The officers and crew remained near the spot for several days to save what property they could, and gave a lamentable account of their sufferings.

They were sheltered from the heat of the sun by day, and the dews and rains by night, by tents rudely constructed from the ship's sails.

But these tents could not protect the men from the sand-flies and mosquitoes, and their annoyance from those insects must have been intolerable.

The poor fellows shed tears when they told the tale of their trials, and pointed to the ulcers on their limbs as evidence of the ferocity of the mosquitoes! It appeared, also, that their provisions fell short, and they would have suffered from hunger were it not that the coast, which was but sparsely inhabited, abounded in wild turkeys, as they said, of which they shot several, which furnished them with "delicious food." They must have been excessively hungry, or blessed with powerful imaginations, for, on cross-examination, these "wild turkeys" proved to be TURKEY BUZZARDS, or carrion vultures, most filthy creatures, which, in many places where the decay of animal matter is common, act faithfully the part of scavengers, and their flesh is strongly tinctured with the quality of their food.
St.Louis de Maranham is a large and wealthy city, situated near the mouth of the Maranham River, about two degrees and a half south of the equator.

The city is embellished with many fine buildings, among which is the palace of the governor of the province, and many richly endowed churches or cathedrals.