PYE NEGRO GIRL ann MULATTO BOY. 3973 
The arms from the upper and middle part are white; 
and interfperfed with black fpots. There are fome fmal- 
ler and more numerous about her knees than elfewhere. 
Upon the large black {pots there are alfo many fmaller 
and blacker which are very glaring. Many of thefe fpots 
divide into four, five and fix rays, refembling a flar, which 
are not obferved but by a clofe infpection, and then they 
are very vilible. In feveral parts thofe fpots, being of dif 
ferent fhades, give an exact picture of lunar eclipfes, as 
they are commonly reprefented in the books of aftrono- 
my. The hands, the middle part of the fore arms, the 
inferior and middle parts of the legs and feet are black, 
which have a pretty ftriking refemblance to gloves and to 
bufkins. 
The white that prevails over the breaft, and over the 
belly, arms and thighs, has a lively appearance. The 
fkin is foft, fmooth and fleek. 
Adelaide has fine features; we meet with few negroes of 
fo beautiful a form. In her temper fhe is cheerful, gay 
and fportful, and as tall as children of her age generally 
are, and hath evidently a very delicate temperament,. yet 
enjoys pretty good health, neither hath fhe eyes, nor ears, 
nor any particularity in her features, or external confor- 
mation, like what may be feen at the firft infpeCtion in 
thofe who are called white negroes, whofe fkin is altoge- 
ther of a dead white colour, and whofe woolly white hair 
and features refemble thofe of their negro parents. 
From this detail we may remark that the alteration of 
the natural colour of Adelaide, takes place over the fame 
parts of the body, for the moft part, as over the body of 
Maria Sabina, of whom Monf. Buffon gives an account; 
and confidering it as a well authenticated fac, from. all 
the information that has been received of Adelaide, that 
fhe had a negro father and negro mother, we are led to 
believe, that the Englifh account under the portrait of 
Maria Sabina is exaé, and not aflerted merely for the 
fake 
