| Summary: | (May 1&65C«^aS«-££2“^SZ-5£±i 2Tth. Chaldean Patriarch arrived here from Meeol yestordy# to settle the diepate between the twe parties cf the Chaldean Christians in thia community. Mahomed Pasha of Potass and Sheikh Meaban ef the Beni ham arrived in the •Baghdad* today to see the hasha and the latter is te be invested as Sheikh- The loeasts have again made their aoth appaaranae today and are increasing mere and acre this is very bad for as as wt ahall got no vegetables or Traits this ycar-the grain la already threahed and will saatain no great damage bat the water nolens end other vegetables 1 an afraid will l be all eaten ap* loth Boday aallad ea Satan Saigh Mr. Holland Br.Woad Alisa Marini * and than with ay eiater Mrs* Rogers sailed on Medan Vaber and Mr a. Greener bat saw only Mr.Greener - . Pined in the evening with ay sinter Alisa and Petoohi — tadcy the Loeasts ware aneh more numerous and so thiclc were they I flying about in the Sky and falling in the henaea and streets-t On Vadneaday neoct the Mot last there is a dinner to be given hy the Colonel we have been invited qy father ,Aenlia and myself ■ Been en Beard in the naming the snail steamer B --- 7 la finished ef her fitting patting on the now cylinder and hod a tryal on Saturday both are now laying at the custom house wharf. Prepared ayaelf for^n shooting party this afternoon, sent ay kit ota in the Jaffa ear party eenaiated of Antoni? Apihlan tyesWf' Saigh Gianny and J onset Pate? We loft at 4 30p.n. aad dropped down in thedfWffa landed ourselves and kit a* below the Raw? garden and eat straight out towards the grove ef Seyd Hahaood in the opposite part ef the river when we arrived at sanest the quantities ef loeuots on the greand and in the fields is something asteniahlnr they ere ae thiokly eleee with eneh other that one tan see nothing bat these inseeta moving and flying about spread eur carpets and bads near the hank ef tke river and kad ear dinner, not a seal was te ke seen near this plans bat ourselves alone and this Biaxx—4'* («) grave la always infested with rah bar a so we kept a regular watch through the sight we all remained till IS pm firing mnsketo h Hy separating ourselves all along the honk at 150 paces distant from each ether -the party then turned In, I had to | hasp the watoh with TousifSalgh tvs man at a time for hour duration. 80th. Vast inside the grows la the mornlngto shelter ourselves from the son* and shoot something If there Is any. Oat oar breakfast under fins shadowy trees of Popular, hut at IX a.m. it seamereed te get warm and the sun spread all over us we had te return hmk to the gardens In the plaoo where we left our gaffe. , oama to the garden of Miras Mooaa Mirza Hadis eon and passed the hot day under the roof of a and house on the river then wo had a visit hy d* Zonlottl who was sailing ta swat us an horseback at a p.m. embarked In the Jfffa and tracked her up to Baghdad on the opposite ' aide whan arrived at I p.u. 81st. Caaw (^n beard the "City of London" she took yesterday 87 bales of valiants? weal, H 7 p.m. want to the Residency with ay father and — act a dinner party given by the Colonel, there were about 38 persons at table It was on the top of the house and after dinner wo oat and the ladles and gentlemen had a dance accompanied with a harmonium played hy Mrs. oppstein and sometimes ay father » at 16 we had a sapper and at one a clock after midnight returned hone. * f Steamer’Basra" left thia, thia moming/with Mshemed Pasha Meehan and Massif the Sheikh of imara on hoard of her --- The locusts are Still ravaging the vhole cultivation they hove loft nothing la the shape of green vegetables, the poor cultivators are plashing the young and unrips watermelons and bringing them ts town so the eneumber.3 ars eaten up - passed the night I at Teusif Salgh’s. Lssnsts ars getting lass and ars I suppose dying from the hast af the sun —- At 3 p.m. wa lighted the fires of the "City af Loudon" an a tryal trip there were Capt Bevsher? Miss Katy? Ballaad ay father and J.Toniotti- we started at 8.20. praaaadad os far as the southern Gate and book again as far 1 down aad haak she want remarkably well, called In the evening sa Alisa Marini with jr.fsnletti aad J.Salgh —. Came alongside the wharf ta taka 1b cargo — teak hales af . B.4. (8) Weberns wool and little earge. 4th. - Sunday called with my father on Mrs.Williams and Dr.Dnthieul to boo Mrs Julius Aohi who is ill with fewer —called on Alisa oiotor and Alisa Marini on Gabriel Tagchi and ma , 1 sister-iDamascus mail arrived this evening - it became very warm and oppressive at pm lasted the whole night Called on Candida* s house in the evening. 8th.’ Today is the loth day of the Moharram month in which the whole j Shiah soot go to Kadumein to mourn and cry, today Eossein their prophet was killed—came alongside to receive cargo J a warm day with no air and clondy a light SE a.m. Moderate N. Tester and fine — 8th. Tine morning with moderate N.Tester and cool night —took in soao/oargo and passengers but few about 40 of them and 160 Bales of Tool of Tobor- and some other bales of cloth etc. I)' 2,6 I 5,40 I Baghdad to Baareh Left Baghdad early this warning at 4 a.m. Mr .Tianis is going down vith us t* Basrah—Passed Diala Elver at 6 - the arch of Ctesiphon at 7.18. At 8 48 passedfthe yooding station of Diwanieh—Passed the fort of Baghdadie^f~I2785am Passed GubhaX 8 30pm -It commenced to blow a very strong N.Tester from noon At 8 10 arrived to Moss? and took in wood and filled up well- Plenty of mosquitoes but nieg and cool night — At 3 a.m. finished wooding and at 3.^0 proceeded dovn At 7 45 rived at to Coot *t U- C vviy> Is /q&>\ k,U- 2 Eso-HJ CX-Hul/S icfl'Ceirt ah' 10'® CW«\ cU" 2p«v\. wb i -)k ^0^7Cu4- (*< CxW U iVa. kov- - , GV—JU. Wx-V'* z \\>-v CVm i Pt, (i-d-flktG-ik '.Ac Im-A- A<v.A;i ( ' — CxUaaJL. ffV. U-OTlvA OaA (LLp AaWa,, ,’ot pl". u-/) (lXlt VV 10 a.m. At 2 p.m. at baaaan Khan — met with the !| ■Satellite" ? eteaming up and we eaae te an auction and awaited her arrival upShe eaae abreast and we went aboard of her, found her Port Wheal completely snatched up into many pieces this happened this morning I * through the earoleosneos of Mr* Gorkin? who was asleep on the (I Paddle Bex> saw ay brother Henry he ia all right and he has about a hundred paaaengera with the Jews af Azeir eta. the Capt of the "Forwent: it alee en board going up to Baghdad She had left on Monday afternoon-* Came en beard and left again at 2.45 p.m. She was also getting under1 wej hut she will arrive in Baghdad for senetime X suppose in 7 or 8 days ■ere there were only 3 or 4 Paddle floats loft in her wheal and the Iron Work io gone completely She has little cargo at least not so deep as used to be there are none and the merchants would not ship in White they wanted them to chargeSa^V piasters —At 6.7 p.u. passed Seyd Maheued did act atop te weod tut puesee on- Hh At i.48 a ■ arriv d ta the Bud landed cargo and passengers and took in weed- - left 7? at 6.18 am — At II 80 net the "Basreh" steamer going up stream at 11.88 passed Aseir— we have a Modte N.W, Wind today at 8.SO p.u. eauo te at Qerna and landed cargo and throe passengers and left at 3.10 p.m?S --- Arrived Margil at 7.2S p.m. f and anchored. Went in shore saw_Mr.jtyueh and Mr. Carter and left fo- Baareh^t about lepm,—-arrived to Basreh at Io. IB- 1865 J Landed the Paaaengera early thia morning and steamed up to Margil ' loth*0 ooal her*~ 11,6 DtJlnb nearly finished and will be launched about Monday the 17th— she is very strongly built and nicely fitted eahina fore and aft en desk, they are large and numerous •< Iher engine is remarkably fine everything is strong and well planned out— left Margil for Basreh „t 2.80 pm after taking in IB tens ef coal Been te Basreh after discharging her earge, there ia very « little earge te be gat’d Buga of Tobacco—There is some sickness in town the peeple are down with fever, Peteehl Neman and all his family are down with it— sailed te sea Mr .Wart—? and Nelly? with Capt Holland en board the "Permentler"? this evening IEthioek in earge tMe-meanteg from Basreh it le rather eeel this morning because it is blowing a strong N. Wester—* I8th, Nice eeel morning with Moderate M.Wester Wind last night it was niee and sold the Therm thia morning steed nt 79 in the cabin took a little earge, the "Bijieh" wee launched out ef Bock day before yesterday in the afternoon, Mr.Holland has gone up to Margil ia the afternoon it blew strong N.W, with dust and lasted 1805 June B.4. the whole night* th. Modet, N.V.Wind, vent to Basreh and hack quick 7 a.m. took in a little oargo—The nail steamer from Bombay arrived to Bushire thi6 morning— th. Light N.W.breeze tMr.Holland went up to Margil -—At 0.30 am the "Baghdad" steamer arrived with very few passengers about 20 and very light apparently little or no cargo. 18th The Mail Boat did not arrive last night she must have left Bushire yesterday evening—Went to Basreh for 3 hours and came out the "Knr?achee" mail steamer past Fao today Mr.lynch has been on board* The mail steamer "Kurracher"? arrived Basreh at 0.15 pm. Mr. Johnston oame up in her from Fao and Dr.Calvloe from Bushire She brought few passengers and there is no cargo for us to be transhipped lireot to Baghdadas it has been arranged so with the merchants of Baghdad that all! their cargo from Bombay is to be shipped direct to Baghdad- Went on board of her with Capt. Holland and saw Capt Cotier her commander. 10th Mr. Johnston been on board got the passengers and some from the "Kurracher" steamer, it is getting warm and the atmosphere dusty prepared start for Baghdad. so we went on at 5.40 -•? All repairing the helm Basreh to Baghdad. Left Basreh with the Bombay mail Passengers and ccrgo at 4.30 pm. — arrived at Margil at 5.13 pm. but found no "Dijleh" there She had gone ng river on a trial trip s< met the Dijleh alongsider the bank ?(J Aar s->. r urs left her doing so and we started at 8.45 p.m. she is to come f up aatern of us —the Dijleh steamed up a little bit and then ara^nE stopped We kept going on, with a high pressor of steam and were going very omartly and quick making about 37 Revolutions At 12.30 pra. came to an anchor Just above Gorna ISth. Left this morning at 4.15 a.m. -passed Azeir at 8.35 At 3.45 pm. passed Aboo Sede At 0 p.m. arrived at Pefass, took in wood plenty of passengers and cargo and left at II.30p.m. IOth. Passed All Sherghi C 10,15 am. At I pm. arrived our wooding station at Seyd Mahomed- took in wood and fifty skins of Ghee of Ahdulrezaek Khedir 18 skins 32 of Haji Khatsu Khedir Left Maghesil? at 6.10 pm. At 12 pm. came to an anchor le 2oth At 3.45 era. got under weigh A passenger Kadoori Aboo erv^zt^-cVvA JX'lxXi-l e^' <^«^' \v- GUv^m< W- wwtK «~A ■ >^-( SL <• ,Av txrClUs M>> ^<v<rw, Cotrl" lox. CSwaJ'Uw SAC Ac <(M^-v<lctk L. ^.(' CAT £, 1,2c pi^ AT &<$b ^farUc^. ^mtitoK tluv SSrcwifc? W cUww Aei^ ^x, A-^^>cUv tie 02^ 4r-U~<^. 7.1of ^VeJ^ (XvAo --- „ O“A<-1*. tf-V drAeW. S-fcic«vA . x^-^cr (<^uhha staTIonandtooFTii wood- At 4.50 pm left the station- At (05 Passed Baghdadieh Fort ■2nd. At 3.10 arrived oar wooding station at isiwonieh and took in wood lefts 5.20 a hi. - Passed the Areh of Ctesiphon at 7.3o nm.- At 0.30 met^with the Basreh steaming down at 0.45 passed the Diala River- arrived to Baghdad at I p.m. landed the Packet in the Residency and went up to the Custom Bouse. Landed little cargo today and cleaned the ship- 23rd. i 3e^nR Friday there was no Custom Bouse to discharge cargo- went to the opposite side and had a bathe in the Itlver with other young ehaps- 24thlDischarged Cargo and finished all the cargo today- Damascus Mail [ arrived this evening- went to the opposite side and had a hede- 23th. Sunday called on FfAlisa sister on Scheu ?? ni? and on Alisa Marini today is the eorronation of the Sultan AhdulAziz there was a great illumination everywhere and every door of Turkish officials and offices, tfe had a walk hut in town to the* w. Serai etc. with .Tousif Isack and ~f,eotilo and Y.Saigh and nenry— 20th. Took in cargo and wheat S3 Laques fi 30 Red Ferons? per leg ?? had a hade in the opposite side of the river. 27th. Took in lots of Cargo Bales of cloth etc. and Passengers end vorked hard till late in the evenin we are starting down tomorrow morning passed the night at bouse and at 10 pm. come and slept on hoard the ship. Bag' dad to Basreh 28th. Left Baghdad early at 4 am. The "baghdad" steamer arrived early this morning from Basreh at ahout 2 am. with Passengers At 7 30. appears the Areh of Ctesiphon came to a shallow water and grounded laid out an anchor and chain landed the Passengers (D.4. (/) Z n shore and hlowed out the Boilers the "Dijloh* la In sight coming u-nouns fljon Deareh she left at 6 in the evening on Saturday, she came and anchored alongside of no. Mr. Johnston Vioe Consul on board of her and Or. Colvill and a Capt. of the Telegraph at ?? and Mr. lynch Vent on hoard of her, she is steaming romarkahly well and very fast She left us at 11am and we left dorm at 11.1(1 Passe d the wooding station at-»- of Olwanieh at IS.30 am. --- At 4.IS pm. passed Baghdadieh Port — At 6,33 pm passed the wooding station below Oubba — At 7.4S came to an anchor in the midst of Busleneh? reaoh BBth At about 3.40am got under weigh. At 8.SO arrived to Memlah? station and took in wood -— left Memlah at Io.30 At 2.50 pm. came to at Coot and took in wood- left Coot at 6.30 pm and at 8 pm oame to an anchor for the night— 1868 - June 30th At 4 am got under weigh and proceeded down River- At 7.5 landed a passenger at Sheikh Sad— At 10 am passed our wooding station at Maghesil? —At 11.35 landed a Passenger and Cargo at Below? T leflon? detained 45m — At 2.15 pm. passed All Sherghi— At 3.45 passed Kalat Sultan It has been blowing very fresh today hut warm, were obliged to furl all the evening Arrived to Defass at 6.45pm landed Passengers and ''Cargo July 1st. left Defass nt 3.50am. Took n dose of Castor Oil this momlnv not being well for the last 3 days Passed Kalat Sheikh Saleh at 7 am.— At 7.15 grounded At 0.45 got off after 1 laying out anchors and chain etc and proceeded down— At 10 c I oame to alonside the Bank near Abdulla ihr. Ali and landed P , • 38 Bales of Cloth Copper and Shoes with 8 Passengers* loft • 10.55 am.— passed Azeir at Ipm. At 3.50 pm. arrived at to G 7? ^'jSlJand landed Passengers and Cargo left G?J?—— at 4.15pm. at 6.5. metVwith the Rasrea, delivered a Packet to ?Stovian Boy being on hoard as well as Sami? ?????? At 0 pm. arrived to Basreh and anchored. fid. The "City of London* loft for Margil to coal and I went to town to look after cargo, there is very little mostly tobacco the ??Bugaloms which wore expected long ago from Bombay have not yet arrived , one of them belonging to Haji Abdul-wohed Mooharok (who died at Mecca this year) struck a sunken ship in the river few days ago and sustained great damage to herself and cargo the sugar and sugar candy was melt all and the rest a are picking out from her- Breakfasted with Fetoohi Raman jk D.4. (/) 1865 July together with Fetoohi'Gorghls F?erej—left Basreh to the mouth of the ereek atI2 am. where I found the City had just Jarrivod- 3rd. Took In little Cargo mostly Tobacco about 700 bags , A hot day today In the evening it became onlm and dampy no air at al 4th. Light breeze from the N.W. — took a strong dose of salts and a dower's Powder In the evening and am eating nothing but soup ete—Took in more cargo — it is very warm we are to start wife this flood tide. ;;asreh to Baghdad. Left Basreh with the flood tide at 1030) pm. 5th. Passed Garna at 4.3C am. At 8 45 came to Azeir took in 3 or 4 Jew Passengers fe??? and left at O.IC !! At 11.45 Passed Sours Abdulla lbn All Massed Abou Sedra ® 3.30 pm. Arrived to Defas s at 5.35 pm. took in wood Passengers and Cargo—Left at 8.10 pm. Steamed on during the night xriLth a fine moon light 6th. At 2.30am. stopped at All Sherghi for Ghee of the Ehederi | people but were net ready with it we went on nt 5 came to alonaide the bank at below F?T?leflef? and took in 30 skins of Ghee of Abdul rezek Eudeiri and left at 5.30— At 8.45 passed our wooding station at Maghesil? and did not stop but intend to make a clear run to Coot tonight at 12 am. it began to blow strong from the S.V. but warm wind — at 8.80 p# . arrived to Coot and took in wood - 67? Passengers and a 1885 little cargo Worked in taking wood the whole night?* July7th. At 2.40 am. get under weigh from Coot — nice cool morning 'V, At 0 am when opposite Ealat I had met the "Baghdad" steamin* down gave us a letter from Mr. Carter— Arrived to MjErllan? at 10.15 am. took In wood and left @12.30 am. At $.30 pm. arrived at our wooding station at Goobba? and took in wood. 8th. Left GOObba? station at about 2.30 am but opposite the fort of Goobba the ship got jammed for a little while close to the baJs from the wind— at 7.25 passe d Baghdadieh Fort-— At 1.30 pm passed our wooding station at Diwanieh bcloxf > Beotoni Kesrah— At 3.30pm. passes the Aroh of Ctesiphon passed Diala River at 0pm. and Grarra @ 7pm arrived in Baghdad • S.S.am.y D4. (9) Oth. Sundry — Heard of the loss of Mr. noLland's child CharSly who died a day before yesterday— The "Dijloh" is loaded Iwith cargo wheat etc. and ready to leave next Tuesday— Tom Loca our neighbour also died a few days ago from a very long illness. We honied alongside to discharge ship but they are very busy in the Custom House clearing the Aleppo Caravan \\ which arrived this morning— Slept on board last night and went in shore this morning to breakfast and back on board— We are now transferred to the "Dijleh" Capt. Holland myself Mr Hew and the steersman carpenter etc. She is ready to start on Tuesday at daylight for Basreh although she is not completely finished yet. IOth. Wont with my Kit on board the "dijleh* and all of us also wore shifted, took some more cargo although she is full and A deep with about BO Lq ? Wheat and SO Hales of Wool * I8S5 July Ilth 1st Trip ?otra. Loft Baghdad at 4.15 am down River- Mr.W.P.Johnston, Dr. Colvill MrBrynner? Cap$Ferard and Capt.Gablerare our I C Passengers- with about 40 men Deck—— Passed Diala at 0.20 am.— At 7.20 am camo to at Cteeipho: and sent to sound the channel. At 10 am got under weigh At 10.15 eomc to again being stuck hard and fast, took an anchor and chain outbut to no success landed all to Passsagers in shore- she draws aboutlnches more thou the "City of London" and lieing? deep this time — worked very hard and blew the boilers out until we were able to got afloat at 6.30 got again under weigh after* a long stay nt 7.45 pm, oame to at Diwanieh station and took Inwood. I2th, Loft Diwanieh At 3.55 am. passed Baghdadioh Fort © 7.30 am - At 9.50 passed our wooding station at C-oobn- At 1C grounded worked hard with anchor and chain until 12.30 when we were off. At 4.15 pm. got again aground At 6.20 got off and steamed down ws have lost our storn anchor and chain overboard. -'Wt At S.B.pm arrived to Momleh and took in wood. I8th. Loft Momleh at 3.40 am Arrived to Coot ® 8,10 am — took In wood and landed cargo— left Coot 0 II.45am- At 3.45 grounded at 4.15 got off and otenme' down - At 7.5.pin. passed our wooding station at Magbill At 8 io came to an D.4. (IO) [anchor It being very dark and cannot sea to stcar, os she stenrs I very badly and the steering apparatus very hard, our nan coiuot'’^ July oho,k » thle ***Br ^jjpp^necount of her tiller in very short about | 14 feat, and the anchor ? is over 6 feet long- her engines are J not in a good working order yet, it takes a long tine to turn her astern- she is altogether unlike the City of L. os regards steaming , the handling of the engines and vivacity and more trouble and work in wooding her, she no --- ???? Peck for the wood to stow, but the 4 Bunker and they ore large and long it takes ranch fatigue for the men to carry the wood end walk up to the end of the bunker and many other petty bothers etc. I4th. Got under weigh at 3.30 am on a moon light at about G.IO we grounded and worked with anchor and ehnin- landed the Passengers and emptied the boilers and worked very hard indeed until s&e was off at II am. they filled the boilers' and lighted the fires and was ready at 2.30 pm. when we started doizn etree At i.j.5 met with the "Baghdad" steaming up she looks deep but very few Passengers we are going awfully slew and can’t get the eter; up it is 4 or 3 lbs, and have commented to tar? coal when the pressure is now getting higher- arrived to tbs Hud at 0.30 pm. took in wood and landed cargo and 6 Passengers- Passed the night in taking wood when it was finished at I a.si. ISth. Left the Hud at 4.58.am. At 0.45 came to near the devils Hlbevon a.-aited until % Dozen of targe Boats hod passed — --- ing? up stream and we loft © 11,18- We have got 20 steam pressure now g,. and she is going rather fast- At IS.30 am. passed Azeir- At . camo to at Qarna and landed 7 Passengers and cargo- We came % dom from Azeir to Qorna very well and much Quicker than 805 the "City of tendon" we have got above 20 lbs steaii, and I dare July say she will steam much better by and large- left Qurna at 4pr.i Arrived at Magil 0 7.30 pm landed Mr Johnston and ■ r.Colvi? ' and wont to Basreh at about 0 or 10 pm- The Mail Boat has not yot arrived and not even in Bushire. ISth. Went to Basreh to look nfdter and found sufficiently to load he, as coffee and. sugar etc. which arrived lately in —•????? Came out at about 2 pm The S.S "Basreh" arrived from Baghdad at 6 18 pm. - we ere discharging the wheat and have discharged the cargo in the morning- the mail boat hsfl not yet arrive to I7th rD.4. (II) to Ruehire although oho ought to he there on the I3th Inst— Mr. Holland was invited to dine on hoard the "Permentier" with Capt Oahler* of the Telegraph at Fao he Is going down tonight- Mr, Brynerie going In the "Pormentlor" to his country - a warm and calm night tonight Is dampy I took a light dose of Salts this morning, hare net yet got over ny oonrplaint which wa 1 Hare had since the 20th Hlto? though much hetter- Took In lots of Cargo mostly of Tousif Noah , Mr. Holland been up to Margll- The goomrookchi Ahmed Foizl Effondi of Bnsreh died laf night, ho was not 111 hut for a day or so haring taken seme | puorgulo medicine, hut some say that he has been poisoned. ISth. Propairing to start for Baghdad this afternoon, as there is no mall and eannot account for her detention unless semething has happened to her in sea, hut the "city of tendon" which must have £6 table loft Baghdad last night will take the mail up if it arrives in time- At 6 pm. lighted the fires and W weighed the stern anchor. Basroh to Baghdad in "Bijl.h” Left Basroh at 0.30 p.m. arrived to Margll and anchored at 7 pm. Had a dinner at Mr. Johnston Weytoolr up with ns to Morgil Mr. Wartmaim? , Bryner, Welty? and J Aeelu- th Ferment ie? is leaving Baereh for Europe tomorrow morning with Bryner wit! her to bis country- The Basrc’i" will start for Beghdn . after tomorrow Wartmnun? and Welty are coming up in her- After we had our dinner at Mr. Johnston on top of the house we all left Mogil at about 10.30 and wo got under weigh with the flood tide at II.IO pm. IOth.Passed Garun? at 3.33 am Passed Azeir at 7.30 At .3 passed Abdulla ibn All's Tomb St 2.8 pm passed Aboc Sedra grove - At 4 pm come to at Defass - At 0 48 the "city of London" came from Baghdad and lande' aotern of us alongside the bank she had left on the morning of the I7th has wheat and other oargo on board saw Mr. Carter and my brother Henry Left Defas® after taking In wood at 9.20 pm. At midnight it commenced to ream blew a very strong N.W. and kept the night and day too- Oth The wind still blowing fresh against ue and has much detained us from going quicker ahead at 7 am. passed ?Fleflch? Passed Maghesll • If.18 am. - At 8 20 pm. we run short of fuel and were going very slow ?— this afternoon, We found a wooding boat and eame to alongside of her and pnrohased something ■ewe then a Loque 7 for IB Karas? with little coffee mV__ 112 ) I Tobacco for the Trackers who would not lgt us have any woo<l- ’ Wo left at <^.20 for Coot whensf^we^arrived at 10.33 pm and IS85y took la wood and coal to Baskets but did not get alongside the baak until 1.30 an. after? ^Sfcs The River is running very strong hero olose to the High bank and with groat difficulty ve could get alongside-* took in cargo and passengers and left at 10.33 am. - A very strong winil, eoianeneed to blow again since this morning — Came to at Memlah? • S.I3 pm took in little wood and left © 8.53- At 8.15 eame on a sandbank and were off at 9.13 the night is very dark with no moon light but clear strong sky- At 9.30 came to an anchor it was dark and the river shallow in this part, it was a little above S?T?alllat Fort. 22nd. haft at 4 am. the wind is still continued to blow strong as before and has never ceased only at night time it abates a little but it increases towards morning gets stronger * at midday.- At II. 10 a m, eame to at <(00ba station and took in wood and coal- loft Qooba at 2.45 pm. - At 3.20 anchored and sounded the channel and at 4.25 proceeded At 7.43 passed Baghdadieh Fort At II.5. eame to an anchor 23rd. At 8.80 am. got under wsigb passed Diwanieh station at 6.10 nm At 8 grounded and tried to find the channel until forced it wit little water enough to drag herself ever the sand and passed at 8.45 at U,55 passed the Arch of Ctesiphon- passed Biala River at II am arrived in Baghdad • 2 pm, 24th. Discharged the ship today and ere to leave this on the 27th Inst, finished discharge at about 4 pm. - Went to the Att? cn« 'A and had • swim with T. Sek upas? and J Saig 25th. Constanpl Post eame in thls*morning- been at Blackey in the 1865 office and on board - The "Basreh" arrived this evening fast”. July Welty and Rnskalla Knbaleeh? arrived in her - been to see SebbupoB? and Slisa sister in the evoning- 26th. Paid the ship and took in cargo, 55 Laques? wheat at 46 K per Laghar and few Passengers. 27th. The ’Baghdad left this at 6.40 am with Sen Passengers an cargo and we are getting ready to stert- Baghdad to Basreh Boars Loft Baghdad at 1.15 pm. - Passed the Arch of Ctesiphon 4 4.20 p and eame to an anchor and sounded the channel - left Ctesiphon • 5.25 pm. - At 6.50 came to at Diwanieh and took in wood for list the night- Calm night with no air at all hut no lnaeots- our deekmen hare been Increased by adding 2 more hands they were formerly 10 including the*?? dal, they are now 12 and 8 Firemen- J8th Left Diwanieh at 3.80 am passed Baghdadieh at 7 40 Passed oar Wooding station at Oooba @10 - At I.SO pm grounded below Shedeii' and worked hard with anehor and chain until 5 pm when we were of and at 0.28 pm. At 8.80 arrived to Memlah and took in wood for the night if we had not had that stick this afternoon we would have been now at Coot- 20 Got under weigh from Memlah at 3.40 am- At 3.40 came to and eoanunleated with the "City of London” coming up from Boareh , went on board of her saw Mr. Carter and my brother She had left Basrah on the 27th 8 I am In the morning with the Bombay Mall which arrived on the 2fith. In the "India" steamboat, We bot left the City 8 7.10 am and we at 7.20 - At 7.40 am grounded and worked with All ?? and Cle ??la ? until 8,40 when we got off and suocoeg? 'steamed am. 1888 We are making 30 devolutions with 0 pressure of steam. July At 10 arrived at Coot anchored In the stream landed cargo and Passengers in the boat and did not take any fuel- l<eft rare Coot at 10,80 - Arrived to our station at Seyd Mahomed in Maghesil at 8.10 pm. - Took in wood and remained at night at anehor- The Beni Lam Tribes arc encamped all on the opposite Bank with Mezban? their Sheikh- calm night with very lifiit air- 30th. Left Maghesil at 3.50 am.- Arrived Defess? @ 12 ora. - took in eoal only- the "Baghdad" had arrived here last night about 0 pm. and loft this moraine early she had run short of fuel last night and had to drift dtnm for about 2 honra ami hot.’ people c;-» from below Befass saying that she is broken down half way between this and Aboo Sidra, her captain did not go down with her this time ho is ill and loft behind- left Befass at 2 prn.- At 8 passed Abdulla Ibn All's Tomb and 0.43 get aground at Aboo Baba, the river being very shallow all over Landed? the channel- we ware thia night troubled by a little by the mosquitoes but there was no air we would haze suffered a great deal more for the lltttle air there was prevented them and considering we were made fast elese to the Bank and had to keep watchmen during the nights In ease of the Arabs may walk on board— Left at 4.46 aftdr finding the Channel, passed Azeir at G.I5 I* (M) > we had a passenger for this place, hat he had to swim across os tB Captain weald not land him In the beat and stop the steamer for a little while far,fear of endangering the ship- Passed Oorna at 9»8. on, landed ear Passenger*- Arrived Margil © I pa sent the Packet in shore and went to Basreh landed the Passengers and come hack to Mnrgil, it Is getting very warm, the Thermo In the Engine Boom rose to I36o and yesterday afternoon was 145- Axrlved to Basreh at 1.15 pm. After having taken 15 tone of eoal last night from Morgil we s tarted for Basreh at a little after sunset- bast night it was rather cola, with very light breeze now ami then but about midnight It became quite eeol and nice that 1 was obliged to sever ayself with the blanket- Comaeneed discharging the wheat this morning and the Basreh cargo also— Light N.V. breeze the water from the river, this morning when hading as usually felt it quite warn and sB iopt night wasj the color and taste is very disagreeable no freshness in it whatever - The ship is still making water in the holds and Sfood 'linkers .as last trip, and the Pwaps have my'day been regularly attended to, but no damage has been since happened to cargo or ether kit, as it has not overflowed the Iron l>eams across which 8 inches high - Went to Basreh at 0 am called #n AJsmqfi CooInn Huscoin*b man for cargo and other merchants the former la 4 shipping 402 packages on board the "Baghdad” Sie Is starting from hero tomorrow noon - Been in the Custom t(euse there was m an auction sale o< damaged sugar etc of Moorad Noah be in, insured? in ' oa tny which arrived in Hdji abdulwShed’a Baggier Bometime ago and the Bogalow? struck a sunken Turkish ship in the river and knocked a heleln her Saw Mr. Johnston and Br. Colwill also in theCustom "louse attending thio s‘ aio- Get about 1000 Packages of merchandise including 400 from Goolam? Buscin and came out at about 2.30 pm. - thio evening it became calm and dampy and the night was a most diaagroahle one not a breath of air wns to be felt but , at midnight ft become cool. Cargo came alongside this morning of Moorad Noah and .Kadem Jewed Jellol etc etc The "Baghdad” left this up river »■ 3 pm she was very deep and going rather alow, she had few passengers D 4 (IB) f bat toll with cargo she had about 30 slaves on board and the cargo chiefly belonging to Goolom nnsein which weighed about 2700 ?kee? A very wan night it became since this evening the wind died ow away in the afternoon and it was a dead calm and so hot was it that every part of the ship appeared to be burning with fire, the night was a very van one toe, with every now and then a warm air like the steam of a bath need to pass on which usedto render us miserable and could not even breth, it kept so during all the night the atmosphere became a little oooler but calm prevailed,- • Cloudy sky aU over, at first calm but a little after sunrise it blew a light N.W. I A sailing ship arrived up river l ast ni-ht carrying an English flag- Took in lets of Cargo principally Gooloa Husseins *-*and of other merchants but it become so warm today with no air at all and the clouds all over. Such c heat I had never before seen or felt, the men were all knocked up, the weather was calm throughout the day end every now and then a very light S.W. was coming on, we wore so wet from preepiration in faet we could not stand it— Thermo • 110 o 0 12 am in the morning it was 89 o Ws wanted to hire Arab coolies to work in the cargo as anally but these men would not come on account of the heat- Tie night was a most miserable one to bade with the Elver water in the evenin,- as to plunge myself in the River, was as if one was pouring warm water on him inside of a Turkish Bath The night was not the least cool the atmosphere was so hazy, with the clouds over it and the river still calm it rendered a man most miserable and helpless. h. Tills morning mors cargo came alongside and comaencc taking it- T Thermo at 5 stood t 91 e Faht. sky oloudy as before an!’ with a very very light breeze from the N.W. but calm river and varm-at about noon it blew a modt N.W. breeze but dampy aad did not feel it cool at all — We are not; deeply laden have taken every Package that came alongside to the No. of nearly 1700 uck~. ee weighing about 8700 Abes drawing 3 feet 3 inches - Mr. Holland went up to lagil to dine with Mr, Johnston I did not go , having felt it very warm to go such a £ long way, the night was not cool but clouds are olearing away, at midnight it became little fresher- \ Sth. Cooler morning with no cloud* at all a modte N.W. breeze - propairing to stnrtfhis evening with the floo’ tide- " -re" _ . Itssmsr arrived at 10.IS am. she had no passengers at all. At v 4. (ie) 0.30 pa we light the fires to proceed with the flood tide. Basreh to Baghdad th. At 2 oa. weighed aad proceeded up at 8.20 stopped at Mnrgil and picked sp Mr. Johnston's Packet detained 1C minutes - Paced Oorna at 7.10 am landed 3 Passengers- Passed Azoic at II e.■> landed a female Jew and went on— from 1.80 pm. till 2 o clock p<n we wete detained at the devil’s Elbow she came against the bank is turning the point and laid across the river- The Thermometer in the Engine room stands at 140 o Faht and in my oabin IOC o Cot aground for It minutes € 2.30 pm and wont on at 2.45 she struck again the hard lank and worked very hard the River here in some port was very shallow with only a narrow passage near the bank this place is Aboo Robe where wc struck coming down this time- ’fe have been working with chains aad anchors from 8.43 till 12 pm until got her round against the strong ru???ig dc’n cjid reiaed stationedtLe whole night but the mosquitoes and sw flies trouble us awfully nobody could sleep aad being too close to the Bank* and little or no air* the night was wot with thick dev falling down-th. We have not yet pot under weigh and arc weighing' anchor which had Bars keen made fast in shore and are chafegiM dragging here against «Se the current close to the bank - a warm morning with no air at all * * We have lost good deal of time if this bad not ha>,ei>ed ve would I have been now at 7Flsfleh - got away at last after heaving with anchors in shore. • 8.IB ora- Abdulla ibn All nt. wo are J "L-going very well now aad fast- Passed Aboo Sedrn at 1.15 pm. arrived to Pefass © 3.10 pm. - Took in wood and left <3.2 Oth. At 3.30 she stopped and anchored the current having driven her' Ira towards the bank and carried little cargo aft and left 4.30 . .asslved at to tiarghesil 7 Maquesil ? at 0.30 ea. and took in wood- Lsft Maqueall at 8.30 am- At 8.4" struck the ground at 0.13 left it at 8.10 grounded at 8.4) were off steamed at full power ever the sand bank at Aboo Nekbal - At 9.40 pa. came to at Coot and found the "City of London" lcying there taking i.i wood hod arrived from Baghdad at sunseVt but 7 and was tahin- in (wood but was full of Passengers about 150 of them there v»i>e the Wszlr ef Mnssat the family of Bawd Sasson whom we took up in the "Satellite" * the Goourookchi for Basreh and Rezkalla Ksballoh? D.4. (17) ana she was very deep with about sixty Laquais? wheat- She had left yesterday morning. Suw my brother Henry- the City of London left down river at 12.30 pa. - We hauled alongside and took in wood saw Fettoohl Petrak here he had arrived from Sook el Shookh with his vool- Cth. Left Coot at 6.15 aa after finished wooding fine N.P. breeze with the Therm at sunrise at 89 o - At 1.35 pa eaae to at Mealah - \ went out shooting and shot 5 Partridges it was very warm and could ' not stand the heat and the sun mush longer 1 was obliged to eoae back to the ship Left Mealah after taking in wood at 4.13 pa. 5.45 vo grounded at one reach above Salhiat Fort- At 7.25 got off and steamed on- At 10.15 grounded agin and sent to sound the channel went on at II. 10 pm.— IItl(. At 4.30 am arrived at the wooding station close to oobba? At S 12.If, struck the Hank once Haghdadich detained 10 minuteast 18*80 passed Baghdndieh Fort. At 4.45 grounded at the S.W. •Bd sf ledge r? eh 7 the channel being close to the ”, hank but little draft of water - worked in sounding other channel till late at night found no passage we determine to discharge cargo and lighten at least 5 or 6 inches out of the watrr, I2th. Sound the channel early this morning found another one in the opposite side at ledje went down and steamed through it with a rope in shore in hand by the crew and passed at 8.30 an all night while they were performing the passage through the I narrow place I went on shore with my gun and shot IC Partridges and missed one here there ore great many partridges at Ledge- A <jool morning? was this Eiornin' I felt it " VtiLts sold when sleeping outside on the Qr. Peck. The Thermos in my cabin was 72o Faht. At 12 an passed the Aroh of dtcoi g At I got in a shallow passage at Goosoiba? until found the channel and proceeded at 1.50 pm. -At 3.30 passed. Dials Rive'.’ At 6.30 arrive to Baghdad. Augt I3th. th. Sunday Peen to sec Seheml? Elisa Marini, Mr. lynch Tolland’s and Elisa’s sister- Rather warm todayW with a light N.V. but the nights are deliciousely cool and nice. Discharged Cargo from 6 am in the morning and did not finish Diseharge today - but left the remainder for tomorrow Called in the evening at my sister Elisa with Jousif Isack and J. Saig- have got a severe cold in all over ray body B.4. (18) I5th. k '.o tunrise Discharged remainder of Cargo today- the’Basreh" arrived thia morning only with little cargo coffee sugar tart Iron hare — To day Is the Feast of the French Fmneror Louie Napoleon the III • i IOth. took In Cargo and 40 Laqhars Wheat belonging to Bfcvid hector took in also little—earge-a 25 Laqhore? of wheat of the Turkish Government ® 30 Kre per Laqhar and took in lots of Bales goods Tohaooo etc. and not running? passengers worked hard till late In the evening- I 17th. Took In also little cargo and Passengers wo arc starting dorm at noon- Daghdad to Basreh ! n®ara Left Baghdad at 1.30 pa. with 00 Laqara wheat a good cargo of geode ote. and about 50 Passengers passed Diala at 3.35 - passed Ctesiphon • 5 - At 0,25 came to for wood, at Biwanieh Station I8th Left Biwanieh this, morning at 4.20 am- At 5.15 enisne to at Ledje reach and sounded the channel- proceeded a 'a-.- hundred e of yards and grounded hard and fast the channel belnr o Xy 3 feet - worked very hard Tilth anchor and chai until she woe heaved inyo deep water- Left Ledje atv4 pta and steamed dow- At 0.30 passed Baghdadieh Fort at 7.25 came to sr anchor it was too dark . hut the mosquitoes and sun-flies ‘fon’-.Ie ■ bo much , it is/warm with no air. IOth Left at 4.26 am . at B oaaw to and Bounded the channel at 0.40 left • 7.5, passed our wooding station at Gooha - At II an cr Thermo to an anchor and sent to sound the channel, went on for about IBm and grounded again hard and fast from 12.45 till 5.15 pm when we were off hut steamed a little down and / anehared to await the arrival of the Launch with the stern ■Mhor and chain- left for Momlah at 0 pm. - At 7.40 came to at Momlah for wood- - w© wore coming sltn? since we left thio evening as wo were short of fuel- 20th. At 4.35 am left Momlah f At 0. 20 motj# with the "City of London" Therm coming from lasreh we both anchored. Mr. Carter came on hoard - Henry did not oome with and have not seen hlii - I ooul not make out the oaueo of his not eotalng to oee an - She had left Basreh on the 17th at night she has few Passengers and a little gargo - Wo loft down at 8.8B am. At 3.20 stuck hard and fast aground worked with anchors and chains at I( . loft stem down arrived to Coot Amaro at 12 am , took in wood end If iethallaa Bey Eaymakom of Goobba la also here he Is now collecting the wheat and Barley from the Arabs locating on both banks of the Tigris as far down as ?? el Hemsa? and up to Baghdad he has promised to the T. Government to supply him with 1000 Laqhars of grain for fc the annual exportation to Jeddah and the Bed Sea, he has got ISO Laqhars from those parts of Bedra and Jessau; ISO Laquers? from the tribes Amara, ISO from the Sheikh Bawd of Zobeixt? Tribe, ISO from Sheikh Sad arab^s etc. he has not bought this grain but it is the one fifth of the produce levied on by the government on all the agriculturers upon every spe ey of grain , the Sheikh of a tribe has to collect this from his arabs and remits it to government - This grain now under supply to Fathalla Bey at Coot is to be transported by the cultivators as ?•???? from its place to Cqot free of all expenses if no Beasts w r e t to be found amongst the tribe, the Govt, is to take Boats as any craft whatever on the river cutting wood'and load them by force to Coot Amara - Left Coot @ S.30 pm. At 7.25 pia. came to and sounded but got aground and had to take an anchor out and chain succeeded pretty quickly but remained at anchor for the night. . Weighed and proceeded at 4,30 am. ! AT 7.40 grounded a little below Sheikh Sad just close to a single tree on the Western bank and took anchors and chain out into the stream worked very _ hard but it was impossible she would not come to the anchor at last she turned to the contrary way towards the current and the strong wind which is blowing all the time, pushed her to the deep place she dragged the anchor with her we gain all the chain that was in the ship belonging to that anchor and then tied a rope to its end - the ship slew round with^ her head down stream and while the Boat with all the crew where heaving the chain she got underneath the ship the Engines working at the same time and they could not hold on the chain they gave away untill all the chain and rope went into thelriver and lost all , we came to, and the Boat went to grapel the anchor and chain other peopel went also some by swimming and some in the punt worked until sunset went the crew of the launch found the chain by the grappel, heaved it up until 0 pm went they got it out we remained at anchor for the night - It seems to me to be D4 (20) an unfortunate Trip thio is by getting aground so often she draws 3 foot 8% Metres and when she gets aground it is very hard to get her afloat much unlike the "City of London” >nd. Left Sheikh Sad at 4,10 am - Came to 'aghesil at 8.80 am did not go alongside the hank but get Seyd Mahomed on board and the Captain had questions about the wood He landed 3 Passengers of Mozbnn? and a Bale ef Drugs Sheikh Mesban has left his place and went I further down to Sfoji - Left at 7.30 - Arrived to Defus at 3 pin anchored and took in wood landed cargo and IS Passengers - out with Jousif Marini in a Mashoof? on the opposite side of the strean j and had a swim it was nieo and cool, and then passed the night I with him until I in the morning - 33 Left Defus? this morning at 4,10 a m. Passed Ahoo Sedra © S.30 arm At 0 detained till 0 20 for the vessel shied and could not answer the helm - At 7.S3 eame to a shallow passage anchored and X. sent to sound • left at 8.86 am • At 9.30 grounded again but her Stern turned sharp and svatehed the launch pressed it between her stern and the Bank and bent the Tiller os it same towards the Port side and did little Injury, took an anchor and chain out or. the dry bank and heaved her on nr stream until got her in deep water and steamed through the opposite channel at 12 a m.» A strong brecse rose from about 10 am At 9$ pm grounded again at Aboo Roba - heaved on the anchor and swung her but the channel is narrow and else to the bank were obliged to drop har down with a rope in shore • Left the place at 4.38 pm. here we met the Arabs of Boni Malek following up River their Sheikh sjid companion Shenior el Sad who has fled from the viwlnity of Gorna up to the ElbdMf. Mahomed country at Faint Sheikh Saleh ore all encamped • the cause of his removal from his country Is that Abood el Sad having got the Sheikhship this year of the Sad Arabs at Qornn by increasing the rent from 8000 shamies? which used to he formerly to 20,000 which was obtained from Fahad Sheikh of the Montefik this latter having told Shenior to settle down at S?web? for this year as Abood had already got the Sheikhship , but Shcniar would not bear of this he remained encamped at above Qorna near Bur huki? and communicated with the Turkish Government and demanded for his investiture over the Sad Tribe at ^orna— This nows having roaebed Fahad he was groately disappointed and informed Shenior I) 4. (21) to quit hie territory forthwith . The latter came up to Kalat Saleh with hie followers and the Tribe of Beni Halcfc hie alleys to seek proteetlon from Mahomed Pasha of Asutra - At 5 grounded at the "evil'a Elbow get an anchor out and at 5.30 we wers off- Came to an anchor at Azeir at 6.40 pm. Itta, Loft Azeir at 4.10 am. A strong N.W. Wind is blowinr- since yesterday accompanied with fine dust in the atmosphere Arrived to forno 7 am. landed 38 Bales mostly Tobaeco and 4 Passengers - Taft Qornn at 8.25 am. - passed "argil at 11.55 detained 5 minutes in landing the Packet arrived to Basreh at 0.30 pm. Landed^ie Passengers and I went also to Basreh, the "dijleh" went up to Margil to coal and land 380 Bags of wheat of the Turkish Government. Went to Basreh to look for“Cargo S5S-founff pretty good, Coolaiw^ , nussein's man has got about four hundred Packages and few others Goolam Hussein is coming to Basreh from his Pilgrimage ho has loft Dushire last Thursday in his sailing vessel in which he embarked ! from Jiddah - Came to Margilat about 4 pm. - we took in coal and discharged about 145 Bags of wheat. 25th. Commenced discharging the Govt, Wheat from a very early hour it was quite dork about 3 am. and finished it we left for Basreh at 8 am. - Discharged the rest of the wheat which ’less lector had shipped 30 Laqhas? and the Basreh Cargoes 20th. Cargo came off early this morning and ooumionced taking in Therm It ig Q 00ld norning this could not sleep outside on the Qr, Deck and had to novo? into the Cabin early at dawn the Thermo stood in the Cabin at 74 o and surely would have been lee outside- The money has been based in Basreh at the govt .ito the new Helsus? « 18 Piasters - shipped Cargo the whole day, but i‘ was a warm day with no air at all the Climate changed altogether from what it was this morning- in the ©voning it became warmer with light 5. Wester breeze, but dompy- 27th. Took in little more Cargo wool etc, being Sunday the half of the crew got loove to go in shore, washed the ship and got few 3mSS4Ugsrs a vsrm and calm day again as yesterday. 1 have been very busy today in giving the Bills aft? all was done in one dsy- We have got a pretty good cargo and are deep drawing about 3 feet 4 lashes and are full every were in the holds - .’e have about 40 Passengers It is warm and calm with no air at all this » evening - Mr. Johnston been on hoard, brought out the Packet with him for Baghdad- Telegram came that Goolam Hussein has arrived at Fao in his ship B.4 (22) Basroh to Baghdad rLeft Basreh at 11.23 PM. and steamed on-tit h. Passed Goma at 3.5. em Calm weather with very light S.Wester fereezo- At 8.85 aa passed Azeir - The weather here is ,"sitin'" cooler and the light breeze increasing a little but from the N.Wester at 10.43 an were detained at the Devil's Elbow for the vessel struck her bow against the bonk in turning the point © II Left at I pm. passed Abdnlla lbn All We have been going-^eesy since we passed the Devil’s ft||ra Elbow as the place is bad and shallow-beaming At 3.45 pa. passed the "baghdad" on her way down Lflewan? Bey Kaimakain of Basreh on board with his family end ???? feu Passengers - at 4.50 passed Ahoo Sedrah - we are going on well now. At 0.40 came to at Hud took in wood cargo and Passengers- I filled np well with wood everyxrtiere Passed the night with Youslf Marini until we left the Hud, a calm night with no air at all but little eool- Oth. Left the itud at I.3S am and vent on At 11.20 passed our wooding station at Maghesil without stopping for wood but went on- At 11*45 am stopped and picked 2 Passengers from a boat detained 10 minutes - The wind eoimenced to blow rather strong now am. fcot- ' Veftghed today ^he Defaes eargo and the Passengers luggage, I. pm. came to at Sheikh Sad and landed 5 Passengers bft 4 pm . Passed H? H?7 at 0.50 At 7.15 came and eomnuiiicntci' ./ill she "City of London", we went on board of her and saw my brother Henry and Mr. Carter she he left Baghdad yesterday mornin . intone Marini'ls on board going to Defaas, came bock an left at 8.33 pm. At 10.30 were off. Again stuck and rwiaine there at I a.tmof the, 80th. At 5.25 am. came to at Coot Amcra, took in wood, Passengers and about 40 Bales Wool 30 of MMahomed Saleh and 10 of Antene Aplllian - Left Coot at 12,5 AM. At 8.50 stuck but steamed back and 0 7 wont on at 7.15 pm. came to at Hemlah and took in wood - left Memlah at 10.30 p.m. ^t. At I a.m. came to anchor left at 4.35 a ra. At 5 am. came to at Debboony and Bent te sound the channel came back and loft at 7.55— At 9.50 am came to Shodeif? the channel being blocked up iermo end sent to sound - at 10.50 loft on— a very strong wind is blowing since yesterday it increased towards midday to half a gale - One of the Passengers who embarked in a very ill lesltl from Basreh died at about 12 am- At 3 pm. eac. to ,1 ool r i < D.4 (23) In wooti anil ooal, landed the dead body and they eent hits overland to Baghdad to be hulrled - went out shooting ami shot 8 Partridges t’. drabs knocked about a Dozen with sticks there were great many- left Goobba e 5.30 pm- At 0.50 eame to a shoal place at 10.1C proceeded • 10.30 patted Baghdadleh- cane to an anchor at 41.30 aa * 1st At A.30 am got under weigh At 6.45 came to the bad place at Ledje Detained? 10 ' and get through it veil - at 10.50 passed ierm the Arch of Ctesiphon detoured? 20 a trying to get through the AanMl'y faaaed Dials Hirer at 1.30 P.M.- arrived in Baghdad at 4.30' pa. - lad. Discharged Cargo today but did not finish it - There is a great Report «nd fear in Baghdad of Cholera, and they expect it here rheru in a few -1 ys, it is raging at Damascus, Eeyroat ami Aleppo and thr Ports of the Mediterranean, as also at Constantinople, and has gome down as far as Dyarbeckr but slightly. 1 do not think it will visit Baghdad if coming from these Western part , but if it crossed over to Persia we shall undoubtely hove"it, as the Pilgrims coming from Persia they will bring it, but there is a talk of having a quarantine here if it has any truth of its coming here- The Population of Beyroot have fled out of Town to Mount Lebano, and this Epidemic is carrying every day about 00 or 70 lives at Damascus- 3rd. ’.Sunday Called on ,:r. ynch Mr. to Hand thoy are all go in; oat to Orares? bo we are going also- Called on Elisa sister and Elisa Marini , on Naum Saigh ete, and on Mr. Adhill? there is a great I talk ami fear of cholera- 4th. Discharged the rest of the Cargo and finished— 5th. Taking U Mr. Weberns Wheat at 43 K per Lnqhnr . Also took a great dbal of sorgo as Tobacco and Cloth etc. Oth. Took il plenty of Cargo and took 50 Laqhes of Wheat and good many Passengers and worked very hard Indeed froia morning till evening and gave Tiekets Bills of Lading etc. came on board after having dined at Dome at about 0.80 pm. Slept as we are s storting early- They Bay that there is the cholera at Easreh ' but light though- My parents are going out to Grarra? day after tomorrow on Friday as well as Mrs. noiland and family , Fettooh and Stephen ny brothers in low- * t.Tth. Bayhch d to Dasreh Left Baghdad this morning early at 5.15 am- Passed Diala at J^30 lours 8 th. lerm 9th. Therm ■-V 1)4 (84) * At 0.8. passed the Arch of Cteslphon - naghdadieh Fort at 8.40 pm. Weighed the Passengers Luggage We have 104 Passengers all together At 4.IS stuck and tried to find the channel till 4.45 when we got through- Cane to at Goobhn for wood at 5.45 pm. - We sufforeil ouch in the night from sunflies and laosqtitoes and conia not sleep as it was warm and calm with sometimes very light K.Wester breeze, though it beoame eool in the middle of the night.* Left Goobba at 5 am. At n.30 am. the "Baghdad" steamer passed up at this time we also anchored to sound the channel - At 9.45 am. got under weigh- Passed Memlah ® I FI. At 1.40 eame to at Shndi to land Provision for a Wooding ^oat- Left at 2.30 Pm. at 5 grounded- got an anchor and chain out and hove to at 0.45 were afloat and loft on steaming At 7 grounded again, and got an anchor out hove to and remained for the night after working for an hour and half, we are close to Coot from 9 am this morning it blew a strong N.W. until 4 pm. when it died. away. Got under weigh at 6 a m. Arrived to Coot Amara © 0.45 City of London is In sight - Gave the Coot Cargo, took+lngoofland Coal- ■City of L« arrived at 8.40 a.m. Yousif Marini and Antone Marini were on board of her on their way up to Baghdad- She is very light and had very little oargo and few Passengers. Ba' a breakfast with henry on board of our ship and Capt, Holland breakfasted with Capt Carter as well as Yousif and Toni - hut they had Tiffin^ with us and Henry too. Wo left Coot after taking in wood and coal and lande^d oargo, at 2 p.m. - At about 4 we came toj having had an accident, the Iron bar which is fixed on the wheel outside in the Paddel Box broke and were placing an ether in its place, we left at 8.45 - At 7.48 came to an / anchor for the night Notei We have been coming clown this trip easy and at a low pressure of steam on account of the iver being low and shallow and the ship laden deep drawing about 3 feet 2 Inches) The weather today wasrather warm, especir.ily this evening it became so calm and still with a very light air from the N.Vester- IOth Left at 5.3 3 a.m. at C landed two Passengers at Sheikh Sad v lermo g,go grounded below it near a singnl tree, got anchor and > chain out and work' d hard until 2 p.m. when we left- At 5 pin. come to at Maghesil and took in wood, wont ont shooting and Ishot 3 Partridges Warm day with a light N.Wester- Ilth. Loft 'aghesil at 5 a.m. cool morning- Passed Kalat Rultan at l a.’ D. 4. (25) Come to nt Defass at 1*50 p.m. landed Cargo Passengers and took in Wood and left again at 4.20 P.n. - At 5.45 passed Aboo SeCra- At 0.50 came to an anchor, verm night with no air dampy and plenty of noequitoea and Insects a little above Salat Saleh- Left at 5 a.m. - At 7 came to a narrow Passage close to the 'aide near Aboo Beba a little above, and while she vaa dropping the wooden spar which goes across the deck with the blocks for the Tiller to ■tear broke at one of its ends, having tonehed the bank we remain? d to make other arrangements for steaming. After finishing the steering apparatus and scarcely had we steamed 50 yards down when we got aground in a shoal place. Worked with anchor -nd chain until 1.20 p.m. when we were off and on we went nt 2.50 pm. Passee Azeir landed 2 Passengers and went on — At 5.50 came to at . Corna went alongside and discharged cargo about 40 Bales and 7 \ Passengers, ohereif Capt. of the Turkish gunboat stationed ore * dined with us, it became very warm here and calm and dampy, left Qorna at 7.10 P.m, for Basreh- ( Arrived to ' agil at 6.2' a m. Anchored and in the uornli t ’alengaM* take in coal and then go to basreh look 12 Tons of Beal kW left for Basreh ® II a.m. landed the Passengers. Mr .J. Asitn? and his wife had Tiffin with us, he came to take his wife she having come down with us from^aghdad, he says that the cholerr has broken out at Basreh and there are, many eases, last night 5 case* occurred which were fatally terminated and some happened before I think it will very soon get to >aghdad— discharged the Basreh Cargo- Discharged also portion of the I ’heat ship-ed by Mr. J.J.Veber to the eonsignemont o az.r.lln Si- Ktsbnbeh? at lasroh, warm day it was today but at night it become cool . font to basreh wit' Capt. Holland to call on Goolau iassein to coEspliment .him of his arrival from Mecca, he arrive, in c sailin vessel trondtoada , I was left at Basreh to look for cargo from tju ■ • ti,, bee:; in the Custom house, Bazar, and at Jettoohi 1 few cases of cholera has been today, but it is liyht an ' kopc it will soon pass over, it it; a worm day with no breeze, hut a very light N. •- discharged remainder of the wheat from the ship. There is very little Cargo £o as this trip. It is the last season tin its arrival from India the 3ngallowa_J, are now aeming up from the Persian Gulf for taking botes for x the sea Porte, There are also 4 or 5 ships come to ship wheat of th £• Govt for Jeddah- The Mail Steamer has not yet arrive;' / B.4. (261 to Bushire although^ she is due.* opt ISth. Took in Cargo of Goolam Hussein and Moorad Noah hut little, there is very little Cargo at Basreh - Goolam Hussein and followers sailed on hoard the "Bijleh" to see her - Very warm evening and in the night too the wind had always been from the S. raster and very wet. I6th. Capt. Holland went up to Margil, we are to start tomorrow morning I as the mail has not yet made her appearance to Bushire - Took in littel Cargo - In the evening went up to Margil with Capt. Holland to dine with Mr. Johnston it is a very warm night Came hack at II p.m^I could not sleep at all and was restless the i calm and dampy weather also made me feel very uneasy, few cases of cholera happened in town today. I7th. A very worm day perfectly calm in the morning They say that yesterday over 30 peopel died at Basreh from cholera - Very warm $ it became today at 12 am. Light breeze from the N.'f. - Id eases of eholera happened yesterday and 16 today and were fatal all of them some more happened but were restored awfully warm evening Therm hours I8th. 10th Therm Basreh Baghdad Left Basreh at •3730~?737"'Came to at Margil @ 8.5Gand anehore went to see Mr. Johnston iri^shore Sami Effendi came up with us only as afr as the Hud? He have about 24000 OKes and about 33 Passengers some of them are only running away f rom Basreh for fear of the eholera A very raw night although there is a Light N. Hester Breeze. Capt. Holland came back on board from Magil with the Packet and we left at II.IS. At 3.45 a.m. came to at Gorna took in 9 Jew Passengers and left at 5 am. landed also one Passenger - Arrived to Azeir @ 8.20 picked 2 Passengers and left at 8.30 Nice cool morning with light N.Hester - At 9.30 anchored and waited for some boats until they dropped downihe channel and left @ 10.45 am. Passed Abdulla ibn Ali at I pm. passed Aboo Sedra at 5 pm. Arrived to Befass at 6.45 pm. took in cargo and Passengers took 109 Bales of Hool of Pathalla Saigh and had to weigh it took me from 7 till II pm- found the "Basreh" steamer laying there she had arrived theme at about 12 am. and is leaving this tomorrow with Mahomed Pasha who is going to Gorna to see Sheikh Fahad. Left Befass 9 2 am at 7.15 passed Ali Sherghi - Gave Tickets to the Befass Passengers- Strong N. Hester slept in my cabin this night as I had got a bad cold$ the before last after leaving 10 irm P.4. (27) Basrah It was the change of air, from a warm dampy beastly climate we got into a nico eool N.Wester wind, - Passed Fleflen? wa butcot at 18 am. - it 12 arrived Maghesll and took In wood-They/ say here that an earthquake happened today before noon and was more terrible than ewer and the ground shook for a long time - Left Maghesll at 3,40 pm Came to at Sheik’ Saad enoampment 8 7.46 pm. sent to sound the channel just below the eneampment and at 9.35 left, but grounded and had to get an anchor out and chain and heave to having floated we remained j at anchor for the night-1 Got under weigh at 5.30 am. at 3.45 came to alongside at Sheikh Sad and landed 8 Hales Henna? with a Nejdi Passenger - Left at 7.15 at I.I5 pm. arrived to Coot Amara and took In wood I have got a very bad cold since we passed Garna and feel ray bones broken with a nasty headake In spite of which I took my gun and went out shooting and shot 7 Partridges in the new garden of Mahomed Pasha but when I came baek I was perspiring all through that I had to change twice and every time ay shirt was one mass of water all over - I saw great many Partridges - They have felt the shook of the earthquake at Coot also yesterday morning at about 7.30 am- We left Coot at 5.20 pm. 1 At 8.15 came to an anchor for the night, the river ’ere being shallow and the night dark- sent to sound the channel for toiorro.; and worked in anchoring and heaving and backing the en'ires until 10.40 when the fires were extinguished list. Got under weigh « .15 am. At 8.30 met with the "City of London’’ between Kolat Shad! and. Memlah she was aground we anchored and she got afloat Steamed down a littel and got again aground, went ob board of her 8 8.45, saw ay brother and Yousif Sekaproc going down to Sookeh Shoyookh, she Is.very deep and has about 114 Passengers, left Baghdad on Tuesday morning brought jfr*. lynch with her to JSrarra, we returned on board and left at 0.30 am and left the City aground Came te at Memlah for wood fi 9.50 went out shooting fand shot 7 Partridges and I Hare, but lost one Partridge, it became very warm and I ran short of ammunition I was obliged to turn hafik the ship but the amount of Partridges I saw , it really aitaitaked me, they were flying up by the Dozns at a time. Left Memlah • 12.48 .am. Arrived to our station at ^Poobbafi 9.5. pm and took in wood. 22nd. Left Coobba at 5 A.M. ! a very nice and cool morning, 1 had slept therm outside on the Qr. Deck and felt it very cold- At 9.15 passed Baghdadieh Fart- At 3.50 pm. eorae to alongside our wooding stetion at Sewira? just a little above Hasten? and meaanredl^les of wood D4. (28) left at 4.10 p.m, At 4,50 we grounded at Sewlrah bite? ant! got on anchor and chain out to hove to, left at 5.33- Passed the Arch at 6,30- We were detained IG» aground- At 7.10 we met with the "Baghdad" at anchor alongside the hank Just a littel above Barooda they hailc.'M us to stop and anchor and not to proceed and further and to send our boat to them, having done eo, our boat come back saying that we arc to be put in quarantine and that we are to go back tomorrow morning in company with her down to Safi where a Quarantine shall he estdblisshe i for all vessels coming up Hiver, Capt Holland received a letter from Col, Kemball saying also that*Kamik Farha’s desire to establish a Quarantine and he invitee all British vessels coming from asreh to stop at a suitable spot below Baghdad for the space of 10 days should any sickness breaks on board , and that Tents and Provisions shall he ! supplied by the Turkish Authority, Capt, Holland declined going back for the Hiver being shallow between this and Safi and the Paddel wheels are damaged and moreover putting the coum'ny to a great expence of Fuel, the authorities on board the Baghdad would not beer of this exeuse by saying that such*apot was chosed by the Pasha ain~ that we should ge down , as the station is to be erected there and all sup; io will be furnished for the Passengers, Capt Holland oh this wrote an official letter to Col, Kemball in which he mentions the unabtlity of proceeding down as I have before described, the Baghdad will tel, the letter up tomorrow after proceeding to Safi to land the stores and men ordered to carry on this Duty We have now altogether on board 68 Passengers for Baghdad 24 of whoa were embarked from Basrah— 10 from rerun, 27 from Defass 17 from Azeir and 0 from Coot/ herm*^ col<? “ornin'' Hith a very moderate but mild K,Wester . ’font alenr i< the "Baghdad" with Capt, Holland to ask the 'ludir of Quarantine if we are to stay only five days or ten, and that we have to go alongside the bank where we are now and not to proceed to Safi he said that the Hale is ten days Quarantine but he is going to f write to Baghdad. As for stopping where we are he complied with, end she is eeuing alongside here to land the stores men etc.- 1 After pitching the Tents and landing the men and the Mudir himself 1 also is to remain here , we gave them all the letters and Packet I 1 fW Baghdad and she left back at 9,33 a.m. Our passengers Would not 1 leave the ship and go out under the Tents, and consequently the I Tents (about 20) were’h.eft unoccupied up on a high beach facing the ship they would not even go near them they chosed th
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