August

Augt. 3.
Tuesday. — General Maclean having kindly sent me a letter of Introduction and Recommendation to Colonel Abercromby, Governor and Commander in chief of Bombay; I waited upon the Governor this day with my letter and was very kindly received.

Augt. 24.
Having observed in a late Bengal Newspaper a List of Officers Names entitled to Rohilla Prize Money, amongst which, was the name of Lieut. John Macquarie (Son of Mc.Quarie of that Ilk) who had been an Ensign in the Company's Service on the Bengal Establishment but died on his Passage to Europe; I wrote on the Subject to Colonel John Murray Auditor General in Bengal, to request of him to recover the Prize Money due the deceas'd and remit to his Father the amount when paid. —

Augt. 29.
Sunday. I went on a very pleasant Water Party along with Messrs. Rivett, Hardy, &c. &c. to Trumbay on the Island of Salsette - a very pretty place - a fine excursion, and a very jovial Party. We saw and killed at Trumbay a very odd sort of Bird or Batt [sic] call'd by the Natives "The Flying Fox". —

Source
Macquarie, Lachlan. Journal No. 1: 15 December 1787 – 24 March 1792.
Original held in the Mitchell Library, Sydney.
ML Ref: A768 pp.181–183. [Microfilm Reel CY299 Frames #96–97].