68 Terao's Memoir relative to the 



one and a half, two, or three per cent, whilst the Cambio on ft 

 would still remain the same in the Northern Asiatic ports, 

 since it is payable on coined as well as uncoined gold. To 

 enforce this my opinion, I shall here quote a writer on 

 political economy, who informs us, that before the year 1750, 

 the Spanish colony of Chili only paid the twentieth on 50,220 

 pounds of gold : in that year a mint being established, was 

 attended with such favourable consequences, that in 1T71 the 

 Royal duties were paid on 200.032 lbs. and was still increas- 

 ing : moreover, an establishment of this nature lately decreed 

 by Alvara for the Portuguese districts of America, where the 

 mines are, clearly and evidently shews its utility and benefit 

 to the state. 



Article VII. 



Of the Troops. 

 The troops of the Captaincy are composed of infantry and 

 militia. The infantry garrison the three towns of Tette, 

 Senna, and Quillimane, as well as the commercial establish- 

 ments of Manica and Quimbo. There are also five regiments 

 of militia, bearing the names of the towns. They are esta- 

 blished on the same plan as those lately raised in the mother 

 country; but are incomplete in officers; and the soldiers 

 being without proper arms, are consequently without dis- 

 cipline.* From this source spring many evils. 



A table of the number of regular troops which garrison 

 each of the presidencies of the Rios de Senna: 



Garrison of Tette, in two Companies, 94 men. 

 Senna, one Company, - 49 

 Quillimane, one do. - 72 

 Zumbo, one do. - 37 



Manica, one do. - 12 



Total number of soldiers, 264 

 So small is the number of troops employed to garrison the 

 different posts of the Captaincy, which would at least require 

 1200 men not only for its defence but for the protection of 

 commerce, which, for the want of such safeguards, is prose- 

 cuted with little advantage or security. Tette and Senna 

 have town-majors and sargentos ?nores, because they are 

 fortresses, if we can so designate places which are so ill for- 

 tified as to be totally incapable of defence. 



Article VIII. 

 On the General Administration. 

 The general administration is carried on in the different 

 towns by governors, capitaos mores, and commandants, who 



• A part of this sentence has been omitted, as the manuscript appears 

 impern ct.— Eds. 



