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“...say that the English flag was first hoisted over it as early as 1580. In 1628 the island was included in the grant made by Charles I. to the Earl of Montgomery, but the first settlers were attacked by Caribs from the mainland or the neighbouring islands, and many were killed those who escaped settling on the island of New Providence. Four years later 200 Zeelanders rom Flushing landed, but within a year they too were driven away by the Indians, who were goaded on by the Spanish. In 1641 James, Duke of Courland, sent out two shiploads of settlers, who were followed in 1654 by Dutch colonists collected by two Flushing merchants, who established themselves on the southern coast. A dispute soon arose between the two groups of settlers, and in 1658 the Courlanders were com-...”
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“...Dutch resigned the right to it, and Cornelius Lampsius, one of the founders of the colony, was created Baron of Tobago and proprietor of the island under the Crown of France. In 1664 the grant of the island to the Duke of Courland was renewed. The Dutch refused to recognise his title, and in 1666 the island was captured by privateers from Jamaica. A small garrison was left, but within a year it was compelled to surrender to a few Frenchmen from Grenada, who in their turn abandoned the colony in 1667, leaving the Dutch in possession. In 1672 Sir Tobias Bridges, with troops from Barbados, broke up the Dutch settlement; but the Dutch returned, only to be defeated by a French fleet under Count D’Estrées after one unsuccessful attack in 1677. Louis XIV. re- stored the island to the Duke of Courland, who in 1682 transferred his title to a company of London merchants. In 1748 the island was declared neutral by the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle. From 1762, when it was captured by the English, to 1781 Tobago...”
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“...a refuge for Caribs from the neighbouring islands. At the end of the seventeenth century there were two distinct races of these Indians in the island, the yellow and the black Caribs, the former being the original stock and the latter largely of negro origin, several ships with cargoes of slaves having been shipwrecked and the slaves having fled to the forests and intermarried with the Caribs. These black Caribs became the pre- dominant race. In 1722 the island was granted by George I. to the Duke of Montague, who sent out a strong body of colonists, but the French demanded that the island should remain neutral, and their protests were recognised by the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748. St. Vincent was cap- tured by Monckton in 1762, and British colonisa- tion proceeded, though the division of lands gave rise to many disputes, and the Caribs refused...”
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“...Barbadians to the island, defraying their expenses out of the 4h Per cent, export duty, which for many years was a grievance of the Barbadians. The French were overpowered; but, owing to sickness and native wars, the colonists by 1666 had evacuated the island. In 1718 a grant of St. Lucia was made to Marshal d’Estrées, who sent out an expedition to colonise the island; but the English remonstrated, and no effective settlement resulted.. Four years later the island was granted by George L to the Duke of Montague, who also sent out a strong body of colonists, and an effort was made to land in the teeth of a French force from Mar- tinique. It was- agreed, that hath nations should-....”
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“...from Gros Islet Bay, at the north-east of the island, that Rodney sailed with his fleet and inflicted a deci- sive defeat on Count de Grasse between Dominica and Guadeloupe on the memorable 12th April 1782. St. Lucia was restored to the French by the Treaty of Versailles, which followed. During the French Revolution the Maroon negroes gave great trouble, and in 1794 Admiral Jervis, after- wards Lord St. Vincent, took St. Lucia, the Morne Fortunée being captured on 4th April in that year by the Duke of Kent, the father of Queen Victoria, but it was recovered by Victor Hugues, the French republican, who was a friend of Robespierre, in 1795. Abercromby and Sir John Moore were sent out to subdue St. Lucia, and though the N...”
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“....hills surrounding it. Only occasionally do ships now visit the harbour; and the dockyard, with its group of yellow barracks and stores with red roofs, though trim and tidy, is deserted. For many years even the mail steamers have forsaken English Harbour for St. John’s on the leeward side of the island. The best point from which to see the harbour is near Clarence House, a building on a side of the hill opposite the dockyard, which was erected by English stone-masons for Prince William Henry, Duke of Clarence—afterwards William IV.______ when he was Admiral in command of the West Indies Station. In descending from Clarence House to the harbour the manchineel trees should be treated with respect. The milky juice, which exudes from their leaves and stems when broken, burns whatever it touches, and any one who takes shelter under this “poison-tree,” j as it is called, during a shower of rain has good reason to remember it A large anchor in front of the barracks marks the spot where a tragedy...”
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“...XXIV _ WmÊ W&sm Wmmm Photo] [A..E. Aspinalï THE DOCKYARD, ENGLISH HARBOUR, ANTIGUA Where Nelson refitted his ships when pursuing Villeneuve in 1£££. XXV paLyt WÉÊÈSÊÊÊt mmm phot°\ [A.E.Aspinatm CAMELFORD S ANCHOR, ENGLISH HARBOUR, ANTIGUA The house on the hill was built for the Duke of Clarence, afterwards King William IV....”
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“...Church, where the Register containing Church. tjje entry 0f the certificate of Nelson’s marriage to Mrs. Nisbet, a resident of Nevis, is kept, is ij miles from Charlestown. The entry of the marriage certificate, which runs: “1787, March nth, Horatio Nelson, Esquire, Captain of His Majesty’s ship the Boreas, to Frances Herbert Nisbet, widow,” is shown to visitors. At the time of her wedding the bride was in her twenty-third year, and her late husband, a doctor, had been dead for eighteen months. The Duke of Clarence, afterwards King William IV., was best man at the wedding. The ruins of Montpelier, where the ceremony was performed, are also pointed out. The view from the church, over a wide expanse of sea, the town, and the whole length of St Kitts with St. Eustatius beyond, is very beautiful. A Round the drive round the island is to be recommended. The island» ^stance is 2o miles, and the time required from three to four hours. The road is excellent, and the views obtained en route surpassingly...”
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“...DOMINICA 239 after burning Roseau—accidentally, it is stated and exacting a payment of ^12,000 from the inhabitants, they withdrew after five days. The centenary of this period, which is still spoken of locally as La Grange, was celebrated in Dominica in 1905, when an exchange of courtesies by cable took place between the officers of the, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, which formed part of the defending force, and the Administrator of the colony. A dinner was held in honour of the occasion, at which plate presented to the regiment by the grateful colonists was used. The local government in Dominica, which Constitu- was incorporated with the Leeward Islands in } 1833, is conducted by an Administrator, assisted by an Executive Council of ten members. In . ƒ, 1 July 1898, the Legislative Assembly, which was previously partly elected and partly nominated, passed an Act abrogating itself, and substituting the Crown Colony system. The new Council consists of twelve members, six official and...”
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“...Chamberlain, Rt. Hon. Joseph, 222 Charaibes. See Caribs Charcoal, 249 Charles I., 61, 155, 19.1 Charles II., 122, 249 Charles V. of Spain, 42 Charlestown, 225, 226, 227 Charlotte Amalia, 262, 264 Charlotte Town, 171. See Gou- yave Chase, Colonel, family vault of, 76 Chateaubelair, 185 Cherry Tree Hill, 75 Chinese introduced into British Guiana, 45 “ Choc," Races at, 196 Choiseul, 194, 195, 199 Christiansted, 269, 270 Church of England, 47 City of Gold, mythical, 82 Ciudad Bolivar, 132, 139 Clarence, Duke of, 212, 228 Clarence House, 212 Clarendon Park, in Clarkson, Thomas, and slavery, 42 Claxton Bay, 137, 146 Climate, 4, 59, 81, 104, 133, 154, 163, 175. I91» 204, 218, 226, 232. 237, 249, 250, 253, 263, 269, 274, 277, 280 Clothing, 27 Cloves, 162, 199 ‘Coaling, by native women, 190 Cobblers, the (reefs), 74 Cochrane, Sir Alexander, 270 Cocoa, 80, 102,132,145,153,162, 172, 175, 190, 191, 199, 235, 236, 237, 250, 253, 274, 284, 292-294 307 Cocoa-nuts, 102,132,153, 162 Cocorite, 138 Codrington, ...”
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“...250, 253, 262, 269, 271, 274, 280 Infectious diseases, 6 Ipswich, in, 128 Irish brogue in Montserrat, 50 Irish prisoners as settlers, 46 Jackson, Colonel, 105 Jamaica, 2, 100-199, 292, 294 Jamaica, books on, 53 Jamaica Institute, 117, 120 Jamaica Tourist Information Bureau, 115, 128 Jamestown, 61 Jerningham Junction, 137 Jews, 47 Joe's River Halt, 65 John Brewer’s Bay, 267 Josephine, home of the Empress, 252 Jost van Dyke, 246, 247 Judlee, Captain, 192 Kaieteur Falls, 79, 95 Kendal, 111 Kent, Duke of, 193 King’s House, Kingston, 120,123 Kingsley, Charles, 70, 135,143 Kingston, Jamaica, 34, 101, 107, ] no, in, 114, 115-117 Kingston Woods Halt, 65 Kingstown, St. Vincent, 174, 1 177-187 Kir van, Patrick, 210 Kola, 162 Koninklijke West-Indische Mail j Dienst, 19 Kyk-over-al, 82 L’Abys, 243 La Brea, 148 La Désirade, 251 La Grange, General, 238 La Vigée, 197, 198 Labat, Père, 51, 241 Laborie, 195, 199 Labour question, the, 41, 43, 44, 1 45.94.130 Lampsius, Cornelius, Baron of I Tobago, 156 Language...”
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“..., 3, 5, 182, 234, 238, 241, 252-260 Martinique, books on, 56 Martin’s Bay Halt, 65 Maurice, Lieut. J. W., 201 May Pen, 111 Meals, 10 " Mean Whites,” 46 Metcalfe, Sir Charles, 127 Minerals, 274 Molascuit, 79, 81 311 Molasses, 58, 59, 79, 81,132, 174, 287-290 Mole, St. Nicolas, 274 Moloney, Sir Alfred, 144 Monckton, General, 176, 193 Moneague, 108, 128 Money, 12 Money orders, 40 Monkey Hill, 224 Monkeys, wild, 75 Monos Island, 131, 136, 151 Montagne Pelée, 5,182, 245,252, 253, 255-260 Montague, Duke of, 176, 192 Montego Bay, 109, no, in, 113, 114 Montgomery, Earl of, 134, 155 Montpelier, 109, in, 128 Montpelier, ruins of, 228 Montserrat, 2, 5, 203, 230-233, 236, 298 Montserrat District, Trinidad, 146 Moore, Lieut.-Governor Henry, 123 Moore, Sir John, 193 Morant Bay, 113 Morant Cays, 100 Moravians, 47 Morawhanna, 87 Morne des Sauteurs, 172 Morne Diablotin, 234 Morne Fédon, 171 Morne Fortunée, 193, 194, 197, 198 Morne Nicholls, 244 Moskito Bay, 267 Motor cars, no Mount Canaries, 188 Mount Conil...”