Chapter XIV

OURO PRETO TO RIO DE JANEIRO, AND SECOND VISIT TO
THE ORGAN MOUNTAINS.

Leaves Ouro Preto—Arrives at San Caetano—Passes Arraial de
Pinheiro—Piranga—Filippe Alvez—San Caetano—Pozo Alegre—Sadly
incommoded by a thunder-storm—Reaches Arraial das Mercês
Chapeo d’Uva—Entre os Morros—Crosses Rio Parahybuna—And
enters the Province of Rio de Janeiro—Passes Paiol—Reaches
Villa de Parahyba—Crosses the River Parahyba—Mode of Ferrying
described—Passes Padre Correa—Corrego Seco—Reaches summit Pass
of the Serra d’Estrella—Magnificent view of the Metropolitan
City, its Harbour, and surrounding Scenery—Arrives at Porto
d’Estrella—Embarks for the City and finally arrives at Rio
de Janeiro—All the Collections brought from the Interior are
arranged and shipped to England—The Author resolves again to
visit the Organ Mountains—His departure for the Serra—Adds
largely to his Collections—Ascends the loftiest peaks of
the Mountains—Their elevation above the sea about 7,500
feet—Departs on an excursion to the Interior—Passes the Serra
do Capim—Monte Caffé—Santa Eliza—Sapucaya—Porto d’Anta—Crosses
Rio Parahyba—Passes Barro do Louriçal—San José—Porto da
Cunha—Recrosses the Rio Parahyba—Reaches Cantagallo—Visits
Novo Friburgo—Description of these two Swiss Colonies—Pleasant
sojourn in the Organ Mountains 391

CHAPTER XV.

MARANHAM, VOYAGE TO ENGLAND, CONCLUSION.

Leaves the Organ Mountains and returns to Rio de
Janeiro—Embarks for England with large collections of living
and dried Plants—Touches at Maranham—City described—Its
Population—Public Buildings and Trade—Geology of its
Neighbourhood—Visits Alcantarà—Sails for England—Gulf Weed—Its
great extent and origin—Flying Fishes—Observations on their
mode of flight—Remarkable Phosphorescence at Sea—Description
of the singular Animal that causes this Phenomenon—Its curious
nests—Scintillations at Sea caused by a very minute kind of
Shrimp—Arrives in England—Concluding Remarks 418

Reeve, Benham & Reeve, lith.]

TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR OF BRAZIL.