... some mighty upheaval in the faraway past, the West Indian Islands had been thrust through the shimmering plain of the sunny Caribbean to be the sport of Nature. In generous mood she bestowed her favours upon them with a lavish hand, and for the most part ...

... occupied, by independent Indian tribes, especially in the vast block land the coasts of which form right angle along the Caribbean sea and the Atlantic. The natives of these districts, who are called generally the Mosquito Indians, have been on friendly ...