Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-10-04

Paris Correspondence Of The Journal Of COn,eerce
In af6rmer letter, mentioned to you that Col
DusCouret who had already penetrated farin Afri-
Ca was about TO set out a new and extensive ex-
ploraiiea of five years, under the special auspices
Of the French Government, and al the charge oi
the treasury. The Minister of Public Instruction
asked of the, Academy of Sciences some instruc-
ions for him, which read al the sitting of the
Goth inst At the same time the Colonel address
SEQ to the Academy a notice of the race of the
Gllanes inhabising the interior of Africa and re-
nowned among the neighboring tribes as caudated
or harine tails The matter is SO curious that |
hasecaused to be translated for you what has been
published about il, by one of the scientific fepor
aers Lord Monboddo will not have erred so much
in his primitive stock.
From The Scientific Report
There exists race of men who. according to
the report of certain travellers originally from
The kingdom of Gondar, or of others, who say they
inlabit Soudan in the South, whose geological
characteristics are remarkable They have aal-like
sppendage, formed by the eiongaiion of the yer-
lebral column, and they are the last link in the
human race The slave merchants cannot dispose
Of them without great difficulty; SO. bad is their
reputation The traits which distinguish them
are hdeous uglfness Of face and figure, ungoyern-
able tempers, and stolid intellect. Some of this
race are to be found, also, in the philippine Is
lands. but they were, doubtless. earned thiher by
the slave merchants HoweEerfhis may be, when
LeTantine is looking out fot slaves in the East,
ne is always warned not to purchase one who has
tail, he is told Of all slaves this is the least
profitable This race of men is very far behind
that of which Fourier dreamed, and which was,
ssme day, to become the type of manly beauty,
morally and physically. ~ lo.s.sats sssa
NJ Du Gouret, who was in Mecca in the year
,ufI x,ff fbo ba,,o
Just mentioned, and belonging, he was told to the
breed Of Ghilanese in the South Though it be
not the first time that we have heard the race Of
men spoken.of who are furnished with tails, ney-
ertheless the fact is not sufficiently common to
take away its interest. We will, therefore, enter
somewhat in detail upon this strange organic man.
ifestation. .a inhabited Mecca in ls42," says
NJ Du. Couret, sand being often at the house of
an Emir with whom was intimate. | spoke to
him Of the Gtsilane race, and told him bow much
the European doubted of the existence of men
with tails, Il sat is to say, the vertebral column
elongated ex ernally. In order to convince me
Of the reality of the species, the Fmir ordered be-
lore ne one IF his slaves called Bellaf who was
about thirty wears DID, scho had a taik. and who
belonged to his tribe. On surveying this man, II
was thoroue fiiy convinced. He spoke Arabic
we'll, and opeared rather intelligent. He told
me that in is country, far beyond The Sennar,
which he hs d crossed, they spoke diberent IAN
!uape this for want of practice. he had entirely
ogoton; hat Of his compafriots. whom he esti-
mated at 90 zoe or 30 .000s some worshipped the
un the ms ,ou or stars others she serpent and the
'Ourees Of an inmese river, in which they ipmo-
4 their victims-lprobablys the springs, Of the
!, !, tliaf they ate with delight raw flesh. as
He3 possible, and that they loved human
cody as ali things, thar after their battles with /
50 above 'oe tribes they slaughtered and de-
eigno oeu. ssoners without distinction of age
U red naeir p,. The women and children were
sex; but una as,sh- being more delicate -. This
Hs lived 'iS IS ne e holy y.e S s.h TSs d ssy slf
ls.s the aecessl'y eeYfn' '0i ION es'A