VOYAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES. 
his other amiable qualities, rendered him extremely popular 
here, and recommended him to the notice of the court of 
Lifbon. Shortly after, his own country having a claim to 
his fervices, on the breaking out of a war, he declined a 
command offered him by the Portugueze, and returned to 
the Englifh navy ; where he ferved fome time as lieutenant 
(a rank he had held before he had engaged in the fervice of 
Portugal) on board the Alexander, under the command of 
that brave and exemplary charadler. Lord Longford. 
About two o'clock we got under way, with a gentle fea- 
breeze, which ran us into the harbour. In pafling Santa 
Cruz fort, the commodore faluted it with thirteen guns, 
^hich was returned with an equal number. This day a 
Portugueze fhip failed for Lifbon, which gave us an oppor- 
tunity of writing fhort letters to our friends in England. 
8th. In the forenoon, the commodore, attended by mofl 
of the officers on the expedition,, paid the viceroy a vifit of 
ceremony. On our landing, we were received by an officer 
and a friar, who conducted us to the palace. As we pafl'ed 
the guard on duty there, the colours were laid at the feet 
of the commodore ; than which nothing could have been a 
higher token of refpedl. We then proceeded, up flairs into 
a large 
