Dec. 3d.—We came in sight of St. Mary's, the eastern island of the Azores. I much wished to have touched at some of these isles; but this is not a good season for doing so, and the winds we have had have been unfavourable for the purpose. This afternoon, though near enough to have seen at least the face of the land, the weather was thick and rainy, so that we saw nothing.

18th.—After passing the Azores, a long succession of gales from the north-east kept us off the land. These were succeeded by three fine days; and the sea, which had been heavy, became smooth. Early the day before yesterday, however, it began to blow very hard from the northwest; and yesterday morning it changed to a gale from the south and south-west, and we lay-to under storm stay-sails, in a tremendous sea. About one o'clock the captain called to me, and desired me to come on deck and see what could not last ten minutes, and I might never see again. I ran up, as did Mrs. and Miss K——. A sudden shift of wind had taken place: we saw it before it came up, driving the sea along furiously before it; and the meeting of the two winds broke the sea as high as any ship's mast-head in a long line, like the breakers on a reef of rocks. It was the most beautiful yet fearful sight I ever beheld; and the sea was surging over our little vessel so as to threaten to fill her: but the hatches were battoned down; we were lying-to on a right tack, and a hawser had been passed round the bits in order to sustain the foremast, in case we lost our bowsprit, as we expected to do every instant. But in twenty minutes the gale moderated, and we bore up for Falmouth, which we reached this morning, having passed the cabin deck of a ship that doubtless had foundered in the storm of yesterday.—Once more I am in England; and, to use the words of a venerable though apocryphal writer, "Here will I make an end. And if I have done well, and as is fitting the story, it is that which I desired; but if slenderly and meanly, it is that which I could attain unto."[130]

M.G.

APPENDIX.

It will appear from the following Tables of the Imports and Exports of the Province of Maranham, from 1812 to 1821, of how much importance the acquisition of that Province is to the Empire of Brazil. Some other Tables are added, which may serve to give a clearer idea of the state of the country. The amount of the duties on the importation of Slaves, paid by Maranham to the treasury at Rio de Janeiro during those ten years, was 30,239 milrees.

Nothing is wanting to the prosperity of that fine Province but a steady government, and a regular administration of justice. Without these two things, it will be in vain to expect either prosperity or tranquillity. The people are multiplying too fast to be managed by the former clumsy administration; and their intercourse with the rest of the world has taught them to wish for something better.

Although there are veins of metal in Maranham, they have never been worked; but some saltpetre-works have been established there. There are mineral and medicinal waters in some districts; but I believe they have not been analyzed: in short, little attention has hitherto been paid to any thing but the woods, and the growth of coffee, cotton, and sugar; in all of which Maranham is abundantly rich.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF THE IMPORTS TO MARANHAM,
FROM THE YEAR 1812 TO 1820.
COUNTRIES WHENCE IMPORTED.181218131814181518161817181818191820Mean of secondMean of first five1821
Rees.Rees.Rees.Rees.Rees.Rees.Rees.Rees.Rees.Rees.Rees.Rees.
Brazil244,506,690284,211,812416,508,747284,418,270271,326,160635,642,720687,505,720616,297,520271,501,280300,194,336496,454,680293,618,720
Portuguese ports in Africa146,817,000181,610,811221,219,843371,238,250408,590,000988,100,000759,320,000934,069,500326,230,200265,895,180685,061,940193,583,790
Lisbon167,431,350256,407,277417,018,290458,595,340752,051,810743,334,230569,961,450527,062,435474,282,020410,380,813613,338,389331,483,280
Oporte69,103,21074,842,71070,429,90098,399,750173,794,080255,289,960149,862,520144,499,960149,927,24097,313,930175,674,752112,652,710
England581,682,700654,891,057696,425,620465,997,240550,217,190878,979,730908,004,920562,534,950435,639,960589,842,761667,075,350442,757,290
Gibraltar13,848,800————3,246,400————————————————————9,491,000————————————
United States49,729,600————————12,250,60032,906,84077,940,200108,261,64092,154,39066,430,800————75,538,774116,099,750
Western Isles————2,964,400————————————————20,076,20014,947,2607,374,460————————2,325,600
France————————————60,662,70055,459,000102,164,290178,041,52075,136,180132,282,730————108,616,74440,091,590
Holland————————————————————————13,625,6002,320,00012,091,000————————————
Spain————————————————————————17,169,400————————————————————
Annual amount1,273,119,3401,454,927,6671,824,848,8001,751,563,1502,244,245,0803,681,451,1303,411,828,9702,983,022,1951,885,250,6901,709,760,8092,841,179,6131,532,612,730
Silk Goods Portuguese8,694,3009,836,2008,880,92011,622,78022,217,90027,706,20011,797,1006,059,5655,392,36012,250,42014,634,625————
Do. foreign6,601,6006,447,50015,647,40022,720,60018,863,20033,375,12033,161,62013,619,06013,838,60014,056,06022,571,520————
Linen Goods Portuguese26,832,10022,170,30019,476,80029,872,20050,266,00057,456,52049,855,70023,041,48028,261,38029,723,48041,776,216————
Do. foreign69,031,100125,357,220172,292,86074,989,100162,170,280307,923,950175,888,560111,670,68083,702,900120,768,112168,261,274————
Cotton Goods Portuguese3,085,64010,375,73010,859,00021,273,38054,732,25089,924,40044,665,12049,258,31033,272,58020,065,20054,370,532————
Do. foreign349,295,440324,792,020316,213,050377,886,820444,593,640506,977,320579,338,910359,983,900212,115,710362,556,194420,601,896————
Woolen Cloths Portuguese————————198,720272,000774,0001,746,000672,000490,000240,000————784,400————
Do. foreign33,487,30039,377,95043,725,90017,259,30050,546,900103,453,40096,565,78055,042,70046,099,96036,879,47070,341,748————
Fine Hats Portuguese9462,2924,4003,4025,4193,6633,9664,5795,2633,2924,578————
Do. foreign4,2285,1408,7953,1937,42212,82621,86810,1969,2195,75512,186————
Coarse Hats Portuguese11,6899,6236,2259,42416,38027,55212,1809,3242,87610,66813,662————
Do. foreign3,7742,7354,97617,83614,55522,68625,2244,9615,1228,77514,509————
Clothes and Shoes Portuguese2,465,6001,817,6003,054,6003,346,8802,389,1001,254,4403,347,0407,002,9207,312,4002,614,7564,261,180————
Do. foreign1,232,000500,0002,200,0001,729,2001,080,8004,886,4006,934,3003,305,0001,477,0001,348,4003,536,700————
Movables Portuguese4,494,6003,360,0008,700,00010,600,00018,600,00022,220,00024,240,00023,590,0004,020,0009,150,92018,534,000————
Do. foreign1,244,7002,734,0001,120,0001,400,0005,000,00010,800,00017,400,0006,600,0009,800,0002,298,4009,920,000————
Portuguese brandy Pipes4548139104220288265303221111259657
Do. and Gin, foreign46112021387610913226927124————
Portuguese Wines7456451,4271,3207612,0476941,8792,2261,1791,9211,620
Do. foreign247————814553824425420477227260
Wheaten Flour, arrobas10,22826,52418,53825,87221,83840,08053,08252,68945,68720,60042,67582,221
Salt Fish, quintals4012522968189382,2375,7861,7991,6695412,485————
Butter, arrobas5,7854,6284,2205,1984,6259,62410,4538,1878,7514,8918,328————
Cheese, arrobas1,1796421,2431,7502,2293,3983,6212,7173,5411,42799————
Balance in favour of Maranham————190,867,692————325,175,7001,090,305,135————257,858,230————352,145,615————1,379,412,568————
Do. against203,167,456————30,586,797————————132,588,568————470,596,983————————————————
Proceeds of the Customs74,648,95783,963,02583,429,14781,317,345112,633,410150,145,175247,213,751219,786,377158,517,70087,198,376167,659,282115,686,300
Portuguese Ships arrived526470698089798061677748
Do. foreign3429124358631005780357156
Total Ships869382112138152179137141102149104
New Slaves from Africa9921,2211,5922,6922,6155,7973,3774,7842,3811,8223,7901,718
Do. from Brazil6805083946847622,3253,2591,2694837131,619————
Total Slaves imported in the Year1,6721,7291,9863,3763,3778,1226,6366,0532,8642,5355,4091,718

Total Number of Slaves imported, from 1812 to 1821,———45,477.