ed with disgust. Suffice it
to say, that Quarter-masters, and real good seamen have ever been
observed to be regular in cooking their little pot of tea or coffee, and
in America seamen going long voyages, always make it an article in their
agreement to be supplied with tea and sugar.

The air now becoming intolerably hot, and to evacuate the foul air from
below where the people slept, had recourse to Mr. White's new ventilator,
but found little benefit from it; not from any fault in the machine, but
from the crowded state of the ship, it was impossible to throw a current
of air into those places where it was most wanted, but by the addition of
a flexible leather tube, like a water engine, it might be rendered of the
utmost importance to the service, as in tenders' press-holds, and in
line-of-battle ships at sea, when the lower deck ports cannot be opened;
where often the jail fever, and all the calamities that attend human
nature in crowded situations, are engendered, that might be entirely
obviated by Mr. White's ingenious machine. I should beg to recommend
wheels to be substituted for legs to it, for its easier conveyance from
one part of the ship to the other, and that he would sacrifice beauty to
strength, as a slight mahogany jim crack is not well calculated to the
severity of heat we are exposed to, in climates where it is most wanted.

There were now many water spouts about the ship, at which we fired
several guns: the thermometer fluctuated between seventy-nine and eighty,
and without any thing worthy of remark, in the common occurrence of
things at sea, on the twenty-eight of December saw the land of the
Brazils, and in two days saluted the fort at Rio Janiero with fifteen
guns, which was immediately returned.

On our coming to anchor, an officer came to acquaint the Captain, that a
party of soldiers should be sent on board of us, agreeable to their
custom, which was most peremptorily denied as inadmissable with the
dignity of the British flag, nor would Captain Edwards go on shore to pay
his respects to the Vice Roy, till that etiquete was settled, that his
boat should not be boarded.

After the usual compliments were paid the Vice Roy, his suit of carriages
were ordered to attend the British officers, and Monsieur le Font, the
Surgeon-General, who spoke English with ease and fluency, shewed us every
mark of politeness and attention on the occasion, in carrying us through
the principal streets, then visited