CHAPTER X. 



JOURNEY niOM CAIIAVELLAS TO THE RIO GRANDE DE 

 BELMONTE. 



River and Town of Alcoba^a. — River and Town do Prado. — The Patachos. 

 — The Machacalis. — Comechatiba. — Rio do Frade. — Trancozo. — Porto 

 Seguro. — Santa Cruz. — Jllogigui^aba. — Bebnonte. 



After we had waited four weeks at Caravellas, the long wished-for 

 Casqueiro at length arrived. It brought us from Rio de Janeiro 

 many things of which we were in need, and took our collections on 

 board, to convey them to our friends in the capital. Captain Bento 

 Lourenzo had also arrived at Caravellas, after having nearly finished 

 his road. He now proceeded to Rio, where, as he subsequently in- 

 formed me, he received an order as a reward for his exertions, to- 

 gether with the appointment of colonel, and inspector of the road on 

 the Mucuri. When we had finished all our business, I set out on 

 my journey northward along the coast; while Mr. Freyreiss, with his 

 people, remained behind on the Mucuri. 



I left Caravellas on the morning of the 23d of July. Though the 

 coldest season of this climate had set in, the heat this day was 

 oppressive. The inhabitants of these parts were now troubled with 

 frequent coughs, colds, and headaches ; for what they call the cold 

 season, has the same effect on their constitutions, accustomed to 

 the heat, as the first frost in November or December has upon us. 



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