Rhode Island Navy, 80, 315, 463-471. “Richmond,” the, 416. Richmond, Va., 401, 414, 447. “Rising Empire,” the, 325, 338. Roach, John, 106, 107. Robertson, William, 435. Rodgers, William, 472, 473. “Roebuck,” the, 208, 352, 384. Rogers, Josias, 394. “Rose,” the, 80, 463, 464. Ross, Elizabeth, 377. Ross, John, 256. “Rover,” the, 470, 471. “Royal Charlotte,” the, 430. Rules and Regulations, of Continental navy, 43-48, 109, 110, 202-203, 231; of British navy, 47-48, 202; of Massachusetts navy, 333-335; of Connecticut navy, 361, 366; of Pennsylvania navy, 374, 375, 391; of South Carolina navy, 422; of Maryland navy, 447; of New York navy, 472. Rush, Benjamin, 374. Russian navy, 304. Rutledge, Edward, 36. Rutledge, John, 82, 119, 424, 429, 430. St. Augustine, Fla., 156, 419, 429, 430. St. Christopher, island of, 175. St. Eustatius, island of, 237, 305, 306, 331, 457. St. Mary’s Isle, 293. St. Thomas, island of, 335. Salem, Mass., 62, 149, 320, 328. Salisbury, Mass., 91, 325. “Sally,” the, 389. Salter, Titus, 476. Saltonstall, Dudley, 54, 57, 133, 350, 352. Saltonstall, Gilbert, 206. Saltonstall, Gurdon, 154. Salvage, 50, 201, 232, 323. Samson, Simeon, 343. Sandy Hook, 370, 390, 474. “Saratoga,” the, 122, 204, 208. Sartine, French minister of marine, 274, 278, 296. Savage, P. H., 330. Savannah, 156, 167, 418, 459. Saybrook, Conn., 74, 359. Schuyler, General, 71-74, 116, 213. “Schuyler,” the, 367. Schweighauser, a commercial agent in France, 256. Seal of the Naval Department, 199, 209, 222. Seamen in Continental navy, difficulties of enlistment, 144-147; numbers, 158-159. Searle, James, 101. Sears, Isaac, 358. Secretary of Congress, 140, 209, 222. Secretary of Foreign Affairs, 214, 255. Secretary of Marine, 208-209, 214-218, 221, 224, 229. Secretary of War, 216. Secret Committee of Congress, 162. Selkirk, Earl of, 293. Selman, John, 63, 66. “Serapis,” the, 163, 164, 296, 297. Seymour, Stephen, 426. Seymour, Thomas, 380. “Shark,” the, 360, 369. Shaw, Jr., Nathaniel, 95, 355, 362-363. Sheridan, Patrick, 231. Sherman, Roger, 221, 355. “Sibylle,” the, 237. Simpson, Thomas, 168, 172. Skimmer, John, 120, 165. Smith, James, 72, 471, 472. Smith, Meriwether, 220, 221. Smith, William, 101. “Somerset,” the, 448. “South Carolina,” the, 436-440. South Carolina Council of Safety, 418-421. South Carolina, Governor of, 432, 434. South Carolina House of Representatives, 432, 434. South Carolina Legislature, 423-428.