An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . peace of 1763. In 1799 it was re-captured by the French; but it reverted to Great Britain in 1783. The English had no sooner got possession than they issued an orderto deprive the cultivators of the lands of their property, unless re-deemed. The settlers remonstrated against a proceeding so unjust,but were disregarded; and the lands were ordered, by the English min-istry, to be so
An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . peace of 1763. In 1799 it was re-captured by the French; but it reverted to Great Britain in 1783. The English had no sooner got possession than they issued an orderto deprive the cultivators of the lands of their property, unless re-deemed. The settlers remonstrated against a proceeding so unjust,but were disregarded; and the lands were ordered, by the English min-istry, to be sold indiscriminately. This severity made them went to St. Martin, Marie Galante, Guadeloupe and Martinique;but the greater part to St. Lucia. The Caribs still occupied the wind-ward side of the island, which contained fine plains; but having refused VIRGIN ISLANDS. 829 to evacuate them when ordered so to do by the English, the latter tookto arms to compel them. These unfortunate people defended themselveswith extraordinary courage during several years, but were at lengthobliged to submit. The greater part were exterminated during thewar, and the remainder either fled or were sent off the YIEGrN ISLANDS. HESE are an extensive group of small islands, lying™ between 18° 5 and 18° 50 N. lat., and 64° 10 and65° 40 W. long., exclusive of the island of SantaCruz, or Saint Croix, which properly does not belongto the group, but is commonly considered as form-ing part of it, because it belongs to Denmark, whichalso is in possession of some islands of the group itself. Thisisland is about fifty miles S. from the centre of the VirginIslands. The Virgin Islands extend in nearly a straight linefrom west-south-west to east-north-east, and occupy a space ofabout 100 miles in length, with an average width of twenty most western belong to Spain; the most eastern belong to theBritish; those in the centre to Denmark. The British islands amount to about fifty i
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