Advertisements for the sale of slaves, 271.
Albemarle, Duke of, captures Havana and Matanzas, 60.
" Duchess of, 269; remarkable behaviour of, 270; believes herself to be Empress of China, 270.
Amedeo, Prince, accepts the Spanish crown and resigns it again, 90.
Americans, influence of the, upon Cuba, 19; settlements in the island, 26; help the insurgents, 87.
Amusements in Havana, 129; during Carnival, 139.
Animals found by Columbus in Cuba, 6; animals of the forests, 106.
Antomarchi, Dr to Napoleon I., 203; his death and monument, 203.
Apiculture introduced by French colonists, 61.
Aquelera, Don Francisco, elected President of the Cuban Republic, 93.
Army, the rebel, its number and organization, 101.
_Autos da fé_, the frequency of, 56; description of an, 59.
Bahamas first sighted by Christopher Columbus, 38; New Providence, 224.
Barbadoes, 263; governorship of Lord Howe, 266.
Bayamo, founded by Diego Velasquez, 49; taken by the Spaniards from the rebels, 85.
Berriz, Colonel, accusations brought against, by Miss Cisneros, 118.
Bobadilla, Doña Isabella de, Governess of Cuba, 181.
Buccaneers, the, and their romantic history, 51; their hatred of the Spaniards, 52; their rugged life, 52; Henry Morgan, the Welshman, 52; they burn Havana, 53; enactments against the, 52; the adventures of Jacob Sores, 53.
Buchanan, President, threatening message to Spain, 78.
Campos, Marshal Martinez, agrees to the Treaty of Zanjou, 94; his good intentions, 116.
Canovas, Señor, de Castillo, signs Treaty of Zanjou, 95.
Cardenas, called the "American City," 26; its population, 192 (in note).
Carnival, dances given during, 23; the Havanese Carnival, 139; its end on Shrove Tuesday, 142.
Cauto River, the, navigable for small craft, 5.
Caves of the Bellamar, the magnificent, 158.
Cays, the, dangerous to vessels, 5; their beauty, 174.
Cespedes, Carlos Manuel, begins the rebellion, 83; his character, 83; the burning of his plantation, 85; elected President of the Cuban Republic, 87; his tragic death, 91.
Chinese, the wretched condition of the, in Cuba, 37; the Chinese in the ranks of the rebels, 37; their religious practices, 110.
Churches, the, of Havana, 132; music in the, 138; flirtation in church, 138.
Cienfuegos, the town and harbour, 161; the surrounding country, 162.