iGO THE LIFE OF 



ike hd'ians ride. — Ihe author meets zvith an old 

 acquaintance. — Is tnoft kindly treated by the Ad~ 

 miral. — He and Mr. Black go to dine with the 

 Admiral^ and vifit the other Captaitts. — They pafs 

 their lime in every pleaJiire.-^They Jail for Rio 

 de Janeiro. — The author is treated zvith much 

 dijiin^tion by the AdmiraL—^He prefents his let- 

 ters to the Adjut ant-General and the Viceroy. — - 

 The perfidy of Enftgn Minchin^ zvho gets into dif- 

 gr ace for it. — M inch in and Prater make applica- 

 tion to the Viceroy to be paid as in England^ zjuhich 

 is refufed. — The author refufes to receive any 

 money. — They prepare to depart ^ and the author is 

 Jent on board the Ulyjfes. — Mr. Murchjfon and 

 Mr, Black embark onboard two Soutb-fea zjuhalers. 

 All, except the author^ ordered on boayd. — En/ign 

 Minchin's humorous embarkation. 



x\ our arrival at St. Catharine's we were 

 conduced to the Governor, to whom I prefenr- 

 ed the letter of recommendation which the 

 Governor-General of Rio Grande had given 

 nie. We were received w ith much politenefs, 

 and apartments in the palace affigned to us. 1 

 acquainted the Governor with my delire to con- 

 trinue my journey to Rio 4e Janeiro immediately 

 by land, if.it w.ere poiTible/if not, to be allowed 

 >to embaj-k in the firft iliip ; he told me, that we 

 .wer£ ^ery fortunate^ for that Admiral Antonio 

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