- Author:
- Gordon, Charles Alexander, Sir
- Publication Info:
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London:
Bailliere, Tindall, and Cox,
1877,
pg 167
Text on page 167
OUR TRIP TO BURMAH.
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masts are descried in the distance ahead; then houses; then the pier of Madras, then all the prominent objects in town and neighbourhood. By ten a.m. we are at anchor in the roads; officials and private friends come on board to greet Sir Frederick and Lady Haines; a whole fleet of boats and catamarans row towards us; we take leave of the Mecca; a procession of small craft starts ; there is much noise and turmoil among the boatmen ; we land; a crowd is on the pier; heavy guns salute the Chief; our party breaks up; we separate with mutual good feeling, sorry to part, happy to meet again. Our trip to Burmah is among the things of the past.masts are descried in the distance ahead; then houses; then the pier of Madras, then all the prominent objects in town and neighbourhood. By ten a.m. we are at anchor in the roads; officials and private friends come on board to greet Sir Frederick and Lady Haines; a whole fleet of boats and catamarans row towards us; we take leave of the Mecca; a procession of small craft starts ; there is much noise and turmoil among the boatmen ; we land; a crowd is on the pier; heavy guns salute the Chief; our party breaks up; we separate with mutual good feeling, sorry to part, happy to meet again. Our trip to Burmah is among the things of the past.
