Commanders in 1797 accorded to all those who did not wish to take the oath of allegiance to the King of England to leave the Island, a general census of the inhabitants was taken, of which the following was the result:
| Men | Women | Boys | Girls | Total | |
| Whites | 929 | 590 | 301 | 266 | 2,086 |
| Free Coloured | 1,196 | 1,624 | 895 | 751 | 4,466 |
| Indian | 305 | 401 | 190 | 186 | 1,082 |
| Slaves | 4,164 | 3,505 | 1,232 | 1,108 | 10,009 |
| Total | 6,594 | 6,120 | 2,618 | 2,311 | 17,643 |
WHITES
English - 663
Spanish - 605
French - 1,093
Subtotal - 2,361
FREE COLOURED
English - 599
Spanish - 1,751
French - 2,925
Subtotal - 5,275
Indians - 1,154
Slaves - 20,464
Total 29,254
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