Whenapersonofmuchpopularityisburied,allthesurroundingchiefssenddeputationstofireoverthegraveOnoneoccasionatTete,morethanthirtybarrelsofgunpowderwereexpendedEarlyinthemorningofthe21sttheslavesofthedeceasedlady’sbrotherwentroundthevillagemakingalamentation,anddrumswerebeatenallday,astheyareatsuchtimesamongtheheathen。
Thecommandantprovidedforthejourneymostabundantly,andgaveorderstoLieutenantMirandathatIshouldnotbeallowedtopayforanythingallthewaytothecoast,andsentmessagestohisfriendsSenhorsFerrao,Isidore,Asevedo,andNunes,totreatmeastheywouldhimselfFromeveryoneofthesegentlemenIamhappytoacknowledgethatIreceivedmostdisinterestedkindness,andIoughttospeakwellforeverofPortuguesehospitality。
Ihavenotedeachlittleactofcivilityreceived,becausesomehoworotherwehavecometoholdthePortuguesecharacterinratheralowestimation。
Thismayhavearisenpartlyfromthepertinacitywithwhichsomeofthemhavepursuedtheslave-trade,andpartlyfromthecontrastwhichtheynowoffertotheirillustriousancestorstheforemostnavigatorsoftheworld。
Ifmyspecificationoftheirkindnesseswilltendtoengenderamorerespectfulfeelingtothenation,IshallconsidermyselfwellrewardedWehadthreelargecanoesinthecompanywhichhadlatelycomeupwithgoodsfromSennaTheyaremadeverylargeandstrong,muchlargerthananyweeversawintheinterior,andmightstrikewithgreatforceagainstarockandnotbebroken。