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with curled hair Hke the negroes, and called by the SpaniardSy 

 Negrillos. They certainly are of the fame race as the Papuans 

 or people of New Guinea^ who might originally have fpread 

 themfelves over this tradt. Thefe curled headed tribes are found 

 in moft of the other illands. Navarette mentions other black. 

 Indians ; the men paint themfelves with white, the women with 

 other colors. Thefe, and other Indian people, often defcend on 

 the SpaniJJj fettlements, and commit horrible murders. Some of 

 them, like the antient Scythians, make drinking cups of the fcuUs 

 of their enemies. 



There are other Indiafts that profefs a fort of dependency 

 on the Spaniards, and have an Alcayde among them ; yet their 

 manners are barbarous ; they are brave, but ferocious ; and ap- 

 pear to have been defcended from the Malayans, fettled here in 

 very early times. They are called Tagalefe, and the Negrillos 

 pretend, that they had been originally their flaves. Their arms 

 are bows and arrows ; they took part with the Spaniards during 

 the fiege of the capital ; and ignorant of the laws of nations, 

 flew in the moft favage manner our admiral's fecretary, carrying 

 a flag of truce, and even the nephev/ of the Spanijh Governor, 

 M'ho attempted to refcue him from their fury. The ftrength of 

 their arms was fatally experienced by that gallant officer major 

 More, who fell transfixed by an arrow in leading our troops to 

 the ftorm. 



I SHALL now mention a few particulars refpeiling the natu- Natural 



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ral hiltory of the Manillas. It is not to be wondered that in one 

 fo abundant in volcanoes, there fliould be found fprings of hot 

 water. The molt noted is that which appears two leagues from 



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