PAGE. CHAPTER I 9 The Discovery of Pensacola Bay by the Panfilo de Narvaez. The Visits of Maldonado, Captain of the Fleet of Hernando de Soto. CHAPTER II 19 The Settlement of Don Tristram de Luna at Santa Maria—His Explorations—Abandonment of the Settlement—The First Pensacola. CHAPTER III 31 Don Andrés de Pes—Santa Maria de Galva—Don Andrés d’Arriola—The Resuscitation of Pensacola—Its Consequences. CHAPTER IV 36 Iberville’s Expedition—Settlement at Biloxi and Mobile—Amicable Relations of the French and Spanish Colonies from 1700-1719. CHAPTER V 41 War Declared by France against Spain—Bienville Surprises Metamoras—Metamoras Surprises Chateauqné—Bienville Attacks and Captures Pensacola—San Carlos and Pensacola Destroyed— Magazine Spared. CHAPTER VI 51 Sketch of Island Town—Its Destruction—The Third Pensacola—The Cession of Florida by Spain to Great Britain—Appearance of Town in 1763—Captain Wills’ Report—Catholic Church. CHAPTER VII 59 British West Florida—Pensacola the Capital— Government Established—Johnstone first Governor— British Settlers—First Survey of the Town—Star Fort—Public Buildings—Resignation of Johnstone—His Successor, Monteforte Brown. CHAPTER VIII 71 General Bouquet—General Haldimand. CHAPTER IX 78 Governor Elliott—Social and Military Life in Pensacola—Gentlemen—Women—Fiddles—George Street— King’s Wharf on November 14, 1768. CHAPTER X 87 Governor Peter Chester—Ft. George of the British and St. Michael of the Spanish—Council Chamber—Tartar Point—Red Cliff. CHAPTER XI 93 Representative Government. CHAPTER XII 97 Growth of Pensacola—Panton, Leslie & Co.—A King and the Beaver—Governor Chester’s Palace and Chariot— The White House of the British and Casa Blanca of the Spanish—General Gage—Commerce—Earthquake. CHAPTER XIII 111