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 idea of the state of progress of British maritime commerce during one of the most critical periods of her history.

While England was incurring a vast debt in unavailing endeavours to subjugate the revolted colonies, Ireland seized the opportunity to secure her commercial freedom. Hitherto she had been treated as a conquered country, a vassal island, the people of


 * [Footnote: Trade of Great Britain with foreign countries, 1760-1797—continued.

+-+-     |               |Exports of British |  Imports. | and Foreign and Years.|              | Colonial Produce. +-+-     |Official Value.|   Official Value. +-+-     |      £        |           £ 1766 |   12,456,765  |     15,188,669 1767 |   13,097,153  |     15,090,001 1768 |   13,116,281  |     16,620,132 1769 |   13,134,091  |     15,001,282 1770 |   13,430,298  |     15,994,572 1771 |   14,208,325  |     19,018,481 1772 |   14,508,716  |     17,720,169 1773 |   12,522,643  |     16,375,431 1774 |   14,477,876  |     17,288,486 1775 |   14,815,856  |     16,326,364 1776 |   12,443,435  |     14,755,704 1777 |   12,643,831  |     13,491,006 1778 |   11,033,898  |     12,253,890 1779 |   11,435,265  |     13,530,703 1780 |   11,714,966  |     13,698,178 1781 |   12,722,862  |     11,332,296 1782 |   10,341,629  |     13,009,459 1783 |   13,122,235  |     14,681,495 +-+-

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 * |   Imports.   |            Exports.—Official Value.             |
 * Years.+-+-+-++
 * |Official Value.| British Produce | Foreign and    |Total Exports.|
 * |              |and Manufactures.|Colonial Produce.|              |
 * 1784 | 15,272,877   |   11,255,057    |    3,846,434    |  15,101,491  |
 * 1785 | 16,279,419   |   11,081,811    |    5,035,358    |  16,117,169  |
 * 1786 | 15,786,072   |   11,830,195    |    4,470,536    |  16,300,731  |
 * 1787 | 17,804,025   |   12,053,900    |    4,815,889    |  16,869,789  |
 * 1788 | 18,027,170   |   12,724,720    |    4,747,519    |  17,472,239  |
 * 1789 | 17,821,103   |   13,779,506    |    5,561,043    |  19,340,549  |
 * 1790 | 19,130,886   |   14,921,084    |    5,199,037    |  20,120,121  |
 * 1791 | 19,669,783   |   16,810,019    |    5,921,977    |  22,731,996  |
 * 1792 | 19,659,358   |   18,336,851    |    6,568,349    |  24,905,200  |
 * 1793 | 19,255,117   |   13,892,269    |    6,496,560    |  20,388,829  |
 * 1794 | 22,276,916   |   16,725,403    |   10,021,681    |  26,748,084  |
 * 1795 | 22,736,889   |   16,338,213    |   10,785,126    |  27,123,339  |
 * 1796 | 23,187,320   |   19,102,220    |   11,416,694    |  30,518,914  |
 * 1797 | 21,013,957   |   16,903,103    |   12,013,907    |  28,917,010  |
 * 1797 | 21,013,957   |   16,903,103    |   12,013,907    |  28,917,010  |