[7] The arquebuse was a rude musket exploded with a slow match.
[8] Fairbanks’ History of St. Augustine, p. 107.
[9] Fairbanks’ History of St. Augustine, p. 112. This chest has since been broken into fragments and sold to visitors as souvenirs of the old Spanish occupation. After the last chips had been disposed of, any old pieces of mahogany were substituted, until the memory of the chest had faded away, and the trade in mahogany splinters became unremunerative.
[10] Fairbanks, pp. 113, 114.
[11] Fairbanks, p. 119.
[12] Fairbanks, p. 128. This statement is evidently in error, as I have shown from Laudonnère’s account that Menendez brought negro slaves; moreover, the residents of the asylum of all slaves escaping from the British colonies, and those captured by the Indians under a standing reward, would hardly rejoice over the arrival of one negro.
[13] See Souvenir Album of St. Augustine for a view of the old lighthouse, which exhibits a salient angle protecting the gate of the inclosing wall.
[14] For an excellent view of this old fort, see Souvenir Album of Views in St. Augustine.
[15] Williams’ Florida, p. 185.
[16] For an excellent view of the tablet over the entrance to the fort, on which is sculptured the Spanish coat of arms and the above inscription, see Souvenir Album of Views in St. Augustine.