Arrival at Brazil. 47 
On the 2 jd March wq faw the Land-4«-i699, 
of Brazil ; having had thither , from the 
time when we came into the True Trade- 
Wind again after crofling the Line , very 
fair Weather and brisk Gales, moftly at E. 
N. E. The Land we faw was about 20 
Leagues to the North of Bahia ; fo I coaft- 
ed along Shore to the Southward. This 
Coaft is rather low than high, with Sandy- 
Bays all along by the Sea. 
A little within Land are many very 
white Spots of Sand, appearing like Snow; 
and the Coaft looks very pleafant, being 
checker’d with Woods and Savanahs. The 
T rees in general are not tall ; but they 
are green and flourifhing. There are ma- 
ny fmall Houfesby theSea-fide, whofe In- 
habitants are chiefly Fifhermen. They 
come off to Sea on Barklogs, made of feve- 
ral Logs faften’d fide to fide , that have 
one or two Mafts with Sails to them. 
There are two Men in each Barklog, one 
at either end, having fmall low Benches, 
raifed a little above the Logs , to fit and 
fifli on , and two Baskets hanging up at 
the Maft or Mafts ; one to put their Pro- 
vifionsin, the other for their Fiflh. Many 
of thefe were a Fifhing now, and two of 
them came aboard , of whom I bought 
fome Fifh. In the Afternoon we failed by 
one very remarkable piece of Land, where, 
on a fmall pleafant Hill , there was a 
Churdi 
