Barron, Captain James, sent to Tripoli in charge of the _President_, i. 335; with Stephen Decatur, iii. 318–322; restored to active service, 323. Barron, Captain Samuel, sent to Tripoli in charge of the _Philadelphia_, i. 335. Barron, Flag Officer Samuel, captured at Fort Hatteras, iv. 106. Barry, Captain John, i. 39; commands American brig _Lexington_, 63; cruises off Virginia capes, 64; encounters British tender _Edward_, 64; sinks the _Effingham_, 188; captures and destroys the schooner _Alert_, 189, 190; appointed to the _Raleigh_, _ib._; chases the Unicorn, 191; loses the _Raleigh_, 194. Bashaw of Tripoli, treachery of, i. 335, 336; refuses to make a treaty, 340; agrees to give up prisoners, 378. Bassett, Lieutenant F. S., opinion of Commodore Hopkins, i. 61. Batteaux, travelling in, ii. 263. Battle of Bunker Hill, i. 26; Champlain, 92–111; of Fort Pillow, iv. 298; of Grand Gulf, 367; of Lake Erie, ii. 309–325; of Lexington, i. 14; of Memphis, iv. 298–307; of New Orleans (in the Civil War), 326–340; of Pittsburg Landing, 284. Baton Rouge surrenders to Captain Craven of the _Brooklyn_, iv. 340. _Baudara de Sangare_, a private vessel, captured by the _Shark_, iii. 332. Baury, Lieutenant Frederick, iii. 81. Bay Point. See _Fort Beauregard_. Bazely, Lieutenant John, captures the _Lexington_, i. 119, 120. _Beagle_, American ship, captures Cape Cruz, iii. 334. _Beaufort_, Confederate gun-boat, takes crew off the _Congress_ after she surrenders to the _Merrimac_, iv. 208. _Beauregard_, Confederate ram, attacks the _Queen of the West_ at Fort Pillow, iv. 301; rammed and sunk by the _Monarch_, 302. Bell, Henry H., iv. 314. Belligerent ships, rules and orders regarding, issued by British Government, iv. 411. Belligerents, rights of, iv. 86. Belmont, on the Mississippi, battle at, iv. 251; the Confederates compel Grant to retreat, 252. _Belvidera_, British frigate, encounters the _President_, ii. 29; escapes, 32. _Ben. Dunning_, Federal merchant-ship, captured by Confederate cruiser _Sumter_, iv. 415. Benham, Admiral A. E. K., prompt action of, at Rio Janeiro, iv. 548. Bentham, Commander George, attacks the _General Armstrong_ in the harbor of Fayal, iii. 187–199; sets fire to the _Armstrong_, 200. _Benton_ snag-boat, converted by Eads into an armored vessel, iv. 246–249. _Benton_, Porter’s flagship before Vicksburg, iv. 363. _Benton_, Federal gun-boat, Lieutenant-commander J. A. Greer, iv. 369. _Berceau_, French frigate, fights with the _Boston_, i. 328; returned to France, 330. Beresford, Captain John Poer, recaptures the _Frolic_ from the _Wasp_, ii. 118. Berkeley, British minister at Washington, recalled and promoted, ii. 2.