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Rio de Janeiro

Captain pass the boat after much conversation to no purpose we were obligd to return on board & the Captn went ashore to remonstrate to the viceroy about it but could get no answer but that it was the King of Portugals orders & consequently must be

15. This morn the Captn went again ashore & told the viceroy that it was nescessary to give the ship a heel in which case it would be almost impossible for the gentlemen who were passengers to stay on board her the viceroy as I suppose misunderstood him & supposing that he wanted to have the ship hove down said that if the ship was reported by one of his carpenters (who should be sent on board) to want such repairs he would give her all nescessaries for so doing in that case the Gentlemen should have a house ashore but gave him to understand
 

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