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killing beasts, a business which is universally honoured 
among savages who subsist by the chace. 
The Anacandrians are the offspring of a Rhoan- 
drian and a woman of inferior rank, for which 
reason they have the privilege of killing beasts ; their 
hair is long, hanging down in curls, and their com¬ 
plexion is of a reddish hue. 
The Ontzatsi constitute the last class of Zafe 
Rahimini. They enjoy no privilege beyond that of 
killing a fowl; they derive their origin from the illegi¬ 
timate offspring of the Anacandrians, and the sailors 
who came over with the Zafe Rahimini. They subsist 
chiefly by fishing, are accounted brave soldiers, and 
can fling a stone or a dart with unerring certainty. 
They also spend great part of their time in dancing 
and singing, and appear to live an easy careless 
life. 
The Whites of Foule Point, who call themselves 
the descendants of Abraham, are sprung partly from 
the ancient pirates, and partly from the real Zafe 
Hibrahims; they enjoy no privileges, and are in some 
measure distinct from the other classes of society in 
the island. 
The Indigenous Blacks comprise four classes; the 
Voadziri, the Lohavohitz, the Ontzoa, and the 
Ondeves. The first are said to trace their origin from 
the ancient sovereigns of the island. Their wealth 
in slaves and cattle is altogether considerable, and 
they are allowed the possession of several villages. 
Although superseded in the sovereignty by the race 
