Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume 1 (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day

CHAPTER I.

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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'Esnambuc--Williams--Governor Warner--Account of Sir Thomas Warner, founder of the family