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** the cafe j then, faid he, it mud be merely atl 

 •* official affair of the Intcndant of the Police, 

 •* in which the Government takes no part. 

 Being acquainted with Mr. Manique, the 

 Intendant, I fpoke to him on the fubjed, but 

 could get no fatisfadory anfwer as to the 

 " immediate caufe of your imprifonment. '* 



This letter at once opened my eyes, and as I 

 had been fent to the Caftello by the Commif- 

 fioner of the dock-yard, I entertained very 

 little doubt but that the whole had been a ma- 

 noeuvre of the gallant Rear-Admiral FraJiciJco 

 de Paula Lette, to prevent me from calling him 

 to account for his condudl at Bahia de 'Todo^ os 

 SantoSy which he perfedlly well knew to be my 

 intention. Among others, I applied to Majof 

 General Gomez Frere d'Andrade, a very diftin- 

 guiihed foldier, who had ferved in Ruffia with 

 much reputation, and is of one of the mofl 

 noble families in Portugal ; he reprefented my 

 cafe to the Intendant, and folicited my dif- 

 charore. 



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His Majefly's Envoy, Mr. Murray, Mr. 

 Crifpin, the Pro-Conful, alfo ufcd their utmoH: 

 exertions to afcertain the caufe of my arrefl, 

 but they were not able to learn any thing po- 

 iitive: however, after much felicitation, the In- 

 tendant, alhamed I fuppofe of his conduct, con- 

 fented that little Richards fiiould be lodged in 



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