State Library of NSW
[Page 135]
Rio de Janeiro
Decr. 1768
[28, 29, 30] every thing went on as usual only we if possible increasd our haste to be gone from this place
1. This Morn our boat returning from shore brought us the very disagreable news that Mr Forster who I before mentiond was taken into custody chargd with having smuggled things ashore from our ship this charge tho totaly without foundation was lookd upon as a sufficient reason for his being put into prison but we beleive the real cause to be his having shewn some countenance to his Countrey men as we heard at the same time that five or six Englishmen residing in the town & a poor portugese who used to assist our people in buying things were all put into prison also without any reason being given
2. This Morn thank god we have got all we want from these illiterate impolite gentry so we got up our anchor & saild to the
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