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appearance than that just described, and rather 

 more interesting ; they are the labourers and car- 

 riers of burdens employed about the town : a tall, 

 bold-looking, strong race of men; they wear a 

 hat, the crown of which is raised not more than 

 three inches above a rim of such unusual width, 

 that it serves as an umbrella to shade the whole 

 body. Round their neck is suspended a large 

 flap of stiff yellow leather, reaching below the 

 middle, and nearly meeting a pair of greaves of 

 the same material which envelope the thigh ; the 

 calves of the leg are in like manner wrapped 

 round with pieces of leather tied carelessly on 

 with a thong ; over the foot is drawn a sort of 

 wide unlaced half-boot, which is left to float out 

 like a wing from the ankle. These figures are 

 striking, and highly picturesque. Their colour 

 is a bright copper, and they probably have some 

 intermixture of Spanish blood in their veins. 



The negroes form a third class at Acapulco. 

 They were originally imported from Africa ; but 

 in the course of time they have become a mixed 

 race with the Aborigines, and thus, also, may pos- 

 sibly partake of a slight dash of Spanish blood. 



