Saturday the 10th, sail’d from St Sebastians, little wind at S.W., steer’d out S.E. between the island and the main; at eight in the morning, on the Monday following, we anchor’d before the city of Rio Janeiro.

Tuesday the 13th, this morning we were all order’d before the governor.  A Dutch surgeon was sent for, who spoke very good English.  After enquiring into our misfortunes, the governor order’d him to be our consul, telling us, that we should have a convenient house, with firing, and eight vintins a man per day subsistence-money:  He also desir’d we might make no disturbance among ourselves, which we promis’d to avoid.  A nobleman went with the consul to look out for our habitation; they fix’d on a large magnificent house, fit for a person of quality.  This being the first day of our coming ashore, they were pleas’d to order a dinner and supper out of doors, and sent us where we were to eat all together.  This was the first time of the boatswain’s eating with the rest of the officers since we left Cheap island.  The consul was so kind as to send us a table, benches, and water-pots, and several useful things, from his own house; we thought ourselves very happily seated.

Wednesday the 14th, this morning the consul went with the officers and people to the treasury for our money.  Mr Oakely, surgeon of his majesty’s land-forces, was desired by the consul to sign for it.  The boatswain, who now look’d upon himself as our captain, was not a little displeas’d at this.  When the money was receiv’d, the consul would have given it to the surgeon to pay us, but he excus’d himself, telling the consul the boatswain was a troublesome man, and it might occasion a disturbance, on which the consul was so good as to come and pay it himself.  Being all together, he told us the governor had order’d us eight vintins a man per day; but at the same time had made a distinction between the officers and seamen, that the money received was to be paid in the manner following, viz. to the seamen six vintins per man, and the officers ten.  The reason of this distinction was, that the seamen could go to work, when the officers could not, but must be oblig’d to live entirely on their allowance.  This distinction caused great uneasiness, the boatswain insisting that the people had a right to an equal share with us.  The officers, willing to make all things easy, desir’d the consul it might be so.  The consul reply’d, The money should be dispos’d of according to the governor’s direction, or not at all.  The boatswain then objected against the cooper, because he was no officer.  The consul said, Master!  I believe the cooper to be a very good quiet man, and I dare say will take it as the men do, but sooner than this be an objection, I will pay the money out of my own pocket.  The boatswain then began at me, abusing me in a very scandalous and abominable manner, saying, among other things, that the cooper was got among the rest of the pirates, for so he term’d