Nelson, Roger, member of Congress from Maryland, ii. 229; favors abandoning cities in case of attack, iii. 350, 353; on reduction of armaments in 1810, v. 202, 203. Negril Bay (see Jamaica). Nesselrode, Count, accompanies Czar Alexander as foreign secretary, vii. 344; his despatch of July 9 to Lieven, 346, 349; ignorant of the Czar’s orders to Roumanzoff, 349, 352, 354. Neutrals, admitted to colonial ports of France and Spain, ii. 321; British doubts whether to recognize trade of, with colonies of belligerents, 321, 322 (see Rule of 1756); affected by practice of blockade, 322, 399; forbidden by England in 1793 to trade with belligerent colonies, 322, 323; permitted in 1794 to trade with belligerent colonies, 324, 327, 328; prosperity of United States as, 329, 332; neglect of obligations of, 337; Madison’s demands for, in December, 1803, 385, 386, 419, 420, 423; British West Indies hostile to, 416; British measures of 1805 hostile to, iii. 44–46; James Stephen’s pamphlet on frauds of, 50–53; practice of blockading ports of, 91–94, 199, 200; anger of the American merchants at British restrictions on, in 1805, 95–98, 143, 144, 151; Madison’s pamphlet on rights of, 102; Madison’s remonstrances on infringement of rights of, 109, 110; Jefferson’s annual message of 1805 regarding, 112; infringement by Miranda of law of, 190–195, 208; British disregard of rights of, 202, 203; Jefferson’s scheme of alliance to protect, 204; Napoleon’s Berlin Decree retaliating on England’s violations of law of, 389, 391; Fox’s blockade a concession to, 398, 399; Madison’s demands for, in 1806, 401; Monroe’s compromise of rights of, 408–412; Howick’s Order in Council restricting trade of, 416–421, 435; rights of, to depend on France and Russia, 437; aggression against, by British frigate “Leopard,” iv. 1–30; nature of reparation demanded for, 31, 39, 45, 46, 62 (see “Chesapeake” affair); the United States in 1807 almost the only, 66; West India report on trade of, 67–69; British lawyers on violations of law of, 77; Spencer Perceval’s Orders in Council restricting rights of, 79–104 (see Orders in Council); Napoleon’s Milan Decree, making war on, 126 (see Decrees); British disregard of law of, in America, 136, 137; Napoleon’s idea of, as exempt from interference, v. 137, 149; list of restrictions on commerce of, 152; of 1809, 165; Napoleon’s declaration that, after the Milan Decree, there were no more, 227 (see Napoleon); defence of, by Russia and Sweden, 409–428 (see Impressment, Licenses, Spoliations); Madison’s indifference to duties of, in West Florida, 309, 310