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Rh aboard to see me, to whom I returned Thanks for his Civilities; and indeed I found much Respect, not only from this Gentleman but from all of that Nation both here and in other Places, who were ready to serve me on all Occasions. The Place that we anchored in was about two Miles from the Harbour where the Ships generally ride; but the Fear I had lest my People should run away with the Ship made me hasten to get a Licence from the Governor, to run up into the Harbour, and ride among their Ships, close by one of their Forts. So on the 25th of March about 10 a Clock in the Morning the Tide serving I went thither, being Piloted by the Super-intendant there, whose Business it is to carry up all the King of Portugal's Ships that come hither, and to see them well moored. He brought us to an Anchor right against the Town, at the outer part of the Harbour, which was then full of Ships, within 150 yards of a small Fort that stands on a Rock half a mile from the Shore. See a Prospect of the Harbour and the Town, as it appear'd to us while we lay at Anchor, [Table III. No. 5.]

Bahia de todos los Santos lies in Lat. 13 deg. S. It is the most considerable Town in Brazil, whether in respect of the Beauty of its Buildings, its Bulk, or its Trade and Revenue. It has the convenience of a