. Travels in the interior of Brazil : with notices on its climate, agriculture, commerce, population, mines, manners, and customs : and a particular account of the gold and diamond districts : including a voyage to the Rio de La Plata. e producedmany valuable crops, and the rest will no doubt, 194? RETURN TO RIO DE JANEIRO. in a few years, be brought to an equally promisingstate of cultivation. Having staid two days with Captain Ferreira,I set out on the morning of the third for Portodas Caixas, where I arrived at two oclock, after ajourney of thirty miles, and was delayed sometime, as the riv
. Travels in the interior of Brazil : with notices on its climate, agriculture, commerce, population, mines, manners, and customs : and a particular account of the gold and diamond districts : including a voyage to the Rio de La Plata. e producedmany valuable crops, and the rest will no doubt, 194? RETURN TO RIO DE JANEIRO. in a few years, be brought to an equally promisingstate of cultivation. Having staid two days with Captain Ferreira,I set out on the morning of the third for Portodas Caixas, where I arrived at two oclock, after ajourney of thirty miles, and was delayed sometime, as the river was crowded with vessels, ladenwith ship-timber, for the capital. As soon as thenavigation became sufficiently open, I embarkedin a large boat, of about ten tons burthen, androwing all night to the mouth of the river, sailedwith a land wind, and arrived at Rio de Janeiroabout noon. My first care was to inform HisExcellency the minister of my return, after whichI employed a few days in drawing up my journalfor his inspection. He received it in the hand-somest manner, and laid it before his Royal High-ness, who was pleased to signify, that my descrip-tion of the country, through which I had tra-velled, merited his Published ajtht dec directs. iS&,;ngmcBi A CfjratomosterJUnv. 195 CHAP. X. Permission obtained to visit the Diamond Mines.— Account of a pretended Diamond presentedto the Prince Regent. — Journey to Villa Rica. AFTER I had thoroughly recovered from thefatigues of my late journey, I solicited his RoyalHighness for permission to go and explore thediamond mines of Cerro do Frio. This favor hadnever as yet been granted to a foreigner, nor hadany Portuguese been permitted to visit the vici-nity where the works are situated, except on bu-siness relative to them, and even then under re-strictions, which rendered it impossible to acquirethe means of giving an adequate description ofthem to the public. Through the kind friendshipof the Conde de Linha
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