West Indian tales of old . BRIMSTONE HILL IN 1836From an engraving by J. Harris after the painting by Lieut. Caddy, BRIMSTONE HILL ST. KITTS THE SIEGE OF BRIMSTONE HILL Treaty of Versailles which followed Rodneys decisivevictory over de Grasse. Rising in solitary grandeur on the sea-shore aboutten miles from Basseterre, Brimstone Hill forms astriking landmark. Geologists state that it consists ofa mass of limestone overlying volcanic rock. To thelayman it certainly looks as if at some remote periodit had been ejected from the craters of the ruggedmountains which form the backbone of the
West Indian tales of old . BRIMSTONE HILL IN 1836From an engraving by J. Harris after the painting by Lieut. Caddy, BRIMSTONE HILL ST. KITTS THE SIEGE OF BRIMSTONE HILL Treaty of Versailles which followed Rodneys decisivevictory over de Grasse. Rising in solitary grandeur on the sea-shore aboutten miles from Basseterre, Brimstone Hill forms astriking landmark. Geologists state that it consists ofa mass of limestone overlying volcanic rock. To thelayman it certainly looks as if at some remote periodit had been ejected from the craters of the ruggedmountains which form the backbone of the island, andculminate in the majestic and awe-inspiring peak,Mount Misery, towering to a height of 3711 from land or sea, the battlements with whichthe hill is crowned give it the appearance of a frowningfortress; but its glories have long since departed, andit stands now bereft of its garrison, deserted and dis-mantled, a proud relic of the past. Though Britishstill, the Union Jack has ceased to float over its citadel,and its batteries no longer vmg with martial sounds. In 1674 Sir William Stapleton, Cap
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