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Philip II. of Spain retaliates, by seizing thirty English vessels in Spanish ports, p. 117

—— confiscates Hampton's cargo of hides, procured by money earned by slaving, p. 123

—— peremptorily forbids his colonies to purchase the slaves brought in the English ships, p. 123

——, through his ambassador, remonstrates, but in vain, against the piracies, p. 128

——, the furniture from his chapel publicly burnt in Cheapside, p. 137

—— slowly plans complete vengeance on England, p. 142

——, the chief objects of, in his attacks on England, p. 143

Pickering, Mr., maintains that the English capture of American vessels, carrying French goods, is warranted by the law of nations, and in reply to the French, asserts that "free ships should make free goods," p. 263

Pilots of the Mersey subject to a special committee of the Mersey Board, p. 439

—— undergo three examinations before admitted to full licence, p. 440

——, very various duties of the general superintendent of, p. 439

Pilot-boats of the Mersey not less than forty tons each, p. 440

——, each one has a master, second and third master, and ten apprentices; and the boats have seven stations, the last to take the pilots out of the ships and back to Liverpool, p. 441

Pirates, English, even when seized by the government, rarely punished with any severity, p. 120

Pitt, Mr., the firm supporter of the merchants, shipowners, and agriculturists, p. 265

—— retires from the Administration, owing to differences between him and the King with reference to Catholic Emancipation, p. 266

—— (supported by Mr. Fox) strenuously denies that "free bottoms make free goods," p. 269

—— reduces the duties on many Indian articles of produce, 1784, p. 452

Pitt, Mr., establishes the Board of Control, including six members of the Privy Council, 1784, p. 455

Planters, West Indian, demand unrestricted freedom of trade with the Americans, p. 251

Portugal, enormous wealth accruing to, from the discovery of the way to India round the Cape of Good Hope, p. 44

Portugal, King of, his great joy on the return of Vasco de Gama from his second voyage, p. 43

Prayers to be said morning and evening in ships proceeding to the North, p. 78

Privateers and pirates naturally ready to take up slave-dealing, p. 120

Privateers, American, as reckless and as daring as the buccaneers, p. 379

Privateers, English, sailing under flag of the Prince of Orange, capture large treasures on their way to the Netherlands, p. 133

Proclamation ordering that the coins of the realm shall only be worth their intrinsic value, p. 108

—— relating to Ship-Money, and Hampden's resistance, p. 170

—— to German Princes, stating that the only object of the Alliance was the rescuing Germany from France, p. 335

Protection System, gradual growth of the desire for, in all classes, p. 228

Protectionists in America carry a measure imposing differential duties, p. 369

Prussia, unprovoked attacks on Hanover, p. 301


Quiloa, an important city at the time of de Gama's voyage, trading with Mecca, p. 10

——, Armenian merchants at, who call themselves "Christians," p. 11

——, speeches of de Gama to the King of, pp. 26-29

——, treatment of the Moor of, by Vasco de Gama, p. 29


Raleigh, Sir W., first personal adven-*