wales this evg. bearing down towards us. both of us on a wind on different tacks 7 vessels in sight.

Friday July 15th. 1859.

SIgnalled the P. Wales this mg. excd. twice she if bound from Melbourne to London. 76 days out. Capt. sent boat with officer to ask us to dine. Capt. Payne & I went on bd. between 12 & 1. day warm with light breeze met several passengers from Melbourne Dr. & Miss Beckett &ce had lumpkin in the Capts. Cabin. A shark along side Dr. put over hook & bait dined. pulled a tooth for one of our sailors our boats crew got drunk. Sent of[f] our boat & went on bd. our vessel about 6 in the P.of Ws. boat. a long pull. she got far ahead of

at Sea

Thursday July 28th. 1859.

Thisck & foggy light winds bell sounding every 10 minutes during the thickest of the fog. Bell Sd. tack horns Pt. tack.

Friday July 29th. 1859.

Spoke [to] the British Barque Bridgetown from Barbadoes to London 32 days out. After breakfast Mate & I went aboard. long pull 4 miles when out expected fog to Separate us from both Ships kept pretty clear however. went aboard Capt. a Scotsman from Wigtown shewed me watch got from U S Govt for saving Capt. & Crew of a Yankee foundered vesel in a gale of wind. Got some flour had a glass of wine. Came off on bd. Again sailors in out boat grumbling got no grog. a frigate just in sight over horizon. (P. Biscuit)

Saturday July 30th. 1859.

Barque Bridgetown Considerably

River Thames

& got land again on both sides of us. very tedious getting up the steamer did not tow us well the Coasts open out more & Mrs. W. thinks that England is rather pretty after all. Anchored at Gravesend about 4 ocl got two boats to take us Ashore. promised to see the ladies to London [underscored:Otheu ] with us Mrs. W & Children quite thunderstruck with ships & people. went to Railway Station no train to London for 1½ hours Walked into the Country. Came back sat down in the Railway waiting room went on to London. great stir at London Bridge got Mrs. R. &ce bundled into a Cab off to Welford Otheu & I went to have something to eat. parted & I went to the Waverly Hotel in Cheapside (German)

London Again

Wed: went through the tower

Waverly Hotel Cheapside

had a gl[ass]. of B[eer] with him & walk promised to some up and see me off to the train the following evg.

Friday Augt. 5th. 1859.

Cashed a bill this mg. paid Hotel Bill &ce so as to get all ready to Start from Kings X this evg. went down to London Docks to see & get money from Capt. met him but he could not let me have it gave him a note with my address asked him to send it on with the shawl went on bd. met the mate returned with him to London Cab from Tower to London Bridge went down to Sydenham saw the Exhibition returned to London took penny steamboat at London Bridge to Westminster Saw Houses of P. Buck & St. James palaces. returned bu 'Bus. Met Carr Anderson & Graham had tea

Edinburgh

Kate at church. Bessie gone to London. Sat chatting Kate came home from church opened the door for her. dined Fred hugged me [Written above: & Bob.] off with him up to see K had tea went home by Canonmills.

Monday August 8th. 1859

Called on Mr. Young Colleg[e] of Surgeons & ce with Jessie paid my policy to Mr. Young for last year 9.4.2. Came down staid at home in the evg. Dr. Ritchie in bad health Mr. Y asked me to call out

Tuesday Augt. 9th. 1859

Went to P'pans Stage Coach to Musselburgh & walked. Met the Dr. walking out slowly. Called little Kate & 7yo at the door do you know Missy Abnins[?] Mrs. R looked over the window went up stairs sat down a long tirade about the Dr. only chance to get appoint when