Those I saw were well cloathed and in good Condition; but this, as I was told, was not the Case with the whole.
Besides these Troops are 3 Regiments of Militia, 2 of Horse and one of foot.

These consist of the principal inhabitants of the place, who serve without pay, Muster and Exercise in turns nine Months in the year, on which account they rank with the Regular Troops.
The City of Rio de Janeiro is in the Latitude of 22 degrees 50 minutes South and Longitude 42 degrees 15 minutes West from Greenwich.* (* Modern determination, 22 degrees 54 minutes South, 43 degrees 10 minutes West.) According to Observations made at Sea it is Seated on a plain close to the Shore on the West side of the Bay, at the foot of Several high Mountains.

It is neither ill designed nor ill built.

The Houses are mostly stone, generally one and two Storys high, with Balconys to most of them.

The Streets are of a Convenient breadth, and Cross each other at right Angles, and the whole City may be about 3 miles in Compass.