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Rio de Janeiro

quiet I might have an opportunity of smugling myself ashore

22. This morn I sent my servants ashore at day break who stayd till dark night & brought off many plants & insects

23. The viceroys answer to the Captns last memorial came on board in which the Captn is accusd of smugling which made us all angry but our venting our spleen against the Viceroy will be of very little service to us

24. My servants went ashore again & brought off many plants &c.

25. This morn Dr Solander went into the town as surgeon of the Ship to visit a friar who had desird that the surgeon might be sent to him he receivd civilities from the people rather more than he could expect

26. I myself went ashore this morn before day break & stayd till dark night
 

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