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English Colonies. See Colonies.

“Enterprise,” case of, 143, 309.

Escambia River, 114.

FAIRFAX County, Virginia, 49.

Faneuil Hall, meeting in, 48.

Federalist, the, on slave-trade, 69.

Fernandina, port of, 116.

Filibustering expeditions, 177.

Findley, Congressman, 103 n.

Fisk, Congressman, 100 n.

Florida, 52, 102, 114, 116, 120, 166, 170, 180, 181.
See St. Mary’s River and Amelia Island.

Foote, H.S. (of Miss.), 172.

Forsyth, John, Secretary of State, 144, 146, 156 n., 176.

Foster (of N.H.), Congressman, 81.

Fowler, W.C., 112-13.

Fox, C.J., English Cabinet Minister, 135 n.

France, Revolution in, 133;
  Colonial slave-trade of, 46, 92, 133, 254;
  Convention of, 86, 133;
  at Congress of Vienna, 135;
  at Congress of Verona, 139;
  treaties with England, 143, 150, 275, 276;
  flag of, in slave-trade, 144;
  refuses to sign Quintuple Treaty, 147;
  invited to conference, 150.

Franklin, Benjamin, 80.

Friends, protest of, vs. slave-trade, 28-29;
  attitude towards slave-trade, 30-31, 33, 43, 68-69, 77, 204;
  petitions of, vs. slave-trade, 56, 57, 77, 84;
  reports of, on slave-trade, 167.

GAILLARD, Congressman, 108.

Gallatin, Albert, 91-92.

Gallinas, port of, Africa, 128.

Galveston, Tex., 115.

Garnett (of Va.), Congressman, 109 n.

“General Ramirez.” See “Antelope.”

Georgia, slavery in, 13, 14;
  restrictions in, 15, 16, 75, 176-77;
  opposition to “Association,” 51, 52;
  demands slave-trade, 16, 55, 60-67;
  attitude toward restrictions, 80, 81, 84, 132;
  smuggling to, 89, 95, 102, 114, 116, 117, 180, 181;
  Colonial and State statutes, 112, 215, 241, 244, 245, 257, 259, 276-77.

Germanic Federation, 150.

Gerry, Elbridge, in the Federal Convention, 59, 60;
in Congress, 80, 81.

Ghent, Treaty of, 136, 254.

Giddings, J.R., 183 n., 284, 287.

Giles, W.B. (of Va.), Congressman, 108.

Gordon, Capt., slave-trader, 190 n.

Good Hope, Cape of, 151, 160, 191.

Gorham, N. (of Mass.), in Federal Convention, 58, 65.

Goulden, W.B., 169.

Graham, Secretary of the Navy, 185.

Great Britain. See England.

Gregory XVI., Pope, 145.