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men, likewise, who had in former times daily 

 appeared in full dress suits of black, gold 

 buckles, and cocked hats, had now, in many in- 

 stances, exchanged these for nankeen panta- 

 loons, half-boots, and round hats. Even the 

 high and heavy saddle was now less in use, and 

 that of more modern form was all the fashion. 

 The sedan chairs, in which the ladies often go 

 to church, and to pay visits to their friends, had 

 now put on a much smarter appearance, and the 

 men who carried them were dressed more dash- 

 ingly. These cannot fail to attract the attention 

 of strangers, in their gay clothes, their helmets 

 and feathers, and their naked legs. The an- 

 nexed print represents one of these equipages. 



The country-residences which had been lately 

 built, were also numerous ; lands in the vicinity 

 of Recife had risen in price ; the trade of brick- 

 making was becoming lucrative ; work-people 

 were in request ; and besides many other spots 

 of land, the track between the villages of Pogo 

 da Panella and Monteiro, in extent about one 

 mile, which in 1810 was covered with brushwood, 

 had now been cleared ; houses were building 

 and gardens forming upon it. The great church 

 of Corpo Santo, situated in that part of the town 

 which is properly called Recife, was now finished, 

 and various inprovements were meditated.* The 



' Before I came away in 1815, a "considerable portion of 

 the land (which was covered by the tide at high water) be- 



