Cargo of the Sesostris
Some cargo from a previous voyage of Sesostris
Some cargo from a previous voyage of Sesostris
James Smith does not mention the cargo, except in passing, until the Sesostris is in Whampoa Reach. No mention of cargo, for example, is recorded at Cape Town, Colombo or Singapore.
| Commodity | Comment |
| Cotton | loaded at Bombay, although on arrival at Whampoa much of it damaged through water and unable to be weighed |
| Cloves | the unopened flower buds from the evergreen Caryophyllus aromaticus found in the Moluccas and highly prized, as now, as a spice and food preservative |
| Sandalwood | unloaded on 20th September. The best Sandalwood came from the Malabar Coast of India, and was probably loaded while Sesostris was there in mid-April 1830. Smith, however, makes no mention of it then. |
| Commodity | Comment |
| Aniseed | 50 cases taken on board 25th October; unspecified no. taken in on 9th November; 244 chests on 15th November |
| Blinds | unspecified no. taken on board 9th November |
| Cassia Buds | used as a laxative. 160 chests taken board on 15th November; Cassia Oil loaded 21st November. |
| China Paintings | loaded 27th November |
| China Ware | Porcelain; often used as ballast; loaded 27th November |
| Counters | loaded 9th November |
| Fans | |
| Fish | loaded 9th November |
| Funles | Funnels |
| Gamboge | a partially transparent deep saffron to mustard yellow pigment. Loaded 9th November |
| Ivory Ware | |
| Lacquered Ware | |
| Nankins | a hard-wearing buff-coloured cotton fabric |
| Paper Leaf Fans | |
| Pickled Ginger | 4 cases loaded on 25th October |
| Raw Silk | |
| Rhubarb | Used medicinally |
| Rice Paintings | presumably paintings on rice paper |
| Silk | 60 bales loaded on 25th October. |
| Silk Crepe | |
| Smuggled Goods | loaded 6th November |
| Sweetmeats | |
| Sugar | |
| Tortoise Shell | |
| Toys | |
| Vermillion | a brilliant red or scarlet pigment made from the powdered mineral cinnabar; loaded 9th November |