A YEAR IN BRAZIL. 



couple of hours, and then went on to Vigo (fifty miles), 

 where we arrived at three. 



This bay is even finer than that of Carril, being narrower, 

 and the mountains more precipitous. The Channel fleet 

 was at anchor here, consisting of the Agincourt, Sultan, 

 Neptune, Minotaur, Northumberland, Achilles, and Humber^^ 

 the tender. The bay was alive with men-of-war boats, 

 and the decks covered with sailors and marines. One of 

 the lieutenants of the Northumberland came off to our 

 ship. 



As we had two hours at Vigo, and were anchored only 

 a hundred yards from the quay, I went ashore with an 

 Italian, a Chilian, a Portuguese, and some others, having 

 arranged with a boatman, who, after a deal of haggling, 

 said his boat was " a la disposicion de V.," for the sum of 

 two pesetas a head {i.e. about 2J.) to go and return. The 

 town is very prettily situated on the side of a hill, the 

 older part especially picturesque — all built of stone ; the 

 streets very steep and narrow, but clean, and well paved 

 with large blocks of stone. The newer part of the town 

 is very different to, and less interesting than, the old 

 portion. It has greatly extended since the opening of the 

 railway to Madrid. 



June 12. — All that I saw of the rocky shores of 

 Galicia is bold and grand, and so also is as much of the 

 Portuguese coast as was in sight last night. 



The weather has been cold and cloudy since we left 

 St. George's Channel till to-day ; now it is very hot, with 

 cloudless sunshine, brilliant green sea, and (8 a.m.) undu- 

 lating hilly coast-line on our port (left) side. 



We took on board many emigrants both at Carril and 

 Vigo, mostly for the Plate and Chili ; and it is very amusing 

 to go forward and listen to their jargon. Some of them 



