Reorganization of the Naval Department 220 The Agent of Marine 223 Robert Morris as Agent of Marine 226 The organization of the Naval Department under Morris 227 Reports of the Agent of Marine 228 Naval legislation under the Agent of Marine 228 The court-martialing of three seamen 230 Morris and the control of the fleet 234 The strength of the navy 235 Success and failure of the fleet 235 The cruise of the “Alliance,” 1782-1783 236 The capture of the “Trumbull” by the “Iris” 238 Attempts of Morris to increase the navy 239 Morris’s views after the treaty of peace 244 Congress goes out of the naval business 245 Settling of the naval accounts 245 Disposing of the naval vessels 247 Retirement of the Agent of Marine 250 The end of the naval business 250 CHAPTER IX.—Naval Duties of American Representatives in Foreign Countries. Mutual interests of the United States and France 252 Duties of the Naval Office at Paris 252 Personnel of the Naval Office 254 Communication with the Naval Office 255 Agents of the Naval Office 256 Appointment and recommendation of officers 257 Privateers 260 The purchase and construction of vessels 261 The fitting out of vessels 265 The trial of prize cases 266 American prisoners 267 Breaches of neutrality 273 Miscellaneous duties 274 The Naval Office a channel of naval intelligence 276 Naval plans of the Naval Office 276 Plan of the Committee of Foreign Affairs 278 CHAPTER X.—Naval Duties of American Representatives in Foreign Countries. Continued. Work of the Naval Office in 1777 281 Attempts to obtain the freedom of French ports 282 The first prizes of the “Reprisal” 283 Difficulties between the English and the French governments 284