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1781 Saint Eustatius, a motion made and negatived, for enquiring into the conduct of the
Commanders in Chief, on the capture of that ifland, p. 379.

furprized and taken by the French, p. 414.

1782 Saint Chriftopher's, Nevis and Montferrat, taken by the French, p. 415.

1783

the produce and manufacture of those islands allowed to be imported into any of his
Majefty's ports in Europe or America, p. 458.

a bill paffed for regulating the imports of the produce of those islands, p. 538.
1764 Sale of Lands, in Grenada, the Grenadines, Dominica, St. Vincent's and Tobago, advertised

by Royal proclamation, p. 46.

conditions of the fale, ibid.

1764 Salt, gathered on the Turk's Iflands, by the Bermudians, p. 48.

1766
1779

1786

the exportation of it to Quebec, allowed for a limited time, p. 50.

the exportation of it from Quebec, allowed, p. 98.

the duties of it taken off, when used in curing pilchards, p. 262.

a bill to allow the importation of it from Quebec, p. 630.

1785 Salts, of various kinds, a bill paffed to regulate the laws refpecting them, p. 605.

1765 Sandwich, a bill paffed to improve its haven, p. 72.

1777 Saratoga, the surrender of the British army there, p. 206.

1785 Scheldt, the navigation of it undergoes very little alteration by the treaty of peace between the
Emperor and the Dutch, p. 599.

1763 Scotland, Trustees of the forfeited eftates there, their patriotic conduct, p. 9.

1765

1782

1788

a bill paffed to regulate bills of exchange and promiffory notes there, p. 73.

the quantity of tobacco imported into, and exported from, that part of Great-
Britain, p. 455.

equalizing duty on spirits distilled there, and brought into England, p. 674.
1779 Sea Coast, a proclamation for driving cattle from thence, in case of an invasion, p. 258.
1786 Sea Coafts, a bill paffed for improving them, &c. p. 630.

Seamen's Wages, a bill to prevent frauds in the payment of them, p. 630.

1781 Secrecy, Committee of, appointed by the House of Commons to enquire into the war in the

Carnatic, p. 362.

1784 Seizures, the distance from thofe extended, at which they may be made,

P. 553.

1764 Senegal, a bill paffed for vefting it, &c. in the African Company, p. 49.
1772 Sheep, the annual account of the fale of them at Smithfield, for forty years, p. 156.

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1773 Sheffield, an affay-mafter appointed to that place, p. 167. -

1766 Ships, the number entered inwards, and cleared outwards, at Liverpool, during this

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1773

year, p. 97.

ditto, at Bristol, ibid.

regulations made for the loading them with coals, at Newcastle and Sunderland, p. 98.
the number of them employed in the trade between Great-Britain and America, p. 130.
annual amount and value of, at this time, built in the colonies, p. 165.

the number of, which failed from the North of Ireland to North-America, with
paffengers, in the two preceding years, p. 166.

a bill paffed to prevent abuses in the fale of fhares of them to foreigners, p. 167.
ditto, for regulating those loading coals at Sunderland and Newcastle, ibid.
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1778 Ships, French, an embargo laid on them in the British ports, p. 226.
1783 British, encreased greatly, by excluding the American, p. 520, 521.
1786 — a bill paffed to promote the encrease of it, p. 630.-(See Newcafile.)
1773 Shipping, the annual amount of it, at this time, in the colonies, p. 165.
1765 Silk, a bill to encourage the manufacture of it, p. 72.

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1779

1783

1784

Stockings, Gloves and Mits, a bill paffed to prohibit the importation of foreign ones, p. 73.
a bill paffed for encouraging the growth of it in America, p. 131.
organzined, the importation of it allowed, p. 261.

organzined, the importation of it allowed from Italy, &c. p. 397.

the quantity of it imported into Ireland, on two different averages of three years, p. 526.
raw and organzine, a five years average of its importation into England, with the
duties, ibid.

· and Mixtures of Silk, exportation in this year, from Ireland, ibid.
organzine Italian, the importation of it continued, p. 537.

raw and thrown, additional duties granted on the importation of it, p. 577.
1766 Silks and Velvets, a bill paffed to prohibit the importation of them, p. 98.

1777
1781

Crapes and Taffaties, an additional duty laid on the importation of them, ibid,
wrought, and Velvets, the importation of them prohibited, &c. p. 207.
exported from Ireland, in this year, p. 393.

-- a drawback allowed on the exportation of them, ibid.

1787 Silver, the amount of it fent annually from England to China, for three years, p. 667.-
(See Coin.)

1786 Skins, a bill to allow the importation of raw goat-fkins, p. 630.

1784

rabbit, the exportation of them prohibited, p. 176.—(See Hides.)
1777 Slaves, the number of them in the French West-Indies, p. 207.
1788 —

the number of them, at this time, in British Weft India Islands, p. 690.
fome further calculations concerning them, ibid.

Slave Trade, a bill paffed to regulate it, in refpect to the mode of carrying flaves from the
coaft of Africa, p. 677,

1764 Smuggling, an order of Council to prevent the practice of, particularly on the coafts of
the Isle of Man, p. 48.

1765
1779
1784

the means taken to prevent it caufe great discontents in America, p. 62.
abstract of an act of Parliament to prevent it, p. 262.

a bill paffed to prevent it, by various regulations, p. 553.

a bill pafled for the more effectual prevention of it, p. 577.
1717a bill paffed for the further prevention of it, p. 668.
1785 Snuff, drawback on the exportation of it fettled, p. 605.

1777 Soop, a bill paffed to fecure the duties in its importation from the Colonies, p. 207.
1766 Soar, the river, made navigable, p. 98.

1765 Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, established at New-York, p. 68.

1786

British, incorporated by act of Parliament for extending the fisheries of the kingdom,
p. 630.-(See British Fishery.)

1769 Sound, the number of veffels which paffed it this year, p. 130.

1772 -the number of veffels which paffed it in this year, p. 158.
-the number of veffels which paffed it in this year, p. 175.

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1781 Sound, the number. of British and Dutch fhipping, which paffed the Sound, for three

years, p. 359.

1786 Southern Whale Fishery, a bill for the encouragement of, p. 630.

1787

an account of it, during the years 1785, 1786, and 1787, p. 658.-(See the Whale-
Fishery.)

1763 South-Carolina, produce of it entered for exportation, during a certain period, p. 7..
1766 Spain, declares its neutrality with refpect to Great-Britain and America, p. 193.
1779
becomes a mediatrix between the powers at war, p. 247. -
proposes terms of pacification, ibid.

1783

the propofitions of, refufed by Great-Britain, p. 248.

the ambassador of, delivers a refcript at the court of London, ibid.

the refcript of its minister answered at large, by the British court, p. 248, 249.-
-the real motives of its court in taking part with France, p, 251.

its fituation at the clofe of the war, p. 476..

Speeches from the Throne, quoted in this work.
P. 163.

---P. 171, 174.

1772

1774

1775

P. 190, 193.

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foreign, a bill paffed for a more effectual prevention of fmuggling them, &c.
foreign, a bill paffed for the more effectual preventing the fmuggling of them, p. 540.
British and Weft India, new regulations of the duties on them, p. 554-

for home confumption, the duties on them discontinued for a certain time, p. 577.
diftilled in Scotland, and brought into England, subje& to an equalizing duty, p. 674.
an account of the quantity annually made, from Midsummer, 1749, to Midsummer,
1786, p. 627.-(See British Spirits,-Diftillery, &c.)

1766 Stamp Duties, a bill paffed for fecuring them for copies of court roll, p. 98.
1785 Stamps, a bill passed to transfer certain of their duties, &c. p. 605.

1787 Stamp-Duty, in France, on commercial inftruments, p. 653-

1765 Stamp Act, preliminary obfervations concerning the paffing it, for the impofition of stamps,
in America, p. 60.

1766

the American, paffed both Houses, and received the Royal affent by commiffion, p. 66.
the immediate effects of it, p. 60, 67.

violent conduct of feveral of the American Colonies in confequence of it, p. 67, 68.

➖➖➖➖for America, repealed, p. 85.-(See America.)

1779 Starch, the duties on it better fecured, p. 262.

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1779 States-General, memorial prefented to them by Sir Jofeph Yorke, relative to the transportation
of naval ftores, p. 257.

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1781

1782

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- are required to affift Great-Britain, according to treaty, p. 258.

neglect the memorials of the British minifter, ibid.

protect Paul Jones, and their reafons for fo doing, p. 258.
their conduct to Great-Britain, p. 265, 266.

memorial prefented to them by the British minifter, p. 268.

provifional anfwer given by them, p. 270.

memorial delivered by their minifter to the King of Sweden, p. 244, 245.

publish a manifesto to justify their conduct towards Great-Britain, p. 348.

—— receive an ambaffador from the United States of America, p. 418.-(See Holland.)
Steel,-(See Iron.)

1781 Stockings, the amount of the import and export of them into and from Ireland, in this
year, p. 394.

1782

1783

imports and exports of them into and from Ireland, in this year, p. 443.
import and export of them into and from Ireland, in this year, p. 528.
Stocks,-(See Funds.)

1784 Stuffs, mixed with filk, a drawback allowed on the exportation of them, p. 577.
1785 Cotton, duties on them repealed, p. 605.-(See Cotton.)

certain duties laid on them, and other fimilar manufactures, ibid.
1766 Stort, the river, a bill passed to preserve the navigation of it, &c. p. 98.
1773 Sugar, the amount of its importation into Briftol, in this year, p. 166.
a bill paffed to prevent the smuggling of it, p. 237.

1778

1779

1780

1781

1782

1783
'1785
1786

1787

a bill passed to prevent the fmuggling of it from America, p. 262.
the annual confumption of it in England, for fifty years, p. 320.
additional duties granted on the importation of it, p. 398.

table of the quantity imported into and exported from Great-Britain, for two diftin&t
years, with the names of the places, from whence and to which fuch imports and exports
were made, p. 445.

the quantity of it imported into and exported from England, for ten years, p. 452.
ditto into and from Scotland, p. 455.

refined, a bill paffed to prevent the re-landing of it, &c. p. 539.

an account of the quantity imported into England, during a certain period, p. 602.
a bill to regulate the exportation of it, from the British Colonies to foreign
ports, &c. p. 630.

imports and exports of, into, and from Great-Britain, for one year, with the duties,
&c. for one year, p. 660.

1775 Sugar Colonies, the ftate and nature of them defcribed, p. 183.-(See Weft-Indies.)

1763 Supplies, an account of the grants of them from the revolution, p. 26.

1764

1765

1766

1767

1768

for the fervice of this year, p. 17.

the fame, for this year, p. 53.

the fame, for this year, p. 74.
the fame, for this year, p. 98.
the fame, for this year, p. 110.
the fame, for this year, p. 122.

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1771

1772

1773

1774

1775
1776

1777

1769 Supplies, the fame, for this year, p. 131.
the fame, for this year, p. 139.
the fame, for this year, p. 150.
the fame, for this year, p. 159.
the fame, for this year, p. 168.
the fame, for this year, p. 176.
the fame, for this year, p. 188.
the fame, for this year, p. 198.
the fame, for this year, p. 210.
the fame, for this year, p. 238.
the fame, for this year, p. 263.
the fame, for this year, p. 323.
the fame, for this year, p. 399.
the fame, for this year, p. 459.
the fame, for this year, p. 541.
the fame, for this year, p. 578.
the fame, for this year, p. 606.
the fame, for this year, p. 631.
the fame, for this year, p. 669.

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1770 Swale, the river, in Yorkshire, a bill paffed for compleating the navigation of it, p. 139.
1780 Sweden, declaration of the King of, concerning the armed neutrality, p. 275.
1781 -- the King of, proposes to mediate between Great-Britain and Holland, p. 373.

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1767 Tallow, Hog's-Lard, &c. the duties on the importation of them difcontinued, p. 109.
1776
temporary difcontinuance of the duty on the importation of them, p. 197.
a further exportation of them allowed, p. 137.

1770

1786 Tallow, a further bill to discontinue the duties on the importation of it, p. 630.
1779 Tar, produced from coal, p. 260.

1787 Tariff of duties to be paid, according to the arret of the King of France, p. 653.
1781 Taxes, perpetual ones, a review of them, from 1776 to this year, p. 402.

1767 Tea, black and finglo, a duty of is. taken off it, &c. p. 109.

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1773

1777

drawback granted on its exportation to Ireland and America, ibid.

the American duty on it continued, p. 135.

the duty of is. on finglo and black difcontinued, and a drawback on the exportation of
them, when exported to Ireland and the plantations, p. 158.

the diminution of the export of it, on account of the American troubles, disadvantageous
to the East India Company, p. 165,

permitted to be exported to Amèrica, free of duty from the Company, ibid.

not fuffered to be carried on fhore at Bofton, &c. ibid.

amount of the confumption of it in the colonies, before the importation duties were
questioned, ibid.

-a bill paffed to prevent frauds in the venders of it, p. 207.

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