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madas, situated along the margin of the Itapicuru, with a chapel of the same 

 name. Its inhabitants are breeders of cattle. 



Tucano, a parish and julgado, with a church of St. Anna, is eight miles 

 from the river Itapicuru. 



Mirandella, formerly called Saccodos Morcegos, is eighteen miles from Pombal, 

 and has a church dedicated to the Ascension of the Lord. Its inhabitants pro- 

 duce a sufficiency of the necessaries of life. 



Abbadia, a middhng town upon the margin of the Ariquitiba, the last tribu- 

 tary of the Rio Real, is eighteen miles distant from the sea, has a good port 

 where sumacas arrive, that export sugar, cotton, tobacco, and much farinha. 

 The inhabitants are whites and Indians. 



Inhambupe is forty miles above the embouchure, and a short way from the 

 right margin of the river of that name, with a church of Espirito Santo upon a 

 steep, having an extensive view ; within its precincts there is a chapel of St. An- 

 tonio, and two of Our Lady, with the titles of Concei^ao and Prazeres. Its 

 inhabitants exhibit a great diversity of complexion, and cultivate a very consi- 

 derable quantity of good tobacco, and the provisions of life. 



Villa do Conde, situated at the mouth of the river Inhambupe, has a church of 

 Our Lady of the Mount. The inhabitants, consisting of all colours, cultivate 

 mandioca, &c. with some sugar. Tobacco is the principal production ; and 

 fishing is here a general pursuit. 



St. Francisco is one of the most ancient towns of the province, although 

 yet small, with many edifices of stone, and has a church of St. Gon^alo 

 d' Amarante, also a convent of Franciscans. It is about thirty miles north-west 

 of Bahia, near the mouth of the river Serigy, in a gently rising situation, en- 

 joying an extensive view of the sea. The inhabitants are much incommoded 

 by musquitos, and its vast district has many sugar works, with extensive plan- 

 tations of cane, to which the soil is propitious. 



Santo Amaro, a large and flourishing town, situated along the right bank of 

 the river Serigy, twelve miles above its embouchure, two below the mouth of 

 the Subahe, and forty north-west of Bahia, has a church of Our Lady of Pu- 

 . rifica^ao, a hermitage of St. Braz, another of St. Gon^alo, four of Our Lady, 

 namely, Amparo, Concei^ao, Rozario, and Humildes; good buildings, and 

 a great number of alembics. The streets are principally paved, and there is a 

 wooden bridge over the river. It is surrounded by small hills. The senate is 

 presided by a Juiz de Fora, whose jurisdiction extends to the town of St. Fran- 

 cisco. For the instruction of youth, there are masters of the primitive letters 



