The Treaties of Friendship and Alliance, and of Commerce and Navigation between the Crowns of Great Britain and Portugal, signed at Rio de Janeiro on the 19th February 1810 457 APPENDIX 475 DIRECTIONS FOR PLACING THE PLATES. Plan of the Port of Pernambuco to face the References. A Jangada page 3 Map of the Route 42 Crossing a River 53 A Sertanejo 87 Fishing Canoe 175 A Lady going to visit 188 A Cotton-carrier 194 A Sugar-Mill 336 A Planter and his Wife on a Journey 384 REFERENCES TO THE PLAN OF THE PORT OF PERNAMBUCO. A. The bridge of Boa Vista. B. The bridge of Recife. C. Fort Bom Jezus. D. Fort Picam. E. Fort Brum. F. Cross of Patram. G. Fort Buraco. H. The village of Arrombados. I. The church of St. Amaro. K. Jerusalem. a. Houses and gardens. b. The Carmelite convent. c. The Church of Sacramento (parish). d. The Franciscan convent. e. The Treasury. f. The Palace. g. The cotton wharf (commonly called _Forte do Mato_). h. The Madre de Deos convent. i. The church of Corpo Santo (parish). k. The Intendencia da Marinha (dock yard) and King’s wharf. To enter the port, coming in from sea, keep Fort Picam and Fort Brum in one, until you have the point of Olinda bearing N., then steer due N., until the cross of Patram is in one with the coco-nut trees on St. Amaro, then steer directly for the same cross of Patram, until you open the inner part of the reef above water, with Fort Picam to the southward, where you may come to anchor, or stand on to the southward into the harbour of Mosqueiro. To enter the channel for smaller vessels coming from sea, keep the same mark, Fort Picam and Fort Brum in one, until you are within a quarter of a mile of Fort Picam, then bring the two southern watch towers on Fort Brum in one, you clearing the northern extremity of the reef above water, and hauling short round the same, keep the reef close aboard until you are in the harbour of Mosqueiro. [Illustration: PLAN OF THE Port of PERNAMBUCO.] TRAVELS IN BRAZIL. CHAPTER I. DEPARTURE FROM LIVERPOOL.—ARRIVAL AT PERNAMBUCO.—THE TOWN AND HARBOUR OF RECIFE.—THE GOVERNOR.—THE TRADE.