TO 



HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS 



THE PRINCE REGENT OF PORTUGAL, 



PRINCE OF BRAZIL, &c. &c. &c. 



Sir, 



'JJ'NDER the sanction of Your Royal Highness, I per- 

 formed the Travels in your dominions of Brazil, of which 

 the following is a Narrative : in obedience to the command 

 with which Your Royal Highness honoured me on my de- 

 parture from Rio de Janeiro, I now submit it to the Public. 



Unbiassed either by partiality or prejudice, I have endea- 

 voured to give a clear and faithful relation of what I have 

 seen. In describing the present state of Mining and Agricul- 

 ture in your dominions, I have taken the liberty to suggest 

 some improvements, which, in my humble opinion, would 

 tend to increase the revenue of Your Royal Highness, and 

 multiply the resources of the country. These are the princi- 



