JOURXEY FROM CARAVELLAS 



In some of the valleys on the sea-coast, are situated the habitations 

 of different planters ; among others, the residence of Senhor Callisto, 

 who had already shewn me some civilities at Villa do Prado. Ac- 

 companied by two of my people on horseback, I rode quickly to the 

 point of land, which is called Comechatiba, or properly in the old 

 Indian language, Currubichatiba. The full moon was beautifully 

 reflected in the sea, and illumined the solitary huts of some coast 

 Indians, who had been waked out of their sleep by our beasts of 

 burden, which were gone before. At a small distance from these 

 huts lies the fazenda of Caledonia, which was settled here about 

 seven years ago, by Mr. Charles Frazer. This gentleman, who has 

 travelled over a great part of the globe, purchased about thirty strong 

 negroes, to cultivate this fazenda. The Indians of the surrounding 

 country worked for him for some years, cleared the fine eminences, 

 which extend along the coast, of their wood, and cultivated the whole. 

 On the sea-coast he planted a great number of cocoa-trees ; the 

 dwelling-house was constructed of clay, and covered with thatch ; and 

 in the same line, many huts were built for the negroes, and a large 

 rtiandiocca manufactory and magazine erected. The manufactory was 

 now, however, in a very dilapidated state. Eight or ten large earthen 

 pans for drying the flour were, it is true, still there ; but some of them 

 broken. The situation and the soil of this estate are excellent; green 

 hills Math thickets rise on the sea-coast, and a large tract of ground was 

 already cleared of the wood. But it seems they did not understand 

 how to keep the negroes in order, for they were in a state of insubor- 

 dination ; they made use of the produce of the plantations for them- 

 selves, and often refused to do the work assigned to them ; instead of 

 which, they employed themselves in hunting in the surrounding woods, 

 or in catching wild animals in their mundeos. Mr. Frazer was at 

 this time at Bahia, and had left a Portuguese from Villa do Prado to 

 look after the fazenda in his absence. The steward received us on 



