Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-03-09
BRAZIL CONVICT LIFE.

their Island Home--.A Sad Life to Lead.
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Fernando Noronha, peionglnS 10 brazil:
Tbore ors ono thousand five hundred
oonv;cts On the island chiefly Brazilians
nearoes and half castes with a few
ItsI;ans etc S;vtv of them are women.
TSa cb;l5ren nnmber abont two bnn.
5red The total island reputation. in.
cln6ino conyicts. soldiers and their
wives and children, is about two thou
sand. thus:
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SohStOss S'is is SnGot9s tanss 'A'' "0 ''-'SS Ia
Wives Wives Of soldiers aud conyicts. ..,.... Ia
Children. 200
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Total. ........... ...ZVoo
The chief crimes for which they have
been banished are murder, embezzle-
ment. coming, forgery-al of freuueht
occurrence in the Brazils and in the
case of many of the women, husband
murder or poisoning, another common
felony. OF the one thousand five hun
dred, only one.third, or five hundred,
Including the women, live and work in
the village. The women are mainly en-
nlorad ia seving toilorino. etc and
the men at their snecial trades. Those
Who have none have different tasks al
lotted- 2. n. fishing. cooking for the
governor. landing cargo, working in the
Stores, etc. Fishing is carried on single
bondeS in small RATS or catamarans
1;Le tbosa nSo5 olono tbs ooaSt ~
W;ndostan WITH tboss tho convict hos
= i;..Io cSancoo fsscanafotb a o % distant coast I
Tb;s ;s so1don, attemnted ond avon =
1919, S"t.s,IN. :. sI'o-u .oaao"IntS @ 49, ,,u;sona.
s'eSesSay a3aat ~ saooaoa Sno pa ~
20 nsn,rroJ %' in S RrooI All tSa ab1e I 1tod;ed
ost;soo-. % o.L =, a., rararoi ro,Lshans
n'ins :md VIII - sne snet1- 80. w. Ag' oroS
!ue tnuel sulselisno1, . sno onty Sno "eeu, 49,
' 'nu oitpTteo az. o"1 ~.
PirVneee VI "orAie a' notue VI 'ue
Hliase conslc's, Iour nunuieo occupy
~: pfisun, S sne aea Ies naar que an LunulSo So
Ierns s W. "e 80 tha;r @ = n.~n IT, h 5or,o,, maU
o..'o ,oI9os,, LIZ ". nai,oS LII - IT, " a.
a.; Seium ~ o,,fod mh;ob a.aS, m - s.one e
Ill - ,turotnro "onS;st;nn " Il 80 80 on % onor
vsrd v smd s ou e;tbsr oS s;Je ,ona O al ronpb Un
9"' 99nJ hara ~ IL IooL;no 60 w oonofortiass &C.,
snoroS CIV "a, roor, ,a, oIo4n oooh 60 | os nb;ob @
~ eI eia,aI a' .soLS L sonuats o s 49,, % taad
, Sn ULse IS tno p"onoe 80 "a 'e sanaraIIt, %
"n~ 1-Nr,h1esip Hep stnep % 81 T oi,+h;nr ~ $500 on iang
aIna WI cLs t,h1"S SS0A 81 s,I.tSou on IA - 8
MGou.n Saes A S:.ason sIo ~ 'u IT, ~ 49, 10 q
Pl;mi'lve, ui[sy hIonen, WEI lucy =.
aIo anG oooH H, sne insi tottoaS a. .o LIZ ~, ~,
iSoo' thale' tne oniy ie'Sereo iian on
Cue lsiano was nsre,a large poheu'
happy, ulgallly, sco%tmg inolVloual'
evauen.iy uGsptSeu py LIS ienum GriSIHz on
s - iot a na' III .Los es .aoa sn a.. ~ o.h r,'
~ eP' anu peine mus soeu ioi noSn aa
ing. -accofulhg 70 my nlorInant' tne
MAJ! Gaste VINO nrsS poarGeu US on
arrl'al, ana VINO, WIN the Engnsnma9
VINO accompanied mm, nao murdered
eignt braziiiass M 3: In T a oruhken Draw on
shipooaru at hio; tnis' however! was q
lalr stano up hgnt' anu ae e'luenGiy
considered hlmsen nero OF very dl1-
ferene stamp 1rom tne coward ne was
how pointing out. :.
AS rule, the convlcts spend hai1 OF
their exile n the prison: LII wen 6e-