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Pitt the Elder wanted the continue the war for another year but when the political situation changed was forced to give way to Lord Bute who negotiated what was seen as the overly generous Treaty of Paris, so I was wondering what might of happened had he managed to get his extra year and been in charge of the peace negotiations. The main problem with an Eight Years' War is that all the combatants' economies were under a lot of stress with as I understand things France, Prussia, and Austria pretty much exhausted, Britain in probably the best shape but still rough, and Spain somewhere in the middle.

So my question is can anyone tell me how naval prize money and monies from captured towns and cities was divided - was it all shared between the military personnel who captured it or did the did the government receive a percentage as well? The British were potentially in a position to capture the Spanish treasure fleet, plus an extra year to extract more of the Manila ransom, but that only really helps if part of it would make its way to the government's coffers though. Thanks.
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