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known. The Portuguese do not seem at all bigoted if 
their attachment to slavery, nor yet in their prejudices 
against color. Mr. Canto gavo an entertainment in order 
to draw all classes together and promote general good-will 
Two sovas or nativo ohiofs were prosent, and took their 
places without the loast appearance of embarrassment. 
The Sova of Kilombo appeared in the dress of a general, 
and the Sova of Bango was gayly attired in a red coat 
profusely ornamented with tinsel. Tho lattor had a band 
of musicians with him, consisting of six trumpeters and 
four drummers, who performed very well. These men are 
fond of titles, and the Portuguese Government humors 
them by conferring honorary captaincy, &c. : tho Sova of 
Bango was at present anxious to obtain tho titlo of “Major 
of all tho Sovas.” At the tables of other gontlomon I 
observed the same thing constantly occurring. At this meet- 
ing Mr. Canto communicated some ideas which I had written 
out on the dignity of labor and the superiority of free over 
slave labor. The Portuguese gentlemen present were an* 
iously expecting an arrival of American cotton-seed f r0in 
Mr. Gabriel. They are now iu the transition-state from on 
lawful to lawful trade, and turn eagerly to cotton, coffee, an 
sugar as new sources of wealth. Mr. Canto had been con 1 
missioned by them to purchase three sugar-mills. ^ ur 
cruisers have been the principal agents in compelling th 
to abandon the slave-trade ; and our Government, in furn'- 
ing them with a supply of cotton-seed, showed a general 
intention to aid them in commencing a more honors 
course. It can scarcely be believed, however, that a 
Lord Clarendon had been at the trouble of procuring # , 
cotton-seed through our minister at Washington, and 
sent it out to the care of H. M. Commissioner at L° ftB .’ 
probably from having fallen into the hands of a few inc° r ^ 
gible slave-traders, it never reached its destination. 
most likely cast into the sea of Ambriz, and my f rieU s ‘ i 
Golungo Alto were left without the means of commencing 
new enterprise. 
