We have, in Portugal, a good deal of your English freedom of opinion, and the Inquisition has never gained any firm footing amongst us." Upon one occasion the boys had the satisfaction of seeing a grand Indian durbar; for the chief, on the corner of whose territory the Portuguese had built their town with his permission, came in to see the viceroy.

The boys were surprised at the magnificence of his cavalcade, in which elephants, camels, and other animals took part, and in which the trappings and appointments were gorgeous, indeed, while the dresses of the chiefs absolutely shone with jewels.

The attendants, however, made but a poor show, according to European ideas.
There was at this time, in European armies, no attempt at regular uniform, but there was a certain resemblance between the attire and arms of the men who fought side by side.

When upon the march regularity and order were maintained, and the men kept together in step.

Nothing of this kind was apparent among the troops who accompanied the Indian chief.