270 TH£ LIFE Of 



hilloiy, and I could not therefore, at^hat tirfie,- 

 fuffcr them to circulate one wdrd that fhould 

 give mc pain ; I added, that from him, as a man 

 of rank and an officer, I could not but expe(fl 

 liberality, and I therefore conjured him to tell 

 me, with the franknefsof a foldier, if any thing 

 had been faid, and by whom. With open can- 

 dour, he at once acknowledged, that the officer in 

 fhej'carlet uniform who came lafi^ had fcnt a letter 

 on the fubjetfl to his father, but that it would do 

 me no injury with him, as he had that very 

 day faid, that the recommendations given mc 

 by General da Veiga and the Admiral, as well 

 as my own appearance, gave me a claim to his 

 protedion, and that he would diftinguifh me 

 from the reft. I afTured the Count Don Luiz 

 of my gratitude for the kindnefs of the Viceroy? 

 then taking leave, and it being already late, I 

 Hepped into the Admiral's barge^ which was 

 waiting for me, and went on board. 



Next day I returned, and having found a re» 

 treat, I wrote to the Admiral, Major-General da 

 Efqiiadra, and the Viceroy, acknowledging &vtiy 

 thing, but telling them, that I trufted to their 

 liberality, and expedled they would treat rtie as 

 a gentleman, whofe condudl, when there was tio^ 

 thing but that to /peak for him or againji him, bad 

 acquired their friendlhip and efteem. The 

 Viceroy affured me, that I Ihould always be 



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