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 Governor Phillips ailed the day before me, and was o kind, among other civilities, as to be the bearer of a table of the rate of the time-keepers to Phillip Stephens, Eq. as well as of letters to the owners and my friends. On my return from taking leave of him, and at the ditance of about two cables length of his hip, I truck with an harpoon the larget turtle I ever aw: it weighed at leat five hundred weight. Governor Phillips, on oberving our exertions on the occaion, immediately ent a boat to our aitance, and I requeted his acceptance of the prize.

On the arrival of a hip off Santa-Cruz at the mouth of Rio Janeiro, the Patrimore or harbour mater comes on board, takes charge of the veel, carries her into the harbour and moors her in a good birth. Sometimes the mate is firt taken out, as was the ceremony with me, to undergo an examination; but the captain is not uffered to leave the hip without orders; neither will any upplies be admitted until a viit has been made by the officers of police, to inquire into the health of the crew, from whence you come, whither you are bound, what is the particular object of your voyage, and the time you wih to tay. The mates are then taken on hore to be examined, when their declaration with that of the commanding officer, is laid before the Viceroy whoe official permiion mut be given before any commercial