Whenapersonofmuchpopularityisburied，allthesurroundingchiefssenddeputationstofireoverthegraveOnoneoccasionatTete，morethanthirtybarrelsofgunpowderwereexpendedEarlyinthemorningofthe21sttheslavesofthedeceasedlady’sbrotherwentroundthevillagemakingalamentation，anddrumswerebeatenallday，astheyareatsuchtimesamongtheheathen。

　　Thecommandantprovidedforthejourneymostabundantly，andgaveorderstoLieutenantMirandathatIshouldnotbeallowedtopayforanythingallthewaytothecoast，andsentmessagestohisfriendsSenhorsFerrao，Isidore，Asevedo，andNunes，totreatmeastheywouldhimselfFromeveryoneofthesegentlemenIamhappytoacknowledgethatIreceivedmostdisinterestedkindness，andIoughttospeakwellforeverofPortuguesehospitality。

　　Ihavenotedeachlittleactofcivilityreceived，becausesomehoworotherwehavecometoholdthePortuguesecharacterinratheralowestimation。

　　Thismayhavearisenpartlyfromthepertinacitywithwhichsomeofthemhavepursuedtheslave-trade，andpartlyfromthecontrastwhichtheynowoffertotheirillustriousancestorstheforemostnavigatorsoftheworld。

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