“King George” captured, 54, 122–124; action fought by, 62, 63. Kirkness, Captain, 236–239. “Lady Emily” wrecked, 245. “Lady Harriet” captured, 87. “Lady Mary Pelham,” 235, 236, 254, 255; the conduct of her lawyer-captain, 261, 262. “Lady Nepean,” 168, 169. “Lapwing,” 267; her fight with a privateer, 268–270. Leston, Mr., 149. Letters, the practice of duplicating, 53. Lisbon Packets, private trading permitted on, 104, 197; its prohibition, 201. “Little Catherine,” 296. Mails, the insecurity of, 53, 68, 70, 117; demand of the merchants for increased security of, 70, 71, 75; delays in forwarding, 73, 110, 159; smuggling them into Germany, 155, 156, 160–163, 174, 264–266; seizure of, by the Danes at Tonningen, 165–168. Maitland, Sir Thomas, 127. “Marquis of Kildare” captured, 89, 90. Merchants, West India, 18; their influence on the Post-Office, 36, 37; complain of the insecurity of mails, 68, 246; their memorial to the Postmaster General, 70, 71; their conference with him, 75, 76. Milford Packets, 14, 106, 107; the arming of, 41, 42. “Montagu,” 239, 255, 256; her fight with the “Globe” privateer, 258–263. Moorsom, Captain, 225, 226. “Morgiana,” her fight with the “Saratoga” privateer, 247–252. Mudge, Captain, 132. Mutineers pressed, 209; their demands, 210; meeting of, _ib._; magistrates in sympathy with, 211; their delegates pressed, 212, 213; return to their ships, 215; fate of the delegates, 220,221. Mutiny of the crew of the “Speedy,” 290, 291. Mutiny of Packetsmen, causes leading up to, 197 _et seq._ _Naval History_ (James), cited, 49, 50, 52, 80, 278; its account of Captain Bull’s case examined, 280–283. News, foreign, Packet boats as vehicles of, 6, 36, 37. Nicholas, Mr., 161–163. Nicholls, Mr. William, 292–295. Nodin, M., 51, 52. _Norfolk Herald_ quoted, 300–302. North Sea (Harwich) Packets. _See_ Packets, North Sea. Norway, Captain, his character and career, 255, 256, 262, 263.