Madeira. The regular, troops« are piartly composed; o f natives of
Angoiaf a Portugdeze.. settlemeiit on the coast tof Afhic&i
They are pressed; into the serviee* frbm arabng- th’eliiiost
idle and disorderly inhabitants of the plafee. Angoiads;
as welf as Madeira/iOne of the ^sfeaiMahhefc iof the conquests
achieved,uaartidiscovariest and Isefetlënaelnfcs? made,
ini Africa,vAsia, ahd Amerjcaviby the subjoctsofi bbe' of
the Smallest and weakest/'kingdonas nowin/Europè ; ‘but
undeitthe auspitees.-of fchermost ;entierpTiziaag;p®ihees that
history has recorded. s Their remaining/possessions.-liè
so 'scattered throughout* the oëèan,i that, therfe /wilè/bè
yet occasion tor stop at? some of them, jin the course of
the pïeseó'É voyage, i s
It is necessary for ships .boundjon/Ja distant/, expedition,
especially men*of war, whosererews rare^.tólmhch
more numerous than those of merchant ve&Fs/rto touch,
on account of health, occasibnallyv at/different plaoes.bn
theif route, in I order to procure fresh, meat : and ' Yege-
tables for theipebplefoand.’io recruit Theostofck of flesh
water, iand. of wood for fuel.IiThese objects were4’ attained
for the Lion and Hindustan within a single
week.' The Jackail tender, which siost’-their' company
in the Channel, had rrofc^indeed^yet'jbiried themj.'eBut
the Embassador Was desirous to pursue hr&'roöte' without
loss' of time.' His-Excellency and the geiftlemerf of
the Embassy, intent upon the,object of'afrivihg'SOoii
in China, quitted, with less regret, their amusements,
and acquaintance, andi^e, continuation of their en- Madeira,
quf^ips, in Madeira. And, insfcr^cj^pnsf'|biieipg>'left for ,r
the Jackal! to, proceed without- delay-., to Port Praya in
the .inland of St. Jago^t-Hey-embarked from Funchal on
fhe, .emh.teen|h of Oc^o^er, 17 9 2,4,4