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St. Sahadore in the Bahia los todos Santos^ is an 

 Archbilhoprick and Seat of the Viceroy, the chief 

 Port Qt Trade for Importation, where moft of the 

 Gold from the Mines is lodged, and whence the 

 Fleets for Europe generally depart* The Seas about 

 it abound with Whale-Fijfh, which in the Seafon 

 tliey catch in great Numbers ^ the Flefh is falted 

 up generally to be the Viftualling of their Slave- 

 $hips, and the Train referved for Exportation, at 

 30 and 35 Millrays a Pipe. 



Rio Janeiro ("the Town St, Sebafilan) is die South- 

 ernmoft of tJiQ Tortuguefe^ the worft provided of 

 Neceifaries, but commodious for a Settlement, b^e- 

 caufe nigh the Mine, and convenient to fupervife 

 the Slaves, who, as I have been told, do ufually al- 

 low their Ma'fler a Dollar per Dienty and have thq 

 Overplus of their Work (if any) to themfelves. 



The Gold from hence is eftqemed the beft, (for 

 being of a copperilli Colour,) and they have a Mint 

 to run it into Coin, both here and at Bahia ^ the 

 Moidors of either having the initial Letters of each 

 Place lipon them. " 



Tetnamhuca (tho'' m^ntionM laft) is the iecond in 

 Dijgnity, a large and populous Town, and hasits rife 

 from the Ruins of O/W^, (or the handfome,) a 

 City of a far pleafanter Situation, fix ]Vfiles up the 

 River, but not fo commodious for TraSJck and 

 Commerce. Juft above the Town the River divides; 

 itielf into two Branches, not running direftly into 

 the Sea, but to the Southward ^ and in the Nook of 

 thelfland made by that Divifion, ftands the Gover* 

 iior's Houfe, a Iquare plain Building of Prince Mau- 

 rice'^Sy with two Towers, on which are only this 

 Bate infcribed^ ^'r?no i64a\ The Avenues to it 

 are everyway pleafant, thro' Vifto's of tall Coco- 

 Kut Trees. 



Over each Brand] of the River is a Bridge that 

 leading ta the Country is all of Timber, but the 



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