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chri/iened at Port St. Pedro. — fhe Governor and 

 a Lady of diftmBion Jiand fponfors. — 'The Author 

 and his companions prepare to leave Rio Grande, 

 . — Detained hy contrary winds. — The mode of 

 catching zvi/d cattle in that country. — The author 

 refolves to go over land to Rio JanierOy and obtains 

 the Governor's leave for that purpofe. — The fame 

 favour refufed to Mr. Minchin, 



About the middle of September, the Gene- 

 ral received a letter from the Governor of 

 Monte Video, a Spanifli fettlement on the north 

 lide of the Rio de Plata, acquainting him that 

 an EngliQi fhip had been brought in there by 

 mutineers ; that the fhip's name was the Lady 

 Shore, bound for Botany Bay, with Britilh fo!- 

 diers and female convi6ls ; that the Frenchmen 

 who then commanded her, declared that they 

 had revolted in confequence of having been 



FORCED INTO THE SERVICE AS SOLDIERS; 



that they had made themfelves mailers of the 

 fhip near the Rio Grande ; in doing which the 

 Captain, Chief Mate, and a foldier were killed, 

 and that they had given the fliip's launch, with 

 all things necelTary, to a Major, two officers of 

 the troops, two of the fliip, and feveral others, 

 at fome diftance from Rio Grande. The Go- 

 vernor of Monte Video exprefTed the greatefl 

 concern to know whether we got fafely on 



Ihore, 



