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 Hnhares^ directed his attention particularly to this fruitful 

 pleasant spot ; he placed new military posts, and built, about 

 seven or eight leagues up the river, the village which properly 

 after him was named Linhares. To this place deserters and 

 other criminals are sent for punishment and to people this 

 new colony. 



We now set out with impatience to make an excursion on 

 the magnificent Rio Doqc, and as far as possible, take a view 

 of the theatre of that extirminating war which drove out the 

 Botocudos. The day was warm and calm, and on the 26th of 

 December we went on board, by break of day, in a canoe, 

 accompanied by six soldiers who rowed the bark, being in all 

 nine persons well armed. On the weather-side of the river, 

 where the current is strongest, sand banks appear, which 

 require much caution to avoid ; we came safely, though late 

 in the evening, to Linhares. Again by sun-rise we took our 

 cleparture ; the day was fine, and by the aid of the soldiers, 

 who frequently had made the voyage, we found it very agree- 

 able ; we did not see a house all along the coast, A great 

 number of large and picturesque islands broke through the 

 surface of the river, crowned with Ivixurious green and waving 

 woods, some of which had particular names, which will be 

 enumerated hereafter. At high tide the Rio Doce has a 

 yellow disturbed water, which, according to the general 

 opinion, generates the fever of that name. 



Abundance of fish is found herein, especially the saw-fish 

 (pristis scrra ) which comes up to Linhares, and to the Lagoa 

 do Jtirapanan, where they are taken in large quantities. The 

 woods resound with the chattering of wild apes, especially the 

 Barbados Mycetes Ursinus,) the Sauassus (Callithrix perso- 

 natus of Geoffroy,) one of the most splendid ornaments of the 

 Brazil woods ; the Arara, {Psittacus Macao, of Linnaeus,) or 

 Macau, called in Europe Aras, which was so wild as not to 

 come nigh us; yet we heard his raven screams, and on the 

 stately crown of the high Sapucaya-tree, this magnificent bird 

 can be distinctly seen. Its long tail can be descried from far, 

 with his burning red feathers shining indescribably splendid 

 in the brillant rays of a noon-tide sun. 



Paroquets, Maracanas, Maitaccas, Tiribas, Curicas, Camu- 

 tangas, Mandayas, and other kinds of parrots in swarms, filled 

 the air with their loud screams echoing from shore to shore. 

 The large stately Anas moscbata of Linnaeus, Corroas, and 

 the Cross-bill, {Rhynchops nigra^) the Toucan and tlie Cu- 

 rucua, (Trogon viridis,) united their loud cries to the stunning 

 clatter, making the woods resound. Few settlers are found on 

 the banks of this river, which appeared destitute of wild animals^ 



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