chap, iv.] WEST INDIES. 
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CHAPTER IV. 
Trade between the British West Indies and North Ame¬ 
rica previous to the late Civil War.'—Official Account 
of American Supplies, and their value.—Ships and 
Seamen. — Returns. — Advantages resulting from this 
Trade to Great Britain.—Measures adopted by Go¬ 
vernment on the re-establishment of Peace — Procla¬ 
mation of the 2d July, 1783 . — Petitions from the West 
Indies.—Opposition of the Settlers in Nova Scotia, Sic. 
and the Ship-builders at home.—Reference to the Com¬ 
mittee of Privy Council.■—Evidence taken by the Com¬ 
mittee.—Their final opinion thereon.—Proceedings of 
Government.—Destruction of Negroes in the West In¬ 
dies in consequence.—Act of the 28 Geo. Ill, Ch. 6.— 
Present State and Value of the Trade between the Bri¬ 
tish West Indies and the remaining British Provinces 
in America.—The same with the United States of 
America.—Inference from the whole.' — 'Appendix. 
H AVING purposely reserved for separate dis¬ 
cussion, the commercial intercourse between 
the British West Indies and North America, I shall 
now proceed to investigate its nature and extent, 
as it subsisted previous to the late unfortunate civil 
war: and offer some considerations on the policy 
of Great Britain, in the regulations and restric- 
