. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 64"50 West oF Gre/snwich 64'30 Depths. ^ 0to5 Fathoms. 5to50 Fathoms. _ 9 Miles. 50 Fathoms and upwards The capital, called the Basin, or, in official language, Christianstœd, lies at the head of an inlet on the north side, which has been to a great extent choked with mud. It is connected with all the surrounding villages and plantations by good roads lined with palm-trees. Most of the Santa Cruz negroes belong to the religious sect of the Moravian Brothers, who have for generations ministered to them, and who were themselves at one time slave-owners.
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 64"50 West oF Gre/snwich 64'30 Depths. ^ 0to5 Fathoms. 5to50 Fathoms. _ 9 Miles. 50 Fathoms and upwards The capital, called the Basin, or, in official language, Christianstœd, lies at the head of an inlet on the north side, which has been to a great extent choked with mud. It is connected with all the surrounding villages and plantations by good roads lined with palm-trees. Most of the Santa Cruz negroes belong to the religious sect of the Moravian Brothers, who have for generations ministered to them, and who were themselves at one time slave-owners. Their apostolic zeal had strangely degenerated since the days of the first missionaries, Leonard Dober and Tobias Leupoldt, who had sold themselves into bondage in order to evangelise their fellow-slaves. The emancipation of the blacks was proclaimed in 1848 ; but the freedmen complain that the promised lands have not been assigned to them. More than once partial insurrections have broken out, but have always been sternly repressed.
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