End of the Maryland navy 451 The navy of North Carolina, December, 1775-May, 1776 451 The “Washington,” “Pennsylvania Farmer,” and “King Tammany” 452 The defence of Ocracoke Inlet 454 Services of the “Caswell” 456 North Carolina admiralty courts and privateers 459 Georgia’s first naval enterprise 459 Naval preparations 460 Georgia’s galleys 460 Georgia’s prize court 462 CHAPTER XVII.—The Minor Navies of the Northern States. British depredations in Rhode Island, 1775 463 Naval operations 463 The “Katy” and “Washington” 464 The “Washington” and “Spitfire” galleys 465 Organs of naval administration 466 Prize court and privateers 467 An attempted naval increase, 1777 468 Coöperation of Rhode Island with Congress, 1778-1779 468 The “Pigot” and the “Argo” 469 The “Rover” 470 Naval preparations in New York 471 New York’s naval establishment 472 Washington and the New York vessels 473 Services of the New York fleet 474 Additional facts about naval affairs in New York 475 New Hampshire and the Penobscot expedition 476 New Hampshire privateers and prize court 476 Naval suggestions of New Jersey 477 APPENDICES A bibliography 481 A list of commissioned officers in the Continental Navy 506 A list of commissioned officers in the Continental Marine Corps 512 A list of armed vessels 516 PART I THE CONTINENTAL NAVY CHAPTER I THE NAVAL COMMITTEE