CHAPTER XXIV

THE "WINDSOR CASTLE" PACKET 354

THE "CATHERINE" 357

THE "FORTUNE" 360

THE "THREE SISTERS" 362

CONCLUSION 364

INDEX 367

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

THE "INVENTION," FRENCH PRIVATEER _Frontispiece_

From a drawing by Commander E.P. Statham, R.N.

FACING PAGE

WILLIAM DAMPIER, THE FAMOUS CIRCUMNAVIGATOR 36

From a photograph by Emery Walker after the painting by Thomas Murray in the National Portrait Gallery.

CAPTURE OF THE FRENCH EAST INDIAMEN "CARNATIC" BY THE "MENTOR" PRIVATEER 114

By permission of the Library Committee of the Corporation of Liverpool.

CAPTURE OF THE FRENCH ARMED SHIPS "MARQUIS D'ANTIN" AND "LOUIS ERASME" BY THE "DUKE" AND "PRINCE FREDERICK" PRIVATEERS 150

From an engraving by Ravenet after a painting by Brooking.

ACTION BETWEEN THE SPANISH 74-GUN SHIP "GLORIOSO" AND THE "KING GEORGE" AND "PRINCE FREDERICK" OF THE "ROYAL FAMILY" PRIVATEERS 182

From an engraving by Ravenet after a painting by Brooking.

JEAN BART, A FAMOUS FRENCH PRIVATEER CAPTAIN 202

From an engraving by J. Chapman.

RENE DUGUAY-TROUIN, A FAMOUS FRENCH PRIVATEER CAPTAIN 226

CAPTURE OF THE FRENCH PRIVATEER "JEUNE RICHARD" BY THE "WINDSOR CASTLE" PACKET 356

From an engraving by William Ward after the painting by S. Drummond, A.R.A.

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