Benns: British West India Carrying-Trade 203 
Dudley, Lord, negotiations with 
Gallatin, 152-153. 
Dutch West Indies, entrepots in B. 
W.I. trade, 71. 
Edenton, N.C., meeting to consider 
commercial situation, 78. 
“Elsewhere’’, inserted in Am. act 
(1823), 95; meaning, 95, 97; dis- 
pute over, 96; S. Canning’s criti- 
cism of, 96-98; J. Q. Adams ac- 
cused of originating, 160. 
Embargo Act (1807), connection 
with B.W.I. trade, 25. 
Fayetteville, N.C., meeting to con- 
sider commercial situation, 78. 
Financial crisis in England (1825), 
123; influence on Brit, commer- 
cial legislation, 123-124. 
Fredericksburg, Va., meeting to 
consider commercial situation, 78. 
French West Indies, entrepots in 
B.W.I. trade, 155-157. 
Gallatin, A., assists Rush to nego- 
tiate commercial convention 
(1818), 55-59; succeeds R. King 
as minister to Great Britain, 
118; instructions from Clay, 118- 
119; attempts to re-open B.W.I. 
trade question (1826-27), 127- 
135, 146-153; quoted by Van 
Buren, 165. 
Georgia, agriculture affected by 
Am. navigation acts, 76; opposi- 
tion to Am. navigation acts, 78. 
Ghent, Peace of, Brit, commercial 
system in force at time of, 29 ; 
change in spirit of Brit, com- 
mercial system following, 29-32. 
Goderich, Lord, succeeds G. Can- 
ning as Prime Minister, 152; 
Gallatin’s attitude toward, 152; 
also see Robinson, F. J. 
Grenada, petition for removal of 
Brit, commercial restrictions, 75. 
Grenville, Lord, negotiates with 
Jay, 16-18; opposes including B. 
W.I. trade in commercial con- 
vention (1806), 25. 
Guadaloupe, entrepot in B.W.I. 
trade, 155. 
Halifax, made a free port (1818), 
66; favors Brit, restrictive com- 
mercial system (1822), 75-76; 
included in Monroe’s proclama- 
tion (1822), 88; made a free 
warehousing port (1825), 108; 
question regarding admission of 
Am. ships to, 114-115; enjoys in- 
creased trade with B.W.I., 169. 
Hamilton, A., favors resort to di- 
plomacy (1794), 15; assists in 
drafting Jay’s instructions, 15- 
16; contrast with R. King in at- 
titude toward B.W.I. trade, 21. 
Hamilton, Bermuda, open to Am. 
ships, 88. 
Hanse Towns, 104. 
Hartford, Conn., demands retali- 
ation against Great Britain, 44. 
Hawkesbury, Lord, negotiates with 
R. King (1802-3), 21-22. 
High Court of Admiralty, inter- 
pretation of Brit. Colonial Trade 
act, 110. 
Huskisson, W., gives reason for en- 
actment of Colonial Trade bill 
(1822), 85; criticism of interpre- 
tation of “elsewhere” in Am. act 
(1823), 95-96; particip,ates in 
negotiations (1824), 101-103; at- 
titude toward B.W.I. trade, 106, 
152; speech in Parlia., 122; at- 
tacked because of his liberal 
commercial system, 124; Gal- 
latin’s estimate of, 130; con- 
gratulated on Brit, order in 
council (1826), 150-151; negoti- 
ations with Gallatin, 152-153. 
Jackson, A., relation of B.W.I. 
trade question to election of, 157- 
163; decides to regain B.W.I. 
trade, 163; part of, in instruc- 
tions to McLane, 164-167; letter 
to Van Buren, 170-171; message 
to Cong., 173; reception of mes- 
sage of, by opposition, 174-175; 
opens Am. ports to Brit, ships, 
179-180; opinions in the press 
regarding proclamation of, 180- 
183; criticism of his “Reciprocity 
of 1830”, 186-188. 
Jamaica, declares need for trade 
with U.S., 10; opens ports to 
Am. ships, 20; and Embargo Act 
(1807), 25; memorial regarding 
evils due to Am. Navigation Act 
(1818), 67; petitions for admis- 
sion of Am. ships to, 74; free 
warehousing port established in, 
108; opinion in, hostile to U.S., 
151 ; comment in, on “Reciprocity 
of 1830”, 184. 
Jay, J., 12; envoy extraordinary 
to Great Britain (1794), 15; in- 
structions to, 15-16; negotiates 
treaty, 16-18; consulted regard- 
ing further negotiations, 19. 
Jay Treaty, relation to B.W.I. 
trade, 15-18; negotiations leading 
to, 16-18; reception in U.S., 
18-19; ratification without Arti- 
cle XII, 19; failure to gain 
