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gotes, or mountain tribe. He is said to be a true Negrito. Mr. 

 Agate obtained a likeness of him, of which the cut is a copy. 



NEGRITO BOY. 



The Spaniards, as has been stated, have never been able to subdue 

 this tribe, who are said to be still as wild as on their first landing ; 

 they are confined almost altogether to the plains within or near the 

 mountains, and from time to time make inroads in great force on the 

 outer settlements, carrying off as much plunder as possible. The 

 burden of this often causes them to be overtaken by the troops. 

 When overtaken, they fight desperately, and were it not for the fire- 

 arms of their adversaries, would give them much trouble. Few are 

 captured on such occasions, and it is exceedingly difficult to take 

 them alive, unless when very young. These mountains furnish them 

 with an iron ore almost pure, in manufacturing which they show 

 much ingenuity. Some of their weapons were presented to the Ex- 

 pedition by Josiah Moore, Esq. These are probably imitations of the 



early Spanish weapons used against them. From all accounts, the 

 natives are of Malay origin, and allied to those of the other islands 

 of the extensive archipelago of the Eastern Seas; but the popula- 

 tion of the towns and cities of the island are so mixed, from the con- 

 stant intercourse with Chinese, Europeans, and others, that there is 

 no pure blood among them. When at Manilla, we obtained a 



