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of the South American coaft are of four tribes 

 or nations, the Arrouwacs, the Accawaus, the 

 Warrous, and the Charlbbees. The Charib- 

 bees or Charibs, as they are more frequently 

 called, are the talleft men, and of the mod war- 

 like afpeft. Thofe we have feen of the other 

 ,-tribes are rather ftiort, but in general well 

 formed ;— although their figure denotes more 

 of fubftance than of gracefulnefs. They are 

 of a bright bay colour, their hair jet black, 

 long, and ftraight. In common they are rather 

 pejrfonable, and their features are more indica- 

 tive of mildnefs than ferocity ; for, although 

 in fome of them the lines of the Tartar face 

 may be traced, the chara&er more generally 

 denoted by the countenance is that of gentle- 

 nefs and tranquillity. The eyes are very black, 

 they are fmall, diftant from each other, and 

 deep in the orbits. The cheek-bones (land a 

 little wide, but they are not ftrongly promi- 

 nent, the forehead tends to fquarenefs of form, 

 and the eye-brows are heavy. Thenofe, though 

 not ftrongly aquiline, when viewed in profile 

 fomewhat approaches that fhape ; — the mouth 

 is of middle fize ; the lips of moderate thick* 

 nefs ; the teeth rather fmall, white and regu- 

 lar 5 the chin round ; the angles of the lower 



