WHITE'S JOURNAL OF A 
pafled, every military and public honour was paid to the 
commodore ; the colours were laid at his feet, as they 
hitherto had been whenever he landed in his public cha- 
rader ; a token of refpedl that is never beflowed on any 
perfon but the governor himfelf. When we arrived at the 
palace, an officer of the houfehold, who was waiting to re- 
ceive us, conduced us through a moft delightful recefs, 
huno; round with bird-cagres, whofe inhabitants feemed to 
vie with each other, both in the melody of their notes and 
the beauty of their plumage. The paflage we walked 
through was adorned on each fide with odoriferous flowers, 
and aromatic fhrubs ; which, while they charmed the eye, 
fpread a delightful fragrance around. This paflage led to 
a private room, on the outflde of the door of which we were 
received by the viceroy, who flood uncovered, and noticed 
each perfon feparately in the mofl friendly and polite man- 
ner. His excellency preceded us into the room, and having 
requefled all of us to be feated, placed himfelf by the 
commodore, in a pofltion that fronted us. In return for 
our thanks and acknowledgments, he faid, it gave him 
infinite pleafure and fatisfaclion to find that the place had 
aflbrded us the fupplies we flood in need of :" to this he 
added, 
