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 St. Salvadore in the Bahia los todos Santos, is an Archbihoprick and Seat of the Viceroy, the chief Port of Trade for Importation, where mot of the Gold from the Mines is lodged, and whence the Fleets for Europe generally depart. The Seas about it abound with Whale-Fih, which in the Seaon they catch in great Numbers; the Fleh is alted up generally to be the Victualling of their Slave-Ships, and the Train reerved for Exportation, at 30 and 35 Millrays a Pipe.

Rio Janeiro (the Town St. Sebatian) is the Southernmot of the Portuguee, the wort provided of Necearies, but commodious for a Settlement, becaue nigh the Mine, and convenient to upervie the Slaves, who, as I have been told, do uually allow their Mater a Dollar per Diem, and have the Overplus of their Work (if any) to themelves.

The Gold from hence is eteemed the bet, (for being of a copperih Colour,) and they have a Mint to run it into Coin, both here and at Bahia; the Moidors of either having the initial Letters of each Place upon them.

Pernambuca (tho’ mention’d lat) is the econd in Dignity, a large and populous Town, and has its rie from the Ruins of Olinda, (or the handome,) a City of a far pleaanter Situation, ix Miles up the River, but not o commodious for Traffick and Commerce. Jut above the Town the River divides it elf into two Branches, not running directly into the Sea, but to the Southward; and in the Nook of the Iland made by that Diviion, tands the Governor’s Houe, a quare plain Building of Prince Maurice’s, with two Towers, on which are only this Date incribed, Anno 1641. The Avenues to it are every way pleaant, thro’ Vito’s of tall Coco-Nut Trees.

Over each Branch of the River is a Bridge; that leading to the Country is all of Timber, but the Rh