Index

Absentee planters in the West Indies, 92-93
Agricultural methods in North Carolina, 163-164, 177
Alligator hunt on the Cape Fear, 149-151
Antigua, first sight of, 73; description of, 74-75, 92; fire and hurricane in, 87, 91; market in, 108; water in, 84, 110; character of the people in, 111-114
Aqueduct, Lisbon, 249-250
Atholl, Duchess of, 133 note, 243
Aveiro, Duke of, 223; palaces of, 229-230
Azores, The, or Western Islands, 60-64

Baird, Charles, comptroller of the port of St. John’s, Antigua, 81, 82, 83, 86
Ball at Wilmington, North Carolina, 149, 153-154
Barracks at St. John’s, Antigua, old, 75, 90; new, 83
Basseterre, St. Christopher, 117, 120; landing at, 121; description of, 122
Bathing house at St. John’s, Antigua, 111
Bathing on the Jamaica Packet, 69
Belem, royal palace near Lisbon, 242, 245
Beresford, John Claudius, 302, 303, 305
Blair, Captain James, 80
“Bowland,” plantation, 184, 285, 296, 299, 300
Boyne, H. M. S., 64, 65
Brazil, Maria Francesca, Princess of, 251, 252
Brunswick, North Carolina, 144, 145, 146, 277-279, 281-282, 283, 315
Brydone, Patrick, author of A Tour through Sicily and Malta, 183
Bunker Hill, battle of, 65 note, 210
Burntisland, 19, 54

Campbell, Samuel, 180, 205, 324-325
Cancer, Tropic of, 66, 69; ceremony on crossing the, 70-72
Candle-making in North Carolina, 203-204
Cape Fly-away, 60
Cemetery, English, in Lisbon, 243
Chambers, Sir William, author of A Dissertation on Oriental Gardening, 246
Cobham, Dr. Thomas, 156, 180, 190, 191, 192 note, 199, 200, 201, 285, 321-322
Cobham, Mrs. Thomas, 201, 322
Collet, Captain John Abraham, 142, 205, 317, 330-333
Cooper, the (one of the emigrants), incident of, 55, 68
Coppers (half pence), 179
Corbin bequest, the, 157, 171-172, 307, 308
Corbin, Francis, 157 note, 171 note, 285, 287-289, 308, 313
Corbin, Jean (Mrs. Francis), 157, 170, 171, 286, 287, 288, 307, 308, 322
Creole, 96, 114, 125
Crouther, the supercargo, 19, 29, 40, 64, 65
Cruizer, H. M. S., in the Cape Fear, 142, 143, 205, 210
Cupola House, Edenton, 289

Dancing, St. Christopher, 125
Deans, Captain, of the George, 214, 216, 217, 218, 220, 221
De Windt, Jan, governor of St. Eustatius, 135 note, 338
Digges, West, actor, 94, 136
Drink in the West Indies, 78, 81, 98, 100, 104, 113, 138
Drummond, Colin, brother of the Duchess of Atholl, 243
Dry, William, the collector, 144 note, 145, 278, 285, 314-315, 316, 338
Dunbar, Mrs. (the landlady), 79, 80, 107
Dunbar, Dr. John, 79 note, 81, 82, 83, 90, 91, 103 note, 116
Duncan, Alexander, 288, 295, 296, 299, 308, 319, 320
Dunkeld, Scotland, 74, 336

Eagles, Joseph, 146-149, 151, 316
“Eleanora,” plantation, 79 note, 90-91
Emigrants, Highland, 27-28, 33-38, 47, 49, 50, 54-55, 67-68, 70, 116, 212; causes of their migration, 257-259
Entertainment in the West Indies, 80-81, 86, 95-100, 117, 121; on voyage to North Carolina, 133, 139, 140; in Lisbon, 240

Factory, English, in Lisbon, 244
Fair Isle (Sheep Isle), 33 note, 38-42, 335
Fashions in Antigua, 115
Fire, Mrs. Heron’s offices, 169-170
Flora, in the West Indies, 101-103, 126-127; in North Carolina, 194-195, 203
Fort Johnston, 141 note, 142, 187 notes, 205, 279, 324, 329, 331, 332
Freeman, Arthur, 100-101, 265
French inhabitants of St. Christopher, 131
Fruits, Antigua, 97-99; North Carolina, 174-175
Funeral of Mrs. Jean Corbin, 171-172

George, the, merchant vessel in which the Schaw party went to Portugal, 212, 214, 216 note, 218
Gloucester, Duke of, anecdote of, 31
Graham, Captain, of the merchant vessel, the Spooner, 133
Greatheed, Craister, 122, 275
“Green Castle,” 261, 265, 340
Greenock, Scotland, 54, 133, 253, 254

H—, attempts of, to improve gardening in North Carolina, 164-166, 186
Halliday, John, the collector at St. John’s, Antigua, 81, 87, 90, 95, 100, 104, 105, 106, 107, 116
Hamilton, Lady Isabella, 116, 120, 121, 122-125, 129, 273-277
Hamilton, William Leslie, St. Christopher, 121, 123, 124, 125, 273-277
Harnett, Cornelius, 178 note, 284, 322
Harnett, Mrs. Cornelius, 178, 179
Heron, Captain Benjamin, 169 note, 285
Heron, Mrs. Benjamin, 169, 285
Heron’s Bridge, 195 note, 202, 209 note, 339
Highland Emigration, the, 257-259
Highlanders in North Carolina, 193 note, 267, 268, 281
“Hilton,” plantation, 178
Hogg, James, 44 note, 258-259, 323, 324, 325
Hogg, Robert, 180, 205, 295, 323, 324
Hort, Sir John, British consul-general at Lisbon, 239, 240, 241
Howe, Robert, 160 note, 167, 178 note, 187, 188, 189 note, 191, 317-318, 319
Hughes, Mr., overseer at “Olivees,” 125, 129
“Hunthill,” plantation, 184, 185, 189, 200, 297, 300, 308, 312
Hunting in North Carolina, 176

Indolence in North Carolina, 152, 153, 155, 159, 163, 164, 174
Innes, Colonel James, 157 note, 171 note, 285-287, 300, 313
Inquisition in Portugal, 221, 224, 229, 241

Jamaica Packet, 19, 56, 132, 134, 138, 144 note
Jews in St. Eustatius, 130-131
Johnston, Governor Gabriel, 278, 283, 285, 286, 291, 293, 294, 307, 310, 313, 328
Joseph I, King of Portugal, 235, 240, 245, 251

Kames, Henry Homes, Lord, 44, 45

Lauriston, 10, 343
Lawsons, the, emigrants, 37-38, 55, 66, 67, 72, 116
Lisbon, 218, 222, 226, 227, 230, 232, 242, 250, 251
Lobscourse, 53, 58, 64

Mackinnen, William, 89 note, 93, 107, 116
Mackinnen, Mrs. William, 89
Macknight, Thomas, 182, 325-328
Maclean, General Francis, 238
Madeira Islands, The, 58
Magnolia, 203
Malcolm, Dr. Patrick, 103
Mansfield, William, Lord, 89, 110
Manuring, 127, 160
Maria, Senora, landlady in Setubal, 222-223, 225-226, 245
Martin, Henry, son of Colonel Samuel, 264-265
Martin, Josiah, brother of Colonel Samuel, 270-272
Martin, Governor Josiah, son of Colonel Samuel, 105, 156, 158, 173, 182, 186, 187, 188, 189 note, 193, 197, 205, 206, 207, 208, 212, 216, 265-270, 271, 281, 296, 315, 317, 321, 323, 329, 331, 332, 333
Martin, Mrs. Josiah, wife of the governor, 187, 265, 270, 329
Martin, Major Samuel, father of Colonel Samuel, 260-261
Martin, Colonel Samuel, “Father of Antigua,” 100, 103-106; author of Essay upon Plantership, 104 note, 129 note, 262, 339; colonel of militia, 108, 261; biographical sketch of, 261-262
Martin, Samuel, Jr., son of Colonel Samuel, 105, 262-264, 268
Martin, Samuel, M.D., son of Josiah and nephew of Colonel Samuel, 272-273
Martin, Young Samuel, 81, 82, 87, 95, 106, 107, 265
Martin Family, the, 259-273
Mediterranean pass, 62
Memboe, colored maid, Antigua, 86, 87, 107
Militia, Antigua, 109
Miller, Mrs. Mary, Miss Schaw’s abigail, 22, 23, 25, 31, 45, 53, 56, 57, 86, 107, 134, 145, 180 note, 200, 210 note, 221
Miller, Philip, author of The Gardener’s Dictionary, 168, 203
Milliken, Miss, 116, 124, 129, 130, 132
Miscegenation, white masters and negro servants, 112, 154
Mocking-bird, 168-169
Moita, Portugal, 234
Money, North Carolina, 214, 281
“Monkey Hill,” plantation, 131
Monkeys, St. Christopher, 131-132
Moore, Colonel James, 167, 178 note, 188, 205, 318-319
Mosquitoes, 85, 86, 138, 179, 182, 200
Moss, 151-152
Muir, Dr. John, 109
Murray, Mrs., of Stormont, sister of Lord Mansfield, 247
Murray, James, 145, 285, 289-291, 292, 313, 320
Murray, John, of Philiphaugh, 296, 298, 300, 308, 320

Negroes, Antigua, 78, 87, 88, 94, 103-104, 107-109, 112; St. Christopher, 127-128; North Carolina, 163, 166, 169, 171, 171-172, 175, 176, 177, 184, 198, 199, 200, 201
Neilson, Archibald, 181, 182, 183, 186, 188, 189, 190, 197, 200, 206, 208, 209, 214, 216, 217, 218, 220, 221, 222, 225, 226, 230, 231, 232, 235, 236, 241, 253, 324, 328-330
Neilson’s groom, 190, 207-209
New Bern, 156, 172, 180, 183, 186, 281
North Carolina, first view of, 141; trees in, 152-153; people of, 153, 154-155; agriculture in, 163-164; negroes in, 166, 169, 171, 171-172, 175, 176, 177, 184, 198, 199, 200, 201; lightning in, 174; fruits in, 174-175; birds in, 175; crops in, 194; description of, by Alexander Schaw, 279-282

“Olivees,” plantation, 121, 122-123, 273-274
Ossian, cited, 74, 119

Paisley, Mr., 237, 239, 241, 244, 245, 253
Paisley, Mrs., 214, 230, 237, 239, 244
Palmella, Portugal, 234
Palmetto trees, Antigua, 83-84
Parker, George, owner of the Jamaica Packet, 19 note, 22, 26, 28, 295
Payne, Lady, 88, 109, 115
Payne, Sir Ralph, governor of the Leeward Islands, 75 note, 88, 109, 115
Pitcairn, Major John, 65 note, 210
“Point Pleasant,” plantation, 168, 171 note, 179, 181, 188, 195 note, 202, 209, 308
Pombal, Sebastian Joseph de Carvalho e Mello, Marquess of, 236 note, 251
Priests, in Portugal, 228-229
Pringle, Charlotte, sister of Mrs. Paisley, 239, 244
Proclamations, royal, 199, 206; by Governor Martin, 207, 208

Quince, Parker, son of Richard, 209, 314
Quince, Richard, 144, 145, 278, 314
Quit-rents, 173, 214

Rafts, on the Cape Fear, 185
Rebecca, the, 133, 144 note
Review, the military, at Wilmington, 181, 187, 189-190
Robert, Alexander Schaw’s East Indian servant, 25, 53, 86, 117, 118, 138, 143
“Rockhall,” country-seat on Long Island, 187 note, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272
“Rose Hill,” plantation, 209 note
Rutherfurd, Fanny, daughter of John Rutherfurd, Sr., 20, 22, 51, 59, 69, 76, 81, 92, 105, 106, 117, 118, 151, 157, 167, 170, 180, 182, 183 note, 186, 188, 191, 194, 197, 200, 201, 202, 204, 206, 209, 213, 214, 217, 226, 227, 233, 239, 244, 245, 253, 299, 303, 304-307, 309, 310, 330, 333, 340, 341, 343-344
Rutherfurd, Frances, wife of John Rutherfurd, Sr., 293, 294, 310, 311
Rutherfurd, Colonel Henry, 304, 341-343
Rutherfurd, John, Sr., 20, 26, 103, 145, 157, 172, 173, 174, 176, 184, 185, 186, 188, 189, 197, 206, 212, 217, 285, 286, 290, 291-299, 308, 310, 311, 313, 318, 319, 320, 322, 340
Rutherfurd, John, Jr., eldest son of John Rutherfurd, Sr., 20, 52, 107, 139, 157, 180, 296, 299, 300-301, 302, 309, 320 note, 333-335, 340, 341
Rutherfurd, William Gordon, youngest son of John Rutherfurd, Sr., 20, 48, 107, 157, 299, 301-304, 309, 310, 311, 320 note, 334, 340, 341, 342

St. Christopher (St. Kitts), 92, 120; description of, 126-127; negroes in, 127-128
St. Eustatius, 135-138
St. John’s, Antigua, 75, 78, 88; fire in, 87; St. John’s Church in, 93-95, 336
St. John’s Church, 93-95, 336
St. Philip’s Church, Brunswick, North Carolina, 144 note, 278, 314, 315
St. Roque, Church of, Lisbon, 244, 245
Salmon, Thomas, author of A New Geogrphical and Historical Grammar, 60-61
Sangerie, a tropical drink, 78
Schaw, Alexander, brother of Janet Schaw, the author of the Journal, 20, 21, 22, 25, 44, 48, 59, 69, 72, 76, 92, 103, 118, 122, 144, 181, 188, 193, 196, 197, 248, 266, 305, 306-307, 309, 313, 320 note, 343
Schaw, Gideon (Gidjun), father of Alexander, Janet, and Robert, 10, 106, 336-337, 343
Schaw, Janet, “Jen.”, or Jennie, the author of the Journal, see Introduction and passim.
Schaw, John Sauchie, 341, 342
Schaw, Robert, son of Gideon and brother of Alexander and Janet, 21, 145, 148, 156, 159-160, 172, 188, 197 note, 204, 212, 213, 217, 295, 296, 316, 319-320, 324, 337
Schaw, Mrs. Robert, 157, 160, 167, 188, 204, 213, 320, 343
“Schawfield” or “Sauchie,” plantation, 148, 158, 186, 188 note, 194
Seater, Captain Hugh, of the Rebecca, 134, 135, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 144
Setubal (St. Tubes), 218, 219-220, 226, 227, 232
Sierra da Arabida, crossing the, 230-235
Smith, the (one of the emigrants), 55-56, 116
Smith, Captain Thomas, of the Jamaica Packet, 24, 28, 40-41, 51, 60, 71, 72, 76, 134, 144, 145
Snow’s plantation, 141
Sound, the, 186, 196, 213
Steerage, 27, 47, 69
Storm at sea, the first, 42-54; the second, 64-65
Sugar-making in the West Indies, 128-129

Tagus River, crossing the, 236
Tailor, the (one of the emigrants), 55, 56, 116
Test or Association, the, 156, 192, 326
Theatre, Lisbon, 252
Thomas, Governor George, of the Leeward Islands, 100, 265
Tollemache, Captain, of H. M. S. Scorpion, 196
Townshend, George, Marquess, 254, 300, 334
Trees in North Carolina, 152, 159, 174
Trumble, Jock, 83
Turkey buzzard, 176
Turtle, 59; as food, 95, 186
Twiss, Richard, author of Travels through Portugal and Spain, 250

“Unlawful Convocation,” at New Bern, 173, 181

Vegetables in North Carolina, 174
Virgin Mary, Portugal, 227

Walpole, Robert, British minister to Portugal, 240
Washing, linen, 204
Webster, Dr. Alexander, Edinburgh, 94
Wilmington, 155-156, 177, 187, 189, 278, 279, 280, 282-285; physicians in, 156-157

Zebras, Lisbon, 248
Zoological garden at Belem, description of, 246-249