Birthday of Franck Joseph I. — Sahting. 179 



hotel of the envoy, at which were present several notabilities 

 of the empire of Brazil, among others, Viscount Maranguape, 

 minister of foreign affairs, and the Senator Viscount de 

 Uruguay. In the garden of the club the frigate's band of 

 music played chiefly German and Austrian pieces, which 

 awoke in the bosoms of many the most tender recollections. 



The frequent arrival of men of war in the bay of Rio gives 

 rise to an almost continual firing ; each vessel entering fires 

 a royal salute, which is answered by the fortress and the other 

 ships of war in the harbour. During our stay we discharged 

 not less than 432 salvos, while all the men of war together 

 fired at least 1500 salvos, thus making, within three weeks, 

 about 5350 rounds of gunpowder, used merely in salutes. 



The 31st of Aucjust had been fixed as the date of our de- 

 parture. During the latter days of our stay, there had been 

 frequent collations on board to make some return to those who 

 had shown us attention. Several of the sick, one midshipman 

 and two sailors, had to be left behind in hospital, where 

 they received the most careful treatment, while Dr. Ave 

 Robert Lallemant, who, by the kind recommendation of 

 Humboldt, had been permitted by the Archduke to accom- 

 pany the Expedition with the rank of surgeon of corvette, for 

 the purpose of prosecuting his studies of yellow fever, was, at 

 his own request, put ashore at Rio, whence he afterwards 

 undertook the journey through Southern Brazil already 

 alluded to. 



The night previous, three sailors had deserted from a boat 



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