Some European Alliances--A Period of Peace for Spain--Reasons for the British Attacks upon Cuba--The Family Pact Between France and Spain--Spain's Break with Great Britain--Declaration of War by George III--Havana Chosen as the Point of Attack--The Albemarle-Pococke Expedition--Preparations at Martinique--The Advance upon Havana.
First Appearance of Yellow Fever in Cuba--Preparations to Resist the British Attack--Divided Counsels--Arrival of the British Fleet--Consternation of the Inhabitants--Velasco Chosen as Commander of the Defense of Havana--Beginning of the Attack--Heroism of the Spanish Commander--British Accounts of the Fighting--Raids and Counter-Raids--British Reinforcements from the American Colonies--British Tributes to Spanish Valor--Surrender of the City--The Articles of Capitulation.
British Occupation of Havana--Attitude of the Cubans Toward the British Conquerors--Departure of the Spanish Forces--British Views of the Conquest of Cuba--A Controversy Over Church Bells--Difficulties with the Spanish Clergy--Character of Lord Albemarle's Administration--Troubles Over Taxation--Plots Against British Rule--Corruption in Colonial Government--Political Disturbances in England--The Making of Peace--Restoration of Cuba to Spain.
Far-Reaching Effects of British Rule in Cuba--A French Picture of Life in Havana--A British Tribute to the City--Character of the People--Economic Changes in the Island--The Commerce of Havana--Defenses of the City--Not an Impregnable Fortress.
Departure of the British and Re-entry of the Spanish--The New Spanish Governor--Antagonisms Between British and Spanish--A Period of Reconstruction--Reclassification of Revenues--Military Reorganization of Havana--New Provincial Administration--Establishment of a Mail Service--End of a Noteworthy Administration--Reform in Police Regulations--Expulsion of Religious Orders--Suppressing Contraband Trading--Destruction by Earthquakes--A Disastrous Hurricane--An Administration Void of Complaints.
An Era of Peace in Cuba--Tribulations in Spanish Louisiana--Spain Still Lagging Behind Other Colonial Powers--Fear of a Republic--O'Reilly's Expedition from Cuba to Louisiana--His Success--Effects of His Severity--The Tragic Prelude to Spanish Rule--Louisiana an Appanage of Cuba.