1848 .] 
DIFFICULTY OF GETTING MEN. 
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Even Senhor Seixns himself, an educated Brazilian and 
the Commandante of the district, inquired if the govern- 
ment of England were constitutional or despotic, and was 
surprised to hear that our Sovereign was a woman. 
We at length procured two men, and proceeded on 
our journey up the river, having spent four days very 
pleasantly at Baiao. As we went slowly along the 
shore, we saw on a tree an iguana, called here a chame- 
leon, which Mr, Leavens shot, and our men cooked for 
their supper. In the evening, we anchored under a fine 
bank, where a large leguminous tree was covered with 
clusters of pink and white flowers and large pale green 
flat pods. Venus and the moon were shining brilliantly, 
and the air was deliciously cool, when, at nine o'clock, 
we turned in under our tolda, but mosquitoes and sand- 
flies would not allow us to sleep for some hours. The 
next day we had a good wind and went along briskly ; 
the river was narrower and had fewer islands; palms 
were less abundant than below, but the vegetation of the 
banks was equally luxuriant. Here were plenty of por- 
poises, and we saw some handsome birds like golden 
orioles. 
On the 9th, early in the morning, we arrived at Ju- 
tahi, a cattle estate, where we expected to get more 
men ; but the owner of the place being out, we had to 
wait till he returned. We obtained here about a gallon 
of delicious new milk, a great treat for us. We shot a 
few birds, and found some small shells in the river, but 
none of any size or beauty, and could see scarcely any 
insects. 
As the man we wanted did not arrive, we left on the 
