Part 24

Burford, ship, 262.

BURGOYNE, 276; 284; 431; 434; leads renewed invasion, 442.

BURRISH, Capt. George, off Toulon, 30; his address to his lieutenants, 32; decision of court in case of, 35; cashiered, 37.

BYNG, Admiral, his incompetency at Minorca, 5, 20; finding of courtmartial of, 17; one of the judges of Mathews, 24; his punishment, 25; his situation at Minorca reviewed, 47-63; author's criticism of, 64; discussion of trial of, 64; article under which he was convicted and executed, 96, 97; his sailing for Minorca, 104; arrival off Port Mahon, 104; engages French fleet, 105; retires to Gibraltar, 105; news of retreat of, reaches England, 105; superseded by Hawke, 105; sent home, 105; inquiry concerning in House of Commons, 105; defended by Pitt, 105; his execution a political exigency, 180.

BYRON, given North American command, 176; 284; relieves Howe and goes to West Indies, 183; 284; his failure and return to England, 183.

Cabrita Point, 419.

Cadiz, French ships escape to, 134; 336; 347; Spaniards running for, 352; Spanish gunboats leave, 361; blockade at, 362; Saumarez blockades, 400; French and Spanish navies concentrated at, 414; Saumarez ordered to blockade, 414; Saumarez arrives off, 415; Saumarez prevents entrance of French ship to, 415; object of concentration at, frustrated by Saumarez, 421.

Cadiz, Bay of, 369.

Caesar, ship, Saumarez appointed to command, 410; injured at Algeciras, 418; refitted, 418; hauls out from Gibraltar mole, 419; sails for Algeciras, 419; appears off Europa Point, 419.

CAMPBELL, Captain, aids in suppressing mutiny on board ship Marlborough, 365.

Cape Horn, 260.

Cape Passaro, Battle of, 69.

Cape St. Vincent, see St. Vincent, Cape.

Cap Francois, 231; 236; 244; 246.

Captain, ship, 351.

Cardinals, The, rocks, 137, 139.

CARKETT, Captain, 200; his disobedience of Rodney's orders, 200, 201.

CARLETON, General, 433; 434.

Carleton, schooner, 437; Pellew left in command of, 438; obliged to withdraw, 438; 439; 475.

Cartagena, harbor of, schooner Hawke taken to, 171; governor of, Rodney demands schooner Hawke from, 171.

Cesar, ship, 240.

Champlain, Lake, 433; 436; battle on, 436, 437; 442; 475.

CHANDOS, Duke of, 148.

Channel Fleet, Keppel appointed to command of, 176; 183; 271; 281; 286; 287; Howe takes command of, 299; Howe remains in nominal command of, 318; Howe formally retires from command of, 319; Jervis attached to, 331; rumor concerning command of, 337; lack of discipline in, 367; 374; 375; St. Vincent again called to command of, 380; Tisiphone attached to, 392; 394; St. Vincent takes command of, 411; 451; 454.

Channel Islands, Saumarez commander-in-chief at, 421.

Charente, river, French vessels flee up, 117.

Charleston, British fleet arrives off, 386.

Cherbourg, Saumarez present at beginning of work on breakwater at, 398; frigate Reunion quits, 399.