_General Rusk_, Confederate steamer, blockaded in Galveston by the Federal frigate _Santee_, iv. 137. _Georgiana_, British whaler, captured by Porter, iii. 8. Gerdes, F. H., Federal coast surveyor at New Orleans, iv. 322. German troops hired by England to fight in America, i. 32. Ghent, terms and conditions of the treaty of, iii. 209. Gherardi, Commander Bancroft, iv. 389. _Gibraltar_, formerly the _Sumter_. See _Sumter_. Gibraltar, duels between American and English officers at, iii. 311–313. Gillis, Captain John P., iv. 99; of the _Seminole_ at Port Royal, 163. _Glasgow_, British sloop-of-war, fight with Commodore Hopkins’s American squadron, i. 59. _Globe_, American privateer, ii. 250. “God Save the King,” American sailors on British ships compelled to bare their heads when played, i. 394, iii. 291. Godon, Captain S. W., at Port Royal, iv. 163. _Golden Rocket_, captured by the _Sumter_, iv. 410. Goldsborough, Flag Officer L. M., in charge of expedition sent against Roanoke Island, iv. 109; in charge of a large fleet sent to ram the _Merrimac_, 235. Gordon’s Landing, Red River, fort at, attacked by Ellet, iv. 352. Gorringe, Master H. H., iv. 370. _Governor_, Federal transport, sinks off Cape Hatteras, iv. 166. _Governor Tompkins_, American privateer, ii. 253. _Governor Tryon_, British sloop, attacked by and strikes to the American privateer _Thorn_, i. 209. _Grampus_, American schooner, in fleet sent to punish pirates in South America, iii. 331; captures the _Pandrita_, 332. Grand Gulf, Porter attacks fortifications of, and finds them evacuated, iv. 367; Grant makes it his base of supplies, _ib._ Grant, General Ulysses Simpson, attempts to dislodge Confederates below Cairo, iv. 251; attacks the Confederates at Belmont, 251, 252; proceeds up the Tennessee, to attack Fort Henry, 255; muddy roads prevents his taking part in the capture of the fort, 266; at Fort Donelson, 268; Captain Walker diverts the Confederates’ attention from him, 271; Confederates surrender to him, 272; fight with Confederates at Pittsburg Landing, 284; arrives before Vicksburg, 351; goes to New Carthage to surround Vicksburg, 363; makes Grand Gulf his base of supplies, 367. _Granville_, French privateer, in the fleet of Paul Jones, i. 234. Graves, Admiral, destroys Portland, Maine, i. 24–26. Grease as a protection on armor-plated ships, iv. 10. Great Britain, sea-power of, in 1812, ii. 22; European nations dread the power of, 23. Greene, Lieutenant Charles H., iv. 386. Greene, Captain P. B., blockaded in Bahia Harbor, ii. 179; refuses Lawrence’s challenge, _ib._; cowardice of, 180; rescued by the _Montagu_, _ib._