The History of Saint Augustine, Florida

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.
	Page
Introductory.	1
CHAPTER II.
The Discovery of Florida.	3
CHAPTER III.
Expeditions of Muruelo, Cordova, Alminos, Ayllon, and Narvaez.	7
CHAPTER IV.
Hernando De Soto.—An Account of his March through Florida.	18
CHAPTER V.
Huguenot Settlement under Ribault.	26
CHAPTER VI.
Second Huguenot Settlement under LaudonnÈre.	29
CHAPTER VII.
The Unfortunate Expedition under Ribault.—Founding of St. Augustine by Menendez, 1565.—Attack upon the French Settlement on the St. Johns River.	37
CHAPTER VIII.
Shipwreck of Ribault’s Fleet.—Massacre by Menendez.	46
CHAPTER IX.
Expedition and Retaliation of De Gourges.	57
CHAPTER X.
Return of Menendez.—Attempt to Christianize the Indians.—Attack upon St. Augustine by Sir Francis Drake.—Murder of the Friars.	66
CHAPTER XI.
Plunder of the Town by Captain Davis.—Removal of the Yemassee Indians.—Construction of the Fort.—Building of the First Sea-wall.—Attacks of Governor Moore and Colonel Palmer.	79
CHAPTER XII.
Oglethorpe’s Attack.—Bombardment of the Fort and Town.—Capture of the Highlanders at Fort Mosa.—Old Fort at Matanzas.—Monteano’s Invasion of Georgia.	89
CHAPTER XIII.
The Town when delivered to the English.—Fort San Juan De Pinos.—St. Augustine as described by the English Writers in 1765 to 1775.	100
CHAPTER XIV.
The Settlement of New Smyrna by the Ancestors of a Majority of the Present Population of St. Augustine.—The Hardships endured by these Minorcan and Greek Colonists.—Their Removal to St. Augustine under the Protection of the English Governor.	113
CHAPTER XV.
Administration of Lieut.-Governor Moultrie.—Demand of the People for the Rights of Englishmen.—Governor Tonyn burning the Effigies of Adams and Hancock.—Colonial Insurgents confined in the Fort.—Assembling of the First Legislature.—Commerce of St. Augustine under the English.—Recession of the Province to Spain.	122
CHAPTER XVI.
Return of the Spaniards.—Completion of the Cathedral.—The Oldest Church Bell in America.—The Governor’s Desire to People the Province with Irish Catholics.—Some Official Orders exhibiting the Customs of the Spaniards.—Unjustifiable Interference of the United States, during the “Patriot War.”—Florida an Unprofitable Possession.—Erection of the Monument to the Spanish Constitution.	129
CHAPTER XVII.
Florida Ceded to the United States.—Attempt of the Spanish Governor to carry away the Records.—Description of St. Augustine when Transferred.—Population in 1830.—Town during the Indian War.—Osceola and Coa-cou-che.—A True Account of the Dungeon in the Old Fort, and the Iron Cages.—The Indians brought to St. Augustine in 1875.	143
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