Seven miles west of Quieppe, and almost in the centre of the bay, is the island of Camamu, elevated and of a circular form, two miles in diameter, and with some dwellers. It is now generally denominated the island Das Pedras, or Stones, which are found upon it in great quantities. They are of a ferruginous colour, and as heavy as lead; some have veins of silver, but not sufficient to repay the labour of its extraction. The fishermen of the southern coast make leads from it for their nets and lines.

Near ten miles north-north-east of Quieppe is the island of Tubaroes, larger than Camamu, well provided with water, possessing cocoa groves, and some inhabitants.

The towns of this comarca are—-

Ilheos, or St. George, now decayed, and formerly a considerable place, is on a plain upon the northern bank of the bay of the same name, between the two small hills of St. Antonio and Our Lady of Victory, which latter is the most distant from the sea. It has a church dedicated to the Invençao da Vera Cruz, a hermitage of Our Lady of St. Sebastian, near the beach, and one of Our Lady of Victory, upon the hill of that name. It is well supplied with fish, and the necessaries of life. The Jesuits had a college here, which serves for the municipal house. The suburbs are agreeable, and the port, which can receive large sumacas, is defended by various small forts. From hence is exported farinha, rice, coffee, spirits, timber, and some cocoa. There are two roads or tracks from this town, one already mentioned along the river Cachoeira to the comarca of Serro Frio, the other to Villa Nova do Principe, in the southern district of the comarca of Jacobina.

Olivença, nine miles to the south of Ilheos, is a large and populous Indian town, delightfully situated upon a small eminence, enjoying salubrious air, and an extensive view of the sea, between the mouths of two small rivers of unequal size. All the houses are covered with straw, and its inhabitants are generally occupied in works of turnery, by which they obtain nearly a thousand crusades annually. The church is a handsome stone building, denominated Our Lady da Escada, and a bridge is over the larger stream, which washes the northern side of the town.

Rio de Contas is a middling town, well situated a little within the mouth and upon the southern margin of the river from which its name is derived, and that forms a very good port for the reception of sumacas between two rivers of very unequal magnitude, the waters of which are excellent for tempering iron. It has a church dedicated to St. Miguel, and a stone bridge over the larger river. The inhabitants are obliged by the camara to cultivate, under certain penalties, so many feet of mandioca, proportioned to the number of slaves which each farmer possesses. This arrangement produces considerable exportation of farinha to the capital.

Camamu is a town in a state of mediocrity, possessing some commerce, and agreeably situated upon the left bank of the Acarahy, ten miles above its embouchure, and opposite the mouth of the Cachoeira, which joins the former on the right. It possesses a church of Our Lady of Assumpçao, a hermitage of Our Lady of Desterro, and royal professors of Latin and the primitive letters. The exports are considerable in coffee, farinha, spirits, timber, rice, and cocoa. At this town a road terminates from the central part of the district of the town of Rio de Contas, from whence proceed numerous droves of oxen.

Marahu is a small town, well situated upon the margin and about twenty miles distant from the mouth of the river from which it derives the name, and by which small craft proceed up to its port. It has a church dedicated to St. Sebastian. The inhabitants produce much mandioca, and collect some timber. In its district are portions of soil particularly adapted to the produce of water-melons and pine-apples, which are very large and excellent, and are sent in considerable abundance to the capital.

Barcellos is also a small town, advantageously standing at the angle of the confluence of the small river Paratigy, with the Marahu, ten miles below the town of the same name. The inhabitants are Indians, cultivate mandioca and other necessaries of life peculiar to the country, and dress the flax of ticum. The church is entitled Our Lady of Candeias.