LONG-AB.MED A?E. 
ments were neither too brisk, nor precipitant. 
He received mildly what was given him to eat ; 
was fed with bread, fruits, almonds, occ. dreaded 
cold and moisture ; and did not live long in a fo- 
reign climate. _ 
" He is a native of the East Indies; and, 
particularly, of Coromandel, Malacca, and the 
Molucca Islands. Father Le Compte tells us, 
that he saw, in the Moluccas, a kind of Ape^ 
wKich walked naturally on two feet, used it'§ 
hands like a Man, and had a face resembling 
that of a Hottentot: but the whole body was 
covered with a kind of grey wool. It had 
the exa6l semblance of an infant, and expressed 
it's appetites and passions in the most perfect 
manner imaginable. These Apes, he adds, are 
are extremely gentle; and shew great attach- 
ment to the people with whom they are ap- 
quainted, embracing them with transport. One 
which he sav/ was at least four feet high, and it 
was very dexterous and agile. It appears that 
this animal is likev^ise found in more northern 
provinces; and that we ought to refer to the 
Gibbon the Ape of the kingdom of Gannaii- 
ra, 
