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quainted with on this fide the Globe. But are 
the Negroes in Guinea more fimilar in thefe re- 
fpects, to the reft of the world ? L,et any one tell 
me, why moft of the Africans are black and 
woolly-pated, and I will fhew him why the A- 
mericans are red and without hair on their chins, 
and many parts of their bodies. After all are we 
fufficiently acquainted with the utmoft powers 
of nature ? to be fure the offspring of the fame 
pair in 3 or 4000 years might without a fuper- 
tural interpofition become of various complexi- 
ons, and fuppofe we were convinced of this, 
may not the infinite power that created our firft 
parents, and miraculoufly wrought the con- 
fufion of tongues, have thus diftinguifh’d 
their pofterity for purpofes only known to his 
infinite wifdom. I ought not to omit that P. 
Charlevoix recommends a careful obfervation 
of thofe American languages, that have the 
marks of being original, and a comparifon of 
them with thofe of Europe , Afia and Africa , 
and gives very judicious Reafons for depending 
on a fimilitude in this, preferable to that of man- 
ners ; I fhall only add, that Mr. Lewis Evans 
a companion of our author’s in this journey, and 
a skilful 1 furgeou, has lately publifh’d a map 
of New York , Penfilvania , and Jerfey , with part 
of Virginia , Maryland and New-England , 
chiefly founded on actual furveys. This map in- 
cludes the route here defcribed, which feems laid 
down very exactly. And is fold by Mr. Bowie's 
map and print-feller in CofnkilL 
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