Corbett, Sir Julian, 1, 6, 7, 8, 9 _Couronne_, the, 254 Cowper Coles, Captain, 276 Creuze, Augustin, 59, 256 Cruiser, type, 298 Cumberland, Earl of, 20 _Curaçoa_, the, 230 Dahlgren, 139, 234, 261 _Dandolo_, the, 285 _Dauntless_, the, 242 Deane, Sir A., 28 Delvigne, 187, 194 _Demologos_, the, 225 Denny, Messrs., 226 Derrick, 28, 31 Desaguliers, Dr., 101 Desblancs, 217 _Devastation_, the, 281 Dirck, 98 _Doncaster_, the, 229 Douglas, Sir C., 151 Douglas, Sir H., 86, 173, 228, 257, 261 _Dreadnought_, the, 283 Duckworth, Sir J., 67 _Duilio_, the, 285 _Duke_, the, 130, 152 Dundas, Lord, 218 Dunkirk privateers, 23 Dupuy de Lôme, 253 Dutch ships, characteristics of, 27 _Dwarf_, the, 243 Elliot, Admiral, 246 Enfield rifle, 197 _Enterprise_, the, 273 Ericsson, 236 _Essex_, the, 137 Euler, 37, 216 _Excellent_, the, 158 _Ferdinand Max_, the, 263 Fincham, 1, 48, 53, 233 Finsbury Field, 82 Fitch, 220 Forbin, Count, 40 _Formidable_, the, 134, 153 Fortifications, land, 204 Fournier, Abbé, 144 Frederick the Great, 90 Fremantle, Hon. T. F., 184 Frigate, origin of, 23 Froissart, 64 Froude, 286 Fuller, 27, 171 Fulton, 221 Furring of ships, 17 _Galatea_, the, 229 Galileo, 95, 116 Galleasse, 4, 211 Galleon, 4, 7 Galley, 2, 71, 210 Gama, Vasco di, 5 Garoy, Blasco de, 212 Gautier, 216 Genoese, the, 4 Gibbon, 66, 69 Gibraltar, siege of, 250 Girdling of ships, 29 _Glatton_, the, 135, 282 _Gloire_, the, 205, 253 Gordon, Thomas, 48 _Grace à Dieu_, the, 76 _Great Britain_, the, 238 _Great Eastern_, the, 258 Greek fire, 61 Greener, 193 Gribeauval, 90 Gunpowder, 3, 70, 76, 99 Gustavus Adolphus, 90 Haddock, Sir R., 29 Halley, 117 Hampton Roads, battle of, 262 Hannay, 57 Hardy, Sir T. M., 159, 230 Harvey torpedo, 291 _Harwich_, the, 31 Hastings, Captain, 174 Hastings, Sir T., 248 Hautefeuille, J. de, 99 Hawke, Admiral, 43, 122, 151 Hawkins, Sir J., 8 Hawkins, Sir R., 9, 80 Hay, Lord John, 232 _Hébé_, the, 134 Henri II, King, 75, 89 Henry VIII, King, 6, 72 Henry, Prince, 19 _Hercules_, the, 273 Hero of Alexandria, 94 _Hibernia_, the, 48 Hime, Colonel, 61, 77 Hogue, battle of La, 32 Honourable Artillery Co., 82 Horse artillery, 91 Hoste, 37 _Hotspur_, the, 282, 287 Howard, Lord, 9, 77 Hugo, Victor, 147 Hulls, Jonathan, 215 Hutton, 122, 129, 132 Huyghens, 37, 96, 99 _Impérieuse_, the, 295 _Inconstant_, the, 298 India, East, Company, 45, 135 _Inflexible_, the, 285 Inman, Dr., 57 _Invincible_, the, 44 _Iron Duke_, the, 274 _Italia_, the, 289 Jacob, General, 196 Jal, 5 James I, King, 15 James II, King, 33 James, the historian, 49, 132 Joinville, Prince de, 240 Jouffroi, 217 Juan, Don G., 37