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become much intermixed. At Cape Town, the Negro appeared 

 rather to preponderate in numbers over the White race ; while the 

 Malayan and the Telingan, were comparatively rare. 



At St. Hek7ia, in a population of only a few hundreds, introduced 

 in European shipping, I observed no less than four races; the White; 

 the Negro ; the Mongolian, represented by a Chinese ; and to all ap- 

 pearance, the Telingan was present, in the descendants of individuals 

 derived from Madagascar. 



At Zanzibar, on the east coast of Africa, I met with six races; 

 the Negro, here preponderating; the White, derived either directly 

 or originally from Arabia, Persia, and Western Hindoostan ; the Ma- 

 layan, represented by three or four Ambolambo from Madagascar; 

 the Mongolian, by one resident Chinese; the true Abyssinian, ob- 

 served in a single instance ; and the Ethiopian, which during the 

 monsoon then prevailing, was somewhat rare. 



At Bombay, I observed five races; the White; the Telingan, rare 

 in a state of purity; the Negro, chiefly among the crews of Arab 

 vessels arriving from Zanzibar; the Mongolian, represented by a few 

 Chinese residents; and the Ethiopian, which in a single instance 

 was seen unmixed. 



At Muscai, I met with four races; the White, represented exclu- 

 sively by Orientals ; the Telingan, apparently present in two indivi- 

 duals from the shores of the Persian Gulf; the Negro, chiefly derived 

 through Zanzibar; and the Ethiopian, seen in individuals of mixed 

 race, and in a single Somali. 



The same four races, occurred at Aden; the Ethiopian, however, 

 was here represented by numerous Somali visiters; and the Telin- 

 gan, by individuals among the Sepoy regiments. 



At Mocha, I fell in with five races; the White; the Mongolian, 

 represented in a half-breed Chinese; the Abyssinian, seen in several 

 instances; the Ethiopian, which is here numerous; as is likewise, the 

 Negro race. 



In Egijpt, I met with but three races, the same known there from 

 remote antiquity; the Ethiopian; the Negro; and the White. I 

 learned, however, that individuals belonging to a fourth race, the true 

 Abyssinian, are sometimes seen at Cairo. 



I observed two races at Malta; the White race; and in the instance 

 of two lads, who were probably derived from the neighbouring Mus- 

 lim countries, the Negro. 



On the continent of Europe, I met with the same two races; but 



