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who had not yet got home, hearing the noife, 

 came to my afliftance, but I had already dif- 

 perfed the affaflins. Fortunately my wound was 

 To flight as not even to confine me to my houfe, 

 nor had my enemies the pleafure of knowing 

 that I was hurt. 



Here among other advantages I met with 

 the Governor General of Anzola. a man beloved 

 wherever he is known ; he was on his return 

 from Africa to Lifbon, and had come to Bahia 

 de T'odos OS SantoSy that he might be under the 

 protediion of the convoy. This amiable Gene- 

 ral had in his fuite Dr. Azercdo^ a native of Rio 

 de Janeiroy who, with his brother, had fome 

 few years before ftudied phyfic at Edinburgh ; 

 the firft two Brazilians who have ever been edu- 

 cated at a college in Scotland. 



The inhabitants of Bahia are exceedingly hof- 

 pitable, remarkably gay, and paOionately ad- 

 dicted to gambling ; they drefs with more tafte 

 and richnefs than in any town I had feen ; their 

 linen is, as I have obferved of Rio Grandcy pe- 

 culiarly fine and white. They live in a mod 

 fociable and pleafant manner, but whenever 

 they meet, cards are introduced as a matter in- 

 difpenfable. Some very fi.imptuous dinners are 

 given, and at every table the greateft variety of 

 fweetmeats are ferved ; this is the more eafily 

 done, as there fugar is equa.l!y cheap and good, 



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