337,340Liverpool,146Lloyd, Captain Robert,318,320,321Lobos, Island of,61,89L'Orient,104,243Louis Erasmé,150Louis XIV., King of France,47Louis XVI., King of France,246Lowestoft,134Lucca,125,127Lundy Island,213Lutwidge, Captain Skeffington,289;his log and letter about American prisoners, etc.,295,296Maclay, Mr. E.S., American naval writer,270,271,272,280,284,286,287,290,292,293,297,299,305,313,314,321,322Madagascar,103Madeira,99,171,337Madison, John, President of United States,325Madrid,102,105Magee, W.,87Magellan, Strait of,87Mahon (Corsica),238Majorca, Island of,357n.Malaga,208,209Malartic, General, Governor of Mauritius,258Malartic,258Malo, M. Henri,207,262Malta,129,130,136,140,142,143,233,357Mann, Sir Horace,125,127,138,141Manship,257Marcare, meaning of,7n.Maria Theresa,99Marquis,69Marquis d'Antin,150Marryat, Captain Frederick (the novelist),262Mars,157,158,159,160,161,162,164,165Mars(French),205Marseilles,115,130,132,137,138,233Martens, Von,11Mason, Captain,300Mauritius, Island of,242,243,245,246,247,249,251,255Maxey, Lieutenant,307Maximilian, Emperor,19McBride, Captain,195McKenzie, Captain Kenneth,341,342Mentor,111-115Mercury,81,86Mersey, River,114Messina,129Midshipman Easy,185,198Miller, Captain,140Mill Prison, Plymouth,289;diet, etc., of American prisoners in,293Mill Prison, Barney's escape from,293-295;a very slack prison,296,298Monk,215,216Montserrat (West Indies),239Moor, Captain Edward,115-117Morecock, Captain,149Morocco,177Mostyn, Captain Savage,161,162Mount-Edgecumbe, Lord,297,304Mozambique,242Munroe, Captain,278,279Nancy,116Nantes,229,239Nantucket,324Naples,132Naval Chronicle, The,265Navigator,243Navy Board, The,265Nelson, Lord,12,51Neptune,159Neptune(Dutch),202-204Newcastle,9Newfoundland, Banks of,115,149New York,274,281,285,286,289,290n.,307Nicolas, Sir Harris,7n.Nonsuch(aliasSanspareil),220-224,226Norman, Mr. C.B.,200,217,233n.,235,238Notre Dame de Deliverance,150Nova Scotia,336Oléron, Judgments of,198,199,200Onslow, Captain,290Oppenheim, Mr. M.,29Oran,142Orissa (India),252Orotava (Teneriffe),47Osborn, Captain,246Ostend,75,76Oughton, Captain (in Marryatt's novel),262Packets, description of,329Page, Mr.,51,52Painpeny, French captain,352Palme,202,204Panama,62,63Panama, Gulf of,35Parfait,235,236Paris, Declaration of,364Parker, Admiral Sir Hyde,51Parker, John,44Parnell, Captain,165Payta,84Pembroke,235-238Penelope,342,343,344,347,348,349,350,352Peregrine,86Pernambuco,308Peru,61,68,69,89,334Philadelphia,299Phillips, Lieutenant Baker,193;his tragic end,194,195Phillips, Captain,95,96Phœnix,235,236Pickering, Captain,37Piece of Eight, The value of,67Pirates,1;confused with privateers,1,14,72;Flemish,20,21;Mediterranean,153Pitt, Mr. William, Minister,103,105Plantagenet,318,321,323Plymouth,76,106,216,264,296,297Pomona,282-284;inaccurate accounts of her capture,285,286,287,290Pondicherry, 242Port Louis, Mauritius,256Port Royal, Jamaica,120Portsmouth,99,195Portugal, King of,6,7n.,8Portuguese mate; his hatred of Surcouf,244,245"Pretty shop-girl," Du Guay Trouin's friend,216-219Powell, Commodore,74Prince de Neufchatel,324Prince Edward,178,179Prince Eugene,75Prince Frederick,149,177,179,180,183,184,185Prince George(Jas. Talbot's ship),149Prince George(Geo. Walker's tender),178,179Prince of Orange,214,217Princess Amelia,177,178,179Princess Royal(Admiral Byron's flagship),290n.Princess Royalpacket,330-333Prisoners of war, alleged cruel treatment of American,271,287-289Privateering, 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,364,365Privateers, 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,333-340Private vessels employed as men-of-war,5Profound,213Prudente,246Puna, Island of (South America),63,64,66,68,335Quakers,41,43Quebec,300Querangal, Lieutenant François de,103Quibo, Island of,90Ranc, Captain (Dutch),204Rangoon,250Ransoming prizes forbidden,202,233Reid, Captain Samuel C.,317,318,319,321,322Rennes,209Revenant(theGhost), Surcouf's last ship,261Rhode Island,275,281Richardson, Captain,349Riddle, Mr.,178Rio Janeiro,52,256Robertson, Mr.,357,360Robinson Crusoe,40,57Robinson, Captain Isaiah,282-286Robuste,281Rochefort,219Rodney, Admiral Lord,287Roebuck,36,37Rogers, John,45,63Rogers, Com. Josias,299,300,301,303Rogers, Acting Captain W. (ofWindsor Castlepacket),354-357Rogers, 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 inDukewithDuchess,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 toDuchess,53;celebrates New Year's Day,53;a mishap toDuchess,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;the "modesty" of his crew,67;agrees upon ransom,67;returns on board,68;leaves Guayaquil,68;sickness and lack of water,69;trouble over plunder,69,70;trials of a privateer captain,70;captures a rich Manila ship, and loses another,71;is severely wounded,71;dispute about Dr. Dover,72;returns home by way of the East Indies,72;is made Governor of the Bahamas,72;his death,72;other references,75,76,77,80,88Roosevelt, Mr. Theodore (late President United States),270Rosario,88,89Rosebud,285Rota,318,321Rover,336,337Royale,201,202"Royal Family" privateers,177,178,185Rumsey, Captain Edward,235-238Russell,183,185,186Russo-Japanese War,28Safia,177Sailing ships, American and British,325Saint Aaron,212St. Antonio (Cape Verde Islands),50St. Catherine, Island of (Brazil),80St. Denis (Isle of Bourbon),247St. Domingo (West Indies),229St. Eustatia (West Indies),239St. Fermin,82St. Francisco,28-32St. George(Dampier's ship),37,83St. George(Wright's ship),135,136,138,141St. Iago (Cape Verde Islands),239St. Ives,176St. Jacques des Victoires,224,225St. Malo,106,150,210,211,212,219,224,