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travellers are of this opinion. The ifland is 

 'hilly and uneven ; but this inequality only adds 

 to its beauty, fmce both the little hills and 

 iteep mountains are covered with verdure. 

 Cocoa-nuts, plaintain-trees, pine-apples, pome- 

 granates, papayas, and other fruits, are in 

 great plenty here. Oxen with humps on the 

 fore-part of their backs, goats with pendent 

 cars, common and Guinea hens, are fold at very 

 reafonable prices. 



The inhabitants are Mafjo?netans, and are 

 defcended from the African Arabians ; but 

 they are very civil, and more honed than any 

 one could expect. As fome of our people 

 could fpeak E?iglijh i they received us with their 

 ufual compliment : " EngUJJmen, come; all of 

 " one brother, come." They are very different 

 in colour, The chief officer in the village 

 where we landed was almoft quite black, but 

 his nephew was only fome what tawny : and 

 the fame difference is to be met with among 

 the reft. Their hair curls (as the negroes) 

 like wool, and will hardly become flraight by* 

 cutting. They were but poorly dreiTed : a 

 turban was very rare among them ; and a 

 great many could hardly afford to cover what 

 ought to be covered. 



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