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also an Englishman, Mr. Forster, a lieutenant in the Portu- 

 guese service. We were informed that we could not have 

 a house nor sleep on shore, and that no person except the 

 captain and such common sailors as were required on duty 

 would be permitted to land ; we, the passengers, were par- 

 ticularly objected to. In spite of this we attempted to go 

 on shore in the evening, under excuse of a visit to the 

 Viceroy, but were stopped by the guard-boat. The captain 

 went ashore to remonstrate with the Viceroy, but the 

 latter said that he was acting under the King of Portugal's 

 orders. 



1 5th and 16th. The captain vainly remonstrated with 

 the Viceroy against our being forbidden to land, and par- 

 ticularly against the sentinel placed in his boat, which was 

 done, he was told, as an honour. 



17th. The captain and I drew up written memorials 

 complaining of his Excellency's behaviour, which to us, as 

 a King's ship, was almost a breach of duty. 



18th. Answers to our memorials were received: the 

 captain is told that he had no reason to complain, as he 

 had only received the usual treatment customary in all the 

 ports of Brazil ; as for me, I am informed that as I have 

 not brought proper credentials from the court at Lisbon, it 

 is impossible that I can be permitted to land. 



19th. We sent answers to his Excellency's memorials. 

 The lieutenant who took them had orders not to suffer a 

 guard to be put into his boat ; the guard-boat let him pass, 

 but the Viceroy, on hearing of it, ordered sentinels to be 

 put on the boat. The lieutenant refused to go on board 

 unless they were taken out, whereupon he was sent on 

 board in a guard-boat and his crew arrested. He reported 

 that the men in our pinnace had not made the least resist- 

 ance, but that they had notwithstanding been treated very 

 roughly, being struck by the soldiers several times. The 

 guard brought back the letters unopened. 



This evening, by some mismanagement, our long-boat 

 broke adrift, carrying with her my small boat. The yawl 

 was sent after her, and managed to take her in tow, but in 



