Jesuits, the education given by the, 19; persecution of the, 34; their first appearance in Cuba, 57. Jewellery, quantity of, in Havana, 125. Jews, the, in Cuba, 27. Junta, Gran, in New York, 98; excites the Americans against Weyler's atrocities, 117. L. LANGUAGE of the early natives, 15. Las Casas, aid given to education by, 18; his good government, 50. Las Casas, Don Luis, the good administration of, 63. _Leyes de Indias, Las_, 18, 31. Litterateurs of Cuba, 184. Lizards, variety of, 9. Louisiana, expedition to, under O'Reilly, 61. Lowther, Mr, Governor of Barbadoes, 267. M. MACEO, cruelty of, 101; his character and appearance, 110; doubts as to whether he is shot, 111. Mahogany, a once valuable product, 4. "Maine" disaster, the, 120. Maize, always been a necessity of life, 4. Mangoes, 4. Mantis, 207. Marco Polo, 38. Marianao, 148. Matanzas taken by the English in 1762, 60; its foundation and name, 152; "The Golden Lion," 152; description of M., 157; its attractions, 158; the Yumurri Valley, 159. Mayas, importation into Cuba of, to take the place of coolie labour, 37. Merced, 132; the curious picture in the, 135; its orchestra, 138. Mexico, the Revolution in, 68. Milanes, the poet, 186. Monserrat, condition of the island of, in the 17th century, 260. Moon-flower, the, 213. Morgan, Henry, the Welsh buccaneer, 52. Morro Castle, 121. Mosquitos, swarms of, 126. Mountains of Cuba, 2; unhealthy condition of the mountain regions, 4. Music, Cuban, 190. N. NASSAU, the city of, 226; Grant's Town, 228; the silk-cotton-tree, 229; its magnificent bay, 233. Natives, language of the, at the time of Columbus, 15; their appearance and manners of life, 15; extermination of the, 15 (in note); modesty of the native ladies, 39; condition of the, at the time of the discovery, 44; their affinity with the natives of the neighbouring islands and the mainland, 44; their number, 45; their quiet life, 45; and religion, 46; Spanish cruelty to the, 47; their few descendants, 48; reduced to slavery, 49. Narvaez starts from Santiago for Yucatan, 180. Negroes introduced to replace the aborigines, 27; the free blacks, 35; their liking for gaudy dresses, 35; in church, 35; their love of music, 36; rebellion of the, 64; barbaric state of the rebel negroes, 109; how the blacks enjoy themselves during the Carnival in Havana, 140; piety of the, 142; the n. at the opera, 142; their superstitions, 193; the n. of the Bahamas, 224; their cleanly habits, 226; the n. of Monserrat, 261. Nelson, marriage of Lord, 277. New Providence, Bahamas, 225; a contrast after Cuba, 226; its vegetation, 231; the flatness of the island, 233; the heavy dews, 236. Newspapers, the, of Cuba, 189. O. OBI, the worship of, 193; strange rites of, 194. Ojo del Toro, Mountain of, 2. Oranges, 4. O'Reilly, Marshal, his expedition to Louisiana, 62. P.