Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 - No. 0119
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[Page 119]
Rio de Janeiro
Novr. 1768
ashore when we pleasd about twelve he came on board with a Portugese officer in his boat who had been put there by order of the viceroy out of a compliment as he termd it & an English gentleman Mr Forster by name a Leutenant in the Portugese service The Captn told us that we could not be allowd to have a house or sleep ashore so the Viceroy had told him but Mr Forster told us that he had given orders that no person but the Captn & such common sailors as were requird to be upon duty should be permitted to go ashore & that we the passengers were probably particularly objected to we however in the Evening dress'd ourselves & attempted to go ashore under pretence of a visit to the Viceroy but were stopd by the Guard boat whose officer told us that he had particular orders which he could not transgress to Lett no officer or Passenger except the