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Baring, Alexander, maintains English right of impressment, stating that there were more than 16,000 English sailors serving in American ships, p. 331 —— moves a resolution, 1813, requiring that all ships from India should unload in London, p. 460 Barlow, Mr., U. S. Envoy, receives, a year after the date, a decree revoking those of Berlin and Milan, p. 326 Basto, Mr. E. Pinto, supplies drawing of Vasco de Gama's ship, p. 3 Baticala, King of, remonstrance of, on the way that De Gama was behaving, p. 31 ——, Vasco de Gama levies tribute on, p. 32 Bells, used to mark time at sea, are struck every half hour, p. 531 —— sounded by two strokes following each other quickly, then a short interval, and then two more, p. 532 ——, even, come at the full hours, odd bells at the half-hours, ibid.

Bere, O'Sullivan, his piratical armament at Berehaven, p. 118 Berlin Decree, (Nov. 10 and 24, 1806) principal articles of, p. 292 —— not fully enforced till the spring of 1807, p. 297 Bill, prohibiting importation into English America of W. Indian produce except in English ships, p. 237 Bonding, the privilege of, at present granted to eighty-five towns in Great Britain, p. 430 Boys or apprentices are sent at once aloft, to get accustomed to the ship's motion, and though they stand watch like the rest of the crew, are generally set at first to light work, p. 530 Breda, Articles of the Peace of, require the Dutch to strike their flag to the English in the Channel, p. 195 Bridport, petition of the people of, p. 101 British Subjects allowed to carry in British vessels naval stores, lumber, etc., from U.S. of America to West Indies (July 2, 1783), p. 252 Brougham, Mr., in speech on the "Licence Trade," quotes a circular of a Liverpool firm offering to forge licences, p. 318 Bull, Papal, question how far it limits the right of Spain in the Eastern Seas, p. 68 Byron, Commodore, sails, in 1764, on a voyage of special discovery to ascertain the existence of the Pepys and Falkland Islands, etc., p. 218 ——, voyage of, valuable for his survey of the Straits of Magellan, and of many groups of islands in the Pacific, ibid.


Cabot, John, question whether he went with the earliest voyage, p. 59 Cabot, Sebastian, first certain journey of, 1497, p. 55 ——, patent granted to, by Henry VII., ibid.

——, discoveries of, and their order, pp. 56-9 and notes

—— unquestionably preceded Columbus as the discoverer of the mainland of America, p. 59

——, like Columbus, believed that Cathay would be reached by sailing to the N.W., ibid.

——, evidence in favour of his discoveries from Privy Purse expenses, p. 61

——, how employed from 1498 to 1512, pp. 61-2

—— did not leave England till after the death of Henry VII., p. 63

—— enters the service of Spain in 1512, and is employed in the revision of Spanish maps, p. 64

—— nominated pilot-master for Spain; returns to Spain with Charles V., p. 68

—— placed at the head of a Spanish association for trade with the East, p. 69

—— appointed on commission to ascertain Spanish rights in the Eastern seas of India, and takes command of a Spanish expedition to the East, ibid.

——, bitter hostility of the Portuguese against, as supporting Spain against them in the question of the rights they claimed in the Eastern seas, p. 70

—— compels the malcontents in his fleet to land, ibid.

—— ascends the Rio de la Plata and the Parana, p. 71