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on board the boat in his absence, as a guard, he insisted 

 upon his quitting it. The officer now seized the boat's 

 crew, and conducted them to prison 1 , under a guard ; 

 and the lieutenant was sent back to the ship, guarded 

 likewise. When Mr. Hicks had acquainted the captain with 

 these transactions, the latter wrote to the viceroy, de- 

 manding his boat and men, and inclosed that very memorial, 

 which he had refused to receive from the lieutenant. 



This express was sent by a petty officer, and the viceroy 

 promised to return an answer. In the interim, in a sudden 

 gust of wind, the longboat, with four pipes of rum, went 

 adrift, with a small skiff of Mr. Banks' s that was fastened 

 to her. The misfortune was still greater, as the pinnace 

 was on shore. The yawl was manned immediately, but did 

 not return till next morning, when she brought all the 

 hands of the longboat on board. From them Captain 

 Cook learnt that the boat having filled with water, they 

 had brought her to a grappling, and quitted her ; and 

 falling in with a reef of rocks, on their return, they were 

 compelled to cut adrift the little boat belonging to Mr. 

 Banks. In this situation the captain despatched another 

 letter to the viceroy, acquainting him with the accident ; at 

 the same time desiring he would assist them with a boat to 

 recover their own : this was accompanied with a fresh 

 demand of the pinnace and her crew. His excellency at 

 length complied both with the request and demand ; and 

 the same day they fortunately recovered the longboat and 

 skiff. Mr. Banks, on the 26th, artfully eluded the vigilance 

 of the guard, and went on shore. He avoided the town, 

 and passed the day in the fields, where the chief objects 

 of his curiosity lay. 



Being prepared for sea, with water and provisions, they 

 took on board a pilot the 1st of December, but the wind 

 being contrary, were prevented getting out. On the 7th, 

 having passed the fort, the pilot was discharged, and the 

 guard-boat quitted them at the same time. 



The town of Rio Janeiro is situated on the west side of 

 the river, from which it extends about three-quarters of a 

 mile. The ground on which it stands is pretty level. Some 

 of its streets run parallel from north to south, and are inter- 

 sected by others at right angles. The principal street is 

 near a hundred feet in width ; the other streets are common- 

 ly twenty or thirty feet wide. The houses adjoining to the 

 principal street have three storeys, but in other places they 

 are very irregular, though built after the same manner as in 

 Lisbon. The viceroy's palace formed the right angle of a 

 large square ; the palace, mint, stables, gaol, etc, compos- 

 ing but one large building, which has two storeys, and is 



