VOYAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES. 
except chairs, were fix card tables, and portraits of two of 
the fovereigns of Portugal ; one of which was that of King 
Sebaftian the Firft, the other of her prefent majefly ; the 
former placed in the centre, the latter at the upper end of 
the room. The viceroy appeared to be of a middle age, 
fomewhere between forty and fifty, flout and corpulent, 
with a ftrong caft or defet^l in both his eyes. He feemed to be * 
a perfon of few words, but at the fame time civil and attentive. 
I could not, however, help obferving the very great differ- 
ence there was between his excellency's manner and addrefs, 
and that of the elegant and accompliflied Marquis de Bran- 
cifort. 
9th. The contract being fettled, the commifiary fup- 
plied the troops and convidls with rice (in lieu of bread), 
with frefii beef, vegetables, and oranges ; which foon re- 
moved every fymptom of the fcurvy prevalent among them. 
nth. The commodore ordered fix female convids, who 
liad behaved well, to be removed from the Friendfhip into 
the Charlotte ; and at the fame time an equal number, whofe 
condud: was more exceptionable, to be returned to the 
Friendfhip in their flead. The commodore's view was (a 
matter not eafily accomplifhed) to feparate thofe whofe de- 
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