it was said that General Lima
found in the treasury 400,000 dollars; perhaps the same which Carvalho
had offered to me as a bribe to join the republican party.

The _Piranga_ arriving at this juncture with a convoy bringing eight
hundred additional troops, preparations were made to attack Carvalho;
but the insurgent president, making his escape on a fishing raft, took
refuge on board the British corvette _Tweed_, and afterwards got to sea.

During the interval which elapsed between my departure for Bahia and my
return to Pernambuco, the distribution of prize money amongst those
entitled to it took place, the flagship and the _Maria de Gloria_ being
paid at Bahia, and the rest at Pernambuco. As His Imperial Majesty had
left me altogether unfettered by orders or instructions, and as he had
given the 200,000 dollars to be used in furthering the Imperial objects,
I determined not to regard the advances which had been made at Rio de
Janeiro, as forming any portion of the reward, especially to the
flagship, which had, unaided, achieved the more important results of the
late campaign, and was therefore entitled to a share commensurate with
the arduous exertions of the officers and crew, now again under my flag.

The subjoined extracts from the log of my secretary will shew the
periods at which the distribution took place:--

_Sept.10th._ Made distribution of prize money in silver.

_Sept.15th to 16th._ Went on board the _Maria de Gloria_, and paid
prize money.

_Sept. 17th._ Paid Capt. Crosbie, 10,400 dollars in specie. Paid
other officers 5750 dollars.

_Sept. 18th._ Paid Admiral 4750 dollars.

_Sept. 27th._ Paying prize money to the _Paraguassu_ and others.

_Sept. 28th._ Similarly employed.

_Sept. 30th._ Paying prize money.

_Oct. 1st to 5th._ Paying prize money.

The following were the amounts disbursed on these occasions, as far as
they appear in my private memoranda--some doubtless having been lost:--

Dollars.
Disbursements at Rio de Janeiro 70,750
_(Paid Squadron as per account, made up Sept. 23, 1824.)_

To petty officers and seamen of flagship, in classes
numbered A to Y, as per pay books transmitted
by _Piranha_ 18,289

Paid Captain Crosbie 10,400

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