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West Indies: trade of, xviii 104*] 
«... Jamaicamen cutting wood on the 
island of Cuba seized by the Spaniards, 
xviii 104] 
«++. memorial from the merchants and 
planters for stopping distillation from 
grain, and lowering the duties on rum, on 
account of the dearness of lumber in con- 
sequence of the disturbances in America, 
xix 123] 
+++. great distress from this cause, xx 26] 
»s «» Several ships taken by the Americans, 
xx 27] 
s..s survey of the French islands, xx 201] 
-.+. Morning Star seized by the Spaniards, 
xx 255] 
++. disputes on the 43 per cent duty, xxi 
197] 
+++. the principal merchants wait on lords 
North, Germaine, and Sandwich, to re- 
monstrate on the want of protection, xxi 
208] 209] 
a... petition of the planters and merchants 
to the king, xxi 312] 
«+s» defenceless state of, xxii 36] 
-».. adm. Byron unable to provoke d’Es- 
taing to an engagement, xxii 199*] 
.+ «+ both squadrons reinforced, xxii 200*] 
-..- adm, Byron convoys the merchantmen, 
ib. 
--.. surrender of St. Vincent’s, xxii 201*] 
++. capture of Grenada, ¢d. 
+++. engagement between the fleets, xxii 
203°} 
«+.. arrival of a Spanish squadron and 
junction with the French, xxiv 25] 26] 
ae i tremendous hurricane, xxiv 30] 163] 
171] 
.+ «+ proceedings there, xxiv 101] 
.-. disputes between the merchants and 
adm, Rodney, xxiv 104] 
++.» petition from the merchants on the 
danger of the islands, xxiv 201] 319] 
-... sale of lands in the ceded islands, xxiv 
280] 
--.- St. Eustatia, Demerary, and Essequibo 
retaken, xxv 194*] 195*] 
--.. St. Christopher’s taken, xxv 195*] 
+++. adm. Hood gains the anchorage at 
Basse Terre from de Grasse, xxv 197*] 
++.» again puts to sea without obstruction, 
xxv 201*] 
«... Nevis and Montserrat taken, 7d. 
«++. junction of Rodney and Hood, xxv 
202*] 
»... convoy from Brest escapes the British 
fleet, xxv 203*] 
+++» engagement between Rodney and de 
Grasse, xxv 204*] 
-.+» Bahama islands taken by the Spa- 
niards, xxvi 115] 
++ ee successful attacks of the Spaniards on 
the Moschetto shore, xxvi 119] 
». +» Bahama islands retaken, xxvi 260] 
eee thanks of the gentlemen interested in 
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the conquered islands, with a piece 6f 
plate, to the marg. de Bouille, xxvii 183] 
West Indies: meeting of nerchants on the | 
Irish resolutions, xxvii 335] ¢ 
«+++ memorial to the treasury on the com- — 
mercial treaty with France, xxviii 286] _ 
---- letter from Mr. Pitt in answer to it, | 
xxix 257] j 
+++ resolution of the captains not to take 
any seamen without a certificate of good 
behaviour, xxix 218] aq 
«++. Scheme of fortifying the islands, xxx | 
96] xxxi 143] . 
++.+ effects of the revolution on the French } 
islands, xxxii 1386. xxxiii 130, xxxiv 68] 7) 
xxxvi 215] 283] 
++-. number of slaves imported and ex- J 
ported, xxxiv 129 % 
+++. French islands captured, xxxv 270] 
271] xxxvi 282] 68 
++. Various exports, xxxv 428, xliv 531 | 
-+.. Sickness and mortality among the } 
troops, xxxvi 283] . 
++. disturbances in, xxxvi 283] xxxvii 
134] 168, 185 ’ wa 
.».. the merchants trading to Grenada and }- 
St. Vincent’s petition the Commons for | 
relief, xxxvii 216] . 
«--- loan granted them, xxxix 170. xlil 
176. xlv 116. xlviii 653 
+++ proceedings of the French in, xxxvii 
184-187 
+++. successes in, xxxviii 70, 74, 80. xxxix 
89] 92) . 
+++. refusal of the planters to arm a body J 
of Negroes, xxxix 92] 
+... complaint of great expense to little 
purpose, xxxix 128] ‘ 
»... Spaniards allowed to trade under cer- 
tain restrictions notwithstanding the war, }. 
xxxix 234 , 
..+- Negroes converted by the Moravians, 
xl 69 
-+.- Danish and Swedish islands captured, 
xliii 114] 112 | 
...- reestablishment of slavery in the 
French islands, xlivy 224 
+.+. Valuable plants introduced into the 
Caribbee islands, xliv 463 
- imports into G, Britain from the con- 
quered colonies, xliv 53] 
+-e+ great defalcation in accounts and othe 
abuses, xlv 420. xlviii 77, 401 : 
-++s appearance of a French squadron in, 
xlvii 220, 227 
.. +. restrictions of intercourse with Ame 
rica, xlvi 708, 709. xlviii 81 
+++. imports into, xlvili 872 _ 
«+.» French islands taken, 1 237] 
.-++ Danish islands taken, | 8* 5 
++-- plan for the relief of the planters, | 
123 
«+. Martinico and the city of St, Dominge}. 
taken, li 228, 429, 461 
+++» Guadaloupe taken, lii 262 
