Chapter XLI: Appendix: C

A LIST OF ARMED VESSELS IN THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES
DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION[666]

PRINCIPAL FLEET OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS

No. of Period of
Rig. Name. guns. Service.

1 ship Alfred 24 1775-1778

2 ship Columbus 20 1775-1778

3 brig Andrew Doria 14 1775-1777

4 brig Cabot 14 1775-1777

5 sloop Providence 14 1775-1779

6 sloop Hornet 10 1775-1777

7 schooner Wasp 8 1775-1777

8 schooner Fly 8 1775-1777

9 brig Lexington 16 1776-1777

10 brig Reprisal 16 1776-1777

11 brig Hampden 14 1776-1777

12 sloop Independence 10 1776-1778

13 sloop Sachem 10 1776-1777

14 sloop Mosquito 4 1776-1777

15 frigate Raleigh 32 1777-1778

16 frigate Hancock 32 1777

17 frigate Warren 32 1777-1779

18 frigate Washington 32 1777-1778

19 frigate Randolph 32 1777-1778

20 frigate Providence 28 1777-1780

21 frigate Trumbull 28 1777-1781

22 frigate Congress 28 1777

23 frigate Virginia 28 1777-1778

24 frigate Effingham 28 1777-1778

25 frigate Boston 24 1777-1780

26 frigate Montgomery 24 1777

27 frigate Delaware 24 1777

28 ship Ranger 18 1777-1780

29 brigantine Resistance 10 1777-1778

30 sloop Surprise — 1777

31 frigate Alliance 32 1778-1785

32 ship General Gates 18 1778-1779

33 brigantine Retaliation — 1778

34 galley Pigot 8 1778

35 frigate Confederacy 32 1779-1781

36 sloop Argo 12 1779

37 brig Diligent 12 1779

38 ship Saratoga 18 1780-1781

39 ship of the line America 74 1782

40 ship Washington 20 1782-1784

41 ship Duc de Lauzun 20 1782-1783

42 frigate Bourbon 36 1783

FLEET FITTED OUT IN FRANCE

1 ship Bon Homme
Richard 42 1779

2 ship Indian 40 1777

3 frigate Deane or Hague 32 1777-1783

4 frigate Queen of France 28 1777-1780

5 ship Pallas 30 1779

6 ship Ariel 20 1780-1781

7 cutter Cerf 18 1779

8 cutter Revenge 14 1777-1779

9 brig Vengeance 12 1779

10 cutter Dolphin 10 1777

11 lugger Surprise 10 1777

POLLOCK’S FLEET

1 ship Morris 24 1778-1779

2 sloop West Florida — 1779-1780

3 schooner —— — 1779

WASHINGTON’S FLEET

1 schooner Hannah — 1775

2 schooner Lynch — 1775-1776

3 schooner Franklin — 1775-1776

4 schooner Lee 4 1775-1776

5 schooner Harrison — 1775-1776

6 schooner Warren — 1775-1776

7 brigantine Washington 10 1775-1776

8 schooner Hancock — 1776

9 sloop Gen’l Schuyler — 1776

10 sloop Gen’l Mifflin — 1776

11 galley Lady Washington — 1776-1777

ARNOLD’S FLEET[667]

1 sloop Enterprise 12 1776

2 schooner Royal Savage 12 1776

3 schooner Revenge 8 1776

4 schooner Liberty 8 1776

5 gondola New Haven 3 1776

6 gondola Providence 3 1776

7 gondola Boston 3 1776

8 gondola Spitfire 3 1776

9 gondola Philadelphia 3 1776

10 gondola Connecticut 3 1776

11 gondola Jersey 3 1776

12 gondola New York 3 1776

13 galley Lee 6 1776

14 galley Trumbull 8 1776

15 galley Congress 8 1776

16 galley Washington 8 1776

17 galley Gates 8 1776

FOOTNOTES:

[666] The term “Period of Service” is used in a somewhat general
sense. The dates are close approximations. Among the vessels used
by the Naval Department as packets, merchantmen, or scout-ships
are the following: “Despatch,” “Georgia Packet,” “Phœnix,”
“Mercury,” “Baltimore,” “Enterprise,” and “Fame.”

[667] Several of Arnold’s vessels were employed on the Lakes in
1775.

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.

Transcriber’s Notes

footnote 158 Changed: Journals of Continennental Congress
to: Journals of Continental Congress

footnote 257 Changed: Admiralty, to Commisary-General
to: Admiralty, to Commissary-General

footnote 357 Changed: Stevens’s Facsimilies, 1677
to: Stevens’s Facsimiles, 1677

footnote 433 Changed: General Assembly, and the Jounrals
to: General Assembly, and the Journals

pg 87 Changed: This absorbtion was facilitated
to: This absorption was facilitated

pg 194 Changed: dependent on Congress than the Marine Committe
to: dependent on Congress than the Marine Committee

pg 328 Changed: Vessels Goods Wares and Mechandise
to: Vessels Goods Wares and Merchandise

pg 421 Changed: Cochran to proceed to Massachussetts
to: Cochran to proceed to Massachusetts