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undertake the journey to Caravellas, that we might there re- 

 gulate our affairs. 



Our journey was quickly arranged; and a small well armed 

 party accompanying us, we quitted Barra de Jucü, and that 

 part of our troop which we left behind, returned to their 

 occupations at Coroaba. We arrived at Pedra d'Agoa, stand- 

 ing on a hill by the side of the river, in order to be conveyed 

 over the Espirito Santo with our two saddle and four pack- 

 horses. At this place we observed on the other side of the 

 ridge of mountains, a very remarkable rock, the Jucutucoara, 

 not far distant from villa de Victoria. This immense block of 

 stone is covered with pale green liillocks, some of which are 

 clothed with small shrubs, and resembles very much the cele- 

 brated Dent de Jaman, in the Pays de Vaud. Fronting this, 

 near the river, lives the friendly Fazenda, Rumao, facing whose 

 house is the Pigeon island, (Ilha des Pombas) in the middle 

 of the river. The view of the heights from this side of the 

 river, whence lanchas and fishermen's canoes sail, is delightful. 



The following morning our canoes made their appearance, 

 and conducted us over the river, one thousand paces broad 

 at this part. Our way was through a valley which ran in 

 various directions, and led immediately amongst the moun- 

 tains, of which Jucutucoara forms one of the most important. 

 Near to this is a pretty white house, a fazenda belonging to a 

 M. Pinto. We passed the small river Muruim, over which 

 there is a wooden bridge, and then after we had rode through 

 some swamps we reached the sea coast. Upon turning the 

 eye the extensive chain of mountains of Espirito Santo is 

 distinctly seen, but as soon as we come to that part betwixt 

 the first distant high mountains, they are no longer visible. 

 Three leagues distant from Capitania, we took up our quar- 

 ters for the night in the small village of Praya Molle. 



There are several houses scattered about in this place, the 

 inhabitants of which are very fond of music and dancing; on^ 

 played the (violas) guittar, and the young people danced the 

 Baduca, in which the body undergoes various contorsions, 

 beating the time with their hands, and snapping two fingers of 

 each hand alternately, in the manner of the Spanish castanets. 

 Although the taste for dancing and music is general through- 

 out these parts, yet they evince no disposition for the pleasures 

 of the table, at least in most places. From Praya Molle, we 

 arrived the following morning at the village of Carapebucü ; 

 all the way from this place, the forests extended forwards to 

 the sea, crowning every bay, and ornamenting every point of 

 land with waving verdure. — Already invited by the warmth 

 of the approaching summer^ these woods abounded with 



