ABSTRACT
St. Thomas'$, Crab Island, St. John, and Santa C r u z * St. Thomas, Jirst peopled by the Danes.—Right disputed by the English.—Ben f t i e d by the Buccaniers.— Occa sionally neutral.—Enriched by trading with the conti nent.— Situation, extent, soil, and probable condition in future. Crab Island; Jirst attempted to be settled by the English; these murdered by the Spaniards.— A t tempted by the Danes, who, compelled by the Spaniards to abandon it, take possession o f St. John; this Island o f no importance to any but the Danes.—Santa Crux; inhabited by some English and Dutch.— These mutually destroy each other.—Dutch driven eff the Island by the English■—these driven o f by the Spaniards-these ex pelled by the Erench, who set Jire to the forests.— Aban doned by the French.—Purchased by the Danes.— Situa tion, extent, natural history, produce, fyc.—Moravian Mission established.—Inhabitants suffer from drought.— Reason why the Methodists have not established any mission in these Islands.
