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Davis, John, discovers the Straits named after him in 1585, p. 151 ——, is killed, after five voyages to India, by the Japanese in 1605, p. 152 Despotic government of India, evil effect of, as established by De Gama, p. 45 Discovery, New voyages of, by Johnson, Finner, and Frobisher, p. 147 Docks, London, opened for business in 1805, p. 426 ——, now amalgamated with the St. Katharine's and Victoria Docks, p. 428 Docks, St. Katharine's, partially opened for traffic, Oct. 1828, p. 427 Docks, Victoria, constructed 1850, ibid.

Docks, Millwall, opened for traffic in 1868, p. 429 Dock Companies, charges levied by each, are, on the whole, very similar, p. 430 Docks, wet, now existing in thirteen towns of Great Britain, ibid.

Dover, the Mayor of, one of the most lawless plunderers of French ships, p. 116 Drake, Sir Francis, rides from Plymouth to London to relate the misfortunes of Hawkins' expedition, p. 132 ——, the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe, in 1577, p. 148. ——, and Sir John Norris, employed to ravage the Spanish coasts, p. 152 ——, capture sixty ships belonging to the Hanse Towns, which the Queen condemns, p. 153 Dutch massacre English traders at Amboyna, p. 160 —— openly and derisively claim the dominion of the Narrow Seas, p. 172 —— drive the Portuguese out of the Japan trade in 1638, and secure Ceylon in 1656, p. 174 —— fail to make an establishment in China, p. 176 —— trade greatly advantaged by its perfect freedom, p. 178 —— owed much to ancient laws of England, forbidding exports in home bottoms, p. 179 Dutch allow their country to be an asylum for all foreigners who choose to come there, ibid.

—— perceive that the English Navigation Acts are directed against their trade, p. 185

——, violent animosity in England against, p. 186.

——, on the whole, the severest sufferers by the first war with England, ibid.

—— force the chain in the Medway and burn three ships in Chatham harbour, p. 193

Dutch East India Company established soon after the English, p. 156 —— drives the Portuguese from the Moluccas, p. 157 Dutch East Indiamen then far superior to the English, p. 175 East India Company, first plan for, sanctioned by Queen Elizabeth, 1600, p. 154 ——, first voyage of, quite successful, p. 156 ——, in difficulties, abandons the Greenland fisheries, p. 161 ——, old and new companies, quarrels between, p. 445 ——, different parties in the State side with one or the other, p. 446 ——, united company, trade of, thrown open to the highest bidder, 1698, and joined under one title, 'The United Company of Merchants trading to India,' 1702, p. 447 ——, charter-party of, and conditions of their trades, p. 448 —— absorbs most of the trade of the East, as the Dutch and Portuguese were ruined, p. 454 ——, ships built in India first admitted in the trade, 1795, ibid.

——, a secret board of three directors to transact business with the Board of Control, p. 455

——, charter renewed 1796, with privileges of trade granted to outsiders and to civil servants of Company, p. 456

—— suffers heavily from loss of ships