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WANDERINGS IN 
SECOND 
JOURNEY 
Embarks 
for Cay¬ 
enne. 
of them in the neighbourhood of Pernambuco had 
been collected; and it was time to proceed elsewhere. 
The conveyance to the interior was by horses ; and 
this mode, together with the heavy rains, would ex¬ 
pose preserved specimens to almost certain damage. 
The journey to Maranham by land, would take at 
least forty days. The route was not wild enough to 
engage the attention of an explorer, or civilized 
enough to afford common comforts to a traveller. 
By sea there were no opportunities, except slave 
ships. As the transporting poor negroes from port 
to port for sale pays well in Brazil, the ships’ decks 
are crowded Avith them. This Avould not do. 
Excuse here, benevolent reader, a small tribute of 
gratitude to an Irish family, whose urbanity and 
goodness have long gained it the esteem and respect 
of all ranks in Pernambuco. The kindness and at¬ 
tention I received from Dennis Kearney, Esq. and 
his amiable lady, will be remembered with gratitude 
to my dying day. 
After wishing farewell to this hospitable family, 
I embarked on board a Portuguese brig, Avith poor 
accommodations, for Cayenne in Guiana. The most 
eligible bed-room Avas the top of a hen-coop on deck. 
Even here, an unsavoury little beast, called bug, 
Avas neither shy nor deficient in appetite. 
The Portuguese seamen are famed for catching 
fish. One evening, under the line, four sharks made 
their appearance in the wake of the vessel. The 
sailors caught them all. 
On the fourteenth day after leaving Pernambuco, 
