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 as their Poeions, three or four hundred Miles into the Country. A Country abounding with fine Patures and numerous Herds of Cattle, and yields a vat Increae from every thing that is own: Hence they bring down to us Parrots, mall Monkies, Armadillos and Sanguins, and I have been aured, they have, (far In-land,) a Serpent of a vat Magnitude, called Siboya, able, they ay, to wallow a whole Sheep; I have een my elf here the Skin of another Specie full ix Yards long, and therefore think the Story not improbable.

The Harbour of Pernambuca is, perhaps, ingular, it is made of a Ledge of Rocks, half a Cables length from the Main, and but little above the Surface of the Water, running at that equal Ditance and Heighth everal Leagues, towards Cape Augutine, a Harbour running between them capable of receiving Ships of the greatet Burthen: The Northermot End of this Wall of Rock, is higher than any Part of the contiguous Line, on which a little Fort is built, commanding the Paage either of Boat or Ship, as they come over the Bar into the Harbour: On the Starboard Side, (i. e. the Main) after you have entered a little way, tands another Fort (a Pentagon) that would prove of mall Account, I imagine, againt a few diciplined Men; and yet in thee conits all their Strength and Security, either for the Harbour or Town: They have begun indeed a Wall, ince their removing from Olinda, deigned to urround the latter; but the low Progres they make in raiing it, leaves Room to upect ’twill be a long time in finihing.

The Road without, is ued by the Portugueze, when they are nigh ailing for Europe, and wait for the Convoy, or are bound to Bahia to them, and by Strangers only when Neceity compels; the bet of it is in ten Fathom Water, near three Miles W. N. W. from the Town; nigher in, is foul with the many Anchors