INDEX
- Abaco, Island of, 58.
- Abercrombie, Lieutenant-Colonel, 414.
- “Accomac,” the, 406, 411.
- Accounts, Naval, settling of, 70, 196, 225, 227-228, 246-247, 303-304, 440.
- “Active,” the, 335 and note, 349, 352.
- Adams, John, early naval services, 32, 36-41, 46, 48, 51, 82-83, 86, 97, 98 and note, 135;
- in France, 161, 254-255, 257, 276, 292;
- and Massachusetts naval affairs, 321, 324.
- Adams, Samuel, naval services, 83, 86, 89 and note;
- administrative views, 186, 211, 215, 225;
- and Penobscot expedition, 349.
- “Admiral Duff,” the, 345.
- “Admiral Keppel,” the, 369.
- Admiralty Courts,
- of Continental Congress, 48-49, 67-68, 203, 233, 478;
- of Massachusetts, 68, 148, 322-323, 327-328;
- of Connecticut, 365, 474;
- of Pennsylvania, 148, 391-392;
- in France, 266-267, 282-283;
- of Virginia, 403-405;
- of South Carolina, 423-424;
- of Maryland, 444, 474;
- of North Carolina, 459;
- of Georgia, 462;
- of Rhode Island, 467-468, 474;
- of New York, 476;
- of New Hampshire, 476-477;
- of New Jersey, 477-478.
- “Adventure,” the brig, 397, 406.
- “Adventure,” the schooner, 397.
- Africa, 173, 176, 279-280.
- Agent of Marine, appointment of, 218-226;
- office of, 226-228;
- legislation under, 282-235;
- movement of fleet under, 235-240;
- recommendations of, 240-244;
- last work of, 244-250, 257, 302, 394.
- “Albany,” the, 350.
- Alexander, Charles, 123.
- “Alfred,” the, 52, 55, 57, 59, 97, 133, 158, 175, 281.
- “Alliance,” the, 122, 204, 206, 220, 231, 235, 236-238, 248-250, 295-300, 302.
- “Amelia,” the, 442.
- “America,” the, 111, 122, 145, 204, 219-220, 235, 247.
- “American Congress,” the, 398.
- “American Turtle,” the, 364.
- Amsterdam, 264, 311, 436-437.
- “Andrew Doria,” the, 52, 57, 59.
- Annapolis, 442, 446.
- “Annapolis,” the, 442.
- Antigua, 306-307, 344.
- Appeals in prize cases, 49, 68, 327, 365-366, 391, 404-405, 475, 477.
- Appointments, in Continental navy, 52-55, 105-107, 108-109, 119, 124-125, 160, 257-260, 309.
- “Ariadne,” the, 408.
- “Ariel,” the, 300.
- “Argo,” the, 469-470.
- Arnold, Benedict, 73-78, 414, 415, 446.
- “Arnold,” the, 376, 379, 385.
- Arnold and Phillips, raid of, 408, 413-415, 446.
- Arnold’s fleet, 71-78, 475.
- Articles of Confederation, 197, 200-202, 417, 434-435.
- “Atalanta,” the, 206.
- “Augusta,” the, 385.
- “Aurora,” the, 468.
- Aylett, William, 405.
- Azores, the, 368.
- Bagaduce, Maine, 348-351.
- Bahamas, the, 58, 328, 438.
- “Baille,” the, 236.
- Baltimore, 51, 56, 57, 93, 99, 102, 168, 249, 331, 442, 443, 475.
- “Baltimore,” the, 442.
- Baltimore Committee of Observation, 93, 442.
- Barbadoes, the, 176, 431.
- Barclay, Thomas, 302-303.
- Barney, Joshua, 248-249, 394.
- Barnwell, John, 418, 459.
- Barron, James, 397, 402, 407, 416.
- Barron, Richard, 397, 407.
- Barry, John, 109 note, 206, 236-238, 302.
- Bartlett, Josiah, 86.
- “Batchelor,” the, 169.
- Battle of the Barges, 449-451.
- Beaufort, S. C., 423, 428.
- “Beaufort,” the, 428.
- Belfast, 293.
- “Bellona,” the, 459.
- Bergen, 304.
- “Berkenbosch,” the, 273.
- Bermudas, the, 156, 167, 171, 173, 180, 206, 236, 328, 342, 457, 465.
- “Betsey,” the, 419.
- Beverly, Mass., 63.
- Bilbao, 256, 331.
- Biddle, Nicholas, 54, 57, 120, 123, 430.
- Biddle, Owen, 373.
- Bingham, William, 266, 305-306.
- “Bishop Landaff,” the, 471-472.
- Blackburn, John, 454.
- “Black Duck,” the, 389.
- “Black Prince,” the privateer, 260-261.
- “Black Prince,” the ship, 52.
- “Black Princess,” the, 260-261.
- Blake, Edward, 420, 425.
- Bland, Theodoric, 222, 223.
- Blewer, Joseph, 382.
- “Blonde,” the, 350.
- Board of Admiralty, appointment, 181-188;
- duties, 188-189;
- pay, 189-190;
- selection, 190-194;
- legislative work, 194-203;
- movement of fleet under, 203-208;
- discontinuance, 208-209, 219-222, 227-229.
- Board of Treasury, Continental, 184, 188, 205, 247, 249, 250.
- Board of War, Continental, 184, 187.
- Board of War, Massachusetts, 329-332, 335-337, 343, 345, 348, 351.
- “Bolton,” the, 59.
- “Bon Homme Richard,” the, 163, 258, 295-298.
- Bordeaux, 256, 276, 292, 436.
- Bordentown, 97, 99, 102, 387.
- Boston, 63, 93, 94, 113, 114, 139, 140, 148, 154, 168, 172, 203, 206, 247, 248, 328, 352, 353, 361.
- “Boston,” the, 91, 158, 204, 207, 292, 344, 390, 433, 434.
- Boston Bay, 156.
- Boucher, John Henry, 402, 444.
- Boulogne, 262.
- Bounties, 46, 128, 146, 198, 403, 410, 411, 432, 443.
- “Bourbon,” the, 92, 122, 204, 235, 240.
- Bowen, Oliver, 459, 460, 461.
- Boys, Captain, 395.
- Braddock, Captain, of Georgia navy, 461.
- Bradford, John, 69, 94, 95.
- Bradford, William, 382, 387.
- Brest, 256.
- “Bricole,” the, 433, 434.
- “Britannia,” the, 357.
- British fleet on Lake Champlain, 76.
- Brooke, Walter, 402.
- Broughton, Nicholson, 33, 61-63, 66.
- Brown, John, 227, 231.
- Bryan, George, 190.
- “Bulloch,” the, 461.
- Burdon, George, 293.
- Burgoyne, General, 77, 384.
- Bushnell, David, 363-364.
- Buzzard’s Bay, 339.
- “Cabot,” the, 52, 57, 58, 59, 158, 175.
- Cadiz, 261.
- Cadrigal, General, 438.
- Caldwell, Thomas, 378.
- Calvert, Captain, 308.
- Canada, 72, 151, 173.
- “Camden,” the, 475.
- “Camilla,” the, 350.
- Campbell, Captain, 461.
- Campbell, Lord William, 419-420.
- Cape Cod, 279.
- Cape Fear, 156, 165, 452.
- Cape Francois, 207, 237, 305, 331, 460.
- Captures, Continental, legislation concerning, 49-50, 126-127, 200-201, 232-234.
- See Prizes.
- Carleton, Sir Guy, 76, 77.
- Carmichael, William, 260.
- Castine, Maine, 348.
- Caswell, Governor, 458.
- “Caswell,” the, 406, 456, 458, 459.
- Catherine II. of Russia, 274.
- Champlain, Lake, 72-78, 475.
- Champlin, George, 165.
- “Chance,” the, 169.
- Charleston, S. C., 154, 156, 166, 167, 369, 419-423, 425, 427, 432-434.
- Chase, Samuel, 51, 82, 86.
- Chatham, Conn., 92, 204.
- “Chatham,” the, 390.
- Chaumont, Ray de, 296.
- “Cherokee,” the, 419, 420.
- “Chester,” the, 442, 444.
- Chew, Samuel, 165.
- Chickahominy shipyard, 400, 401, 413, 414.
- Clinton, General Henry, 408, 445.
- Clouston, John, 332, 343.
- Cochran, Robert, 421-422, 427.
- Coit, William, 359, 368 note.
- Collier, Sir George, 350.
- “Columbus,” the, 52, 57, 59, 133, 175.
- “Comet,” the galley, 461.
- “Comet,” the schooner, 421.
- “Commerce,” the, 419.
- Commerce, American, 241.
- Commercial agents of Congress, 105, 253, 256-257, 305-311.
- Commercial Committee of Congress, 160, 162, 257, 307.
- Commissary-General of Issues, 204.
- Commissary-General of Prisoners, 96, 116, 209, 222.
- Commissary-General of Purchases, 116.
- Commissioners at Paris, 105, 116, 254;
- work of, 255-294.
- Commissions for Continental Navy, 50, 109, 188, 197, 199-200, 258;
- for privateers, 127, 200, 260-261, 321;
- for Massachusetts navy, 201;
- for Pennsylvania navy, 374.
- Committee of Foreign Affairs, 160, 162, 255, 277-280.
- Committee of Secret Correspondence, 162, 255, 258, 260, 276, 283, 305.
- “Confederacy,” the, 112, 122, 204, 207-208, 306, 390.
- “Confederate,” the, 208.
- “Congress,” the frigate, 92.
- “Congress,” the galley, 461.
- Connecticut Council, 354, 355, 366.
- Connecticut Council of Safety, 75, 95, 354-363, 369, 371.
- Connecticut Gazette, 359, 362.
- Connecticut General Assembly, 354, 355, 358, 360, 361, 363-367, 371-372.
- Connecticut, Governor of, 75, 92, 95, 354-364, 369, 371.
- Connecticut House of Representatives, 354, 366.
- Connecticut Journal, 362.
- Connecticut Navy, 315;
- beginning of, 355-360;
- administration of, 360-363;
- regulations of, 361, 366-367;
- vessels, 355-360, 367-370;
- end of, 369-370.
- Connecticut, warfare of armed boats, 370-372.
- “Conqueror,” the, 442, 444.
- Consular bureau, 139-140.
- Continental agents, 95, 103, 105, 257, 305, 307.
- Continental Congress, movement for a navy in, 34-38, 81-84;
- legislation respecting navy, 37-38, 41-51, 84-85, 105-107, 109, 119-133, 145-146, 154, 196-203, 228-235, 245-250, 259, 261-263;
- legislation respecting Naval Department, 37-38, 86-88, 93-94, 96-98, 101-103, 109, 113, 187-193, 195-196, 208-209, 216-224, 301-304;
- prepares a fleet on Lakes, 71-73;
- and prize courts, 48-50, 67-69, 203, 327, 365, 391, 404, 467, 477-478;
- action respecting Esek Hopkins, 133-138;
- action respecting consuls, 140;
- ignorance of navy, 182-183;
- establishes administrative boards, 184, 212;
- factions of, 186, 210-216;
- refuses to increase navy, 240-244;
- ends navy, 245;
- relations with Oliver Pollock, 307-311; 315, 322, 333, 357, 385, 392, 402, 405, 409, 412, 417, 418, 421, 437, 438, 443, 447, 460, 465, 469, 472, 473, 475.
- Continental Navy, movements for a, 32-42, 80-85;
- executive organs of, 38-41, 60, 86-90, 93-103, 187-196, 216-218, 223-228, 252-257, 302-307;
- rules of, 43-48;
- legislation respecting, 42-51, 85-86, 121-133, 196-201, 228-230, 232-234;
- vessels of, 51-52, 90-93, 110-112, 114, 121-123, 156-158, 203-205, 219-220, 235, 247-249, 261-266, 281, 306, 315, 344, 349, 388, 394, 433, 434, 465, 469-470;
- officers of, 51-55, 105-110, 117, 123-126, 128-129, 133-139, 158-160, 165, 258-260;
- expeditions of, 55-60, 168-169, 171-173, 205-208, 236-239, 283-284, 286-300, 302, 308-311;
- uniform of, 117-118;
- conditions of, 141-160;
- general movements of, 161-180, 276-280;
- recommendations for increase of, 239-243;
- end of, 244-251;
- breaches of neutrality by, 273-274, 284-292, 375, 427, 444, 447.
- Contraband, 200, 232.
- “Convention,” the, 377, 385, 388, 389.
- Conyngham, Gustavus, 173, 179, 258, 260, 268, 273, 287, 290.
- Cook, Captain James, 258, 275 note.
- Cook, George, 444, 449.
- Cooke, Nicholas, 463, 465.
- “Cormorant,” the, 244, 415-416.
- Cornwallis, surrender of, 239, 240.
- Coromandel Coast, 170, 279.
- Coruña, 256, 438.
- Cottineau, Captain, 297.
- Coulthard, Captain, 206.
- “Countess of Scarborough,” the, 164, 296-297.
- Courts-martial and courts of inquiry, in Continental navy, 44-45, 109, 131-139, 198-199, 228-232, 298-299, 300;
- in Connecticut navy, 366;
- in Pennsylvania navy, 375, 386-387.
- Court of appeals for trial of prize cases, 203.
- Crane, Stephen, 84.
- “Crane,” the, 360, 369.
- Crawford, John, 231.
- Cregier, Thomas, 472.
- Cropper, John, 450.
- Cross, Stephen, 336.
- Cushing, Nathan, 323.
- Cushing, Thomas, 328.
- Dale, Richard, 258.
- Dalton, John, 398.
- Danish government, 304.
- Dartmouth, Mass., 325, 339.
- Davidson, Samuel, 378-379.
- Davis, Caleb, 337, 338.
- Davis, James, 453-454.
- Dawson, George, 238.
- Deane, Silas, 37, 38, 51-52, 54, 82, 86, 148, 154;
- in France, 254, 258-260, 266, 276-278, 282, 292.
- “Deane,” the, 171, 203, 220, 231, 232, 235, 236, 262, 263, 306, 344, 352, 390.
- “Defence,” the barge, 448.
- “Defence,” the schooner, 420, 421.
- “Defence,” the ship, of the Connecticut navy, 359, 368, 369, 370.
- “Defence,” the ship, of the Maryland navy, 441, 442, 449.
- “Defence,” the sloop, 339.
- Delaware, 315.
- “Delaware,” the frigate, 93.
- “Delaware,” the schooner, 377, 385.
- Deshon, John, 98, 99, 113, 196, 355, 357.
- D’Estaing, Count, 116, 139, 167.
- Devil’s Island, 449.
- Dewey, Admiral, 179.
- “Diamond,” the, 468.
- “Dickinson,” the, 386, 387.
- “Diligence,” the, 406, 411.
- “Diligent,” the brig, 349.
- “Diligent,” the schooner, 320.
- “Dolphin,” the cutter, 262, 281, 287, 289.
- “Dolphin,” the schooner, 442, 444.
- Douglass, William, 72.
- Dover, England, 262.
- “Dragon,” the, 406, 411.
- “Drake,” the, 164, 293.
- Drayton, William Henry, 421.
- Duane, James, 223.
- “Duc de Lauzun,” the, 235, 237, 248, 303.
- Dunkirk, 256, 260, 287, 290, 437.
- Dunmore, Lord, 56, 396, 453.
- “Duras,” the, 295.
- Dutch government, 273.
- Dyer, Eliphalet, 82.
- “Eagle,” the British ship, 364.
- “Eagle,” the, of the South Carolina navy, 430.
- Eastern Coast, the, 320, 338, 339, 343, 344, 353.
- East Haddam, Conn., 360.
- Edenton, N. C., 93, 452, 455, 458.
- “Effingham,” the frigate, 92, 388.
- “Effingham,” the galley, 386.
- Ellery, William, 90, 182, 191-194, 196, 208.
- Elliot, Samuel, 361, 362 and note.
- Ellis, Richard, 458-459.
- Ellsworth, Oliver, 222, 355.
- “Enterprise,” the ship, 76.
- “Enterprise,” the sloop, 72.
- Executive Departments of Congress, 107.
- Executive system, defects of, 210-214.
- Factions, in Congress, 186, 210-216.
- “Fair American,” the, 430.
- “Falcon,” the, 339.
- Falconer, Nathaniel, 101.
- “Fame,” the, 306-307.
- “Fearnaught,” the, 448.
- Ferrol, 291.
- Fisk, John, 328, 332, 343.
- Flags, 55, 120, 275-276, 327, 377.
- Florida, 167, 173, 175, 461.
- Floyd, William, 191.
- “Fly,” the, of Continental navy, 56, 57, 158.
- “Fly,” the, of Virginia navy, 416.
- “Flying Fish,” the, 451.
- Forbes, James, 191, 192.
- Ford, Samuel, 386.
- Foreign Office of Congress, 160, 255.
- Fort Mercer, 385.
- Fort Mifflin, 385.
- Forton prison, 267, 270.
- “Fowey,” the, 396.
- “Fox,” the, 163.
- Franklin, Benjamin, 83, 378;
- in France, 254-256, 261, 262, 265-274, 282-284, 295, 296, 298-303.
- “Franklin,” the galley, 54, 390.
- “Franklin,” the schooner, 63, 64.
- “Freedom,” the, 325, 332, 343, 352.
- French fleet, 139, 166-167, 205, 207, 242, 247-248, 263, 276, 294, 344, 371, 389, 413.
- French government, 263, 265, 273, 282-289, 294, 295, 298.
- Gadsden, Christopher, 38, 39, 82, 83, 86.
- “Gallatea,” the, 350.
- Galvez, governor of Louisiana, 307-311.
- Gates, General Horatio, 74, 470.
- “General Gates,” the, 122, 165, 173, 306.
- “General Greene,” the, 390-391.
- “General Mifflin,” the, 70.
- “General Monk,” the, 393, 394.
- “General Moultrie,” the, 430, 431, 433, 434.
- “General Putnam,” the, 70, 472, 473, 474.
- “General Schuyler,” the, 70, 472, 473, 474.
- Genoa, State of, 260.
- Georgetown, S. C., 422, 426, 434.
- Georgia Committee of Safety, 460.
- Georgia Navy, 315, 459-462.
- Georgia Provincial Congress, 459, 460.
- Gerard, French minister to United States, 119, 140, 161, 166.
- Germaine, Lord George, 457.
- Gerry, Elbridge, 321, 323.
- Ghent, 436.
- Gibraltar, 268.
- Gillon, Alexander, 435-440.
- Glasgow, 276, 278.
- “Glasgow,” the, 59, 133, 186.
- “Gloucester,” the, 265.
- Glover, John, 62, 63.
- Goldsborough, Robert, 447.
- “Good Intent,” the, 274.
- Gosport navy-yard, 93, 400, 408.
- Goodrich, a Tory privateersman, 165.
- Grannis, John, 136.
- Grason, Thomas, 443.
- Great Bridge, Va., 396.
- Green, John, 258, 263.
- “Greyhound,” the, 350.
- Grimes, John, 466.
- Griswold, William, 356.
- Groton, Conn., 371.
- Guadaloupe, 331.
- Guerard, Benjamin, 434.
- “Guilford,” the, 367, 370.
- Gwinnett, Button, 461.
- Habersham, Joseph, 459.
- “Hague,” the, 236, 248.
- Halifax, 156, 167, 465.
- Hall, Captain, 430.
- Hall, Giles, 355, 357.
- Hallet, Allen, 345.
- Hamilton, Alexander, 211, 213, 217-218.
- “Hampden,” the brig, 175.
- “Hampden,” the ship, 349, 476.
- Hampstead, Joshua, 452, 453.
- Hampton, Va., 396, 402, 412.
- Hancock, John, 86, 89, 353, 472.
- “Hancock,” the frigate, 91, 158, 239, 344.
- “Hancock,” the galley, 390.
- “Hancock,” the schooner, 63.
- Handy, Joseph, 450.
- Handy, Levin, 450.
- “Hannah,” the, a merchantman, 475.
- “Hannah,” the, of Washington’s fleet, 33, 61, 62.
- Haraden, Jonathan, 343.
- Harding, Seth, 207, 359.
- Hardy, Captain, 461.
- Harris, Captain, 407.
- Harrison, Benjamin, 413.
- Harrison, William Hanson, 447.
- “Harrison,” the, of Virginia navy, 416.
- “Harrison,” the, of Washington’s fleet, 63, 65.
- Harrison and Van Bibber, 443.
- Hartford, Conn., 355.
- Hartford Courant, 362.
- Hartley, David, 269.
- Hatcher, Captain, 461.
- Havana, 237, 305, 309, 311, 435, 438.
- “Hawk,” the, 59.
- Hayden, Uriah, 359.
- “Hazard,” the, 335, 342, 349, 352.
- Hazelwood, John, 376, 380, 384, 385, 386, 388.
- Heath, General, 116.
- Henry, Patrick, 211.
- “Henry,” the, 411.
- Hewes, Joseph, 38, 41, 86, 90, 454.
- “Hibernia,” the, 168, 169.
- Hill, Whitmill, 193.
- “Hinchinbrooke,” the, 461.
- Hispaniola, 175, 305, 457, 460.
- Hodge, William, 262, 291.
- Holker, John, 140, 205.
- “Holker,” the, 391.
- Hollingsworth, Jesse, 442.
- “Honor,” the, 368.
- Hopkins, Daniel, 208.
- Hopkins, Esek, 53-60, 91, 105, 116, 125, 133-139, 185, 419.
- Hopkins, J. B., 53, 54, 168.
- Hopkins, Stephen, 38, 39-40, 53, 81, 82, 86, 90, 91, 92, 119.
- Hopkinson, Francis, 96-97.
- “Hornet,” the brig, 428.
- “Hornet,” the galley, 461.
- “Hornet,” the sloop, 55, 56, 57.
- Hosmer, Titus, 203.
- Houston, John, 86.
- Howe, General William, 77, 384.
- Howe, Lord Richard, 120.
- Howe, Tyringham, 59.
- “Hudson,” the, 475.
- Huntington, Benjamin, 356, 359.
- Huntington, Daniel, 193.
- “Hussar,” the, 353.
- “Hyder Ally,” the, 394, 395.
- Impressment of seamen, 146.
- “Independence,” the brigantine, 325, 352.
- “Independence,” the galley, 442.
- “Independence,” the sloop, 281.
- “Indian,” the, 264, 304, 436.
- “Industry,” the, 389.
- Ingraham, Edward, 453.
- Ioor, Joseph, 431.
- Ipswich, Mass., 322, 328.
- “Iris,” the, 238.
- Isle of Pines, 431.
- “Jackall,” the, 236.
- Jamaica, 156, 175, 345.
- “Jane,” the, 407.
- “Jason,” the, 169, 171.
- Jay, John, 185, 186, 211, 219, 261.
- Jefferson, Thomas, 303, 405, 409, 413.
- “Jefferson,” the, 407, 411, 414.
- “Jemmy and Sallie,” the, 430.
- Jenifer, Daniel of St. Thomas, 193, 221.
- Jersey, island of, 440.
- “John,” the, 169.
- “John,” the, 430.
- “Johnson,” the, 442.
- Jones, John Paul, 54, 55, 106, 125, 164, 173-176, 179, 183, 207;
- in Europe, 258, 270-271, 273, 292-300, 303, 304, 449.
- Josiah, James, 120, 123.
- Joyner, John, 418, 435, 439, 459.
- “Judith,” the, 429.
- “Katy,” the, 55, 464, 465.
- Kidd, Captain, commander of a British vessel, 450.
- Kingston, Mass., 325.
- “King Tammany,” the, 452.
- Knox, Henry, 53.
- “Lady Washington,” the, 71.
- Lafayette, 161, 295, 446.
- Lake Champlain, battle of, 77.
- Landais, Peter, 199, 258, 259, 294-300.
- Langdon, John, 37, 38, 91, 95, 106.
- Langdon, Timothy, 323.
- Laurens, Henry, 89, 311.
- Laurens, John, 437.
- “L’Aventure,” 433.
- Lawrence, John, 387.
- Lebanon, Conn., 355.
- Ledyard, William, 371.
- Lee, Arthur, 186, 211, 254, 280, 282, 300.
- Lee, R. H., 38, 83, 86, 89, 93, 186, 211, 215, 256.
- Lee, William, 186, 211, 256.
- “Lee,” the galley, 461.
- “Lee,” the schooner, 63, 65.
- Leghorn, 277.
- Lemprière, Clement, 419.
- Lewis, Francis, 86, 90, 191-194, 196, 208, 475.
- “Lexington,” the, 281, 287, 289, 291.
- “Liberty,” the armed boat, 397, 415, 416, 417.
- “Liberty,” the brig, 397, 407.
- Lilly, Thomas, 397.
- Little, George, 353.
- Liverpool, 206, 278.
- “Liverpool,” the, 384.
- Livingston, Musco, 119.
- Livingston, William, 119, 477-478.
- Logie, Commander, 236.
- Long Island, 70, 368, 370, 474.
- L’Orient, 237, 256, 286, 299, 300. 302.
- Louis XVI., 202, 294, 436.
- Lovell, Solomon, 350.
- “Loyalist,” the, 415, 416.
- Loyalists, 338, 348, 370, 448.
- Luxembourg, Chevalier, 436, 439-440.
- Luzerne, French minister to United States, 248.
- “Lydia,” the, 389.
- “Lynch,” the, 63, 64.
- Lyon, Samuel, 386.
- McClehany, William, 231.
- McDougall, Alexander, 213, 217-218, 224.
- McKean, Thomas, 222.
- Macpherson, John, 119.
- McQueen, John, 435.
- Machias, Maine, 320, 339.
- “Machias Liberty,” the, 320.
- Madeira, 237.
- Madison, James, 192.
- “Magnifique,” the, 247.
- Mahan, A. T., 78, 143.
- Manchac, 309.
- Manly, John, 64, 65, 123, 163, 236.
- Marblehead, Mass., 62, 63, 149.
- “Margaretta,” the, 339.
- “Maria,” the, 169.
- Marine Committee, appointment of, 80-87;
- offices of, 87;
- chairmen, 88-90;
- agents of, 90-103, 105-115;
- work of, 105-140;
- conditions of the naval service under, 141-160;
- general movements of its fleet, 161-180;
- defects of, 181-186;
- superseded, 187; 69, 70, 247, 279, 349.
- Marines, Continental, 43 and note, 51, 58, 117-118, 123, 129, 131, 136, 158-159, 197, 207, 229-230;
- of Massachusetts, 326;
- of Connecticut, 357, 358;
- of Pennsylvania, 376, 377, 392;
- of Virginia, 397, 398, 410, 411;
- of South Carolina, 420, 422, 427, 430, 440;
- of Maryland, 441, 445, 447;
- of North Carolina, 452.
- “Mars,” the, 201, 273, 338, 343, 344.
- Martha’s Vineyard, 339.
- Martin, Joshua, 457.
- Martinique, 204, 266, 305, 331, 353, 407, 443, 457.
- Maryland commissioners for defense of Chesapeake bay, 447.
- Maryland Committee of Safety, 441, 442.
- Maryland, Governor of, 443.
- Maryland Governor and Council, 441, 445, 446, 447, 448.
- Maryland Legislature, 445, 447, 448, 451.
- Maryland Navy, 122, 315, 402, 415, 441-451.
- Maryland Provincial Convention, 441, 442, 443, 444.
- Mason, George, 398.
- “Massachusetts,” the, 325, 332, 343.
- Massachusetts Agent of the Commonwealth, 337, 338.
- Massachusetts admiralty courts, 68, 69, 322-323, 327.
- Massachusetts Board of War, 329-332, 335, 336, 337, 343, 345, 348, 351.
- Massachusetts Commissary-General, 338, 353.
- Massachusetts Committee of Foreign Affairs, 343.
- Massachusetts Committee of Safety, 319.
- Massachusetts Constitution, 337.
- Massachusetts Council, 37, 319, 320, 322, 323, 324, 341, 347, 351, 422.
- Massachusetts General Court, 319, 321, 323-326, 329, 332-336, 338, 339, 341.
- Massachusetts, Governor of, 337, 338, 353.
- Massachusetts House of Representatives, 319, 321, 324, 347, 351.
- Massachusetts Navy, 151, 201, 275, 315-353, 470;
- beginnings of, 318-328;
- documents respecting, 328-329, 332-333, 334-337, 345-347;
- administration of, 329-332, 337-338;
- regulations respecting, 325-327, 333-335;
- vessels of, 325, 331, 335-339, 341-344, 352-353;
- expeditions of, 332-333, 341-353;
- end of, 353.
- Massachusetts Provincial Congress, 318, 319.
- Massachusetts trading vessels, 330-331.
- Matthews and Collier, raid of, 408.
- Mauritius, 179, 279.
- Maxwell, James, 401, 409, 413.
- “Medea,” the, 352.
- “Mercury,” the, 311.
- “Merlin,” the, 385.
- Middletown, Conn., 355, 359.
- Mifflin, Samuel, 380.
- Mifflin, Thomas, 192.
- “Mifflin,” the, 367.
- “Milford,” the cartel-ship, 270.
- “Milford,” the frigate, 344.
- Milligan, Captain, 461.
- Mill prison, 267, 268, 270.
- “Minerva,” the merchantman, 475.
- “Minerva,” the, of the Connecticut navy, 356, 357, 358.
- Mississippi, the, 175, 307-311, 430.
- Mobile, expedition against, 166, 311.
- “Molly,” the, 122.
- “Montague,” the, 120, 165.
- Montgomery, General, 458.
- Montgomery, James, 390.
- “Montgomery,” the frigate, 92.
- “Montgomery,” the ship, 71, 472-475.
- “Montgomery,” the sloop, 376, 379, 380, 385, 386.
- Moore, Lieutenant, 339.
- Moravian mission, 274.
- Morgan, Captain, 430.
- Morris, Gouverneur, 211, 214.
- Morris, Robert, 86, 90, 173-176, 182 and note, 211;
- agent of marine, 218-251, 256, 257, 302, 394;
- and the Pennsylvania navy, 376, 378, 394.
- Morris, Thomas, 256.
- “Morris,” the, 308-309.
- “Mosquito,” the, 407.
- Moylan, Stephen, 62, 63.
- Mud Island, 384.
- “Nancy,” the, 65, 236.
- Nantes, 256, 262, 266, 284, 286, 331, 369.
- Nantucket, 279, 328, 342, 465.
- Nassau, New Providence, 58, 173, 419.
- “Nautilus,” the, 350.
- Naval administration in the states, in general, 315-318.
- Naval Agents, of Washington, 62-63, 69-70;
- of Congress, 90-96, 103, 105-107, 110, 116, 117, 150, 189, 195, 196, 221, 227, 247, 256-257, 263-264, 266, 303-311;
- of Massachusetts, 327, 329;
- of Connecticut, 361-363;
- of Virginia, 401;
- of South Carolina, 426;
- of Maryland, 442-443;
- of North Carolina, 458-459.
- Naval Committee, appointment of, 35-39;
- quarters of, 39;
- description of, 39-40;
- active life of, 40-41;
- legislative work, 42-51;
- prepares a fleet, 51-56;
- appoints officers, 52-55;
- orders of, 56;
- summary of work, 60;
- its successor, 87;
- settling of its accounts, 246-247.
- Naval Office at Paris, origin of, 252-253;
- duties and work, 253-254, 257-304;
- personnel of, 254-255;
- headquarters of, 255;
- agents of, 256-257;
- movements of the fleet under, 286-300.
- Naval operations, 161-180.
- Naval stations, Continental, 154-155;
- British, 155-156.
- Navy Board at Boston, origin of, 97-103;
- duties of, 105-116, 164-165;
- abolition of, 221, 223, 227;
- 145, 168, 171, 176, 178, 182, 189, 191, 195, 196, 197, 247, 349, 469.
- Navy Board at Philadelphia, origin of, 96-97, 99-103;
- duties of, 105-116;
- abolition of, 221, 223, 227;
- 145, 189, 195, 196, 197, 247.
- Navy of the American Revolution. See Continental Navy, Massachusetts Navy, Connecticut Navy, etc.
- Nesbit, J. M., 95.
- Neutral rights, 200, 253, 266, 271-274, 281-292.
- New Bedford, Mass., 339.
- Newbern, N. C., 93, 452, 453, 455, 457, 459.
- Newburyport, Mass., 62, 91, 320, 328, 336.
- Newfoundland, 164, 167, 169;
- Grand Banks of, 166, 170, 236;
- fisheries of, 180, 276, 291-292.
- New Hampshire Navy, 315, 349, 476-477.
- New Haven, Conn., 73, 355, 360, 362.
- New Jersey, 315, 477-478.
- New Jersey Provincial Congress, 477.
- New London, Conn., 92, 93, 95, 116, 165, 196, 236, 355, 357, 359, 362, 363, 371.
- New Orleans, 160, 307-309.
- New Providence Expedition, 55-60, 133.
- New York, city of, 52, 69, 70, 75, 93, 154, 155, 206, 207, 239, 247, 364, 368, 471, 473.
- Newport, R. I., 99, 194, 371.
- New York Committee of Safety, 70, 472, 474, 475.
- New York Convention, 96.
- New York, Governor of, 476.
- New York Marine Committee, 471, 472.
- New York Navy, 70-71, 315, 471-476.
- New York Provincial Congress, 71, 72, 471, 472.
- New York Secret Committee, 475.
- Nichols, Samuel, 58, 123.
- Nicholson, James, 123, 124, 125 note, 206, 238-239, 441, 444, 446, 449.
- Nicholson, Samuel, 236, 258, 262, 263.
- Niles, Robert, 357, 370.
- Niles, Samuel, 356, 357.
- Nixon, John, 52, 95, 96, 97, 376, 378.
- “Noble,” the, 407.
- “North,” the, 350.
- North Carolina Council of Safety, 451, 452.
- North Carolina Naval Commissioners, 451-454.
- North Carolina Navy, 315, 451-459.
- North Carolina Provincial Congress, 452, 456.
- North Yarmouth, Maine, 322.
- Norwich, Conn., 92, 355, 356, 359, 360, 372.
- “Notre Dame,” the, 428-431, 433, 434, 435.
- O’Brian, Jeremiah, 320.
- Ocracoke Inlet, 155, 400, 406, 452, 454-459.
- Officers, in Continental navy, 45-46, 50, 109, 123;
- in Massachusetts navy, 333;
- in Connecticut navy, 357;
- in Pennsylvania navy, 374;
- in Virginia navy, 397, 401;
- in North Carolina navy, 452;
- in Rhode Island navy, 464.
- “Oliver Cromwell,” the, of the Connecticut navy, 359, 368-370.
- “Oliver Cromwell,” the, of the Virginia navy, 415.
- Olney, Joseph, 168.
- Olney, Richard, 471.
- “Orpheus,” the, 208.
- Osbornes, Va., engagement at, 414.
- Ossabaw Island, 461.
- “Otter,” the, 350, 449.
- “Oxford,” the, 265.
- Paca, William, 203, 447.
- Paine, R. T., 82.
- Palfrey, William, 302.
- “Pallas,” the, 296.
- Palmer, Joseph, 324.
- Parsons, Alston and Company, 305.
- “Patriot,” the armed boat, 397.
- “Patriot,” the schooner, 416.
- Pay, in Continental navy, 46, 50-51, 128, 145-146, 198;
- in Massachusetts navy, 325-326, 333;
- in Connecticut navy, 357, 361, 366-367;
- in Pennsylvania navy, 380-381;
- in Virginia navy, 397, 403, 411, 416;
- in South Carolina navy, 422, 432;
- in Maryland navy, 441, 443, 445;
- in North Carolina navy, 452.
- “Peggy,” the, 423.
- Pendleton, Captain, 459.
- Pennell, Joseph, 227, 246, 247, 250.
- Pennsylvania commissioners for defense of the Delaware, 393-395.
- Pennsylvania Committee of Safety, 373-381, 391.
- Pennsylvania Council of Safety, 378-381.
- Pennsylvania Convention, 378.
- Pennsylvania General Assembly, 389, 391-394.
- Pennsylvania Navy, 123, 315, 373-395;
- beginnings of, 373-380;
- rules and regulations, 375;
- commodores, 378-379;
- pay, 380-381;
- navy board, 381-383;
- in 1777 and 1778, 383-389;
- in 1779, 390-391;
- prize courts, 391-392;
- in 1782, 393-395.
- Pennsylvania Navy Board, 377, 381-383, 385, 387-389.
- Pennsylvania Provincial Conference of Committees, 379.
- Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council, 378, 382, 383, 387-392, 394, 395.
- “Pennsylvania Farmer,” the, 452-454.
- Penobscot Expedition, 337, 347-352, 476.
- Pensacola, 175, 308, 311.
- Pensions, 46, 129-131, 366, 381, 392, 410, 447.
- Philadelphia, 39, 73, 92, 93, 94, 99, 102, 115, 140, 154, 166, 171, 196, 235, 238, 247, 311, 360, 373, 383, 384, 385, 389, 393, 413, 437-440, 465.
- “Phœnix,” the, 408.
- Pickering, Timothy, 323.
- Pickles, William, 309-311.
- Piercy, Thomas, 297.
- “Pigot,” the, 469, 470.
- Pinckney, Colonel, 423.
- “Plater,” the, 442.
- Plymouth, Mass., 63, 64, 98, 322.
- “Polacre,” the, 433.
- Pollock, Oliver, 160, 307-310.
- “Polly,” the, 430, 431.
- Pontchartrain, Lake, 309, 310.
- Porto Rico, 237.
- Portsmouth, N. H., 64, 91, 93, 106, 111, 116, 122, 169, 196, 204, 476.
- Portsmouth, Va., 400.
- Portuguese government, 273.
- Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 92, 96, 166.
- Pray, Captain, 460.
- President of the Continental Congress, 89, 118, 188, 257, 301.
- Prince Edward Island, 66.
- “Prince Frederick,” the, 169.
- “Prince of Wales,” the, 430.
- Prisons, naval, 150-151, 267.
- Prisoners, naval, 151, 188, 209, 222, 227, 245, 261, 267-272, 281, 341.
- Privateers and Privateering, Continental, 49-50, 112, 119, 127-128, 136, 146-148, 201, 306, 308;
- in Europe, 260-261, 281;
- English, 151, 164, 165, 345-347, 411, 429, 445, 446, 449-451;
- Massachusetts, 148-149, 320-323, 327, 339-341, 344-347, 349;
- Connecticut, 148, 364-365;
- Pennsylvania, 148, 382, 390, 392-393;
- Virginia, 148, 405;
- South Carolina, 427, 428, 429;
- Maryland, 148, 443, 444;
- North Carolina, 459;
- Rhode Island, 146, 148, 467-468;
- New York, 475;
- New Hampshire, 476.
- Prize Agents, Continental, 93-95, 103, 110, 195-196, 226-227, 247, 303-304;
- of Massachusetts navy, 327;
- of Connecticut navy, 363;
- of New York navy, 474.
- Prizes of Continental navy, 59, 163-164, 165, 168-169, 172-173, 177-178, 206, 236, 237, 267, 273, 281-288, 293, 296-297, 308, 311;
- of Washington’s fleet, 62, 64-71;
- of Massachusetts navy, 332-333, 335, 343-347, 353;
- of Connecticut navy, 357, 361, 368-369;
- of Pennsylvania navy, 385, 391, 394;
- of Virginia navy, 407;
- of South Carolina navy, 418-419, 429-430, 431, 438-439;
- of Maryland navy, 449;
- of Georgia navy, 461;
- of Rhode Island navy, 464;
- of New York navy, 474.
- Prizes, sharing of, in Continental navy, 43, 46, 49-50, 51, 127, 129-130, 232-234;
- in Washington’s fleet, 62;
- in Massachusetts navy, 326, 333;
- in Connecticut navy, 361, 366;
- in Pennsylvania navy, 381;
- in South Carolina navy, 427-428, 436, 439-440;
- in Maryland navy, 443, 448;
- in Rhode Island navy, 468;
- in New York navy, 473.
- Pritchard, Paul, 427.
- Promotions in the Continental navy, 123-125.
- “Prosper,” the, 421.
- “Protector,” the barge, 450.
- “Protector,” the ship, of the Massachusetts navy, 201, 336, 344, 345, 353.
- “Protector,” the ship, of the Virginia navy, 406.
- Providence, R. I., 91, 93, 95, 98, 113, 135, 136, 148, 360, 468.
- “Providence,” the frigate, 91, 172, 204, 207, 292, 433, 468.
- “Providence,” the sloop, 55, 57, 59, 173, 175, 349, 465.
- Prussian government, 177.
- “Putnam,” the, 377, 385.
- “Queen of France,” the, 169, 171, 172, 204, 207, 263, 433.
- Quincy, Joseph, 32.
- “Raisonnable,” the, 350.
- “Raleigh,” the brig, 408.
- “Raleigh,” the frigate, 91, 281.
- Randall, Thomas, 472.
- Randolph, Peyton, 82, 119.
- “Randolph,” the, 92, 430.
- “Ranger,” the galley, 387.
- “Ranger,” the ship, 106, 168, 169, 171, 172, 292-293, 433, 434.
- Rank, naval, 123-126, 197, 257-258, 422.
- Rathburn, John P., 172.
- Rations in Continental navy, 128-129;
- in Massachusetts navy, 333;
- in Maryland navy, 447.
- “Rattlesnake,” the, 426.
- Read, George, 86.
- Read, James, 101, 196, 226, 250.
- Read, Thomas, 123, 374, 376, 378.
- “Rebecca,” the, a merchantman, 308.
- “Rebecca,” the sloop, 461.
- Recaptures, 50, 232, 322-323.
- Red Bank, 373, 384.
- Reed, Joseph, 391.
- “Renown,” the, 414.
- “Reprisal,” the, a privateer, 308.
- “Reprisal,” the sloop, 262, 269, 281, 283, 284, 286, 287, 291.
- “Republic,” the, 325, 331.
- “Resistance,” the, 165.
- “Resolution,” the, 442.
- “Revenge,” the brig, 345.
- “Revenge,” the cutter, 262, 281, 290, 291.
- Revere, Paul, 350.
- Rhode Island Committee of Safety, 463, 464, 466, 467.
- Rhode Island Council of War, 138-139, 467, 468, 469.
- Rhode Island General Assembly, 80, 463-470.
- Rhode Island, Governor of, 465-467.
- Rhode Island Inferior Court of Common Pleas, 138.
- Rhode Island instructions to the Continental Congress, 33, 80-85.
- Rhode Island Navy, 80, 315, 463-471.
- “Richmond,” the, 416.
- Richmond, Va., 401, 414, 447.
- “Rising Empire,” the, 325, 338.
- Roach, John, 106, 107.
- Robertson, William, 435.
- Rodgers, William, 472, 473.
- “Roebuck,” the, 208, 352, 384.
- Rogers, Josias, 394.
- “Rose,” the, 80, 463, 464.
- Ross, Elizabeth, 377.
- Ross, John, 256.
- “Rover,” the, 470, 471.
- “Royal Charlotte,” the, 430.
- Rules and Regulations, of Continental navy, 43-48, 109, 110, 202-203, 231;
- of British navy, 47-48, 202;
- of Massachusetts navy, 333-335;
- of Connecticut navy, 361, 366;
- of Pennsylvania navy, 374, 375, 391;
- of South Carolina navy, 422;
- of Maryland navy, 447;
- of New York navy, 472.
- Rush, Benjamin, 374.
- Russian navy, 304.
- Rutledge, Edward, 36.
- Rutledge, John, 82, 119, 424, 429, 430.
- St. Augustine, Fla., 156, 419, 429, 430.
- St. Christopher, island of, 175.
- St. Eustatius, island of, 237, 305, 306, 331, 457.
- St. Mary’s Isle, 293.
- St. Thomas, island of, 335.
- Salem, Mass., 62, 149, 320, 328.
- Salisbury, Mass., 91, 325.
- “Sally,” the, 389.
- Salter, Titus, 476.
- Saltonstall, Dudley, 54, 57, 133, 350, 352.
- Saltonstall, Gilbert, 206.
- Saltonstall, Gurdon, 154.
- Salvage, 50, 201, 232, 323.
- Samson, Simeon, 343.
- Sandy Hook, 370, 390, 474.
- “Saratoga,” the, 122, 204, 208.
- Sartine, French minister of marine, 274, 278, 296.
- Savage, P. H., 330.
- Savannah, 156, 167, 418, 459.
- Saybrook, Conn., 74, 359.
- Schuyler, General, 71-74, 116, 213.
- “Schuyler,” the, 367.
- Schweighauser, a commercial agent in France, 256.
- Seal of the Naval Department, 199, 209, 222.
- Seamen in Continental navy, difficulties of enlistment, 144-147;
- numbers, 158-159.
- Searle, James, 101.
- Sears, Isaac, 358.
- Secretary of Congress, 140, 209, 222.
- Secretary of Foreign Affairs, 214, 255.
- Secretary of Marine, 208-209, 214-218, 221, 224, 229.
- Secretary of War, 216.
- Secret Committee of Congress, 162.
- Selkirk, Earl of, 293.
- Selman, John, 63, 66.
- “Serapis,” the, 163, 164, 296, 297.
- Seymour, Stephen, 426.
- Seymour, Thomas, 380.
- “Shark,” the, 360, 369.
- Shaw, Jr., Nathaniel, 95, 355, 362-363.
- Sheridan, Patrick, 231.
- Sherman, Roger, 221, 355.
- “Sibylle,” the, 237.
- Simpson, Thomas, 168, 172.
- Skimmer, John, 120, 165.
- Smith, James, 72, 471, 472.
- Smith, Meriwether, 220, 221.
- Smith, William, 101.
- “Somerset,” the, 448.
- “South Carolina,” the, 436-440.
- South Carolina Council of Safety, 418-421.
- South Carolina, Governor of, 432, 434.
- South Carolina House of Representatives, 432, 434.
- South Carolina Legislature, 423-428.
- South Carolina Navy, 173, 275, 315, 418-440;
- beginnings of, 418-424;
- operations of, 418-421, 428-434, 437-440;
- navy board, 424-428;
- ordinances of 1777 and 1778, 427-428;
- privateers, 428-429;
- Gillon and the “South Carolina,” 435-440.
- South Carolina Navy Board, 424-428.
- South Carolina, President of, 423-425, 427, 429, 430.
- South Carolina Privy Council, 423, 425, 430.
- South Carolina Provincial Congress, 420-422.
- South Quay, Va., 400, 406, 455, 456.
- Spanish-American War, 179.
- Spanish fleet, 166, 173, 242.
- Spanish government, 219, 273, 282, 308.
- “Speedwell,” the, 389.
- “Spitfire,” the, 466.
- “Spy,” the, 356, 357, 368, 370.
- State Navies, 152-153, 160;
- in general, 315-318;
- in particular, 318-478.
- See Massachusetts navy, Connecticut navy, etc.
- Stonington, Conn., 357.
- Stormont, Lord, 269-270, 284-289.
- Stranger, Captain, 345.
- Submarine invention, 363-364.
- Subsistence money, 128, 198.
- Suffolk, Va., 455-456.
- Sullivan, Captain, 430.
- Sullivan, General, 469, 470.
- Sullivan, James, 321, 323.
- Superintendant of Finance, 216, 219, 224, 227.
- “Surprise,” the, 262, 281, 287.
- Swanzey, Mass., 325.
- Swedish Court, 273.
- “Sylph,” the, 309.
- Talbot, Silas, 469-470.
- “Tamar,” the, 419-420.
- “Tartar,” the, of the Massachusetts navy, 339, 353.
- “Tartar,” the, of the Virginia navy, 406.
- Taylor, Richard, 397, 407.
- “Tempest,” the, 406-407, 411, 414.
- Ternay, Chevalier de, 207.
- “Terrible,” the, 448.
- Texel, the, Holland, 204, 271, 297-298, 437.
- “Thetis,” the, 407, 411.
- Thompson, Thomas, 133.
- Tilghman, Walter, 447.
- Tillinghast, Daniel, 95.
- Tories, 338, 348, 370, 448.
- Travis, Edward, 397.
- “Trepassey,” the, 206.
- “Trimmer,” the, 393.
- “Truite,” the, 433, 434.
- Trumbull, Jonathan, 92, 95, 354, 355.
- “Trumbull,” the, 92, 113, 204, 206, 220, 235, 238-239.
- Tucker, Samuel, 292.
- Tufts, Simon, 420-421.
- Turner, George, 227.
- Turpin, Joseph, 421.
- “Tyrannicide,” the, 325, 328, 342, 343, 345, 349, 352.
- Uniforms, of Continental navy, 117-118;
- of Massachusetts navy, 327;
- of Pennsylvania marines, 377;
- of Maryland marines, 441.
- Varnum, J. M., 223.
- Vergennes, French minister, 261, 284, 285, 289, 291.
- Vernon, William, 98-99, 113, 182.
- “Victory,” the, 87.
- “Virginia,” the frigate, 93, 124.
- “Virginia,” the ship, of the Royal navy, 350.
- “Virginia,” the ship, of the Virginia navy, 407.
- Virginia Board of Trade, 409.
- Virginia Board of War, 409.
- Virginia commissioners for defence of Chesapeake bay, 415-416.
- Virginia Commissioner of Navy, 409, 415.
- Virginia Committee of Safety, 396-398.
- Virginia General Assembly, 401-404, 408-411, 415.
- Virginia Governor and Council, 399, 401, 403, 411.
- Virginia Naval Commissioner, 409.
- Virginia naval magazines, 401.
- Virginia Navy, 152, 315, 396-417, 429, 446-447, 449, 450, 456-458;
- beginnings of, 396-403;
- navy board, 398-403;
- admiralty courts, 403-405;
- vessels, 397-398, 405-408, 414-417;
- raids, 408, 413-415;
- later legislation, 408-413, 415-416;
- end of navy, 416-417.
- Virginia Navy Board, 398-403, 405, 408, 409, 424.
- Virginia navy-yards, 400, 408, 414.
- Virginia Provincial Convention, 396, 398, 403.
- Wallace, James, 463.
- Ward, Artemas, 69, 351.
- Ward, Samuel, 81, 83.
- Waring, Thomas, 190-191.
- Warner, Seth, 74.
- Warren, James, 51, 98, 112, 330.
- “Warren,” the frigate, 92, 119, 136, 168, 171, 349, 468.
- “Warren,” the schooner, 63.
- Warwick, Va., 401, 414.
- Washington, George, 33, 37, 42, 48, 73, 116, 154, 166, 167, 204, 211, 362, 388, 422, 446, 468, 473;
- fleets of, 61-71;
- on failure of navy, 184-186;
- on committees of Congress, 213.
- “Washington,” the, of the Continental navy (frigate), 92, 388.
- “Washington,” the, of the Continental navy (ship), 235, 248-249, 393-396.
- “Washington,” the, of the Georgia navy, 460-461.
- “Washington,” the, of the North Carolina navy, 452-454.
- “Washington,” the, of the Rhode Island navy (galley), 466.
- “Washington,” the, of the Rhode Island navy (sloop), 464, 465.
- “Washington,” the, of the Virginia navy, 406, 456.
- “Washington,” the, of Washington’s fleet, 63, 65.
- “Wasp,” the, 55, 57, 158.
- Waterford, Conn., 370.
- Waterbury, David, 77, 358.
- “Watt,” the, 206-207.
- Weaver, Lieutenant, 58.
- Webb, William, 377.
- “West Florida,” the, 310-311.
- West Indies, the, 80, 151, 161, 165, 167, 169, 173, 175, 179, 207, 236, 237, 242, 283, 305-307, 335, 342, 358, 368-369, 406, 424, 429, 430, 449, 452.
- Wethersfield, Conn., 355, 356.
- “Weymouth,” the, 368.
- Whaley, Commodore, 450.
- Whaling fleets, 151, 170, 268, 278-279.
- Wharton, John, 96, 97, 101, 196, 374, 387.
- Whipple, Abraham, 54-55, 57, 80, 133, 172, 433, 464-465.
- Whipple, William, 89, 90, 105-106, 190, 211.
- White, Robert, 373.
- “Whiting,” the, 360, 369.
- Whiting, Thomas, 260.
- Wickes, Lambert, 173, 179, 262, 269, 287-291.
- Williams, Jonathan, 256.
- Williams, J. F., 345.
- Williamsburg, Va., 93, 398.
- Willing, Captain, 308.
- Wilson, Willis, 458.
- Wilmington, N. C., 93, 434.
- Winder, William, 101, 196.
- “Winthrop,” the, 339, 353.
- “Wolodimer,” the, 304.
- Woodford, Thomas, 193.
- Wynkoop, Jacobus, 72, 74.
- Wythe, George, 203.
- “Yarmouth,” the, 431.
- “York,” the, 416.
- Yorktown, siege of, 415, 446.
- Young, John, 208.
- Zubly, John J., 82.