

Colonial Population.

We lay before our readers the following extracts from the latest official returns of populattion ordered to be printed by the House of Commons, July 12. 1815.

Governor Baines, of Dominica, reports, that on the 19th February 1811, there were on the island – Slaves . . . . . . 21,783 Whites . . . . . . 1,325 Free persons of colour . . 2,988

Governor Bentinck, of Demerare, states the population of this island to be – Slaves . . . . . . 71,180 Whites . . . . . . 2,871 Free coloured . . . . 2,980

In the island of New Providence, one of the Bahama islands, the population was, December 13. 1810 – Whites . . . . . . 1,720 Free Blacks . . . . . 565 Free coloured . . . . . 509 Black Slaves . . . . . 3,044 Coloured Slaves . . . . 146 Foreigners . . . . . 700 Grand Total . 6084

St Vincent island contains – Whites . . . . . . . 827 Free coloured . . . . 646 Slaves . . . . . . . 22,020

The Grenadines contain – Whites . . . . . . . 226 Free coloured . . . . . 76 Slaves . . . . . . . 2,000

Berumda contains – Slaves . . . . . . . 4,794 Whites . . . . . . . 4,755

Surinam contains – Whites . . 2,029 Free Coloured and Black 3,075 Slaves . . . 51,957

Curacoa contains – Whites . . 2,781 Free Coloured . . 2,161 Free Blacks . . 1,878 Slaves Coloured . . 690 Slaves Black . . 5,336

Grenada contains – Slaves . . . 29391 Whites . . 771 Free coloured . . 1,120

Martinique contains – Slaves . . 77,977 Whites . . . 9,206 Free Coloured . . 8,630

The births in this island in 1810 were – Whites . . . 71 Slaves . . 1,250 Free Coloured . . 80

Berbice contains – Whites . . . . 550 Coloured . . 240 Blacks . . . 25,169

The slave popultion of Barbadoes exceeds 69,000 ; that of Jamaica, 319,912 ; and of Antigua, in 1810, 30,568.

