MANGEL JOAQUIM. 
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' deserved. Here he was accustomed to threaten and 
I shoot at the Indians, to take their daughters and wives 
from them, and to beat the Indian woman who lived 
‘ with him, so that she was obliged to hide for days in the 
I forest. The people of Guia declared he had murdered 
!j two Indian girls, and had committed many other hor- 
rible crimes. He had formerly been friendly with Senhor 
L., but, a year or two ago, had quarrelled with him, 
I and had attempted to set fire to his house ; he had 
: also attempted to shoot an old Mulatto soldier, who 
i was friendly with Senhor L. For these and other 
I crimes, the Subdelegarde de Policia of the district had 
I indicted him, and after taking the depositions of the In- 
dians and of Senhor L. against him, had wished to send 
him prisoner to Barra, but could not do so, because he 
I had no force at his command. He therefore applied 
I to the Commandante of Marabitanas, who was at Guia 
I at the time ; but he was Manoel J oaquim’s “ compadre,’’ 
ii and took his part, and would not send him as a prisoner, 
i but let him go in his own canoe, accompanied by two 
|| soldiers, bearing a recommendation from the Comm an - 
1 dante in his favour. 
I This had happened shortly before we left for the 
|| Uaupes ; and now we found that Manoel Joaquim had 
i returned in great triumph — firing salutes and sending 
I up rockets at every village he passed through. He had 
I gone on to Marabitanas ; but, in a day or two more, re- 
j turned, and brought me some letters and papers from 
Barra. There also came a letter to Senhor L. from 
I the Delegarde de Policia in Barra, saying, that Manoel 
Joaquim had presented himself, and that he (the Dele- 
