proceedings of the Council of the Colony appears to have been kept until the year 1622, but from that date the chain is well connected. The curious papers respecting the enchanted treasure are contained in a manuscript book preserved in the Secretary's Office of the Islands, called "Treasure Trove,” which contains likewise much other interesting matter connected with the early history of the Colony. The grant from the Earl of Warwick and his colleagues is among the papers preserved in the office of the Clerk of the Council. It is difficult, however, to decypher much of it now, as the injuries inflicted by time have almost destroyed it. Among the pages of these brief and noiseless annals, perhaps there is not a brighter one, or one more worthy of admiration than that which records the total emancipation from slavery on the 1st of August, 1834. Of the few slave colonies whose proper sense of liberality led them to decline the proffered six years' apprenticeship, Bermuda stood foremost, and it will for ever afford a gratifying retrospect, that its legislative deliberations, when called upon to pronounce the final issue of the struggle between justice and interest, did loudly proclaim in favour of the former. To thank each individual to whom I am indebted, for valuable assistance during the progress of this work, would be impossible, and to select a few would be invidious; I must, therefore, content myself by generally expressing the obligations I am under. HAMILTON, BERMUDA. CONTENTS. Discovery-Granted to Camelo by the King of Spain-Shipwreck of Henry May-Of Sir George Somers-Granted by King Administration of Caldicot-John Mansfield-Christopher Carter -Miles Kendall-John Mansfield-Governors Daniel Tucker- Miles Kendall-Nathanial Butler-Administrations of Felgate, Stokes, and others-Governors John Barnard-John Harrison Governors F. Seymour-Richard Cony-Dissolution of the Ber- muda Company-Governors Sir Robert Robinson-Isaac Richier -John Goddard-Samuel Day-Benjamin Bennett-Henry Pul- leine-Benjamin Bennett-John Hope-President John Triming- ham-Governor John Pitt-President Andrew Auchinleck- Governor Allured Popple-President Francis Jones-Governor Page President Thomas Jones-Lieutenant-Governor George Bruere— Governor William Browne-Lieutenant-Governor Henry Hamil- ton-Governors James Crawford-William Campbell-President President Trott-Governor Sir James Cockburn-President William Smith-Lieutenant-Governor George Horsford-Governor Sir James Cockburn-President William Smith-Governor Sir James Cockburn-President William Smith-Governor Sir William Lumley-President William Smith-Governor Sir Hilgrove Tur- ner-Acting Governor Robert Kennedy-Governor Sir Hilgrove Turner-Acting Governor Robert Kennedy-Governors Sir Hil- grove Turner-Sir Stephen R. Chapman-Acting Governors Henry D. A List of the Adventurers, with the number of Shares assigned to each E. Minute of the Committee of Lords and Commons for Planta- Grant for the same purpose, by the Earl of Warwick, Oliver Page . 257 261 . 261 F. Minute of His Majesty's Council, granting the Petition of the G. Minute of His Majesty's Council, appointing certain persons I. Curious Letter to Mr. Fyfield from Governor Richier relating K. Grant of Treasure in the Bermudas to Thomas Neale from their . 267 271 273 295 297 L. Resolutions of the Assembly to regulate the hire and outfit of 324 M. Letter from Lord Hillsborough to the Governor of the Ba- hamas 326 N. Letter from the same to the same 328 O. Act of the Legislature of the Bermudas, prohibiting religious of the Churches of England or Scotland |