ABSTRACT
Slate o f the Island under Diego Columbus, and fa te o f the Indians under Albuquerque.— Dominicans and Francis cans differ on account o f the Indians.— Conduct o f Fer dinand on the occasion.— Las Casas appears in their be half repairs to Europe, states their case to Ferdinand, and after his death appeals to Cardinal Ximenes.—Ap pointed protector o f the Indians.— Description o f St. Domingo by Oviedo.— The mines abandoned.—Inhuma nity towards the slaves drives them to revolt.—Insurrec tion quelled, and the colony becomes partially prosperous. — Declines rapidly.— Attempts to prevent emigration in effectual.— Pillaged and, burnt by Sir Francis Drake in 1586.— Spain demolishes the sea ports to prevent an illicit trade.— Colony reduced to a most deplorable con dition.
