In the Press, and in a few Days will be published in Octavo, A COLLECTION of DEBATES in Parliament, on the Act of Navigation, on the Trade between Great Britain and the United States of America; and the Intercourse between the latter and the British West-India Islands, on the Tortola Free Port Bill, &c. from 1783 to 1807, both inclusive; with Notes and an Appendix, containing a variety of important Documents illustrative of those interesting Subjects. CONTENTS. REPORT of the Privy Council, dated 31 May, 1784, containing the allegations and evidence of merchants, &c. made on the repre- sentation of the West-India planters to obtain a free intercourse in American bottoms, between the sugar colonies and the United Proofs in support of the first allegation Abstract of prices of provisions in Jamaica in 1783 and 1784 Proofs against first allegation Account of prices current at Kingston, 20 March, 1784 Comparative statements of the prices current of lumber and pro- *། རྒྱུ ལྷ 41 Account of total imports from North America into the British West- India Islands, in 1771, 2, and 3 REPORT OF THE LORDS OF THE COMMITTEE of Privy Council for trade and plantations, on the commerce and navigation between his Majesty's dominions and the territories belonging to the United States of First regulation Second regulation Third regulation Duties on imports by do. giving a preference to the produce and manufactures of other nations over those of Great Britain b Proceedings of congress in April, 1787 Ditto. Into the remaining British colonies in America, at same period Tables shewing the proportions of shipping so employed Account of vessel employed between Great Britain and the remaining -Between Great Britain and the British West-India islands Between the British West-India islands and the United States - Recapitulation containing the increase and decrease under the before- mentioned different branches of freight, and the increase and decrease Account of ships built in the United States in 1772, compared with Account of vessels belonging to other European nations which entered the ports of the United States in 1789, &c. Observations thereon Account of the tonnage which entered the United States, between 1st Convention of delegates at Philadelphia, 17 Sept. 1787, with their Opinion of the Privy Council on the preceding points submitted to the commerce carried on by the remaining British colonies, in America, and the British West-India islands, with the United States 119 National advantages to countervail ditto Historical account of the rise and progress of British shipping Suggestions of the Privy Council to his Majesty thereon, in order to Opinion of the Privy Council as to the regulations to be adopted respecting of the Privy Council confirmatory of the policy of excluding American vessels from the British colonial trade of the Privy Council in support of the rule of the war of - of the Privy Council that Great Britain should never submit, even First, Account received after the report was printed, and observations Summary of the value and destination of those exports Pages. Grain and flour imported from the United States into France, Comparative statement of the quantities of ditto Third, Account received after the report was printed, and observa- APPENDIX, (A) annexed to the last Report. No. 1. Questions to the merchants of London, and to the merchants concerned in the trade to America Report of the merchants of London to those questions List of vessels which entered the ports of the United States, Appendix (D.) SUPPLEMENT TO THE VOLUME CONTAINING MIS- No. 1. Letter from an officer of rank in the army to one of his ma- No. 2. Memorial, &c. respecting the seizure and sale of British xxxiii Observations on the necessity of a strict adherence to the Memorial presented to the Board of Trade in 1801, against the suspension of the Act of Navigation in favour of No. 5. Extracts from the minutes of the proceedings of the ship- viz. No. 6. EXTRACTS from the minutes of the proceedings of the society of ship-owners of Great Britain, since its institution Resolution respecting the duty on the tonnage of ships on the necessity of establishing a society of ship-owners, in order to promote British shipping, and to directing an account to be taken of all ships Letter from the ship-builders on the Thames, respecting Vote of thanks to William Lushington, Esq. M. P. for his attention to the shipping interest Letter from James Smith, Esq. master of the Trinity-house, First report of committee of ship-owners of the port of London of their proceedings-On the increased respon- sibility of ship-owners by a recent construction given to the Revenue Acts, and the bonds required in consequence thereof, respecting the build of ships-On the duty claimed by the directors of Ramsgate harbour for colliers in ballast-On the Pilotage Acts-On the disputes between the ship-builders and their men- -On Mediterranean Resolution on petitions respecting the tonnage duty Second report of the committee of ship-owners for the port of London-On the decline of ship-building in the port Ixi Ixv |