Twiss, Sir Travers, 15 Underwood, George, 44 _Univers_, 116 Valbué, Jerome, 197, 198, 199 Vanbrugh, Mr. Carleton, 48, 53, 62, 70 _Vengeance_, 106, 109, 111 Vernon, Admiral, 11 _Vestale_, 234 Vigo, 222 Vigor, John, 44 Villeneuve, M.E. de, 103 _Virginia_, 290 Walker, George, a great English privateer captain; eulogised by naval historian, 152; enthusiasm of his biographer, 152, 153; his modesty, 153; served in Dutch navy, 153; commands _Duke William_, 154; frightens a Spanish privateer by a ruse, 154; clears Carolina coast of Spanish privateers, 155; sails for England with three traders, 155; in peril in storm, 155; intervenes from sick bed to save ship, 155, 156; his ruse to obtain assistance, 156; arrives in England to find that he is ruined, 156; trades to the Baltic, 156; again escapes capture by a ruse, 156; sails in _Mars_ with _Boscawen_, 157; fights a French war-ship, 157; "prudence" of _Boscawen's_ captain, 157; falls in with two French treasure-ships, 157; _Boscawen_ runs away, 158; surrenders _Mars_ to two French ships, 159; French and English politeness, 159; unusual projectiles, 160; four English war-ships give chase, 160; _Mars_ recaptured, 161; incapacity of English captains, 161, 162; arrives at Brest and is liberated on parole, 162, 163; _Fleuron_ is blown up, 163; his tact and courage, 164; arrives in England, 164; commands _Boscawen_ with _Mars_ in company, 164; _Boscawen_ a "slopped" ship, 165; outwits an Exeter privateer captain, 165; sails and meets _Sheerness_, 166; sights eight armed French ships, 166; his admirable speech to his officers, 166; sinks one and captures six, 167; his device for protection of his men, 168; rigs out an old lady prisoner, 168; her tragic account of the action, 168, 169; acknowledgment of his services by Admiralty, 169; captures and buys a vessel as tender, 169; his dealings with mutineers, 169, 170; a foolish joke, 171; his perilous voyage home and heroic conduct, 173-176; wrecked in St. Ives, crew saved, 176; his owner's eulogy, 176; commands the "Royal Family" privateers, 177; loses one ship, 177; chased by French, escapes; one ship parts, 177; cuts out a French ship at Safia, 177; his dealings with his officers, 178; makes a tender of his prize, 178; puts into Lisbon with much gain and no loss of men, 178; buys a ship at Lisbon, 178; but loses her by an extraordinary accident, 179; chases and engages a 74-gun Spanish ship alone, 180; an extraordinary engagement, 180-182; Spaniards' poor gunnery, 182; his courage and self-possession, 182; Spaniard desists and retires, 183; _Russell_ joins in chase, 183; _Dartmouth_ joins and is blown up, 184, 185; Lieut. O'Brien's apology, 185;