Chapter 15

flags,42,303Griswold, John, N. Y.,-London packet line,40,42—— N. L. & G., owners, N. Y.,60,62,64,68,156,189,303,350,358—— Capt.,Toronto,162Guest, Brit. E. Indiaman, 1611,23Guiding Star, Cal. clipper ship,232,357—— Brit. clipper ship,267,268,269,272Guinevere, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, Nos. 1 and2,347HHackett, Wm. & John, builders, Salisbury, Mass; U. S. frigateAlliance, 1778,6Hale, Capt.,Guiding Star,357Hall, Alexander, & Co.,58,59,198,199,208,284,322,324,371-2Hall, Samuel, builder, East Boston,50,137,205,250;clipper schooner,58;China clippers,62,64;Cal. clippers,135,198,216,225,232,349-58—— Jr.,289,363Hallet, Capt.,Radiant,355—— & Co., owners, Boston,356Hamilton, Capt.,Eclipse,175-6,349Handy & Everett, owners, N. Y.,136,349Hanscom, Saml., Portsmouth, N. H., builder ofNightingale,164-5Harvest Queen, packet ship,41—— barque,291Harvey Birch, Cal. clipper ship,250,344,361Haskell, Capt.,Norseman,364Hastings, Henry, owner, Boston,361,363Hatch, Capt.,Northern Light,228,351;Midnight,361Hathorne, Wm., of Hathorne & Steers, builders, N. Y.,49Hayden & Cudworth, builders, Medford,52,354,361Hayes, Capt., lost onRainbow,68Hays, Capt. Gilbert, ofBeauregard,141Hazard, Cal. clipper ship,298Heard, Augustine, & Co., owners, Boston,303,351Hebe, French frigate, model for British,5Hector, Brit. E. Indiamen, in first fleet,23,24Helen Mar, packet ship,41Helen Morris, clipper ship,258Helena, early clipper ship,62Helicon, barque,56Helvetia, Girard ship, China trade,16Henderson, Capt.,Gazelle,351Henning, Capt., Brit. shipAlfred,37Henrietta, yacht,159Henry, Capt.,Raven,189-92,352;Skylark,359Henry Allen, ship,193Henry Clay, packet ship,43,48,141;admired at L’pool,89Henry Hill, clipper barque,258Herald of the Morning, med. clipper ship,253,271,363;records,253,296,297,299,300,367,368Hercules, early ship,16—— packet ship,40Herefordshire, Brit. E. Indiaman,32,345Hersilia, brig, sealing voyages,77-80Hibernia, packet ship,43,47,84,160—— Brit. clipper ship, Australian trade,266Highflyer, N. Y. packet ship,244—— Cal. clipper ship,344,354Hill, Capt.,Challenge,356Hollis, Capt.,Game Cock,349Holt, Alfred, L’pool, builder of iron screw steamers,332Hood, Jas. M., builder, Somerset, Mass.,136,349—— & Co., builders, Somerset, Mass.,152,356,359Hood, Walter & Co., builders, Aberdeen,Abergeldie,205-6;Thermopylæ,333,372Hooper, J., owner, Baltimore,357;Witch of the Wave,169Hope, ship,15Horatio, ship in China trade,141,162Hornet, Cal. clipper ship,152,351;records,224,298,299,300,366Hotspur, Brit. merchant frigate,36—— Cal. clipper ship,364Hottinger, N. Y. packet ship,41,43Houqua, clipper ship in China trade,63,70,77,84,85,162,341Howes, Capt. Frederic,236,353,357,359,360,362Howes & Crowell, owners, Boston,353,359Howland, Capt. Williams,141-2,162,350Hubbard, Capt.,Flying Dutchman,354Huckins, Jas., Boston, owner ofNorthern Light,163-4—— & Co., owners, Boston,351,354,356Hudson, N. Y., packet ship,40,44Hunnewell, Jas., owner, Boston,354,355Hunt & Wagner, builders, Baltimore,357,363Huntress, ship,52Huntsville, N. Y.,-N. Orleans packet ship,41,43,84Hurricane, Cal. clipper ship,152,163,193,337,351;records,208,218,248,296,299,367Hussey, Capt.,Westward Ho,355Hyderabad, Brit. ship,36IInconium, ship,193Independence, New York-L’pool packet ship,41,43,45,47,48;carried President’s message,45Innes, Capt.,Serica,326Ino, Cal. clipper ship,152,153,351;in U. S. Navy,253Intrepid, Cal. clipper ship,289,300,363Invincible, Cal. clipper ship,152,156-7,159,301,351,366;in Australian trade,283Irons & Grinnell, builders, Mystic, Conn.,295Isaac Wright, N. Y. packet ship,41,44,45Isaac Webb, N. Y. packet ship,41,48Isaac Wright, N. Y. packet ship,41,48Ismay, Imrie & Co., L’pool, White Star Australian Line,268Istamboul, Brit. auxil. vessel,287Ivanhoe, packet ship,48JJackman, Geo. W., builder, Newburyport,52,360-3—— R. E., builder, East Boston,136,216,270,349,355,356—— & Ewell, builders, E. Boston,358,359Jacob Bell, Cal. clipper ship,216,298,344,354—— N. Y. pilot boat,305James Baines, clipper ship, for Australian service,273,279-80,281,288,334,337,346;carried troops to India,281-2James Cropper, N. Y. packet ship,38,43James Monroe, N. Y. packet ship,38Jamestown, N. Y. packet ship,43Japan, ship in Australian trade,273Jardine, Matheson & Co., China merchants,59,197,208,325Jenny Lind, ship, Boston,56,217John Bertram, Cal. clipper ship,136,141,173,349;records,299,300,366John E. Thayer, ship, Boston,255John Gilpin, Cal. clipper ship,216,344,354;records,224,296,297,299,366;race,224-6John Jay, ship, N. Y.,47John Land, Cal. clipper ship,233,357,368,369John Quincy Adams, ship, Boston,156John R. Skiddy, N. Y. packet ship,54John Wade, Cal. clipper ship,299,351Johnson, Capt. H. W.,Invincible,157,159,351;story ofDiadem,157-9—— Capt.,Kate Hooper, Baltimore,357—— Napier & Co.,303Johnston, Capt. John, N. Y. packets,44,45Jones, Quiggin & Co., L’pool, owners ofSeaforth,322Jordan, John, L’pool, inventor of composite construction,322Joseph Walker, ship,242Joshua Bates, Boston-L’pool packet ship,55Judge Shaw, ship,293KKaisow, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade,332,372Kate Carine, Brit. ship,267Kate Hooper, Cal. clipper ship, Baltimore,357Kathay,Cathay, Cal. clipper ship,232,358Keay, Capt., tea clipperAriel,326Kellie Castle, Brit. E. Indiaman,32Kemball, Capt. John, 1788,14Kennard & Williamson, Baltimore, builders ofAnn McKim,60Kermit, Robert, N. Y.-L’pool packet line,42,46Kerwin, Capt.,Golden West,354Khersonese, Brit. auxiliary steamer,287Kilham, Capt.,Jacob Bell,354Killick, Capt.,Challenger,206King, Capt.,Race Horse,349Kingfisher, Cal. clipper ship,358Klein, Capt.,Spirit of the Times,359Knight, Capt.,Queen of the Seas,355;Morning Light,358Knowles, Capt.,Wild Wave,360LL. Z., N. Y. ship,56Lady Melville, Brit. E. Indiaman,32Lahloo, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade,332,372;races,332-3,336Laing & Co., builders, Sunderland, Eng.,371Lamb, Edward, & Co., Boston, owners,56Lanark, Brit. clipper brig, opium trade,59Lancaster, packet ship,40Land, Capt. John,67,187Landholm, Capt.,John Bertram,141,349Landor, W. S., yachtAmerica,310Lane, Capt. Geo.,Sweepstakes,233,359;Pacific Mail S. S. Co.,233Lang, Capt.,Sea Witch,341Lapham, Saml., builder, Medford,52Laurence & Folkes, builders, N. Y.,49Lawrie & Co., builders, Glasgow,372Leander, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade,332,372;records,333-6Leonore, packet ship,54Libertas, ship,282Liberator, Greek frigate built in N. Y.,47Light Brigade-Ocean Telegraph,346Light Horse, barque, Salem, 1784,12Lightfoot, Cal. clipper ship,358Lightning, clipper ship for Australian trade,273,274-5,285,337,346;passages,275-8,281-8;log,227-8;carrying troops to India,282-3—— later ship,341Limeburner, Capt.,Great Republic,243,293,357Lincoln, Wm., & Co., Boston, owners,354,358Lincolnshire, Brit. ship in Australian trade,285Linnell, Capt.,Eagle Wing,357Lintin, ship. Forbes’s rig,236Live Yankee, Cal. clipper ship,299,300,358Liverpool, packet ship, N. Y.,42,43,48—— packet ship, Boston,52Lockwood, Capt.,White Squall,142,350Lodge, John E., Boston, owner,357,359,361Logs:Flying Cloud,178-81,211;Raven et al.,192;Sov. of Seas,219-20;Flying FishandJohn Gilpin,226;Dreadnought,245-6;Romance of Seas,249;Lightning,277;James Baines,281-2;Sweepstakes,290;Great Republic,294;tea clippers,329-30;Thermopylæ,334Look Out, clipper ship,369Lord Amherst, Brit. schooner, opium trade,58Lord Lyndhurst, ship,293Lord of the Isles, Brit. clipper ship (iron), tea trade,208-10,267,288,320,346,376;second of the name,346Lothair, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade,332,372Louis Philippe, Havre packet ship,41Low, Capt. Chas. P.,145,162,214-15,343,352;Mrs. Low,306—— A. A., & Brother, owners, N. Y.,63,64,70,85,87,135,162,209,227,242,303Lowell, Boston packet ship,52Lowther Castle, Brit. E. Indiaman,32,34Lucas, Capt. Frederic,254,341,362Lucilla, ship,52MMcCumm, Jas., Greenock, owner ofSir Launcelot,335McDonnell, Capt. Chas.,Marco Polo,267-8McIntyre, L. H., & Co., builders, Liverpool,322McKay, Donald, Highland chieftain,53McKay, Donald, clipper ship builder,42,53,205,225,258-9,276,297;boyhood,53,258;New York,53;Newburyport,53-5;East Boston,56,62;packet ships,62,270;California clippers,136,142,152,153,212,216,232,233,250;Sovereign of the Seas,221;Great Republic,235,243;medium clippers,255,258,290-1;tribute to Abbott Lawrence,256-7;Australian clippers,273-83;Civil War,258;last years,258;Mrs. McKay,221-2;Currier & McKay,53-4;McKay, & Pickett,54—— Hugh, builder, Boston,217—— Capt. Lauchlan,217-275;Sov. of the Seas,217-19,269,355;Great Republic,238,241McKenzie, Capt.,Houqua,63,145,341McKim, Isaac, Baltimore, owner ofAnn McKim,60,61McKinnon, Capt.,Taeping,326Madagascar, Brit. ship, Australian line,263-4Magoun, Thacher, builder, Medford,51-2—— Medford, builder of Cal. clippers,362-3Malay, clipper ship,


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