Present State of the Spanish Colonies : Including a Particular Report of Hispanola, or the Spanish Part of Santo Domingo (Paperback)

Preface; Introduction; 1. First discovery, and early history of Hispanola; 2. Present government of Haiti; 3. Description of the coast, harbours, bays, and detached islands of Hispanola; 4. Soil and resources compared with those of Haiti, country, vallies, climate, plains, branding cattle, woods described; 5. Rivers, streams, lakes, &c.; 6. Aspect of the country, and stroke of the sun and moon; 7. Species of woods, fruits, vegetable productions, &c.; 8. Mines, mineral productions, &c.; 9. Animals, game, fish, insects, &c.; 10. Population, cities, towns, &c.; 11. Amusements; 12. Indians, their history, one of their idols described, decline and rise of Hispanola, policy of the French in the West Indies; 13. Occupation of the island by the French, till their final expulsion by the English and Spaniards; 14. Advantages that result to England from dispossessing the French of Hispanola; Appendix.