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men. At Linhares are eight Gibao d' Armas, at Souza four, 

 and at Anayada one, which must always be the first to meet 

 an attack. The post-master of Linhares has a heavy service } 

 he must every month travel the whole district, let the weather 

 be as it may, a distance of ninety leagues. There are at pre- 

 sent residing in Linhares an ensign, one surgeon, and one 

 priest 'j the rest are principally soldiers. This colony appears 

 to be very hardly and uncomfortably treated: whoever is in- 

 clined to travel must first obtain leave ; and no family dare 

 consume more than one bottle of brandy a month, nor of any 

 other spirits. A colony so managed must soon meet its end, 

 if not better supported ; an event, which before the finish! t)g 

 of these travels may have to be recorded. 



My residence at Rio Doce was one of the most interesting, 

 objects of my journey ; for, superadded to the most sublime 

 scenes which Nature has produced, is an abundant variety 

 of the most curious subjects in natural history, finding full 

 employment for the most inquisitive in that branch of science, 

 as well from their beautiful varieties as from their manifold 

 species. Richer prospects the traveller can no where find than 

 in this journey, amongst which is the Lagoa de Juraparanan, 

 a great lake, not from Linhares ; this is not found in Arrow- 

 smith's map, although it is in Faden's, but not in a correct 

 situation. The name comes from the word Parana, which in 

 the Lingoa geral means great water. 



Vasconcellos, in the year 1662, mentions the tribes of the 

 Tapuyas on the Rio Doce : also Aymores, (Botocudos) Puris, 

 and Patachos; and, though the first apparently ruled these 

 regions, the other tribes wandered to these parts. The same 

 author notes, that some of the Amores, or Botocudos, were 

 nearly as light in complexion as the Portuguese. The war^ 

 which raged with so much ferocity at Rio Doce against the 

 Botocudos, rendered it impossible for us to learn more of these 

 remarkable people ; for on the approach of an European the 

 alarm is given, and the stroke of an arrow is a sure result of 

 his temerity. Higher up, on the Rio Grande de Belmonte 

 they live peaceably with the inhabitants, and strangers may 

 lodge there in security. I shall therefore reserve all further re- 

 marks of this primitive race, to the account of my residence 

 there. 



To those fond of field sports the residence at Linhares will 

 be very agreeable. With the feathers of the parrots the 

 Indians fledge their arrows, and their quills serve to make ex- 

 cellent pens, or ornament the heads of the savages. 



By practice, the soldiers of Linhares are very expert in fol- 

 lowing game in the woods ; but the Botocudos are far supe- 



