“These Presents.

“Be it known to all persons, that the under-signed are in a deplorable condition in this city of Rio Janeiro; who have behaved themselves with decency and good decorum, not giving any scandal to any person whatsoever, and are worthy that all people may have compassion, and succour them in forwarding their voyage with all expedition to Europe.

JOHN BULKELEY. 
JOHN CUMMINS. 
JOHN YOUNG.

The 1st of May, 1742.

I have sign’d this paper as a sollicitor of the British nation.

PEDRO HENRIQ; DELAED.”

Tuesday, May the 20th, this evening myself, the carpenter, and cooper, went on board the St Tubes, one of the Brazil ships, carrying twenty-eight guns, Theophilus Orego Ferrara, commander, bound for Bahia and Lisbon.  The people left on shore were,

John Jones, Master’s mate. 
John Snow, ditto. 
Vincent Oakley, surgeon. 
John King, boatswain. 
Samuel Stook, seaman. 
John Shoreham, ditto. 
John Pitman, ditto. 
Job Barns, ditto. 
Richard East, ditto. 
Richard Powell, ditto.

Wednesday the 21st, early this morning the captain came on board, on seeing us, he ask’d us, how we came on board without his leave?  Notwithstanding he gave leave to the consul for our passage, we ought to have waited on him ashore.  There was on board the ship a Spanish don, a passenger, who told the captain, no Englishman should go in the same ship with him, therefore desir’d we might be turn’d ashore; but the captain insisted upon doing what he pleas’d on board his own ship, and would not comply with his request.  The Spanish don, when we came to converse with him, was very much mov’d with the relation of our misfortunes, and said to us, though our royal masters, the king’s of England and Spain, are at war, it was not our fault; that we were now on board a neutral ship; belonging to a king who was a friend to both nations; that he would not look upon us as enemies, but do us all the service he could.  He extoll’d the conduct and bravery of Admiral Vernon at Porto Bello; but, above all, applauded him for his humanity and generous treatment of his enemies.  He made great encomiums on the magnificence of the British fleet, and the boldness and intrepidity of the sailors, styling the English the soldiers of the sea.  He supplied us in our passage not only with provisions from his table, but also with wine and brandy; and during the whole voyage appear’d so different from an enemy, that he took all opportunities of giving us proofs of his generosity and goodness.