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The entrance is only accessible to small vessels. About the middle of its 

 extent, there is a spacious channel of great depth communicating with the 

 Peruhype. 



The Itanhem, after a long course, enters the sea fifteen miles north of Cara- 

 vellas, and affords navigation for canoes for a considerable distance. 



The Jucurucu, which discharges itself fifteen miles north of the Itanhera, 

 takes its name at the confluence of the afore-mentioned river Do Sul, (South) 

 with the Do Norte, (North) which unite about twenty miles from the sea, and 

 afford navigation to canoes for a considerable space into the interior of the 

 country. Sumacas advance up this river as far as the said confluence. 

 ' Thirty miles to the north of the Jucurucu is the point Corumbau, by cor- 

 ruption Corumbabo ; three miles further the mouth of the river Cramimuan, 

 at the bottom of a large bay ; and a little further the small river Juassema, near 

 whose mouth is yet seen the vestiges of the town so called. 



Eight miles north of the Cramimuan is the river Do Frade, (Friar,) which took 

 its name from the shipwreck of a religious Franciscan. Its course is through 

 woods, and it is only capable of receiving canoes. 



The Buranhen, for a long period here designated only the Cachoeira, in 

 consequence of a fall, ( cachoeira,) which it passed about the centre of the pro- 

 vince, enters the sea eighteen miles north of the Frade : its origin is unknown ; 

 but not being considerable, it may be inferred that its course is not extensive ; 

 that portion of it explored flows from the south-west to the north-east, with 

 many windings. It affords various sorts of fish, such as are called here piaus, 

 trahiras, robalos, acaris, piahanhas, piahas, jundias, pitus, and very large prones 

 in abundance. 



It is followed, at a distance of about eighteen miles by the St. Cruz, some- 

 thing smaller, and navigable by canoes. It took this name after the inhabitants 

 of the town of St. Cruz removed to its margin, then called the Joam de Tyba. 

 They formed the first colony in its vicinity. It is stored vdth the same fish as 

 the preceding one. 



The St. Antonio, the waters of which are muddy, with an inconsiderable 

 course, is a few leagues north of the preceding. 



The lake Juparana, deep, abounding with fish, interspersed with small 

 islands, and about fifteen miles in circuit, bordered with fine woods, growing 

 upon an uneven and fertile country, is twenty miles from the sea, has an outlet 

 into the river Doce by a narrow and deep channel five miles in length, and 

 receives a river called Cachoeira, which is said to be navigable. 



