March

Mar: 4.
I wrote a letter, under this date, addressed to the Hon"ble George Dick Esqr., President & Governor in Council in Bombay to my Office Establishment as Major of Brigade to His Majesty's Forces, serving under this Presidency.

Mar: 6.
The Fitzwilliam and Belvidere Indiamen, sailed this day for the Malabar Coast, on their Voyage to England. — I wrote a number of letters by them on business; to the Agents, Messrs. Cox & Greenwood; Colonel Marsh; Captains Montresor, Gray and Erskine; Lieuts. Mc.Crea, A. Campbell Senr., Macleod, Neilson, and Lawrence; — these letters were mostly in Duplicate, and sent by the two Ships. — I also sent Duplicates of some of my former letters by these Ships.

There were very few Passengers went home on these Ships; Mrs. Weston and her Sister Miss Linn went in the Fitzwilliam Passengers to England; this is Mrs. W—'s second trip home since she first came out in the year 1788. — The two Ships are to touch on the coast and will remain there some little time to take in their cargoe [sic] of Pepper. —

Mar: 11.
I attended the funeral of the infant son of Major Oakes, who died this morning in the Small Pox. —

Mar: 12.
I wrote under this date to my Broyr in law, Lt. Jarvis of the 37th. Regt., advising him to write home to his Friends, desiring them to effect an Exchange for him, as soon as possible, into one of the old Regiments on the home Establishment; in order that he might have a better chance, of getting on in his Profession, as he has money to Purchase. —

Mar: 14.
The following friends dined and spent the day with us vizt. Colonel and Mrs. Kerr; Doctor Ker; Mrs. Coggan; Mr. & Mrs. Fawcett; Major & Mrs. Woodington; Mr. & Mrs. Shaw; Capt. Dunlop; Mr. Dunlop; and Mr. Saml. Wilson. —

Mar: 16.
Sunday. The following friends dined with us in the family way — vizt. Major & Mrs. Oakes; Mr. & Mrs. Bampton; Lt. Robt. Gordon; and Mr. Morley; Mr. Morley has dined with us in the friendly way, every Sunday since Mrs. Morley's departure for England. —

Mar. 19.
Wednesday. We dined with Mr. and Mrs. Crozier in the Country; Mrs. M. being a little indisposed, we came away before Supper; and on our return home, to pay a visit to Mrs. Rivett, at Belvedere House, on her return from England. — We also called on Col. & Mrs. Kerr; and on Mr. and Mrs. Brooks, on their being lately married. — We had our friend Mr. Tasker's Carriage on this, as we have on all occasions. —

Mar. 23.
Sunday. This day an armed Pattimar Boat, sailed for the Malabar Coast, with an after Packet for the Fitzwilliam and Belvedere: – I wrote to the following friends by this conveyance — vizt. My Broyr. in law ; Mrs. Jarvis; Mrs. Morley; Cousin Macquarie of that Ilk; Mr. Maclean of Laggan; Lt. Archd. Maclean, Scour; Lt. Murdh. Maclean; Kingerloch; Doctor Hector of the Middlesex; Capt. Dond. Cameron, Glendessary; and Mrs. Capt. Norman Macleod, relative to her Son; — I also, wrote letters of Business, with Muster Rolls, to Thos. Bowlby Esqr., Commissary Genl. of Musters in England. —

The Honble. Lt. Geo. Aug: Cochrane of the 77th. Regiment, having been lately Promoted to a Company in the 78th. Regiment, (recently raised in Scotland by Mr. Mackenzie of Seaforth.) he embraced the present opportunity of following the Indiamen on the Coast, in order to proceed on one of them to England; – I gave him a note of introduction to Mrs. Morley in London. —

Mrs. Macquarie, Miss Kihn, and myself, took a sail round the Harbour, in the Evening; and found it very pleasant; we had one of Mr. Tasker's Bunder Boats.

Mar. 24.
I gave a small letter dated the 18th. Instant, addressed to Genl. McLean, this day to Mr. Morley, to be forwarded by him, overland to England; this letter is principally relative to the future Promotion of my Brother in law, Lieut. G.R.P. Jarvis of the 36th. Regiment. —

Mar. 25.
Tuesday. We dined this day at Colonel Kerr's in the Country, near Parell; we had Mr. Tasker's Carriage! —

Mar. 27.
Thursday. We dined with the Revd. Mr. Burrowes; he had a large Party of Ladies and Gentlemen. —

Mar. 28.
Friday. I dined with Mr. Thistleton.

Mar. 29.
Saturday. Mr.Morley having invited Mrs. Macquarie and myself to take a cruize [sic] with him at Sea on board of his late Purchased Vessel, the Snow Maria, we accepted of their invitation; and having Packed up a few suits of Cloathes, [sic] and obtained Colonel Howson's leave to be absent from the Garrison for Nine Days, we embarked this day at Eleven OClock on board the Maria, in company with Mr. Morley and John Forbes Esqr.; we weighed anchor and stood to Sea immediately on getting on board. — Captain Smart and two officers Mr. Grant and Mr. Lindsay of the Sarah, were on board the Maria with about twenty Lascars to navigate her. — We found everything very clean and in high order on board; a canvass [sic] Partition divided off the one Half of the Great Cabin (Starboard side) for the accommodation of Mrs. Macquarie and myself; — Mr. Forbes slept on a couch in the other Half; Mr. Morley slept in a small State–room; the Officers slept forward in the Steerage; a Part of which, was alloted [sic] for our Dining and messing on, as being the coolest part of the Ship. — The Maria was armed with Four Six Pounders, some Musquetoons, and some few stands of Arms, to defend us against any of the Piratical Mulwan or Cooly Boats in case they should attempt to molest us during our cruize. [sic] In this state we steered our Course Southerly. — The Swell occasioned a little motion, which made Mrs. M. and all of us at first a little Sea Sick, but we entirely got the better of it by Dinnertime, when we all displayed a tolerable good appetite. — Mr. Morley at first did not intend to put in or call any where, and only meant to stay out at Sea for three or four Days to try how the Maria sailed; – but, at Dinner, in the course of conversation, Goa was talked of and it being proposed by him, that we should run down that far to the Southward, and touch at Goa, to see the place; never having been at Goa, Mrs. M. and myself gladly assented, and it being agreeable to Mr. Forbes, it was determined we should proceed directly thither; orders were accordingly given to Captain Smart, to that effect.

The only inconvenience we were likely to experience in consequence of this plan, was from the want of clean Cloathes, [sic] having only brought four or five clean Suits with us; but we trusted to be able to get some washed at Goa. — We had a very pleasant Sail all this day — the wind being fair and moderate; – at Sun–set we were off Fort Victoria alias Bandcoole. —

Mar. 30.
Sunday. Fine weather, fair wind, and sailing along shore with a moderate Breeze. — We got up a little after Six OClock in the morning; dress and walk upon Deck for a little before Breakfast; at Seven OClock we Breakfast, and sit for an hour; – walk again upon Deck, viewing the Coast and different Country Forts as we sail along; – when we are tired of the Deck, we retire below to read and converse; at Twelve OClock we eat Melons, Mangoes and other Fruits; and between Two and Three OClock we take a glass of wine and eat a Biscuit; at Three OClock we dine and sit till it is quite dark; we have then Tea brought us on Deck; after which we retire to play cards below until the hour of Supper, to which we sit down at Nine OClock, sit till after Ten, and then take a short walk on Deck previous to going to Bed. In this way we have passed our time very agreeably for these two days paSt. — When we went to Bed, we were off the High Lands within a few Leagues of the Harbour or Roads of Goa River.

Mar. 31.
Monday. — We got up at Six OClock this morning – almost abreast of Goa River – very little wind, and that unfavorable, which oblige us to work in and make several tacks. — About Ten OClock we anchor in Goa Roads, on the Out Side of the Bar, within about Four Miles of the town of Panjim, the present Residence of the Governor and Principal of Goa. — We cast anchor close to a small Fort called the Allyuade [?] a watering Place for Shipping on the North side of the River and Roads; the High Hill, on which the Convent de Caubba is situated, forming the Southern Boundary on the opposite side of the Roads.

As soon we came to Anchor Mr. Forbes dispatched a Note to Mr. Pereroe the English Agent at Panjim, with whom he was acquainted, requesting he would send us a covered Boat to carry us up to the Town; Mr. Pereroe having been up at the City of Goa, when the Note arrived, the boat was not sent down to us till about 2,OClock; we therefore dined on board, and in the Evening we went up in the Boat to Panjim, and went directly to the House of Mr. Pereroe who received us very politely and gave us an invitation to put up at his House during our stay on Shore.

We made enquiry of Mr. Pereroe if it was proper that we should wait on the Governor, and being answered in the affirmative, we begged that he would be so good as to conduct and introduce us to His Excellency.

After having drank coffee at Mr. Pereroe's, the Plan to be pursued for the next day was laid and settled; at Seven OClock, (leaving Mrs. M. at Mr. Pereroe's House), we went accompanied by our Host to pay our respects to His Excellency the Captain Genl. or Governor, who received us very politely in a Great Hall of Audience surrounded by a great number of his officers; we were severally introduced to him and then took our Seats next himself.

Mr. Morley only spoke Portuguese; Mr. Forbes and myself were obliged to speak and answer thro' the means of our Interpreter Mr. Pereroe. – The Governor was exceedingly polite; we made him acquainted with the purpose of our landing, and intention of visiting next day the famous City of Goa; — after a good deal of conversation the Governor invited us to dine with him next day; but, at this time, we declined accepting of it, on account of having a lady in company, and our anxiety to get back to our Ship early next Evening after our return from Goa; we then thanked His Excellency for his politeness, and returned, after taking our leave, to our Host's House; where, we met with Capt. Reid, late commander of the Hampshire, a Bombay Country Ship. — I presented the Governor, with last Bombay Courier, of date 29th. March, which he thanked me for and kept. —

We had not been long at Mr. Pereroe's House, before we were followed thither by one of the Governor's Officers with a very polite message, and a renewal of his invitation for us to dine with him the next day; requesting that Mrs. M. would honor him with her company also, and that he would wait dinner for us until our return from the City of Goa whatever time that might be. — His Excellency also offered to accommodate us early the next morning with his own State Barge to carry us up the River to the City; and also with his Palanquins to carry us while there. — The Officer who came with this polite message spoke English very tolerably, and was so obliging as to offer to attend us on our excursion to the City and to conduct to the different places worth seeing there. — After holding a short consultation, it was agreed that we should all accept of the Governor's invitation to Dinner, as well as of his kind and obliging offer of the Barge and Palanquins, we therefore sent our respectful compliments back by Captain Brancam (the name of the officer sent to us by the governor) to His Excellency, to say, that we accepted of his polite invitation for Dinner and offer accommodation &c. — We also accepted of Captain Brancam's offer to be our Guide and Conductor to the city; and every preliminary for the next morning's Excursion being settled and adjusted with him, he took his leave of us and returned with our answer to the Governor's.

We supped early at Mr. Pereroe's and went to Bed about Ten OClock.

Source
Macquarie, Lachlan. Journal No. 2: 26 March 1792 – 28 December 1794.
Original held in the Mitchell Library, Sydney.
ML Ref: A768 pp.190-113* [Microfilm Reel: CY299 Frames#290-#301].
*Note: Macquarie misnumbered his pages from 29 March 1794 onwards, repeating '100' instead of '200' in his sequence of page numbers.