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 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 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—Biographical notices CHAPTER IV. Governors: Lord William Willoughby, Henry Willoughby—Arrival of Major, afterwards Lieutenant-General Byam, the progenitor of the family of that name—Biographical remarks—Partition of the Caribbee Islands—Sir William Stapleton—General Council and Assembly—Colonel Philip Warner—Expedition against the Caribs— Death of Indian Warner—Arrest and trial of Colonel P. Warner— Acquittal—Dampier’s account of this affair—Captain Southey’s History of the Indian Warner CHAPTER V. Governor Col. R. Williams—Biographical remarks—Towns of trade appointed—Antigua divided into parishes—Sir Nathaniel Johnson appointed captain-general and governor-in-chief—Colonel Codrington—Remarks upon this family—Invasion of Antigua by a French privateer—Attack upon Guadeloupe by the English— Expedition to St. Christopher’s—Gallant conduct of Colonel Williams and Colonel Willoughby Byam—Sir Francis Wheeler’s expedition—Wilmot and Lillingston’s expedition—Death of the captain-general, General Codrington—Colonel John Yeamans, lieutenant-governor—Arrival of Admiral Benbow CHAPTER VI. Governor Colonel Christopher Codrington—Establishment of the first market—Accession of Queen Anne—Arrival of Admiral Benbow— Attack upon the island of Guadaloupe, in conjunction with the Antiguan troops—Bravery of Colonel Edward Byam—Arrival of Captain Hovenden Walker—Second attack upon Guadaloupe—Colonel Codrington quits the government—His death—Sir William Mathew— Hon. John Johnson CHAPTER VII.