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American Shipowners, etc., stand by Lord Hawkesbury's minute, p. 387 American Statesmen try to turn the attention of their countrymen to agricultural pursuits, p. 365 Americans form associations to dispense with English manufactures, p. 232 —— resolve to import no goods from Great Britain with the exception of Ireland, p. 233 ——, immediately after their Independence, adopt a Registration system similar to the English, p. 246 —— lay a general embargo on their shipping in reply to Order in Council of Nov. 11, 1807, and complain that they are losing their carrying trade owing to the stringency of this Order, p. 321 —— prefer risking capture to keeping their ships unemployed, p. 322 ——, in spite of his treatment of them, unequivocally aid Napoleon, ibid.

——, disposition of, to be subservient to Napoleon, while hating England, p. 324

—— assume that Napoleon must conquer Russia, and therefore declare war against England, May 18, 1812, p. 326

—— aware of the fresh promulgation of the Berlin and Milan Decrees before they went to war with England, p. 327

—— pretend that England has impressed 15,000 to 20,000 American sailors, p. 329

—— take a very short-sighted view of European affairs, ibid.

—— complain that their vessels are searched not only for enemies' goods, but for seamen to man English ships, p. 382

Amiens, preliminaries of the peace of, signed Oct. 1, 1801, p. 271 ——, many of the articles of the treaty of, not carried out by the French, p. 274 Angediva, Portuguese, under De Gama, anchor at the Island of, p. 18 Anson, Commodore, sails in 1740 with six ships, chiefly to make reprisals on the Spaniards in the Pacific, p. 217 —— returns with only one ship, the Centurion, having lost nearly all his crews by scurvy and other sickness, ibid.

Anson, Commodore, scandalous manner in which his ships were manned, p. 218 Anthony, Anthony, ships of Henry VIII. drawn by him, in the British Museum, p. 96 Antigua, extraordinary robbery of vessel from, p. 415 Archæologia, inventory in, of the ships of Henry VIII., p. 95 Antwerp, the fall of, favourable to the concentration of trade in Holland, p. 178 Armada, the Spanish, size of, more than twice that of English fleet, p. 146 Armstrong, General, states that the Americans have the highest deference for the French Emperor, p. 400 —— and that if France will and England will not give explanation, war shall at once be declared, p. 401 Assurance Companies, Royal Exchange and London, founded during the period of the South Sea Bubble, and still existing as sound speculations, p. 214 Author, successful attempt by, in 1850-3, to improve the form and construction of merchant ships, pp. 492-4 note

——, description by, of the hard service he underwent when a sea-apprentice, pp. 497-9, note


Badajos, conference at, with reference to the Spanish rights in the Eastern seas, p. 69

Baltic, many new ports opened in, in anticipation of an ultimate rupture with Spain, p. 136

Baltimore, shipwrights of, strongly urge on Congress the necessity of protective duties, and maintain that they require more protection than the English when the Navigation Act of 1660 was passed, p. 366

Baltimore, a vessel from, reaches Canton in 1785, p. 377

"Baltimore Clippers," a greatly improved class of American ships, p. 492

Baring, Alexander (Lord Ashburton), celebrated pamphlet by, p. 268