Produced by Sonya Schermann, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) BERTHA’S VISIT TO HER UNCLE IN ENGLAND. IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. I. LONDON: JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET MDCCCXXX. LONDON: Printed by W. CLOWES, Stamford-street. _ERRATA._ Vol. Page Line I. 22, 6, _for_ Corcorada _read_ Corcovada. II. 38, 18, _for_ it all _read_ it at all. II. 201, 21, _for_ Banksiæ _read_ Grevilliæ. II. 291, 12, _for_ Moravina _read_ Moravian. ADVERTISEMENT. These little volumes consist of extracts from the Journal of a young person, who, having passed her childhood at Rio Janeiro, was sent, at the close of that period, on a visit to her English friends. Her father, Colonel Montague, had been ordered to Brazil upon confidential business; and, foreseeing that it would occupy him for an indefinite time, he carried his family along with him. They had remained in that country several years, when their domestic happiness was suddenly destroyed by his death; and the effect of the shock on his unfortunate widow was such, that she was wholly unable to undertake a voyage to England. She was, therefore, obliged to continue her residence at Rio; but her brother, who had always been tenderly attached to her, requested that she would permit her daughter Bertha to visit him; and, though a most painful separation, she consented, knowing how much it would be for her child’s advantage. Bertha promised to keep a constant Journal, and to send it whenever an opportunity offered; and such parts of that Journal have been selected by the Editor, as it is hoped may be found useful or interesting. BERTHA’S VISIT. _H.M.S. Phaeton, June 17th._ MY DEAR MAMMA,