Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAP. I First Discovery, and early History of Hispañola
- CHAP. II Present Government of Haiti
- CHAP. III Description of the Coast, Harbours, Bays, and detached Islands of Hispañola
- CHAP. IV Soil and Resources compared with those of Haiti, Country, Vallies, Climate, Plains, Branding Cattle, Woods described
- CHAP. V Rivers, Streams, Lakes, &c.
- CHAP. VI Aspect of the Country, and stroke of the Sun and Moon
- CHAP. VII Species of Woods, Fruits, Vegetable Productions, &c.
- CHAP. VIII Mines, Mineral Productions, &c.
- CHAP. IX Animals, Game, Fish, Insects, &c.
- CHAP. X Population, Cities, Towns, &c.
- CHAP. XI Amusements
- CHAP. XII Indians, their History, one of their Idols described, Decline and Rise of Hispañola, Policy of the French in the West Indies
- CHAP. XIII Occupation of the Island by the French, till their final Expulsion by the English and Spaniards
- CHAP. XIV Advantages that result to England from dispossessing the French of Hispañola
- APPENDIX
- Plate section
CHAP. XIV - Advantages that result to England from dispossessing the French of Hispañola
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 September 2011
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAP. I First Discovery, and early History of Hispañola
- CHAP. II Present Government of Haiti
- CHAP. III Description of the Coast, Harbours, Bays, and detached Islands of Hispañola
- CHAP. IV Soil and Resources compared with those of Haiti, Country, Vallies, Climate, Plains, Branding Cattle, Woods described
- CHAP. V Rivers, Streams, Lakes, &c.
- CHAP. VI Aspect of the Country, and stroke of the Sun and Moon
- CHAP. VII Species of Woods, Fruits, Vegetable Productions, &c.
- CHAP. VIII Mines, Mineral Productions, &c.
- CHAP. IX Animals, Game, Fish, Insects, &c.
- CHAP. X Population, Cities, Towns, &c.
- CHAP. XI Amusements
- CHAP. XII Indians, their History, one of their Idols described, Decline and Rise of Hispañola, Policy of the French in the West Indies
- CHAP. XIII Occupation of the Island by the French, till their final Expulsion by the English and Spaniards
- CHAP. XIV Advantages that result to England from dispossessing the French of Hispañola
- APPENDIX
- Plate section
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- Present State of the Spanish ColoniesIncluding a Particular Report of Hispañola, or the Spanish Part of Santo Domingo, pp. 225 - 244Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011First published in: 1810