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CHAPTER I. General Description of the Island—Appearance—Soil—Productions— Climate—Early history—Discovery by Columbus—Attempted settlement by Spaniards—Grant to Earl of Carlisle—Settlement by d'Esnambue—Williams—Governor Warner—Account of Sir Thomas Warner, founder of the family
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CHAPTER II. History of the island continued—Sir Henry Hunks—Descent of the Caribs—Legend of Ding-a-ding Nook—Arrival of the Ship Nonsuch — Sir Thomas Modiford—Earl of Warwick, Captain-General — Captain Edward Warner—Colonel Rich—Colonel Lake—Mr. Everard—Sir George Ayscue—Colonel Christopher Reynall—Invasion by the Caribs—Dissensions among the inhabitants—Copy of Colonel Reynall's letter to Cromwell — Attack upon
St. Domingo and
Jamaica—Major General Poyntz—Grant of Antigua to Lord F. Willoughby
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CHAPTER III Rupture between France and England—War in the West Indies— Loss of Lord Francis Willoughby—Colonel Carden—Capture of Antigua by the French forces under M. de la Barre—Colonel Fitche —Restoration of Antigua by the Treaty of Breda—Death of Colonel Carden—Biogniphieal notices
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