Identifier: travelsinbrazil00kost (find matches)
Title: Travels in Brazil
Year: 1816 (1810s)
Authors: Koster, Henry, 1793-ca. 1820
Subjects: Slavery -- Brazil Brazil -- Description and travel
Publisher: London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
Contributing Library: Brown University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brown University

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cotton wharf (commonly called Forte doMato).h. The Madre de Deos convent,i. The church of Corpo Santo (parish).k. The Intendencia da Marinha (dock yar d) and Kings wharf. To enter the port, coming in from sea, keep Fort Picam and Fort Brumin 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 innerpart of the reef above water, with Fort Picam to the southward, where youmay come to anchor, or stand on to the southward into the harbour ofMosqueiro. To enter the channel for smaller vessels coming from sea, keep the samemark. Fort Picam and Fort Brum in one, until you are within a quarterof a mile of Fort Picam, then bring the two southern watch towers on FortBrum 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 inthe harbour of Mosqueiro.
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TRAVELS IN BRAZIL. CHAPTER I. DEPARTURE FROM LIVERPOOL. — ARRIVAL AT PERNAMBUCO. THE TOWN AND HARBOUR OF RECIFE. THE GOVERNOR. THE TRADE. T F my health had not required a change of dimate, I should not-■- perhaps so soon have accomplished the wish I had often ex-pressed of leaving England for a short time. An immediate removalwas judged expedient; and as the ports of Spain and Portugal wereeither closed to British subjects, or at least not in a state to bevisited by an invalid, I determined upon Brazil; to which my friendsagreed.—I fixed upon Pernambuco, because a gentleman, who hadfor many years been acquainted with my family, was about to embarkfor that place, and from the favourable reports of the people andclimate which I had received from several persons. On the l2d No-vember 1809, I set sail from Liverpool in the ship Lucy. We had a very prosperous passage of thirty-five days, without anyoccurrence worthy of particular notice. I was agreeably awakened very early on the mor

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