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 Hostilities, first effect of the renewal of, on the Maritime Commerce of England, p. 284 Hotham, Sir Richard, evidence of, as to the excessive cost of the ships built for the E. I. C., p. 450  Humphreys, Capt., of H.M.S. Leopard, conduct of, considered, p. 392, note

Iceland, the English fishermen to, the first sailors in Henry VIII.'s fleet, p. 89 India, private traders to, permitted under certain circumstances, 1698, p. 446  Insurance-rates to China, during the whole French war, did not exceed half what they had been in 1782, p. 265  Ireland secures commercial freedom for herself during the war between England and America, but fails altogether to become a leading naval power, p. 243   always a clog on the industry of England, p. 243   Jay, Mr. John, sent as Envoy Extraordinary from United States to London in 1794, p. 256 , at the close of treaty concluded by, holds out the flag of Free-Trade, p. 256   proposes that, in war between United States and England, privateers shall not be allowed, p. 356  Jay, W. W., description by, of the state of feeling in England when Mr. John Jay arrived here, p. 355  Jefferson, Mr., in report to Congress of American trade, omits all notice of cotton, p. 357  Jenkinson, Master Anthonie, sent to Persia, p. 85  John, Dom, of Portugal, follows up the discoveries of Prince Henry, and sends two young men to make researches, p. 2   takes care that Vasco de Gama's ships are properly supplied, p. 4   Kalitsch, treaty of, signed March 1, 1813, p. 335   Labour, great demand for, in the Plantations of America, p. 120  Levant, general character of the trade with, under Henry VII., and first voyages to, in "tall ships," p. 52  , many particulars of the voyages to, preserved in Hakluyt, ibid.

Lexington, skirmish at, the commencement of the war between England and America, p. 236 Licences, pernicious system of, adopted by England from France, p. 313 , values of fees, etc., recoverable on, p. 314  , statement about, by Mr. Alex. Baring, M.P., p. 315 Licensing system, scandalous practices in England, p. 316   leads to perjury on the parts of the owners, captains, and seamen of merchantmen, p. 318  Lighters, etc., vast number required for loading and unloading ships in the Thames in 1796, p. 412  Lindsay, of Pitscottie, account of the Great Michael of Scotland, p. 98  Lisbon, joy of the people of, at the safe arrival of Vasco de Gama, p. 21   becomes, what the Italian republics had been, the entrepôt of Eastern merchandise, p. 44  Liverpool, first wet-dock proposed for,  1709, p. 409 , docks at, incomparably greater than those of the ancient Roman port of Ostia, p. 431  , far larger dock accommodation than any other port in the world, ibid.

Docks, general history of, with the area and amount of accommodation for shipping, pp. 432-437

, as a private undertaking, receive no aid from government, p. 437

Loan, temporary, advanced to the merchants of London, Bristol, etc., p. 258

Log, to be carefully kept by the ships proceeding to the North, p. 77

London, a central council in, to regulate every branch of trade by the aid of the municipal bodies, p. 102

, only ten ships of 200 tons in port of, in 1615, p. 166

, accommodation for vessels arriving from foreign parts far too limited before construction of the Docks, p. 420