193Cortes, N. Y. packet ship,40Courier, packet ship, 1816,38—— early clipper ship, 1842,54,62,162—— Cal. clipper ship, 1855,298,363,367Courser, Boston packet ship,52—— Cal. clipper ship,299,350,366Cox, J. W. builder, Robbinston, Me.,233,359Creesy, Capt. Josiah P., boyhood,153-5;Oneida,155;Flying Cloud,153,211,248-9,253-4,297,351;race,214-15;“obituary,â€�222-3;Mrs. Creesy,306Creole, N. Orleans packet ship,41Cressy, Brit. ship,36Crest of the Wave, Brit. clipper ship,208Crocker & Warren, owners, N. Y.,304,356,359Crosby, Capt.,Kingfisher,358Crowell, Capt.,Boston Light,356Crowell & Brooks, owners, Boston,360;seeHowesCrowninshield, Jacob, owner, Salem,13Cunningham, Capt.,354,363—— Bros., owners, Boston,364—— & Sons,354Cunningham’s rolling topsails,163Currier, John, Jr., builder, Newburyport,52,68,232,357,364—— & McKay,53-4—— & Townsend,52,243,354Curtis, J. O., builder, Medford,52,152,216,352,355,357,361,363—— Paul, builder, Chelsea,136,350;E. Boston,216,350,353,354,355,359,362Curtis & Peabody, owners, Boston,354,356,361Cutler, Capt. Benj. F.,Mary Whitridge,254Cutting, Capt. Robt. C., packet shipAdelaide,44Cutting, Francis B., part owner ofDreadnought, N. Y.,244Cutty Sark, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade,332,336,346,372Cyclone, Cal. clipper ship,300,356DDale, Capt Fleetwood,353Daniel Webster, packet ship,56Daniels, Geo., owner, Boston,233,303Daring, Cal. clipper ship,253,362Dashing Wave, Cal. clipper ship,356,369Dauntless, Cal. clipper ship,343,363David Brown, Cal. clipper ship,232,356;records,248,290,296,297,298,367,368David Crockett, Cal. clipper ship,232,356,369-70David Malcolm, Brit. ship,36Dean, Capt. Stewart, sloopEnterprise, 1785,6Deas, Capt.,Ganges,200-1Decline of American shipping,290,292-3,314-17,341Defender, med. clipper ship,255-6,300De Horsey, Capt. of H. M. S.Brisk,251-2Delano, Capt.,Ariel,353—— Capt. Joseph, packets,43—— Warren, owner, Boston,70;Amer. Nav. Club,202Delia Walker, ship,53,54Dent & Co., owners, China,59Depaw, Francis, owner of Havre packet line,41De Peyster, Capt. F. A., packets,43,45Derby, Elias Haskett, Salem merchant, eighteenth century,12-13;Jr., Capt.,Atlantic,12Devonshire, packet ship,48“Diadem,â€� Brit. brig., Capt. Johnson’s story,157-9“Diving Bell,â€�Lord of the Isles,209Doane, Capt. Justin,225,354,360Donald McKay, clipper ship, Australian trade,273,280,346Don Quixote, packet ship,41—— Cal. clipper ship,357;records,253,299,367,368,369Dorchester, Boston ship,54Dorsetshire, Brit. E. Indiaman,32Douglas, Mr., chief officer onChallenge,182-3Dragon, Brit. E. Indiaman,23,32Dramatic Line,40,42,45Draper, 18th cent. ship,16Dreadnought,44,235,243-7Duchesse d’Orléans, Havre packet ship,41Duke of York, Brit. E. Indiaman,32Dumaresq, Capt. Phillip,62,71,138,175,205,233,289,297,350,353,359,363EEagle, N. Y. packet ship,38—— Cal. clipper ship,297,299,350,367Eagle Wing, Cal. clipper ship,357,367Earl of Balcarras, largest ship of Brit. E. India Co.,32,33,34Echo, early N. Y. ship,16Eckford, Henry, builder, N. Y.,17,47Eclipse, Cal. clipper ship,136,175-6,211,349,364—— later ship,340Edward Everett, ship,255Edwin Forrest, Cal. clipper ship,357Elder, Randolph & Co., builders,347Eldridge, Capt. Asa,43,247,271—— Capt. John,43,271Eldridge, Capt. Oliver,43,64,70,271Electric, Cal. clipper ship,299,300,360,367Electric Spark, Cal. clipper ship,299,362,368Eliza Shaw, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade,322,371Ellis, Capt.,241Emanuel,seeWellsEmily C. Starr, barque,345Empress of the Seas, Cal. clipper ship,232-3,357Englis, John,149Enright, Capt. Anthony,Chrysolite,199Erie, Havre packet ship,41Erl King, Brit. auxiliary steamer, China trade,331Espirito Santo,78-9Esterbrook, Capt.,Winged Racer,355Esther May, clipper ship,369Ethiopian, Brit. ship in Australian trade,333Eureka, Cal. clipper ship,351Euterpe, Cal. clipper ship,289,363FFairbank & Wheeler, owners, Boston,56Fairlight, Brit. ship,333Falcon, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade,319-20,324,347,375Farran, Capt.,Eagle,350Fast days’ runs,179,180,195,214,219-20,245-6,271,277,281,334Fast passages: Atlantic,46,221,247,254,277-8Australian,266,268,281-2,284,336,338California,213,218,225,227-8;(eastward),233,293,296,365-9China,199,207,208,209,329,335Fastest ships: packet,Yorkshire,46;clipper,Rainbow,67;Sea Witch,192;Gt. Republic,243;Lightning,278Fearless, Cal. clipper ship,271,357Federal Eagle, brig,15Fennell, Capt.,Flying Mist,363Fernald & Pettigrew, builders, Portsmouth, N. H.,52,152,216,352,355,356,361,363Fessenden, C. B., owner, Boston,360Fidelia, N. Y. packet ship,41,48Fiery Cross, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade,320,335,371;race,325-30Fiery Star-Comet,343Flavio, ship,52Fleetwing, yacht,159—— Cal. clipper ship,250,260Fleetwood, Cal. clipper ship,353Fletcher, Capt.,Maury,209;Oriental, No.2,358Florence, Cal. clipper ship,289,363Floyd, John, builder, N. Y.,17Fly Away, clipper ship,232,297,368Flying Childers, Cal. clipper ship,216,236,354Flying Cloud, Cal. clipper ship,152,153,155,174,205,217,237,254,337,342,351;N. Y. to S. F.in 89 days,144,178-81,248,296,297,300,365,367;log,179-80,248;other California passages,214-15,224,253,298-9,366,367;other passages,195,208,222;story of race withGanges,200-2—— Brit. clipper ship, tea trade,208—— Cal. clipper ship,357;records,295,296,297,299,368Flying Dutchman, Cal. clipper ship,216,344,354,375;records, S. F.,297,299,366,368;Australia,284Flying Fish, Cal. clipper ship,152,155-6,173,193,205,237,302,337,342,345,351;race withSword-Fish,212-13;other Cal. passages,224-6,253,295-9,366-8Flying Mist, Cal. clipper ship,289,363Flying Scud, clipper ship,284Flying Spur, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade,325,326Food on board ship,29,78,90,107-8,188,231-2,262Forbes, Capt. James Nicol,Marco Polo,266;Lightning,275-6;Schomberg,284Forrest, Capt.,Rattler,361Forward Ho, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade,332,336,346,371Foster, W. H., & Co., owners, Boston,359—— & Nickerson, owners, Boston,358,363Francis, brig,84Francis Depaw, ship,47Fraser, Capt. Geo.,Sea Witch,69,145,189,192,341Freeman, Capt.,Undaunted,359Friend, Capt.,Sancho Panza,361Funch & Meincke, owners, N. Y. and Baltimore,136,350GGalatea, clipper ship,299Game Cock, Cal. clipper ship,135,173,205,271,302,337,342,349;records,195,299Ganges, Brit. ship,200-1Gardner, Capt. E. C.,Celestial,159,349;Comet,159,224,350;Intrepid,363Gates, Capt.,360,364Gauntlet,267George Canning, ship,47George Peabody, ship,255Gerry, Capt.,Noonday,363Gibb & Livingston,325Gilman & Co.,325Gipsey, brig, 1804,17Girard, Stephen, capt. and owner,15Glidden & Williams, Boston, owners of line of S. Francisco clippers,136,141,172,349-61Globe, Brit. merchant ship,36Gloriana, Brit. ship,36Glory of the Seas, med. clipper ship,258,369Goddard, N. S., owner, Boston,358Goddard & Co., owners ofRace Horse, Boston,135,349Golden Age, clipper barque,366Golden City, Cal. clipper ship,216,354;records,297,299,300,367Golden Eagle, Cal. clipper ship,354;records,297,299,300,367Golden Fleece, Cal. clipper ship,362Golden Gate, Cal. clipper ship,351;records,297,298,299,366Golden Light, Cal. clipper ship,233,343-4,354Golden State, Cal. clipper ship,216,354Golden West, Cal. clipper ship,216,354Goodhue & Co., N. Y., owners ofMandarin,135,349Goodwin, Gov. of N. H.,165Gordon, Capt. Geo.,Memnon,145Gore, Capt.,North Wind,358Governor Morton, Cal. clipper ship,136,349;records,253,299,300,368Grace Darling, Cal. clipper ship,250,360Grand Turk, Salem ship,12Gray, Capt. Robt., 1788,14—— Wm., Salem merchant,13Great Britain, packet ship,47,71-2,138Great Republic, clipper ship, largest extreme clipper ship ever built,235-43,337,345,357;launch,236-8;masts and spars,238-40,242-3;burnt,240-2;rebuilt,242-3;records,293,296,297,298,299,300;log,294;estimated speed,343,294-5Great Western, packet ship,41Greenfield, barque,368;brought first cargo of wheat from California,254Greenman & Co., builders, Mystic, Conn.,232Gregory, Capt. Michael,250,361Griffeths, John W.,65-66Grinnell, Minturn & Co., N. Y., owners, packet lines,40,42;Cal. clippers,136,153,211,233,350,351,355,358,359;