Marryat, Captain Frederick (the novelist), 262
Mars, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 164, 165
Mars (French), 205
Marseilles, 115, 130, 132, 137, 138, 233
Martens, Von, 11
Mason, Captain, 300
Mauritius, Island of, 242, 243, 245, 246, 247, 249, 251, 255
Maxey, Lieutenant, 307
Maximilian, Emperor, 19
McBride, Captain, 195
McKenzie, Captain Kenneth, 341, 342
Mentor, 111-115
Mercury, 81, 86
Mersey, River, 114
Messina, 129
Midshipman Easy, 185, 198
Miller, Captain, 140
Mill Prison, Plymouth, 289;
diet, etc., of American prisoners in, 293
Mill Prison, Barney's escape from, 293-295;
a very slack prison, 296, 298
Monk, 215, 216
Montserrat (West Indies), 239
Moor, Captain Edward, 115-117
Morecock, Captain, 149
Morocco, 177
Mostyn, Captain Savage, 161, 162
Mount-Edgecumbe, Lord, 297, 304
Mozambique, 242
Munroe, Captain, 278, 279
Nancy, 116
Nantes, 229, 239
Nantucket, 324
Naples, 132
Naval Chronicle, The, 265
Navigator, 243
Navy Board, The, 265
Nelson, Lord, 12, 51
Neptune, 159
Neptune (Dutch), 202-204
Newcastle, 9
Newfoundland, Banks of, 115, 149
New York, 274, 281, 285, 286, 289, 290 n., 307
Nicolas, Sir Harris, 7 n.
Nonsuch (alias Sanspareil), 220-224, 226
Norman, Mr. C.B., 200, 217, 233 n., 235, 238
Notre Dame de Deliverance, 150
Nova Scotia, 336
Oléron, Judgments of, 198, 199, 200
Onslow, Captain, 290
Oppenheim, Mr. M., 29
Oran, 142
Orissa (India), 252
Orotava (Teneriffe), 47
Osborn, Captain, 246
Ostend, 75, 76
Oughton, Captain (in Marryatt's novel), 262
Packets, description of, 329
Page, Mr., 51, 52
Painpeny, French captain, 352
Palme, 202, 204
Panama, 62, 63
Panama, Gulf of, 35
Parfait, 235, 236
Paris, Declaration of, 364
Parker, Admiral Sir Hyde, 51
Parker, John, 44
Parnell, Captain, 165
Payta, 84
Pembroke, 235-238
Penelope, 342, 343, 344, 347, 348, 349, 350, 352
Peregrine, 86
Pernambuco, 308
Peru, 61, 68, 69, 89, 334
Philadelphia, 299
Phillips, Lieutenant Baker, 193;
his tragic end, 194, 195
Phillips, Captain, 95, 96
Phœnix, 235, 236
Pickering, Captain, 37
Piece of Eight, The value of, 67
Pirates, 1;
confused with privateers, 1, 14, 72;
Flemish, 20, 21;
Mediterranean, 153
Pitt, Mr. William, Minister, 103, 105
Plantagenet, 318, 321, 323
Plymouth, 76, 106, 216, 264, 296, 297
Pomona, 282-284;
inaccurate accounts of her capture, 285, 286, 287, 290
Pondicherry, 242
Port Louis, Mauritius, 256
Port Royal, Jamaica, 120
Portsmouth, 99, 195
Portugal, King of, 6, 7 n., 8
Portuguese mate; his hatred of Surcouf, 244, 245
"Pretty shop-girl," Du Guay Trouin's friend, 216-219
Powell, Commodore, 74
Prince de Neufchatel, 324
Prince Edward, 178, 179
Prince Eugene, 75
Prince Frederick, 149, 177, 179, 180, 183, 184, 185
Prince George (Jas. Talbot's ship), 149
Prince George (Geo. Walker's tender), 178, 179
Prince of Orange, 214, 217
Princess Amelia, 177, 178, 179
Princess Royal (Admiral Byron's flagship), 290 n.
Princess Royal packet, 330-333
Prisoners of war, alleged cruel treatment of American, 271, 287-289
Privateering, origin of, 4, 5;
only applicable to a state of war, 6;
value of, 9;
when fully recognised, 9;
success in 16th century, 9;
drawbacks of, 10, 11, 12;
against Spanish treasure-ships in South Seas, 35;
French men-of-war lent for, 192;
future of, 364, 365
Privateers, number employed in French and American wars, 10;
Scotch, 11;
some fine men among commanders, 12;
diversity of opinion about, 11, 12, 269, 270, 271, 273;
exaggerated accounts of actions by, 271;
an American, and Welsh prize, 271, 272;
humanity of American, 272, 273;
exploits of two colonial, 333-340
Private vessels employed as men-of-war, 5
Profound, 213
Prudente, 246
Puna, Island of (South America), 63, 64, 66, 68, 335
Quakers, 41, 43
Quebec, 300
Querangal, Lieutenant François de, 103
Quibo, Island of, 90
Ranc, Captain (Dutch), 204
Rangoon, 250
Ransoming prizes forbidden, 202, 233
Reid, Captain Samuel C., 317, 318, 319, 321, 322
Rennes, 209
Revenant (the Ghost), Surcouf's last ship, 261
Rhode Island, 275, 281
Richardson, Captain, 349
Riddle, Mr., 178
Rio Janeiro, 52, 256
Robertson, Mr., 357, 360
Robinson Crusoe, 40, 57
Robinson, Captain Isaiah, 282-286
Robuste, 281
Rochefort, 219
Rodney, Admiral Lord, 287
Roebuck, 36, 37
Rogers, John, 45, 63
Rogers, Com. Josias, 299, 300, 301, 303
Rogers, Acting Captain W. (of Windsor Castle packet), 354-357
Rogers, Woodes;
wrongly alluded to as a pirate, 14, 72;
his birth and parentage, 41;
proposes expedition to South Seas, 41;
some Quakers among his owners, 41;
his lucid account of his voyage, 42;
sails in Duke with Duchess, 42;
puts into Cork, 42;
constitution of council, 43;
staff of the two ships, 43, 44;
Dampier sailing master, 44;
mixed crews, 45;
"continually marrying," 45, 46;
condition of the ships, 46;
sails for Madeira, 46;
refuses demand of crew, who mutiny, 46;
"breaking unlawful friendships," 47;
captures Spanish vessel off Teneriffe, 47;
his amenities with his prisoners, 47;
dispute about his prize, 48;
crossing the Tropic, 48, 49;
his rules about plunder, 49;
loses his linguist at St. Vincent, 50;
frequent exchange of visits at sea, 50, 51;
more mutiny; his firmness, 51, 52;
he has prayers read daily, 52;
refits ships at Isle Grande, 52, 53;
"logs" Mr. Carleton Vanbrugh, and sends him to Duchess, 53;
celebrates New Year's Day, 53;
a mishap to Duchess, 54;
goes far South, and doubles Cape Horn, 54;
arrives off Juan Fernandez, 55;
finds Alexander Selkirk and makes him a mate, 56-59;
leaves Juan Fernandez, 60;
Vanbrugh received on board again, 60;
more rules about plunder, 60, 61;
converts two small prizes to his own uses, 61, 62;
Vanbrugh again in trouble, 62;
captures two prizes; his brother killed in action, 63;
arrives in Gulf of Guayaquil, 63;
captures Governor of Puna, 63;
disquieting news, 64;
sends boats to attack Guayaquil, 64;
finds people alert, 65;
cautious counsels, 65;
lands and attacks successfully, 66;
disappointed of treasure, 66;