_Times, The_, strong comment on American successes by, 324 _Topaze_, 74 Torrington, Mr. (an "Antigallican"), 97 Toulon, 238 Toulouse, 234, 235 Trinidad, Island of (off Brazil coast), 52 _Trinity_, 88 _Triton_, 251-255, 256, 257 Trouin, Luc (father of René Du Guay), 208, 209 Trouin, René, uncle of René Du Guay, 208, 209 Trouin, René Du Guay, famous French privateer captain; his origin, 208; destined for the Church, 209; sent to a seminary, 209; elects to study law, 209; but learns nothing except fencing, 209; dissipating in Paris, encounters the head of the family, 209; his family sends him to sea in a privateer, 209; distinguishes himself in action, 210; takes part in capture of convoy, 211; takes command of a privateer at eighteen, 211; pillages in Ireland, 211; gets a better ship, 212; with a consort captures a convoy and two English sloops-of-war, 212; escapes at great risk from an English squadron, 212; his skilful navigation, 212, 213; narrow escape in Bristol Channel, 213; has some bad luck, 213; sickness, short food, and mutiny, 213; his dream comes true, 214; sails round the _Prince of Orange_, 214; fires at her under English colours, 214; chased by six men-of-war, 214; his desperate scheme, 215; holds out, though surrounded, 216; his crew shirk and fire breaks out, 216; brings his men up with grenades, 216; is badly wounded and surrenders, 216; kindness of the English captain, 216; on parole at Plymouth, 216; his "pretty shop-girl," 217; is recognised by captain of _Prince of Orange_, who denounces him as a pirate, 218; imprisoned pending decision, 218; allowed to receive friends, pretty shop-girl included, 218; plans escape with her assistance, 218, 219; a love-sick young Frenchman, 219; buys a boat from a Swede and is completely successful, 219; returns to France, and finds a ship ready for him, 219; captures two large English ships, 220, 221; his king presents him with a sword of honour, 221; with a consort captures three Indiamen, cargoes valued at one million sterling, 222; commands one of his prizes, and captures two Dutch ships off Vigo, 222; falls in with English fleet, 222; his bold and successful ruse, 222, 223; his ill-treatment by a French naval aristocrat, 224; with four consorts engages three Dutch war-ships with convoy, 224; desperate action with Dutch commodore's ship, 224, 225; gallantry of the commodore, 225; he captures all three, with heavy loss on both sides, 225; an anxious night, 225; he brings in his prizes, 226; is made a commander in the navy, 226; his marvellous escape from an English squadron, 226-228; his death, 228; other references, 229, 239, 240 Tuckerman, H.T. (biographer of Silas Talbot), 281 Turkey Company, The, 132, 133