AttenA。Mwewenttotheresidenceofthecommandant,andonasignalbeinggiven,twoofthefourbrassgunsbelongingtothegovernmentcommencedfiring,andcontinuedsometime,tothegreatadmirationofmymen,whoseideasofthepowerofacannonareveryexalted。
ThePortugueseflagwashoistedandtrumpetssounded,asanexpressionofjoyattheresurrectionofourLord。
CaptainNevesinvitedalltheprincipalinhabitantsoftheplace,anddidwhathecouldtofeasttheminaprincelystyle。
AllmannerofforeignpreservedfruitsandwinefromPortugal,biscuitsfromAmerica,butterfromCork,andbeerfromEngland,weredisplayed,andnoexpensesparedinrenderingtheentertainmentjoyous。
Afterthefeastwasovertheysatdowntothecommonamusementofcard-playing,whichcontinuedtilleleveno’clockatnight。