idea of the state of progress of British maritime commerce during one of the most critical periods of her history.
Ireland secures various commercial concessions. While England was incurring a vast debt in unavailing endeavours to subjugate the revolted colonies, Ireland seized the opportunity to secure her commercial freedom. Hitherto she had been treated as a conquered country, a vassal island, the people of
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| |Exports of British
| Imports. | and Foreign and
Years.| | Colonial Produce.
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|Official Value.| Official Value.
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| £ | £
1766 | 12,456,765 | 15,188,669
1767 | 13,097,153 | 15,090,001
1768 | 13,116,281 | 16,620,132
1769 | 13,134,091 | 15,001,282
1770 | 13,430,298 | 15,994,572
1771 | 14,208,325 | 19,018,481
1772 | 14,508,716 | 17,720,169
1773 | 12,522,643 | 16,375,431
1774 | 14,477,876 | 17,288,486
1775 | 14,815,856 | 16,326,364
1776 | 12,443,435 | 14,755,704
1777 | 12,643,831 | 13,491,006
1778 | 11,033,898 | 12,253,890
1779 | 11,435,265 | 13,530,703
1780 | 11,714,966 | 13,698,178
1781 | 12,722,862 | 11,332,296
1782 | 10,341,629 | 13,009,459
1783 | 13,122,235 | 14,681,495
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| |Official Value.| British Produce | Foreign and |Total Exports.|
| | |and Manufactures.|Colonial Produce.| |
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| | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| 1784 | 15,272,877 | 11,255,057 | 3,846,434 | 15,101,491 |
| 1785 | 16,279,419 | 11,081,811 | 5,035,358 | 16,117,169 |
| 1786 | 15,786,072 | 11,830,195 | 4,470,536 | 16,300,731 |
| 1787 | 17,804,025 | 12,053,900 | 4,815,889 | 16,869,789 |
| 1788 | 18,027,170 | 12,724,720 | 4,747,519 | 17,472,239 |
| 1789 | 17,821,103 | 13,779,506 | 5,561,043 | 19,340,549 |
| 1790 | 19,130,886 | 14,921,084 | 5,199,037 | 20,120,121 |
| 1791 | 19,669,783 | 16,810,019 | 5,921,977 | 22,731,996 |
| 1792 | 19,659,358 | 18,336,851 | 6,568,349 | 24,905,200 |
| 1793 | 19,255,117 | 13,892,269 | 6,496,560 | 20,388,829 |
| 1794 | 22,276,916 | 16,725,403 | 10,021,681 | 26,748,084 |
| 1795 | 22,736,889 | 16,338,213 | 10,785,126 | 27,123,339 |
| 1796 | 23,187,320 | 19,102,220 | 11,416,694 | 30,518,914 |
| 1797 | 21,013,957 | 16,903,103 | 12,013,907 | 28,917,010 |
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