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statute miles, pop. one million (one half slaves), in the possession of Spain 

 since 1511 ; cap. Havanna, with 137,000 inhabitants. 2. Jamaica, 5697 

 square statute miles, pop. 485,000 (of these, in 1837, only 16,000 were 

 whites), is the most important British island. The cap. is Spanish Town, 

 with 5000 inhabitants ; the most important place, however, is Kingston, with 

 33,000. Here belong the two Cayman Islands, the larger of which alone is 

 inhabited. 3. Haiti, formerly St. Domingo or Hispaniola, 29,400 square 

 statute miles, pop. 950,000 (among them 500,000 negroes, 420,000 

 mulattoes, and 30,000 whites), belongs to free negroes and mulattoes, 

 and from 1822-1843 constituted an independent republic, which in the 

 latter year was divided into two : «, the Republic of Dominica in the 

 eastern (formerly Spanish) portion of the island, with the cap. San 

 Domingo, and h, the Republic of Haiti, in the western (formerly French) 

 end ; cap. Port Republican (formerly Port au Prince). The latter republic, 

 since August 29, 1849, has been changed into a monarchy, the President, 

 General Soulouque, having been proclaimed Emperor under the name of 

 Faustin I. 4. Porto Rico, 3840 square statute miles, with 280,000 inhabit- 

 ants (400,000 according to other estimates), amongst them 40,000 slaves. 

 It has been Spanish since 1510 ; cap. San Juan de Porto Rico, with 10,000 

 inhabitants. 



II. The Lesser Antilles, or Caribbean Islands, with an area of about 

 6275 square statute miles. 



a. In possession of England. 1. The Virgin Islands, Spanish Town or 

 Virgin Gorda, Tortola, and Anegada, in all 189 square statute miles, with 

 66,000 inhabitants. 2. Antigua, 105 square statute miles, pop. 36,000, cap. 

 St. John's, with 16,000 inhabitants ; to this belong the islands Anguilla, 

 pop. 1609 ; St. Kitt's, pop. 23,000, cap. Basse-Terre ; Montserrat, pop. 

 73,000, cap. Plymouth ; Nevis, pop. 9000, cap. Charlestown. 3. Dominica 

 or Dominique, 273 square statute miles, with 20,000 inhabitants, cap. 

 Roseau. 4. Barhadoes, to the east of all the Antilles, 210 square statute 

 miles, pop. 22,000. Next to Jamaica, it is the most important of all the 

 British West Indies ; cap. Bridgetown, with 20,000 inhabitants. 5. St. 

 Lucie, 220 square statute miles, pop. 21,000, cap. Carenage, with the harbor 

 Port Castries. 6. St. Vincent, 126-168 square statute miles, pop. 28,000, 

 cap. Kingston. 7. Grenada, 126-168 square statute miles, pop. 29,000 ; 

 cap. Georgetown, with 10,000 inhabitants. 8. The Grenadillas, a small 

 group, 68 square statute miles, pop. 2000. 9. Tobago, 126-168 square 

 statute miles, with 13,000 inhabitants, cap. Scarborough. 10. Trinidad, 

 1680 square statute miles, or according to other estimates, 2373 square 

 statute miles, pop. 60,000 ; cap. Spanish town or Puerto da Espana. 



h. The French possess: 1. Guadaloupe, 378-756 square statute miles, 

 pop. 116,000: among them 90,000 slaves. It consists in reality of two 

 islands, separated by an arm of the sea : Grand Terre and Basse-Terre. On 

 the latter is situated the capital of the same name. 2. Desirade, 21 square 

 statute miles, with 1300 inhabitants. 3. Marie Galante, 84 square statute 

 miles, pop. 12,000. 4. Les Saintes, three islands, 126 square statute miles, 

 pop. 1200. 5, Martinique, 358 square statute miles, pop. 120,000, cap. 

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