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left the land, and the next day made for the 

 shore, landed the Governor, and then proceeded 

 on her voyage. Feitoza was supposed to be in 

 the prison of the Limoeiro at Lisbon when the 

 French entered Portugal, and either died about 

 that time or was released bv them.* His fol- 





• Another member of this family was also to be appre- 

 hended, but the Governor could not fix upon any means by 

 which the arrest was to be accomplished. A man of well- 

 known intrepidity and of some power was sent for by the 

 Governor, to consult with him upon the subject. This per- 

 son offered to go alone, and acquaint the Feitoza with the 

 orders that had been issued against him, and in fact to try 

 to take him into custody. He set off, but Feitoza was ap- 

 prized of his coming and of his errand, and, immediately 

 leaving his estate, proceeded to Bahia, where he embarked 

 for Lisbon, arriving in due time at that place. The person 

 who set off to arrest him followed him from place to place, 

 arrived at Bahia, and embarked for and landed at Lisbon, 

 He enquired for Feitoza, heard that he had spoken to the 

 secretary of state, and had again embarked on his return 

 homewards, but that the ship was delayed by contrary winds. 

 He likewise went to the secretary, and showed the orders 

 which he had received for the arrest of Feitoza, making 

 known the particular crimes which had made his apprehen- 

 sion requisite. Feitoza was taken into custody, and put into 

 the Limoeiro prison, where his persecutor or prosecutor went 

 to visit him, saying as he approached, — "Well, did not I 

 say so," — " Entam eu que disse," alluding to his determina- 

 tion of apprehending him. He returned to Brazil, and gave 

 an account of his mission to the Governor, from whom he 

 had received his orders. This man was well known in the 

 province of Seara, and the truth of the story is vouched for 

 by many respectable persons with whom I conversed. This 

 Feitoza has not been heard of. 



