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infamous by the characters of those who first engaged in it, p. 121

——, returns of the vessels employed between 1760 and 1786, p. 248

Slaver, Brooks', details of her capacity, fittings, provisioning, etc., p. 248, note

Smith, Adam, in his 'Wealth of Nations,' remarks of, on the wages of English seamen, p. 244 Smith, Capt. John, adventures of, the hero of the ballad, 'The Honour of a London 'Prentice,' p. 167 Smuggling, measures for the suppression of in America, p. 231 Smyrna Merchantmen, nearly the whole fleet of, captured by the French, 1692, p. 201 South Dock, forming the city canal, added to West India Docks in 1829, p. 424 South Sea Bubble, remarkable list of the strange schemes suggested for public support by, p. 212 —— peculiarly fatal to genuine commerce, as largely inducing among the people the habit of gambling, p. 212 South Sea Company (1710) had no real basis but the privilege of slaving on a large scale, p. 211 —— prosecutes some rival bubble companies, which leads to a collapse, p. 213 South Sea Directors, several of them severely and justly punished, p. 214 Spain, war with, the immediate result of the accession of Elizabeth, p. 109 ——, English hatred of, like that of the Crusaders of the Infidels, p. 110 Spitzbergen, the whale fisheries at, first opened up by the Merchant Adventurers, p. 85 Spragge, Sir Edward, gallant defence of the mouth of the Thames, etc., p. 194, note

Stamp Act of the Grenville Administration, passed March 22, 1765, p. 232 —— burnt in a bonfire in New York, ibid.

Steel-yard, Merchants of, obtain relief from the Act of Edward VI. on the accession of Queen Mary, p. 86 Steel-yard, Merchants of, largely defraud the revenue by giving rights of denizenship to other foreigners, p. 99 Steward, his duties depend on the class of ship in which he sails, p. 525 —— may be required, in cases of necessity, to lend a hand in working the ship, but not to stand watch, p. 526 Swearing not permitted in ships sent to the North by the Merchant Adventurers' Co., p. 78 Sweating Sickness, distinctive character of, in 1517, p. 65 Taxation Act, new, passed in 1767, imposes import duties on teas, glass, and other articles, p. 234 Taylor's, Capt. Meadows, excellent account of the East India Co., given in his 'Manual of the History of India,' p. 444, note

Tea, thrown overboard in the harbour of Boston, in 1774, p. 235 Thorne, Mr. Robert, a distinguished merchant of Bristol in the early part of the 16th century, p. 54 ——, letter to Henry VIII., on the progress of the discoveries, p. 65 ——, in association with Cabot for promoting Spanish trade with the East, p. 69 Tobias, "gentleman fisher and mariner," views of, p. 165 Tooke, 'History of Prices,' note from, on the prices of 1808, p. 309, note

Torture, permitted in some French cruisers against the Americans, p. 362 Trade, Board of, first planned by Charles II. 1668—erected into a permanent establishment 1696, p. 209 ——, had originally exclusive superintendence of the commerce of the plantations, p. 210 Trade between England and America, perfectly free on the recognition of American Independence, p. 250 Trade, circuitous routes of, remarkable instances of the, pp. 310-311, notes

Treaty, Commercial, between France and England, signed Sept. 26, 1786, p. 247

Treaty between United States and