Inseasonandwhatincasesofthekindistentimesmoreimportant，outofseason，theybesought，pleaded，andpreached，andfindingaslittlegracefromthePaulistachiefsasatransgressoragainstsomefierydogmawouldfindfromasour
facedNorthBritishdogmatist，theystartedforRiodeJaneirotoseetheCouncil
GeneralofBrazil。
TheretheyweretoldthattherightpersontoaddresswastheCaptain
Generalofthecolony，whohadhisresidenceinBahia，fiveorsixhundredmilesaway。Nottheleastdaunted，theysetout，andfoundDonDiegoLuisOliveiramoreorlessfriendly，butasusualfearfulofgivingoffencetothosewhohadavestedinterestinthetrade。