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82; Gallatin’s opinion of, 130; 
also see Goderich, Lord. 
Rush, R., succeeds J. Q. Adams as 
minister to Great Britain, 49; 
concludes discussion with Castle- 
reagh regarding B.W.I. trade, 
49 ; instructed to propose new 
negotiation, 54; negotiates (1818- 
19), 55-59, 61-64; negotiates 
(1823), 100-103; succeeded by R. 
King, 113. 
St. Bartholomew’s, distress in B. 
W.I. according to writer in, 26- 
27 ; entrepot in B.W.I. trade, 30, 
155. 
St. Christopher, ports opened by 
necessity to Am. ships, 68, 155; 
comment in, on condition of B. 
W.I. trade, 72; decline in prop- 
erty values in, 74; complaint of 
legislature of, over distress in, 
74. 
St. Eustatia, entrepot in B.W.I. 
trade, 155. 
St. George, Bermuda, open to Am. 
ships, 88. 
St. John, and proposed Am. legis- 
lation (1827), 137. 
St. Johns, N.B., made a free port, 
66; and Am. Navigation Act 
(1820), 70; chamber of com- 
merce of, favors Brit, restrictive 
system, 76; and Monroe’s proc- 
lamation (1822), 88; made a 
free warehousing port, 108; in- 
crease in trade of, 169. 
St. Lucia, ports opened by neces- 
sity to Am. ships, 68. 
St. Thomas, entrepot in B.W.I. 
trade, 155. 
St, Vincent, demands admission of 
Am. ships, 75. 
Salem, Mass., approved Am. Navi- 
gation Act (1818), 52; mer- 
chants and ship-owners of, de- 
fend retaliatory legislation, 79. 
Santiago, Cuba, entrepot in B.W.I. 
trade, 155. 
Savannah, Ga., meeting to consider 
repeal of Am. retaliatory legis- 
lation, 78. 
Sectionalism, in Brit. Empire, 74- 
76; in U.S., 76-80. 
Sheffield, Lord, publishes pamphlet 
urging exclusion of Am. ships 
from B.W.I., 9-10. 
Shelburne, Lord, ministry falls, 10. 
Smith, S., opposes report of Sen- 
ate Com, on Commerce, 116; fa- 
vors legislation to settle B.W.I. 
trade question, 116; chairman of 
Senate Com. of Finance, 117 ; 
leads opposition to President 
Adams, 139. 
South Carolina, meetings in, to 
consider repeal of Am. retali- 
atory legislation, 78. 
Spanish America, relation to B.W. 
I. trade question, 106-107. 
Stowell, Lord, interprets Brit, act 
(1825), 110. 
Sweden, 104. 
Swedish West Indies, entrepots in 
B.W.I. trade, 71, 155, 156. 
Tazewell, L. W., opposes report of 
Senate Com. on Commerce, 116; 
favors legislation to settle B.W.I. 
trade question, 116; moves to re- 
fer memorial, 117; writes series 
of letters attacking Adams’ ad- 
ministration, 158. 
Thompson, Judge, believes J. Q. 
Adams should issue Proclama- 
tion, 144. 
Triangular trade route, 34; effect 
on Am. navigation, 34-37, 41-42; 
destroyed by Am. legislation, 64; 
re-established following ‘^Reci- 
procity of 1830”, 186. 
Turk’s Island, and Brit, proposals 
(1817), 48. 
Van Buren, M., instructions of, to 
McLane, 165-166, 175-176; Jack- 
son’s letter to, 170-171 ; McLane’s 
letter to, 172-173. 
Vaughan, C. R., British minister 
to U.S., 134. 
Virgin Islands, opened of necessity 
to Am. ships, 68, 155. 
Virginia, Senator from, votes 
against Am. Navigation Act 
(1818), 52; agriculture of, af- 
fected by Am. navigation acts, 
76; opposition in, to Am. navi- 
gation acts, 77-78. 
War of 1812, effect of, on B.W.I. 
trade, 27-28. 
Washington, D.C., “Extras” pub- 
lished in, regarding “Reciprocity 
of 1830”, 179.' 
Washington, G., instructs G. Mor- 
ris to negotiate regarding B.W.I. 
trade, 14; nominates Jay to ne- 
gotiate with Brit. Govt., 15; con- 
sults Jay regarding further ne- 
gotiations, 19; seeks “privilege” 
of trading with B.W.I., 21. 
Webster, D., urges J. Q. Adams to 
issue statement to the public, 
126; denounces Van Buren’s in- 
structions to McLane, 166; de- 
