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*' was in the country,) that it was not; that 

 " you had been with Mr. Walpole foon after 

 " your arrival from Brazil, ofl'cring to deliver 

 ** yourfelf up to him to be fent home to Eng- 

 ^* land, but that he, having no orders from 

 '■^ home concerning" you, had declined taking 

 *'' charge of you ; all which the Envoy himfeif 

 ** has iince confirmed to me. 



" I next went x.o the Conful-General's office, 

 **^ and fpoke to the Secretary there ; Mr. God- 

 **■ dard the Conful, being at prefent in England, 

 *' who alfo affured me that nothing had ema- 

 " nated from that office tending to induce your 

 imprifonment ; judging therefore that it muft 

 have proceeded from the Government of 

 " this country, and having fome buiinefs with 

 *' his Excellency, Don Rodyigo dc Souza Coutinho^ 

 *^ Secretary of State for the marine, and fo- 

 ** reign dominions, in whofe department cog- 

 '" nizance is taken of all tranfadlions from th^ 

 ** Brazils, I called upon him the next mor- 

 ** ning, and took occalion to mention your fi- 

 ^' tuation to him. He affiured me that her 

 '* Majefty had given no order whatever con- 

 " cerning y©u ; that no complaint had come 

 " from the Brazils to this government againlt 

 " you, fo that he fuppofed your confinement 

 *' muft proceed from fome infinuation of the 

 *' Britifh Minifter; I alTured him that was not 



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