ABAITE, rivulet, diamonds found in, 344.

Alto do Morro, 231.

Alto de Virginia, 229.

Araguaya, or Grande, river, 409.

Arinos, river, 415.

ArmaÇao, village of, near St. Catherine’s, 67.

A fishing station, 68.

Asumpcion, city of, 439.

BAHIA, account of, 391.

Sugar plantations, 395.

Tobacco, 398.

Cotton, 400.

Indigo, 401.

Bandeira de Coelho, 228.

Barbacena, 224.

Barro e Castro, near Villa Rica, visit to the estates of, 258, 261, 268, 269.

Barriga Negra, journey to, 22.

Baugre, mode of fishing for the, 59.

Belmonte, 203.

Bertioga, harbour of, 123.

Borda do Campo, village of, 218.

Brazil: arrival at St. Catherine’s, 57.

Description of the island, 58.

Arrival at ArmaÇao, 67.

Bay of dos Ganchos, 68.

Garoupas, 72.

Plain of Coritiva described, 75.

Port of S. Francisco, 81.

Santos, 82.

Journey to S. Paulo, 85.

Description of S. Paulo, 92.

Gold washings at Jaragua, 107.

Manners of the Paulistas, 113.

Character, 121.

Coasting voyage from Santos to Sapitiva, 122.

Journey to Rio de Janeiro, 130.

City described, 135.

Trade, 139.

State of society, 146.

Visit to Santa Cruz, 148.

Province of the Rio, 154.

Journey to Canta Gallo, 157.

Gold-washing of Santa Rita, 177.

Rio Grande, 183.

Reputed silver mine, 185.

Agriculture, 189.

Journey to the diamond mines, 195, 206.

A topaz mine, 233.

Arrival at Villa Rica, 235.

Its origin and present state, 243.

Notice on the Buticudos, 273.

Villa do Principe, 305.

Arrival at Tejuco, 311.

Diamond works on the river Jiquitinhonha, 313.

Account of Minas Novas and Paracatu, 337.

Of Tejuco and Cerro do Frio, 349.

Management of the diamond works, 353.

Return to Rio de Janeiro, 370.

General view of Minas Geraes, 376.

S. JoÃo d’El Rey, 384.

Sabara, 386.

Bahia, 391.

Pernambuco, 401.

Seara, 402.

Maranham, ib.

ParÁ, 403.

Matto Grosso, 407.

Rio Grande do Sul, 442.

General observations on the trade with England, 450.

Buticudos, Indians, measures of the Brazilian government for

converting, 274.

A boy belonging to them described, 299.

Buenos Ayres, its population, 46.

Races composing it, 47.

CAMAPUA, river, 428.

Camara, Dr. his reception of the author at Tejuco, 311.

Camarro, 288.

Canta Gallo, journey to, 157.

Description of, 170.

Capao, topaz mine near, 232.

CarÁ, an esculent root, 97.

Carrapato, gold-work at, 323.

Cascalho, a species of gravel containing gold, 107.

And diamonds, 314.

Catas Altas, 289.

Cerro do Frio, 307.

Observations on, 349.

Diamond ground described, ib.

Animals peculiar to the district, 368.

Chingu, river, 410.

Clara e Maria, farm of, 214.

ConceiÇao, village of, 302.

Corgo do Inficionado, 289.

Coritiva, plain of, 73.

Its climate, 75.

Its advantages, 78.

Corolina, visit to a diamond work at, 333.

Cubatao, village of, 85.

Cuiaba, account of, 424.

DEVOLUTO, meaning of the term applied to land, 347.

Diamond District, entrance into, 307.

(See Tejuco).

Mode of washing for diamonds, 314.

A view of those deposited in the treasury at Tejuco, 329.

Observations on the diamond district, 349.

Illicit trade, 356, 360.

How to be prevented, 363.

Disperteros, a sort of birds so called, 111.

ENGORDA Cavallos, a species of grass, 335.

FARINHA de milho, mode of cooking, 280.

Felicio, Senhor, his mansion, 290.

Ferreira, Antonio, fazenda of, 212.

——, Capt. his plantation, 161.

Flax, culture of, in Brazil, 220.

GAMA, fazenda do, 225.

Garoupas, harbour of, 72.

Gaspar Soares, village of, 296.

Goyaz, account of, 405.

Grimpeiros, treated as smugglers, 170.

INDIAN Corn, mill for grinding, 190.

Inferninho, river, 69.

Itambe, 294.

JACARANDA, rose-wood, common in S. Paulo, 106.

JaraguÁ, gold washings at, 107.

Mode of working, 108.

Jiquitinhonha, river, visit to the diamond works on, 313.

Juruena, river, 416.

LAGOS, village of, 297.

Lavras Velhas, 260.

Lichen, from Minas Geraes, containing coloring matter, 382.

MACHADO, farm of, 182.

Madeira, isle of, on the coast of Brazil, 129.

Madeiras, farm of, 211.

Mandanga, visit to the diamond works at, 312.

Mandioca, how cultivated, 101.

Mantiqueira, farm of, 217.

Maranham, account of, 402.

Mariana, city of, 257.

Marimbondos, insects so called, 191.

Mate, herb, of Paraguay, 27.

Mathias Barbosa, register of, 210.

Matto Grosso, geographical description of, 407.

Meni, a species of ground-nut, 162.

Minas Geraes, general view of, 376.

Minas Novas, account of, 338.

Monteiro, diamond work at, 323.

Monte Video, arrival at, 1, 3.

Confinement there, 4.

Adventure at the signal-house, 8.

Description of the town, 11.

Inhabitants, 12.

Trade, 13.

Climate, 15.

Vicinity, 16.

Farms, 17.

Fazendas, 18.

Breeding of cattle, 19.

Defective state of agriculture, 32.

Town taken by the British, 40.

Moremim, river, 202.

Morro de St. Anna, 288.

Morro Queimado, fazenda do, 165.

NEGROES employed in the diamond works, observations on, 358.

OURO Branco, 298.

PARA, account of, 403.

Paracatu, account of, 343.

Paraguay, river, 419, 434.

Paraibuna, river, 207.

Parana, river, 431, 441.

Pardo, river, 429.

Pecari, or pig of the woods, 38.

Peons of Paraguay, 28.

Mode of catching cattle, 29.

Their habits of life, 34.

Dress, 36.

Exploit of a female, 37.

Pernambuco, account of, 402.

Piabunha, river, 204.

Piranga, 276.

Plata, Rio de la, voyage to, 1.

Origin of the name, 441.

Porto Negro, near Ilha Grande, 128.

Pounding machine for Indian corn, 190.

Purpura, a shell of the murex genus, 70.

REGISTRO Velho, 222.

Resequinha, 223.

Rio de Janeiro, arrival at, 133.

Description of, 135.

Trade, 140.

State of society, 146.

Rio do Carmo, 250.

Rio Grande do Sul, account of, 442.

Rio Pardo, visit to the diamond works on, 330.

Rosina de Negra, 209.

SABARA, account of, 386.

Gold-washing, 387.

Santo Antonio, farm of, 182.

Santa Cruz, royal farm of, 148.

St. Catherine’s, isle of, voyage to, 55.

Arrival, 57.

Description, 58.

Trade, 59.

Its parishes, 61.

St. Francisco, river, described, 346.

Harbour of, 73.

San Gonzal, diamond work at, 371.

S. JoÃo d’El Rey, account of, 384.

San Jose da Barra Longa, 272.

San Paulo, 90.

Described, 22.

Population, 94.

Manufactures, 96.

System of farming, 100.

Manners and customs of the inhabitants, 115, 118.

St. Pedro d’El Rey, settlement of, 425.

Santa Rita, gold washing at, 177.

Santos, harbour of, 82.

Its intercourse with S. Paulo, 84.

Voyage from, to Sapitiva, 122.

Sapitiva, arrival at, 129.

Journey from, to Rio de Janeiro, 130.

Savages, measures of the Brazilian government for converting, 274.

Seara, its trade, 402.

Sebollati, river, 23.

Serpents, large, in Minas Novas, 339.

Silver-mine, account of a reputed one, 185.

Sorocaba, 74.

Sugar, process of making, in Bahia, 395.

Sumidouro, river, 415.

TAPAJOS, River, 413.

Tapinhoa canga, 303.

Tejuco, capital of the diamond district, arrival at, 310.

Description of, 326.

Visit to the treasury, 328.

Observations on, 349.

Civil and military establishments at, 352.

Mode of preventing illicit trade, 363.

State of society in, 369.

Thomas, father, his farm, 184.

Tiete, river, 431.

Tigreno, river, 69.

Tocaya, advantages of its situation, 341.

Topaz mine near Capao, 232.

Toque Toque, harbour of, 125.

URUGUAY, river, 447.

VAZ, hamlet of, 292.

Vermelho, river, 429.

Villa do Principe, a pretended diamond found at, 196.

Arrival at, 305.

Villa Rica, arrival at, 235.

Description of, 238.

Its origin and present state, 244.

Visit to the mint, 252.

Visit to the estates of Barro e Castro, 258.

Revisited on returning to the capital, 375.

Military establishment there, 377.

WOODS, species peculiar to Brazil, 188.

ZURILLA, description of that animal, 38.

FINIS.