JANGADAS. 



for it, and their awkwardness, were to me all 

 new. This very first communication with the 

 shore gave me an idea, for the moment, that the 

 manners of the country at which I had arrived, 

 were still more strange than they actually proved 

 to be. These visitors were followed by others 

 of a very different description ; two boats came 

 alongside, manned by Englishmen, and con- 

 veying several English gentlemen. The former 

 belonged to British ships loading in the harbour,, 

 and the latter were young men who had come 

 out to Pernambuco to settle as merchants. 



The pilot placed himself near to the ship's 

 windlass ; a Portuguese sailor was sent to take 

 the helm, but still the vociferation was extreme ;. 

 the man seemed to think that, by speaking very 

 loud, lie would make the English seamen under- 

 stand his language ; and what with his bawling 

 to them and to his own people, and their 

 noise, the confusion was excessive ; however, 

 we doubled the fort in safety, and came to 

 anchor in the upper harbour. The reef is very 

 perpendicular near to the bar ; and to one un- 

 acquainted with the port, there is every appear- 

 ance of the vessel being about to drive upon 

 it. I then accompanied my fellow-passenger ; 

 we left the ship and proceeded to the shore. 

 Here was a new scene indeed. We had taken 

 the letter-bag with us ; the crowd of well-dressed 

 persons upon the quay was great j they saw the 



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