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monumental structures, composed of very large stones, 

 placed in a particular form, such as are exemplified by 

 what are known in Europe by the term Druidical, they 

 certainly visited the South Seas and the coasts of China, 

 and penetrated to North America. By what induce- 

 ment they became a nautical people in the east, and 

 under what denominations they were known in Austral 

 Asia, are questions probably beyond the attainment of 

 research. It is, however, rather singular, that the 

 tribal appellation of Gal is common to many clans of 

 Australian savages; and Galla is still more exten- 

 sively spread in the east of tropical Africa. In the 

 peninsula of India we have pointed out the Pandoos of 

 remotest antiquity, with their cromlechs, and an Ar- 

 kite worship evinced in their genealogy ; and towards 

 the west, we have them often greatly mixed with 

 other races, in Armenia, Circassia, Asia Minor, An- 

 cient Greece, the Bosphorus of Thrace, Sarmatia, on 

 the Baltic, in Scandinavia, on the Danube, in Fries- 

 land, in Britain, Gaul, Italy, Spain, and Northern 

 Africa. They are thus known by distinctive names, 

 Celto Scythae, Celto Cimmerians, Cymbers, Belgas, 

 Vulci, or Volsci, Centomanni, Celtiberii, Gallaici, Gal- 

 lati, Galli, Galli Comati, Galli Cisalpini, Britanni, 

 Caledonii, Iberii, Hiberni, with an infinite variety of 

 tribal distinctions, and names of subordinate clans. 

 Collectively, they have been named Gomerians, per- 

 haps without suificient reason, though we retain the 

 distinction, so far as relates to tribes of this family, 

 anciently resident in the south and west of Asia ; but 



