Physician and friend : his autobiography and his letters from the Marquis of Dalhousie / edited by George Smith.
- Grant, Alexander, 1817-1900.
- Date:
- 1902
Licence: In copyright
Credit: Physician and friend : his autobiography and his letters from the Marquis of Dalhousie / edited by George Smith. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by University of Bristol Library. The original may be consulted at University of Bristol Library.
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![I bade adieu to Hong-Kong with, no regrets, and had scarce lost sight of its bold and barren shores when we found ourselves contending against a strong monsoon in the China sea. Several attempts were made to beat down to Singapore, but they were all in vain, so we ran for the Philippine Islands, at one of which—Samboangan —we stayed a week to water and provision. The Spanish officers there—one of them of Scottish extraction —were very courteous and hos]3itable. Sailing again, we skirted Macassar and the narrow seas of that region, where more than once we were in danger from coral reefs. We next sighted Java and touched at i^njeer to take in fresh water. Here we procured a file of The Times, where I noticed some letters which I recognised as my own, having been addressed to Sir Charles Forbes. Passing through the Straits of Sunda we reached the open sea, but, unfortunately, met with prolonged calms, so that it was September before we anchored in Madras Eoads. I accompanied the troops to Palaveram and then returned to Madras, where I was detained three weeks, till I got a passage to Bengal. I arrived in Calcutta early in October, and was soon on the move again, having been asked to proceed on a special duty to Bombay. I really welcomed this trip, hoping to meet my brother John, who was coming from Mercara to the coast, to embark for England, on account of abscess in the liver; this hope, however, was not realised, and I returned from Bombay towards the close of the year.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21443518_0066.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
