Making of the West Indies

90 ("Gentleman's Magazine," New Series, vol. 42,
p. 314).
GRENADA.
Grenada, the southmost of the Caribbees, con-
tains 133 square miles. Discovered by Columbus
in 1498, it was settled by the French in 1650 ; taken
by the British in 1762; retaken by the French in
1779; and given up to us by them in 1783. It is
the headquarters of the Windward Government.
Few Gordons seem to have been connected with it.
Harry Gordon, Observator plantation, parish of
St. Patrick, got £4498 Is 9d compensation for 167
slaves, Nov. 16, 1835 (P.R.O., T.71, 1561, claim 703).
This may be Harry Gordon of Knockespock (1761-
1836), who was an officer in the army, and was
taken prisoner at Seringapatam. His father, Col.
Harry Gordon, R.E., of Knockespock (died 1787)
spent his last years in Grenada, though he died at
Eastbourne.
Peter Gordon, brother of Colonel Harry Gordon,
R.E., of Knockespock, was killed in a duel fought
in Grenada, 1768, with a Mr Proudfoot, member
of the House of Assembly. He was successively an
officer in the 54th, 51st, 101st, 63rd, and 70th Foot.
Peter Gordon, son of Colonel Harry Gordon,
R.E., of Knockespock, was drowned in Grenada,
Oct. 1787. He had gone there in 1778.
BRITISH GUIANA.
Formerly Berbice (q. v.) and Demerara (q. v.),
which now form two of its three counties. It
covers 90,277 square miles.
Anne Gordon, owner in fee of Cumingsburgh
parish of St. George, got £342 17s 2d compensation
for seven slaves (P.R.O., T.71, 1567, claims 1076
and 1984).
Cleone Gordon, owner in fee, George Town, got
£122 17s compensation for three slaves, Dec' I4
1835 (P.R.O., T.71, 1567, claim 1466).
J. Gordon was joint proprietor of the Devonshire
Castle estate. On Nov. 1, 1872, Edward Jenkins
writing from the Temple, related a revolt on the
estates of Devonshire Castle, Hampton Court, and
Anne Regina, in which five negroes were shot and
six wounded. On Sept. 27, 1872, the manager of
Devonshire Castle had a man arrested for dis-
orderly conduct in the buildings. The other coolies
thereon threatened his wife ("Times," Nov. 1, 1872
p. 6). On Nov. 2, Gordon wrote from London in
reply to Jenkins' letter ("Times," p. 5). Jenkins
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