. The Danish West Indies under company rule (1671-1754) . Criids [St. Croix]still lies uninhabited. If said island belonged to the Danes, orcould be secured by them, the Company would in time becomepowerful, and I assure [you] that there would be no dearth ofinhabitants as soon as permission for its settlement should begranted. I have heard that some distinguished gentlemen in Denmarkhave oflfered 100,000 rdl. for it, which sum it is easily worth, butI take the liberty to explain to the gentlemen [the directors]that in case Ste. Criids fell into the hands of private personsand was granted free
. The Danish West Indies under company rule (1671-1754) . Criids [St. Croix]still lies uninhabited. If said island belonged to the Danes, orcould be secured by them, the Company would in time becomepowerful, and I assure [you] that there would be no dearth ofinhabitants as soon as permission for its settlement should begranted. I have heard that some distinguished gentlemen in Denmarkhave oflfered 100,000 rdl. for it, which sum it is easily worth, butI take the liberty to explain to the gentlemen [the directors]that in case Ste. Criids fell into the hands of private personsand was granted freedom [of trade] by the king, then St. Thomasand St. John would be ruined within three years; but on theother hand, if the Company could receive it, both lands [ ^^ and St. Croix] would be the gainers. ^^ This zealous servant of the Company lived to see his hopesrealized,—he became, in fact, the first chief instrument fortheir realization, when the directors in their instructions datedNovember 16,1733, named Frederick Moth as the first governor. of St. Croix. The Companys ship Unity which bore these in-structions and other orders, did not arrive at St. Thomas untilJune 11, 1734, almost an entire year after the conclusion ofthe treaty. She had been obliged to put in for repairs at a Nor-way port on her outward journey, which she had begun onDecember 3, 1733.^^ No sooner had Captain Moth received his commission than he 30 B. & D., 17U-27 (July 7, 1725). 3^ St. Thomas and St. John were always considered as a unit for administra-tive purposes. 22 Ibid. (March 6, 1726). * Manager MS., pp. 156 et seq. 210 THE DANISH WEST INDIES I commenced preparations for taking over St. Croix. The negro I,rebellion on St. John had recently been brought under control ithrough the cheerfully rendered assistance of the French; and ito many planters who had suffered in consequence of the in-surrection, this new island offered the prospect of recoupingtheir lost fortunes. A bark was presently s
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