A s m y fo ie d e f ig n in flo p p in g h e r e , w a s to g iv e M r. W a le s
an o p p o r tu n ity to fin d th e ra te o f th e w a tch , th e b e tte r to
e n a b le u s to fix, w i th fom e d e g r e e o f c e r ta in ty , th e lo n g itu d e
o f th e fe illa n d s , th e m om e n t w e a n ch o red , I fen t an o ffic e r
to w a i t on the E n g l i fh c o n fu l, an d to n o t i f y o u r a r r iv a l to
th e g o v e rn o r , r e q u e u in g h is p e rm iff io n fo r M r . W a l e s 'to
m a k e o b fe rv a t io n s o n f lio r e , fo r th e p u rp o fe a b o v e m e n tio
n ed . M r. D en t, w h o a c ted as c o n fu l in th e a b fen c e o f
M r . G a th o rn e , n o t o n ly p ro cu r ed this p e rm iffio n , b u t a c c om m
o d a ted Mr. W a le s w i th a c o n v en ien t p la c e in h is g a rd e n to
fe t u p h is in ft rum en ts j fo th a t h e w a s e n a b le d to o b fe rv e
e q u a l a lt itu d e s th e fam e d a y .
W e w e r e n o t m o r e .o b lig e d to M r . D e n t fo r th e v e r y
f r ie n d ly r e a d in e fs h e fh ew e d in p r o c u r in g u s th is and e v e r y
o th e r th in g w e w an ted , th a n fo r th e v e r y lib e r a l an d h o fp ita -
b le e n te r ta inm e n t w e m e t w i th a t h is h o u fe , w h i c h w a s
o p en to a c com m o d a te u s b o th n ig h t an d d a y .
D u r in g o u r f la y , th e f lo p ’s c om p a n y w a s fe rv ed w ith f r e fh
b e e f ; an d w e to o k o n b o a rd a b o u t f if te e n tons o f w a te r ,
w h i c h w e b r o u g h t o f f in th e c o u n t r y b o a ts , a t 't f ie ra te o f
a b o u t th re e fh i l l in g s p e r ton. S h ip s a re a llow e d to w a t e r
w i th th e ir ow n b o a t s ; b u t th e m a n y in c o n v e n ie n c ie s a tten d in
g it, m o re th an o v e rb a la n c e th e e x p e n c e o f h i r in g fh o r e -
b o a ts , w h i c h is th e m o ft g e n e r a l cu ftom .
F r e fh p ro v ifion s fo r p r e fen t u fe m a y b e g o t , fu c h as b e e f
v e g e ta b le s , an d f r u i t ; a n d h o g s , fh e e p , and p o u lt r y , fo r fe a -
fto c k , a ll a t a p r e t ty r e a fo n a b le p r i c e ; b u t I do n o t k n o w
th a t a n y fe a p ro vifions a re to b e h ad , e x c ep t w in e . T h e b u l lo
c k s an d h o g s a re v e r y g o o d , b u t th e fh e ep a re fm a ll a n d
w r e t c h e d ly poor.
T h e
. T h e p r in c ip a l p ro d u c e o f F a y a l is w h e a t a n d In d ian co rn ,
w i th w h i c h th e y fu p p ly P ico an d fom e o f th e o th e r ifles .
T h e c h i e f tow n is c a lle d V i l la de H o r ta . It is fitu a ted in
th e b o ttom o f th e b a y , c lo f e to the e d g e o f th e fe a , an d is
d e fe n d e d b y tw o ca ttle s , on e a t e a ch en d o f th e tow n , an d a
w a l l o f f to n e -w o rk , e x te n d in g a lo n g th e fe a - fh o r e , f r om th e
o n e to th e o th e r . B u t th e fe w o r k s a re fu fle r e d to g o to
d e c a y , an d fe rv e m o re fo r . fh ew th a n ft r e n g th . T h e y
h e ig h t e n th e profpecA o f th e c ity , w h ic h m a k e s a fin e a p p
e a ran c e f r om th e ro ad ; b u t , i f w e e x c ep t th e J e fu its C o l le
g e , th e m o n a fte r ie s an d c h u r c h e s , th e r e is n o t a n o th e r
b u i ld in g th a t h a s a n y th in g to r e c om m e n d it, e ith e r outfi.de
o r in . T h e r e is n o t a g la fs w in d o w in th e p la c e , e x c ep t
w h a t a re in th e c h u r c h e s , and in a c o u n t r y -h o u fe w h i c h
la t e ly b e lo n g e d to th e E n g lifh c o n fu l ; a ll th e o th e r s b e in g
la t tic ed , w h ic h , to an E n g lifhm a n , m a k e s th em lo o k l ik e
p r ifon s .
Friday 14.
T h is lit t le c ity , l ik e a ll o th e r s b e lo n g in g to th e P o r tu g u e fe ,
is c row d e d w i th r e lig io u s b u ild in g s ; th e r e b e in g n o le fs
th a n th re e con v en ts o f m e n an d tw o o f w om e n ; an d e ig h t
c h u r c h e s , in c lu d in g th o fe b e lo n g in g to th e c o n v en ts , an d
th e o n e in th e J e fu its c o lle g e . T h is c o lle g e is a fin e f i r u f tu r e ,
an d is fitu a ted on an e le v a t io n in th e p le a fa n te ft p a r t o f th e
c ity . S in c e th e e xp u lfio n o f th a t o rd e r , it h a s b e en fu fle r ed
to g o to d e c a y , a n d w i l l p ro b a b ly , in a f e w y e a r s , b e n o
b e t te r th an a h e a p o f ru in s .
F a y a l, a lth o u g h th e m o ft n o ted fo r w in e , d o e s n o t ra ife
fu ff ic ie n t fo r its ow n co n fum p t io n . T h is a r tic le is ra ile d on
P ico , w h e r e th e r e is n o ro a d fo r f lo p p in g ; b u t b e in g
b r o u g h t to d e H o r ta , a n d f r om th en c e flo p p e d abro ad,
c h ie fly
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