INDEX

Vessels not otherwise designated are American

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y, Z

A Abbot Lawrence, medium clipper ship, 255, 256, 258 Abergeldie, British clipper ship, 205 Abrahams, J., builder, Baltimore, 357, 362 Abrahams & Ashcroft, owners, Baltimore, 357 Achilles, British iron screw steamer, 332 Ackley, Samuel, builder N. Y., 16, 17 Ada, Brit. clipper ship, tea-trade, 325-6, 371 Adamson & Bell, China merchants, 325 Adelaide, packet ship, 44 —— clipper ship, 298, 360 —— British iron screw steamer, 286 Admiral Gardner, Brit. E. Indiamen, 25 Adriatic, Collins Line S. S., 49, 250; med. clipper ship, 258 Ajax, Brit. iron screw steamer, 332 Akbar, clipper ship, China trade, 62, 138 Alarm, Cal. clipper ship, 289, 299, 363 Albert Gallatin, packet ship, 42, 48, 142 Albion, packet ship, 38 Alert, Cal. clipper ship, 350 Alexander Marshall, packet ship, 41 Alfred, Brit. ship, 36-37 Alhambra, med. clipper ship, 258, 291 Allen, Wm. H., N. Y. packet captain, 44 Alliance, U. S. frigate, 1778, 6, 7 Alsop & Co., S. Francisco, agents of Challenge, 187 Amelia Packet, Brit. barque, 180 America, Brit. fifty-gun frigate, built at Portsmouth, N. H., 9 Amos Lawrence, med. clipper ship, 255 Amphitrite, Cal. clipper ship, 232, 256 Andrew Jackson, Cal. med. clipper ship, 253, 295; 362; 89 days to S. Francisco, 144, 178, 296, 300, 369; other records, 247, 295, 297, 298, 368 Andrews, Capt., later ship, 341; Red Gauntlet, 359 Anglo-American, packet ship, 56 Anglo-Saxon, packet ship, 56 Angola, clipper schooner, opium trade, 58 Ann McKim, first clipper ship built, 60-2 Antarctic, ship, 56 Antelope, clipper brig, opium trade, 58, 59, 138 —— Cal. clipper ship, 353; records, 290, 296, 298, 299, 368 Appleton, Wm., ship-owner, Boston, 361 Archer, Cal. clipper ship, 248, 356; records, 248, 298, 299, 367, 369 Architect, clipper ship, 70 Arctic, Collins Line S. S., 309 Arey, Capt., Spitfire, 359 Argo, Brit., first merchant ship with steam power to circumnavigate the globe, 287 Argonaut, clipper ship, 196 Ariel, clipper schooner, opium trade, 58 —— clipper ship, China trade, 68 —— Cal. clipper ship, 353 —— Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, 324, 347, 371; racer, 324-30, 332-3, 335 Aristides, Brit. ship, Australian trade, 333 Arizona, S. S., 278 Aryan, last Amer. wooden sailing ship, 1893, 340 Ashburton, N. Y. packet, 41, 54 Atlanta, clipper ship, Cal. trade, 298, 299 Atlantic, first Amer. ship in India, 12-13 Aurora, ship, 236, 299 Austerlitz, ship, 193 Austin & Co., builders, Damariscotta, Me., 356 Australian, Brit. screw steamer, 286 Avery, Capt., Euterpe, 363 Aymer & Co., owners, N. Y., 359 B Babcock, Col. Harry, 160 —— Maj. Paul, 84, 160 —— Capt. David S., 84; Sword Fish, 160-1, 213, 352; Young America, 233, 360 Bacon, Daniel C., owner, 135, 349; Pres. Amer. Nav. Club, 202-4 —— D. G. & W. B., owners, 304, 358 Bailey, Capt., Yorkshire, 46 Baines, James, owner, L’pool, 342 —— & Co., L’pool, Australian Black Ball Line, 266, 268, 272; vessels for, 273, 284 Baker, Capt., 352, 357, 363 Baker & Morrill, owners, Boston, 352, 355, 357, 361, 363 Bald Eagle, Cal. clipper ship, 216, 237, 343, 353; story of race, 200-2; records, 299, 300, 366 Baltic, med. clipper ship, 258 —— Collins Line S. S., 309 Baltimore, ship-building, 54, 60-62, 70, 136, 254, 350, 357, 362 Baltimore, Havre packet ship, 41 Bangs, Benj., owner, Boston, 360 Barclay & Livingston, owners, N. Y., 159, 352 Baring Bros. & Co., 203-4 Barrington, ship, 193 Barry, Commodore, 11 Barry, Capt., Saracen, 361 Barstow, Gideon, of E. Boston Timber Co., 49 Barstow, Capt., 351, 354 Bartlett, Capt., 352 Barwell, Capt., 362 Bates & Thaxter, owners, Boston, 362 Bath, Me., ship-building, 105, 152, 351, 353, 357 Bavaria, packet ship, 48 Baxter, Capt., Nabob, 361 Beacon Light, Cal. clipper ship, 362 Beauchamp, Capt. Isaac, Defender, 255 Beauregard, Confederate privateer, 14 Beaver, ship, China trade, 17 Bell, Jacob, builder, N. Y., 47, 136, 152, 164, 216, 352, 354, 358, 360; see Brown Bell & Co., builders, Baltimore, 136, 350 Belle of the Sea, clipper ship, Australian trade, 284 Belle of the West, Cal. clipper ship, 299, 356 Belted Will, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, 320, 371 Ben Nevis, Brit. clipper ship, Australian trade, 266, 268 Benefactor, clipper barque, China trade, 209 Bengal, ship, 193 Benjamin, Capt., Helena, 62 Bennett, Capt., Oliver Ellsworth, 16 Bergh, Christian, builder, N. Y., 17, 47, 48 Berry, Capt., Courser, 350 Bertram, Capt. John, Salem, 141, 166-8 Best days’ run, 69, 70, 178, 179, 207, 220, 221, 228, 266, 278, 281, 295, 320, 327, 330, 334, 336, 338 Bishop, J., & Co., owners, N. Y., 358 Black Ball Line, N. Y., L’pool packets, 38, 39-40, 41, 42; vessels, 38, 41, 52; flag, 42; match, 45; captains, 39-40; discipline, 44, 73 Australian clippers, see James Baines & Co. Black Hawk, Cal. clipper ships (Webb), 291, 364; (Currier), 364 Black Prince, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, 322, 371; race, 325-6 —— Cal. clipper ship, 360 Black Warrior, Cal. clipper ship, 356 Blenheim, Brit. merchant frigate, 36 Blessing of the Bay, colonial barque, 1631, 2 Blue Jacket, clipper ship, Australian trade, 270; later ship, 341 Bombay, Brit. E. Indiaman, 34 Bonita, Cal. clipper ship, 356 Bordman, Wm. H., Amer. Nav. Club, 202 Borland, Capt., Gauntlet, 357 Borrows & Spooner, owners, N. Y., 84 Boston, packet ship, 52 Boston Light, clipper ship, 253, 300, 356 Boston & Liverpool Packet Company, 51-2 Bowditch, Nath., navigator, 141 Bowers, Capt., Black Hawk, 364 Boyd, Col. Geo., 1767, 53 Boyd, F., & Co., owners, Boston, 359 Brenda, packet ship, 52 Brewster, Capt. Geo., 249, 356 Brewster, Capt. Wm., 227 Briganza, ship, eighteenth century, 16 Briggs Brothers (E. & H. O.), builders, South Boston, 50-1; Cal. clippers, 152, 163, 233, 351-63 Brighton, packet ship, 40 Britannia, Black Ball packet ship, 38, 43, 47, 73 Britton, Capt. John, Constitution, 43 Brookline, ship, 52 Brower, J. H., & Co., owners, N. Y., 295, 361, 362 Brown, Adam & Noah, builders, 17 —— Charles, builder, N. Y., 17 —— David, of Brown & Bell, 47 —— Vernon H., owner, 303 —— Bates & Delano, builders, E. Boston, 50 —— & Bell, builders, N. Y., 47-8, 53, 58, 63, 70, 72 Brown, Capt., 359, 360 Bryant & Sturgis, owners, Boston, 52 Bucephalus, Brit. frigate, 36 Buckinghamshire, Brit. E. Indiaman, 32, 34 Bucklin & Crane, owners of first Cal. clipper ship, N. Y., 135, 159, 349, 350, 363, 364 Burgess, see Snow, owners, 304 Burgess, Capt., 349, 355 Burgoyne, Capt., Titania, 347 Bursley, Capt. Ira, 43, 350, 356 Bush & Comstock, owners, Boston, 360, 362 Bush & Wildes, owners, Boston, 362 C Cairngorm, Brit. clipper ship, China trade, 208 Cairo, ship, Boston, 54 Caledonia, ship, 47 Calhoun, ship, 47 California, Pacific Mail, S. S., 103 Caliph, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, 332, 372 Callahan, Capt., Storm King, 359 Cambria, N. Y., packet ship, 40 Cambridge, N. Y. packet ship, 41 Cameron, R. W.’s Australian line, 284, 304 Canada, N. Y. packet ship, 38, 47 —— Cunard S. S., 221, 309 Canfield, Capt., 351, 354 Canning, Brit. E. Indiaman, 32, 34 Canvasback, Cal. clipper ship, 250, 360 Capitol, ship, 193 Carmelite, ship, 1807, 17-18 Carnatic, Brit. ship, 36 Carrier Dove, Cal. clipper ship, 253, 362 Castle Eden, Brit. ship, 36 Cathay, Kathay, Cal. clipper ship, 232, 358 Cave, Capt., Panama, 358 Celestial, Cal. clipper ship, first to be launched, 135, 136, 159, 349; records, 145-6, 229, 300, 365 Celestial Empire, Cal. clipper ship, 353 Challenge, Cal. clipper ship, 152, 156, 164, 174, 222, 337, 350; vicious crew, 77, 181-9; in China trade, 196-7, 206-7; records, 181, 299, 301, 365 Challenger, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, 206; race, 206-7 —— Cal. clipper ship, 271, 356, 367 Chamberlain & Co., owners, N. Y., 351 Chamberlain & Heyser, owners, N. Y., 351, 355 Chariot of Fame, med. clipper ship, Australian trade, 270 Charles Carroll, packet ship, 41 Charles Grant, Brit. E. Indiaman, 32 Charles H. Marshall, N. Y., pilot boat, 305 Charlestown, ship, South American trade, 161 Charmer, Cal. clipper ship, 253, 254, 362 —— later ship, 341 Chase, T., & Co., owners, Boston, 363 Chase & Tappan, owners, Boston, 357 Cheesborough, Capt. Robt. B., 254, 363 Chinaman, clipper ship, 325-6, 346 Chrysolite, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, 199, 202, 205, 206-7 Chrystall, James, British owner, 35 City of Glasgow, Inman Line, S. S., 314 City of Pekin, Pacific S. S., 86 Clarke, Capt., Canvasback, 360 Cleopatra, Cal. clipper ship, 216, 353; records, 253, 299, 367 Climax, Cal. clipper ship, 298, 353 Coggin, Capt., Panparo, 358 Coleman, Wm. T., & Co., owners, N. Y., 106 Collins, E. K., manager of Dramatic Line, 40, 43 —— Capt. John, Shakespeare, 43 Collins Line S. S., 250, 271, 309, 312 Collyer, Thos., & Mm., builders, N. Y., 49, 232, 358 Columbia, 1773, first Amer. ship to sail round globe, 14, 51 —— N. Y. packet ship, 38, 40, 43; No. 2, 48 Columbus, N. Y., packet ship, 41, 43, 45, 52 Comet, Cal. clipper ship, 152, 153, 159, 193, 337, 343, 350; records, 213, 224, 227, 297, 299, 365; China passage, 208; Australian trade, 283 —— later ship, 340 Commodore Perry, ship, Australian trade, 273 Composite build, 321-2, 371-2 Condry, Dennis, owner of Delia Walker, 53-5 Congress, ship, 47 Connell & Co., builders, Glasgow, 324, 371, 372 Conner, Capt., Carrier Dove, 362 Constant Warwick, first frigate built, 5 Constantine, packet ship, 141 Contest, Cal. clipper ship, 216, 227, 344, 353; records, 224, 296, 297, 299, 366; race with Northern Light, 227 —— Brit. ship, 267 Coolidge & Co., owners, Boston, 361 Cooper & Slicer, owners, Baltimore, 359 Cope, Thos., Phila., owner of packet line, 40 Copper fastened, 10, 30, 33, 34, 61, 285; sheathed, 61, 285, 320, 322 Coquette, clipper barque, China trade, 64 Corinthian, packet ship, 40 Cornelia, ship, 48 Cornelius Grinnell, packet ship, 42, 56, 141, 236 Cornwallis, ship, 193 Cortes, N. Y. packet ship, 40 Courier, packet ship, 1816, 38 —— early clipper ship, 1842, 54, 62, 162 —— Cal. clipper ship, 1855, 298, 363, 367 Courser, Boston packet ship, 52 —— Cal. clipper ship, 299, 350, 366 Cox, J. W. builder, Robbinston, Me., 233, 359 Creesy, Capt. Josiah P., boyhood, 153-5; Oneida, 155; Flying Cloud, 153, 211, 248-9, 253-4, 297, 351; race, 214-15; “obituary,” 222-3; Mrs. Creesy, 306 Creole, N. Orleans packet ship, 41 Cressy, Brit. ship, 36 Crest of the Wave, Brit. clipper ship, 208 Crocker & Warren, owners, N. Y., 304, 356, 359 Crosby, Capt., Kingfisher, 358 Crowell, Capt., Boston Light, 356 Crowell & Brooks, owners, Boston, 360; see Howes Crowninshield, Jacob, owner, Salem, 13 Cunningham, Capt., 354, 363 —— Bros., owners, Boston, 364 —— & Sons, 354 Cunningham’s rolling topsails, 163 Currier, John, Jr., builder, Newburyport, 52, 68, 232, 357, 364 —— & McKay, 53-4 —— & Townsend, 52, 243, 354 Curtis, J. O., builder, Medford, 52, 152, 216, 352, 355, 357, 361, 363 —— Paul, builder, Chelsea, 136, 350; E. Boston, 216, 350, 353, 354, 355, 359, 362 Curtis & Peabody, owners, Boston, 354, 356, 361 Cutler, Capt. Benj. F., Mary Whitridge, 254 Cutting, Capt. Robt. C., packet ship Adelaide, 44 Cutting, Francis B., part owner of Dreadnought, N. Y., 244 Cutty Sark, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, 332, 336, 346, 372 Cyclone, Cal. clipper ship, 300, 356 D Dale, Capt Fleetwood, 353 Daniel Webster, packet ship, 56 Daniels, Geo., owner, Boston, 233, 303 Daring, Cal. clipper ship, 253, 362 Dashing Wave, Cal. clipper ship, 356, 369 Dauntless, Cal. clipper ship, 343, 363 David Brown, Cal. clipper ship, 232, 356; records, 248, 290, 296, 297, 298, 367, 368 David Crockett, Cal. clipper ship, 232, 356, 369-70 David Malcolm, Brit. ship, 36 Dean, Capt. Stewart, sloop Enterprise, 1785, 6 Deas, Capt., Ganges, 200-1 Decline of American shipping, 290, 292-3, 314-17, 341 Defender, med. clipper ship, 255-6, 300 De Horsey, Capt. of H. M. S. Brisk, 251-2 Delano, Capt., Ariel, 353 —— Capt. Joseph, packets, 43 —— Warren, owner, Boston, 70; Amer. Nav. Club, 202 Delia Walker, ship, 53, 54 Dent & Co., owners, China, 59 Depaw, Francis, owner of Havre packet line, 41 De Peyster, Capt. F. A., packets, 43, 45 Derby, Elias Haskett, Salem merchant, eighteenth century, 12-13; Jr., Capt., Atlantic, 12 Devonshire, packet ship, 48 “Diadem,” Brit. brig., Capt. Johnson’s story, 157-9 “Diving Bell,” Lord of the Isles, 209 Doane, Capt. Justin, 225, 354, 360 Donald McKay, clipper ship, Australian trade, 273, 280, 346 Don Quixote, packet ship, 41 —— Cal. clipper ship, 357; records, 253, 299, 367, 368, 369 Dorchester, Boston ship, 54 Dorsetshire, Brit. E. Indiaman, 32 Douglas, Mr., chief officer on Challenge, 182-3 Dragon, Brit. E. Indiaman, 23, 32 Dramatic Line, 40, 42, 45 Draper, 18th cent. ship, 16 Dreadnought, 44, 235, 243-7 Duchesse d’Orléans, Havre packet ship, 41 Duke of York, Brit. E. Indiaman, 32 Dumaresq, Capt. Phillip, 62, 71, 138, 175, 205, 233, 289, 297, 350, 353, 359, 363 E Eagle, N. Y. packet ship, 38 —— Cal. clipper ship, 297, 299, 350, 367 Eagle Wing, Cal. clipper ship, 357, 367 Earl of Balcarras, largest ship of Brit. E. India Co., 32, 33, 34 Echo, early N. Y. ship, 16 Eckford, Henry, builder, N. Y., 17, 47 Eclipse, Cal. clipper ship, 136, 175-6, 211, 349, 364 —— later ship, 340 Edward Everett, ship, 255 Edwin Forrest, Cal. clipper ship, 357 Elder, Randolph & Co., builders, 347 Eldridge, Capt. Asa, 43, 247, 271 —— Capt. John, 43, 271 Eldridge, Capt. Oliver, 43, 64, 70, 271 Electric, Cal. clipper ship, 299, 300, 360, 367 Electric Spark, Cal. clipper ship, 299, 362, 368 Eliza Shaw, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, 322, 371 Ellis, Capt., 241 Emanuel, see Wells Emily C. Starr, barque, 345 Empress of the Seas, Cal. clipper ship, 232-3, 357 Englis, John, 149 Enright, Capt. Anthony, Chrysolite, 199 Erie, Havre packet ship, 41 Erl King, Brit. auxiliary steamer, China trade, 331 Espirito Santo, 78-9 Esterbrook, Capt., Winged Racer, 355 Esther May, clipper ship, 369 Ethiopian, Brit. ship in Australian trade, 333 Eureka, Cal. clipper ship, 351 Euterpe, Cal. clipper ship, 289, 363 F Fairbank & Wheeler, owners, Boston, 56 Fairlight, Brit. ship, 333 Falcon, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, 319-20, 324, 347, 375 Farran, Capt., Eagle, 350 Fast days’ runs, 179, 180, 195, 214, 219-20, 245-6, 271, 277, 281, 334 Fast passages: Atlantic, 46, 221, 247, 254, 277-8 Australian, 266, 268, 281-2, 284, 336, 338 California, 213, 218, 225, 227-8; (eastward), 233, 293, 296, 365-9 China, 199, 207, 208, 209, 329, 335 Fastest ships: packet, Yorkshire, 46; clipper, Rainbow, 67; Sea Witch, 192; Gt. Republic, 243; Lightning, 278 Fearless, Cal. clipper ship, 271, 357 Federal Eagle, brig, 15 Fennell, Capt., Flying Mist, 363 Fernald & Pettigrew, builders, Portsmouth, N. H., 52, 152, 216, 352, 355, 356, 361, 363 Fessenden, C. B., owner, Boston, 360 Fidelia, N. Y. packet ship, 41, 48 Fiery Cross, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, 320, 335, 371; race, 325-30 Fiery Star-Comet, 343 Flavio, ship, 52 Fleetwing, yacht, 159 —— Cal. clipper ship, 250, 260 Fleetwood, Cal. clipper ship, 353 Fletcher, Capt., Maury, 209; Oriental, No. 2, 358 Florence, Cal. clipper ship, 289, 363 Floyd, John, builder, N. Y., 17 Fly Away, clipper ship, 232, 297, 368 Flying Childers, Cal. clipper ship, 216, 236, 354 Flying Cloud, Cal. clipper ship, 152, 153, 155, 174, 205, 217, 237, 254, 337, 342, 351; N. Y. to S. F. in 89 days, 144, 178-81, 248, 296, 297, 300, 365, 367; log, 179-80, 248; other California passages, 214-15, 224, 253, 298-9, 366, 367; other passages, 195, 208, 222; story of race with Ganges, 200-2 —— Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, 208 —— Cal. clipper ship, 357; records, 295, 296, 297, 299, 368 Flying Dutchman, Cal. clipper ship, 216, 344, 354, 375; records, S. F., 297, 299, 366, 368; Australia, 284 Flying Fish, Cal. clipper ship, 152, 155-6, 173, 193, 205, 237, 302, 337, 342, 345, 351; race with Sword-Fish, 212-13; other Cal. passages, 224-6, 253, 295-9, 366-8 Flying Mist, Cal. clipper ship, 289, 363 Flying Scud, clipper ship, 284 Flying Spur, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, 325, 326 Food on board ship, 29, 78, 90, 107-8, 188, 231-2, 262 Forbes, Capt. James Nicol, Marco Polo, 266; Lightning, 275-6; Schomberg, 284 Forrest, Capt., Rattler, 361 Forward Ho, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, 332, 336, 346, 371 Foster, W. H., & Co., owners, Boston, 359 —— & Nickerson, owners, Boston, 358, 363 Francis, brig, 84 Francis Depaw, ship, 47 Fraser, Capt. Geo., Sea Witch, 69, 145, 189, 192, 341 Freeman, Capt., Undaunted, 359 Friend, Capt., Sancho Panza, 361 Funch & Meincke, owners, N. Y. and Baltimore, 136, 350 G Galatea, clipper ship, 299 Game Cock, Cal. clipper ship, 135, 173, 205, 271, 302, 337, 342, 349; records, 195, 299 Ganges, Brit. ship, 200-1 Gardner, Capt. E. C., Celestial, 159, 349; Comet, 159, 224, 350; Intrepid, 363 Gates, Capt., 360, 364 Gauntlet, 267 George Canning, ship, 47 George Peabody, ship, 255 Gerry, Capt., Noonday, 363 Gibb & Livingston, 325 Gilman & Co., 325 Gipsey, brig, 1804, 17 Girard, Stephen, capt. and owner, 15 Glidden & Williams, Boston, owners of line of S. Francisco clippers, 136, 141, 172, 349-61 Globe, Brit. merchant ship, 36 Gloriana, Brit. ship, 36 Glory of the Seas, med. clipper ship, 258, 369 Goddard, N. S., owner, Boston, 358 Goddard & Co., owners of Race Horse, Boston, 135, 349 Golden Age, clipper barque, 366 Golden City, Cal. clipper ship, 216, 354; records, 297, 299, 300, 367 Golden Eagle, Cal. clipper ship, 354; records, 297, 299, 300, 367 Golden Fleece, Cal. clipper ship, 362 Golden Gate, Cal. clipper ship, 351; records, 297, 298, 299, 366 Golden Light, Cal. clipper ship, 233, 343-4, 354 Golden State, Cal. clipper ship, 216, 354 Golden West, Cal. clipper ship, 216, 354 Goodhue & Co., N. Y., owners of Mandarin, 135, 349 Goodwin, Gov. of N. H., 165 Gordon, Capt. Geo., Memnon, 145 Gore, Capt., North Wind, 358 Governor Morton, Cal. clipper ship, 136, 349; records, 253, 299, 300, 368 Grace Darling, Cal. clipper ship, 250, 360 Grand Turk, Salem ship, 12 Gray, Capt. Robt., 1788, 14 —— Wm., Salem merchant, 13 Great Britain, packet ship, 47, 71-2, 138 Great Republic, clipper ship, largest extreme clipper ship ever built, 235-43, 337, 345, 357; launch, 236-8; masts and spars, 238-40, 242-3; burnt, 240-2; rebuilt, 242-3; records, 293, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300; log, 294; estimated speed, 343, 294-5 Great Western, packet ship, 41 Greenfield, barque, 368; brought first cargo of wheat from California, 254 Greenman & Co., builders, Mystic, Conn., 232 Gregory, Capt. Michael, 250, 361 Griffeths, John W., 65-66 Grinnell, Minturn & Co., N. Y., owners, packet lines, 40, 42; Cal. clippers, 136, 153, 211, 233, 350, 351, 355, 358, 359; flags, 42, 303 Griswold, John, N. Y.,-London packet line, 40, 42 —— N. L. & G., owners, N. Y., 60, 62, 64, 68, 156, 189, 303, 350, 358 —— Capt., Toronto, 162 Guest, Brit. E. Indiaman, 1611, 23 Guiding Star, Cal. clipper ship, 232, 357 —— Brit. clipper ship, 267, 268, 269, 272 Guinevere, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, Nos. 1 and 2, 347 H Hackett, Wm. & John, builders, Salisbury, Mass; U. S. frigate Alliance, 1778, 6 Hale, Capt., Guiding Star, 357 Hall, Alexander, & Co., 58, 59, 198, 199, 208, 284, 322, 324, 371-2 Hall, Samuel, builder, East Boston, 50, 137, 205, 250; clipper schooner, 58; China clippers, 62, 64; Cal. clippers, 135, 198, 216, 225, 232, 349-58 —— Jr., 289, 363 Hallet, Capt., Radiant, 355 —— & Co., owners, Boston, 356 Hamilton, Capt., Eclipse, 175-6, 349 Handy & Everett, owners, N. Y., 136, 349 Hanscom, Saml., Portsmouth, N. H., builder of Nightingale, 164-5 Harvest Queen, packet ship, 41 —— barque, 291 Harvey Birch, Cal. clipper ship, 250, 344, 361 Haskell, Capt., Norseman, 364 Hastings, Henry, owner, Boston, 361, 363 Hatch, Capt., Northern Light, 228, 351; Midnight, 361 Hathorne, Wm., of Hathorne & Steers, builders, N. Y., 49 Hayden & Cudworth, builders, Medford, 52, 354, 361 Hayes, Capt., lost on Rainbow, 68 Hays, Capt. Gilbert, of Beauregard, 141 Hazard, Cal. clipper ship, 298 Heard, Augustine, & Co., owners, Boston, 303, 351 Hebe, French frigate, model for British, 5 Hector, Brit. E. Indiamen, in first fleet, 23, 24 Helen Mar, packet ship, 41 Helen Morris, clipper ship, 258 Helena, early clipper ship, 62 Helicon, barque, 56 Helvetia, Girard ship, China trade, 16 Henderson, Capt., Gazelle, 351 Henning, Capt., Brit. ship Alfred, 37 Henrietta, yacht, 159 Henry, Capt., Raven, 189-92, 352; Skylark, 359 Henry Allen, ship, 193 Henry Clay, packet ship, 43, 48, 141; admired at L’pool, 89 Henry Hill, clipper barque, 258 Herald of the Morning, med. clipper ship, 253, 271, 363; records, 253, 296, 297, 299, 300, 367, 368 Hercules, early ship, 16 —— packet ship, 40 Herefordshire, Brit. E. Indiaman, 32, 345 Hersilia, brig, sealing voyages, 77-80 Hibernia, packet ship, 43, 47, 84, 160 —— Brit. clipper ship, Australian trade, 266 Highflyer, N. Y. packet ship, 244 —— Cal. clipper ship, 344, 354 Hill, Capt., Challenge, 356 Hollis, Capt., Game Cock, 349 Holt, Alfred, L’pool, builder of iron screw steamers, 332 Hood, Jas. M., builder, Somerset, Mass., 136, 349 —— & Co., builders, Somerset, Mass., 152, 356, 359 Hood, Walter & Co., builders, Aberdeen, Abergeldie, 205-6; Thermopylæ, 333, 372 Hooper, J., owner, Baltimore, 357; Witch of the Wave, 169 Hope, ship, 15 Horatio, ship in China trade, 141, 162 Hornet, Cal. clipper ship, 152, 351; records, 224, 298, 299, 300, 366 Hotspur, Brit. merchant frigate, 36 —— Cal. clipper ship, 364 Hottinger, N. Y. packet ship, 41, 43 Houqua, clipper ship in China trade, 63, 70, 77, 84, 85, 162, 341 Howes, Capt. Frederic, 236, 353, 357, 359, 360, 362 Howes & Crowell, owners, Boston, 353, 359 Howland, Capt. Williams, 141-2, 162, 350 Hubbard, Capt., Flying Dutchman, 354 Huckins, Jas., Boston, owner of Northern Light, 163-4 —— & Co., owners, Boston, 351, 354, 356 Hudson, N. Y., packet ship, 40, 44 Hunnewell, Jas., owner, Boston, 354, 355 Hunt & Wagner, builders, Baltimore, 357, 363 Huntress, ship, 52 Huntsville, N. Y.,-N. Orleans packet ship, 41, 43, 84 Hurricane, Cal. clipper ship, 152, 163, 193, 337, 351; records, 208, 218, 248, 296, 299, 367 Hussey, Capt., Westward Ho, 355 Hyderabad, Brit. ship, 36 I Inconium, ship, 193 Independence, New York-L’pool packet ship, 41, 43, 45, 47, 48; carried President’s message, 45 Innes, Capt., Serica, 326 Ino, Cal. clipper ship, 152, 153, 351; in U. S. Navy, 253 Intrepid, Cal. clipper ship, 289, 300, 363 Invincible, Cal. clipper ship, 152, 156-7, 159, 301, 351, 366; in Australian trade, 283 Irons & Grinnell, builders, Mystic, Conn., 295 Isaac Wright, N. Y. packet ship, 41, 44, 45 Isaac Webb, N. Y. packet ship, 41, 48 Isaac Wright, N. Y. packet ship, 41, 48 Ismay, Imrie & Co., L’pool, White Star Australian Line, 268 Istamboul, Brit. auxil. vessel, 287 Ivanhoe, packet ship, 48 J Jackman, Geo. W., builder, Newburyport, 52, 360-3 —— R. E., builder, East Boston, 136, 216, 270, 349, 355, 356 —— & Ewell, builders, E. Boston, 358, 359 Jacob Bell, Cal. clipper ship, 216, 298, 344, 354 —— N. Y. pilot boat, 305 James Baines, clipper ship, for Australian service, 273, 279-80, 281, 288, 334, 337, 346; carried troops to India, 281-2 James Cropper, N. Y. packet ship, 38, 43 James Monroe, N. Y. packet ship, 38 Jamestown, N. Y. packet ship, 43 Japan, ship in Australian trade, 273 Jardine, Matheson & Co., China merchants, 59, 197, 208, 325 Jenny Lind, ship, Boston, 56, 217 John Bertram, Cal. clipper ship, 136, 141, 173, 349; records, 299, 300, 366 John E. Thayer, ship, Boston, 255 John Gilpin, Cal. clipper ship, 216, 344, 354; records, 224, 296, 297, 299, 366; race, 224-6 John Jay, ship, N. Y., 47 John Land, Cal. clipper ship, 233, 357, 368, 369 John Quincy Adams, ship, Boston, 156 John R. Skiddy, N. Y. packet ship, 54 John Wade, Cal. clipper ship, 299, 351 Johnson, Capt. H. W., Invincible, 157, 159, 351; story of Diadem, 157-9 —— Capt., Kate Hooper, Baltimore, 357 —— Napier & Co., 303 Johnston, Capt. John, N. Y. packets, 44, 45 Jones, Quiggin & Co., L’pool, owners of Seaforth, 322 Jordan, John, L’pool, inventor of composite construction, 322 Joseph Walker, ship, 242 Joshua Bates, Boston-L’pool packet ship, 55 Judge Shaw, ship, 293 K Kaisow, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, 332, 372 Kate Carine, Brit. ship, 267 Kate Hooper, Cal. clipper ship, Baltimore, 357 Kathay, Cathay, Cal. clipper ship, 232, 358 Keay, Capt., tea clipper Ariel, 326 Kellie Castle, Brit. E. Indiaman, 32 Kemball, Capt. John, 1788, 14 Kennard & Williamson, Baltimore, builders of Ann McKim, 60 Kermit, Robert, N. Y.-L’pool packet line, 42, 46 Kerwin, Capt., Golden West, 354 Khersonese, Brit. auxiliary steamer, 287 Kilham, Capt., Jacob Bell, 354 Killick, Capt., Challenger, 206 King, Capt., Race Horse, 349 Kingfisher, Cal. clipper ship, 358 Klein, Capt., Spirit of the Times, 359 Knight, Capt., Queen of the Seas, 355; Morning Light, 358 Knowles, Capt., Wild Wave, 360 L L. Z., N. Y. ship, 56 Lady Melville, Brit. E. Indiaman, 32 Lahloo, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, 332, 372; races, 332-3, 336 Laing & Co., builders, Sunderland, Eng., 371 Lamb, Edward, & Co., Boston, owners, 56 Lanark, Brit. clipper brig, opium trade, 59 Lancaster, packet ship, 40 Land, Capt. John, 67, 187 Landholm, Capt., John Bertram, 141, 349 Landor, W. S., yacht America, 310 Lane, Capt. Geo., Sweepstakes, 233, 359; Pacific Mail S. S. Co., 233 Lang, Capt., Sea Witch, 341 Lapham, Saml., builder, Medford, 52 Laurence & Folkes, builders, N. Y., 49 Lawrie & Co., builders, Glasgow, 372 Leander, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, 332, 372; records, 333-6 Leonore, packet ship, 54 Libertas, ship, 282 Liberator, Greek frigate built in N. Y., 47 Light Brigade-Ocean Telegraph, 346 Light Horse, barque, Salem, 1784, 12 Lightfoot, Cal. clipper ship, 358 Lightning, clipper ship for Australian trade, 273, 274-5, 285, 337, 346; passages, 275-8, 281-8; log, 227-8; carrying troops to India, 282-3 —— later ship, 341 Limeburner, Capt., Great Republic, 243, 293, 357 Lincoln, Wm., & Co., Boston, owners, 354, 358 Lincolnshire, Brit. ship in Australian trade, 285 Linnell, Capt., Eagle Wing, 357 Lintin, ship. Forbes’s rig, 236 Live Yankee, Cal. clipper ship, 299, 300, 358 Liverpool, packet ship, N. Y., 42, 43, 48 —— packet ship, Boston, 52 Lockwood, Capt., White Squall, 142, 350 Lodge, John E., Boston, owner, 357, 359, 361 Logs: Flying Cloud, 178-81, 211; Raven et al., 192; Sov. of Seas, 219-20; Flying Fish and John Gilpin, 226; Dreadnought, 245-6; Romance of Seas, 249; Lightning, 277; James Baines, 281-2; Sweepstakes, 290; Great Republic, 294; tea clippers, 329-30; Thermopylæ, 334 Look Out, clipper ship, 369 Lord Amherst, Brit. schooner, opium trade, 58 Lord Lyndhurst, ship, 293 Lord of the Isles, Brit. clipper ship (iron), tea trade, 208-10, 267, 288, 320, 346, 376; second of the name, 346 Lothair, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, 332, 372 Louis Philippe, Havre packet ship, 41 Low, Capt. Chas. P., 145, 162, 214-15, 343, 352; Mrs. Low, 306 —— A. A., & Brother, owners, N. Y., 63, 64, 70, 85, 87, 135, 162, 209, 227, 242, 303 Lowell, Boston packet ship, 52 Lowther Castle, Brit. E. Indiaman, 32, 34 Lucas, Capt. Frederic, 254, 341, 362 Lucilla, ship, 52 M McCumm, Jas., Greenock, owner of Sir Launcelot, 335 McDonnell, Capt. Chas., Marco Polo, 267-8 McIntyre, L. H., & Co., builders, Liverpool, 322 McKay, Donald, Highland chieftain, 53 McKay, Donald, clipper ship builder, 42, 53, 205, 225, 258-9, 276, 297; boyhood, 53, 258; New York, 53; Newburyport, 53-5; East Boston, 56, 62; packet ships, 62, 270; California clippers, 136, 142, 152, 153, 212, 216, 232, 233, 250; Sovereign of the Seas, 221; Great Republic, 235, 243; medium clippers, 255, 258, 290-1; tribute to Abbott Lawrence, 256-7; Australian clippers, 273-83; Civil War, 258; last years, 258; Mrs. McKay, 221-2; Currier & McKay, 53-4; McKay, & Pickett, 54 —— Hugh, builder, Boston, 217 —— Capt. Lauchlan, 217-275; Sov. of the Seas, 217-19, 269, 355; Great Republic, 238, 241 McKenzie, Capt., Houqua, 63, 145, 341 McKim, Isaac, Baltimore, owner of Ann McKim, 60, 61 McKinnon, Capt., Taeping, 326 Madagascar, Brit. ship, Australian line, 263-4 Magoun, Thacher, builder, Medford, 51-2 —— Medford, builder of Cal. clippers, 362-3 Malay, clipper ship, 299 Mallory, Chas., builder, Mystic, Conn., 358, 364 Mandarin, Cal. clipper ship, 135, 136, 145-6, 301, 349; passages: S. Francisco, 146, 299; Canton, 208; Melbourne, 284, 288 Manhattan ship, 1796, China trade, 16-17 —— N. Y. packet ship, Red Star Line, 40 —— N. Y. packet ship, Black Ball Line, 41 Manning & Stanwood, owners, Boston, 359 Manson, Capt., 357, 362 Marco Polo, Brit. clipper ship, Australian service, 265-6, 267-8, 275, 284, 346 Margaret Evans, packet ship, 89 Margaret Forbes, ship, Boston, 52 Maria Somes, Brit. ship, 36 Marion, Brit. ship, 36 Marion MacIntyre, Brit. barque, composite build, 322 Marlborough, Brit. merchant frigate, 36 Marquis of Camden, Brit. E. Indiaman, 32 Marquis of Wellington, Brit. E. Indiaman, 32 Marsden, Capt., Melbourne, 338 Marshall, Benj., part owner, Black Ball Line, N. Y.-L’pool, 38 —— Capt. Chas. H., owner, Black Ball Line, 41, 43, 73, 303 Mary and John, ship of Popham colonists, 1607, 1 Mary Broughton, barque, 53 Mary Fish, N. Y. pilot boat, 305 Mary Howland, ship, N. Y., 47 Mary L. Sutton, Cal. clipper ship, 289, 364; records, 299, 300, 368, 369 Mary Taylor, N. Y. pilot boat, 305 Mary Whitridge, Cal. clipper ship, 86, 253, 254 Mason, John W., carver, Boston, 166 Mastiff, med. clipper ship, 258 Masting of Rainbow, 66-7 Matchless, clipper ship, Boston, 367 Materials of merchant ships, 3, 10, 30, 50, 210, 285, 287-8, 301, 313-15, 316, 322, 340 Mather, Capt. Saml., Nightingale, 207 Matheson, Sir James, owner of Stornoway, 198; see Jardine Matthews, Capt., Cal. clippers, 359, 361, 363 Maury, Lieut. M. F., U. S. N., life, 146-50; Wind and Current Charts, 147-8, 205, 226; “Maury’s log,” 148; Sailing Directions, 147-49; Physical Geography of the Sea, 148; Australian routes, 261; opinion of Gt. Republic, 294 Maury, clipper barque, tea trade, 209 Maxon & Fish, builders, Mystic, Conn., 369 Maxton, Capt., Lord of the Isles, 209, 320 Mayhew, Capt. P. N., Dreadnought, 247 Medway, ship, London-Melbourne line, 263-5 Memnon, clipper ship, China trade, 70, 202; California passages, 145-6, 180 Merchants’ Hope, Brit. E. Indiaman, 232 Merchants’ Magazine, Hunt’s, 148 Mercury, packet ship, 41 Mermaid, clipper ship, 299 Messenger, Cal. clipper ship, 216, 354 Metcalf & Co., builders, Damariscotta, Me., 352 Meteor, packet ship, 40 —— Cal. clipper ship, 354; records, 253, 366, 368 Middleton, Sir Henry, commander of Trades Increase, 1609, 23 Midnight, Cal. clipper ship, 361 Miller, Capt., Dauntless, 353 Millett, Capt. I. H., Witch of the Wave, 172, 206, 353 Min, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, 320, 371 Minerva, ship, 15 —— Brit. E. Indiaman, 32, 34 Minna, clipper schooner, opium trade, 59 Minnehaha, med. clipper ship, 258 Minot & Hooper, owners, Boston, 68 Minturn, Robt., 109 Miroslav-Young America, 234 Monarch, Brit. ship, 36 —— Aberdeen clipper, 58 Monsoon, Cal. clipper ship, 152, 351 Montana, packet ship, 41 Montauk, clipper ship, China trade, 63-4 Montesquieu, Girard ship, China trade, 16 Montezuma, N. Y. packet ship, 41, 46, 48, 89 Morgan, Capt. E. E., packet ships, 44 Morning Light, Cal. clipper ship, 358 Morning Star, Cal. clipper ship, 233, 346 Morris, Capt., R. B. Forbes, 139-40 Moses Wheeler, ship, Boston, 56 Mumford, Capt. O. R., Tornado, 211-12, 352 Murphy, Capt., Black Warrior, 356 Murray, Alexander, 11 Myers, Capt., Flora Temple, 357 Myrick, Capt., Seaman, 350 Mystery, Cal. clipper ship, 232, 358 Mystic, Conn., 160; ship-building, 105, 295, 360, 364 N N. B. Palmer, Cal. clipper ship, 87, 152, 162, 174, 301, 306, 343, 352; records, 178, 208, 300, 365; race with Flying Cloud, 214-15 Nabob, Cal. clipper ship, 250, 361 Napier, Johnson & Co., N. Y., owners of Sunny South, 250, 303 Napoleon, N. Y. packet ship, 40 Nashville, New Orleans packet ship, 41 Natchez, N. Orleans packet ship, 41, 68; in China trade, 74-5, 135, 208 Nelson, Capt., Harvey Birch, 361 Neptune’s Car, Cal. clipper ship, 306-7, 337, 343, 358; records, 253, 297, 299 Nestor, packet ship, 38 New World, packet ship, 42, 43, 56, 89, 142, 216 New York, packet ship, 38, 41 Newburyport, 167; ship-builders, 18, 52; see Currier, Jackson, McKay; ship-building, 7, 49, 68, 105, 243 Newlands, Capt. Alexander, Lightning, 279 Niagara, first ship built at E. Boston, 50 Niantic, Brit. ship, 176-7 Nicholas, Jonathan, impromptu lines, 170 Nickels, Capt. Edward, Flying Fish, 156, 213, 225, 297, 345, 351 —— Commander John A. H., U. S. N., 156 Nightingale, Cal. clipper ship, 164-5, 196, 302, 337, 343, 375; China passage, 206-7; Australian passage, 284 Nonpareil, Cal. clipper ship, 250, 361 Noonday, Cal. clipper ship, 363 Norfolk, Brit. ship, Australian trade, 285 Norma, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, 208 Norseman, Cal. clipper ship, 289, 364 North America, ship, 1804, 17 —— clipper ship, 299 North Beach, S. Francisco, 175 North Wind, Cal. clipper ship, 284, 288, 358, 368 Northern Light, Cal. clipper ship, 152, 153, 163, 164, 173, 193, 302, 337, 351; records, 227-8, 298, 366; quickest eastward passage from S. Francisco, 227-8 —— later ship, 340 Northerner, Pacific Mail S. S., 75, 189 Northfleet, Kent, ship-building, 32 Nor’wester, Cal. clipper ship, 361 Nott, Capt., Don Quixote, 357 Noyes, Charlotte, Mrs. D. S. Babcock, 161, 306 —— Joseph Stonington, 161 Nutsfield, Capt., Taitsing, 326 Nye, Capt. Ezra, packet ships Independence, 45; Henry Clay, 89 Nye, Parkin & Co., China merchants, 70 O Oberlin, packet ship, 52 Ocean Chief, clipper ship, 271 Ocean Express, Cal. clipper ship, 253, 299, 363 Ocean Monarch, packet ship (McKay), 56 —— packet ship (Webb), 164 Ocean Pearl, clipper ship, 299 Ocean Queen, packet ship, 48 Ocean Telegraph, Cal. clipper ship, 250, 271, 346, 361; records, 218, 299, 300, 369 Odd Fellow, barque, 217 Ogden, David, N. Y., owner Red Cross packets, 244, 304 Oliver Ellesworth, ship, N. Y., 16 Oliver, Francis, E. Boston Timber Co., 49 Olympus, ship, 343 Oneida, packet ship, 41 —— ship, China trade, 155, 222 Orbit, packet ship, 1821, 38, 47 Oriental, clipper ship, 1849, China trade, 77, 84, 85, 96-8, 142, 202, 375; carrying tea to London, 97-8, 196; California passage, 224, 366 —— Cal. clipper ship, 1853, 232, 358 —— later ship, 340 Osgood, Capt. W. H., Trade Wind, 164, 352; Cyclone, 356 Oxford, packet ship, 41 Oxnard, Henry, owner, Boston, 52 P Pacific, packet ship, 1816, 38 —— ship, 47 —— Collins Line S. S., 271, 309 Pacific Mail S. S. company, 62, 75, 84, 103, 189, 233, 313; first S. S. to reach S. Francisco, 1849, 103; first to reach China, 1862, 319 Paige, James, E. Boston Timber Co., 49 Pallas, barque, Boston, 15 Palmer, Capt. Alexander, 43, 86, 162 —— Capt. N. B., 43, 63, 70, 77-86 (life), 96, 160-2, 242; mate of Hersilia, 77-80; discovered Antarctic continent, 81-3 —— N. B., 2d, 86 —— Capt. Theodore, 97, 162 Palmer, schooner yacht, 87 Pamparo, Cal. clipper ship, 358, 367 Panama, clipper ship (Webb), 1844, China trade, 64, 208 —— Cal. clipper ship (Collyer, 1853), 232, 284, 299, 358 Panther, N. Y. packet ship, 40 Parker, D. P., Boston, owner of Lucille, 52 Paterson, Capt., Phantom, 355 Patriarch, Brit. ship, Australian trade, 333 Patrick Henry, packet ship, 41, 43, 46 Patten, Capt. Joshua A., Neptune’s Car, 306-7; Mrs. Mary Patten, 306-7 Paul, Capt. Josiah, Great Republic, 295 Paul, Albert-Lord of the Isles, 346 Paul Jones, clipper ship, 62-3, 77, 84 Peabody, Alfred, owner, Salem, 166 —— Joseph, owner, Salem, 13, 119 Peggy, Salem ship, brought first cargo of cotton to Massachusetts, 13 Pierce, Henry A., Boston, owner, 354, 355 Penguin, clipper barque, China trade, 209 Penhallow, Capt., Sierra Nevada, 361 Pennsylvania, N. Y. packet ship, 41 Perrin, Patterson & Stock, builders, Williamsburg, N. Y., 49, 152, 351 Perry, Capt., Ann McKim, 61 Perseverance., Brit. E. Indiaman, 32 Phantom, Cal. clipper ship, 216, 337, 345, 355; records, 224, 290, 297, 299, 366, 368 Phillips, J. W., N. Y., owner of Invincible, 156 Pierce, Capt., Celestial Empire, 353 Pike, Capt., Meteor, 354 Pile, John, builder, Sunderland, Eng., 208 —— Wm., builder, Sunderland, 320 Pile & Cole, builders, Sunderland, 371 Pilkington & Wilson, Liverpool, owners, 272 Pitcher shipyard, Northfleet, Kent, 33 Platt, W., & Son., Phila., owners, 136, 164, 350, 352 Plymouth, packet ship, 52 Plymouth Rock, ship, Boston, 56 Plympton, H. P., Boston, part owner of Defender, 255 Polynesia, Cal. clipper ship, 216, 355, 367 Pook, Saml., naval architect, 270-1 Potter, Capt. Geo., Architect, 70 —— Capt., Matchless, 358 President, 44-gun frigate, 16 —— packet ship, 40 Prince Regent, Brit. E. Indiaman, 32 Prince of Wales, “Blackwall frigate,” 36 Princess Amelia, Brit. E. Indiaman, 32 Princess Royal, Brit, ship, 36 Protection, 92, 94, 95, 316-17 Putnam, Capt., Cal. clippers, 353, 355, 357 Q Queen of Clippers, Cal. clipper ship, 359 Queen of the East, Cal. clipper ship, 352 Queen Mab, packet ship, 41 Queen of the Seas, Cal. clipper ship, 216, 355 Queen of the South, Brit. iron screw steamer, 286 Queen of the West, packet ship, 41, 43, 48 R R. B. Forbes, ship, 236, 255 —— wrecking steamer, 138-40, 167-72, 238, 240, 279 Race Horse, Cal. clipper barque, 135, 145, 198, 349; records, 146, 365 Races: packet, 45; yachts, 64, 159, 310-11; California clippers, 145-6, 189-92, 212-13, 214-15, 225-6, 227-8; tea clippers, 200-2, 206-7, 209, 324-30, 332-3, 335-6; to India, 282-3 Racing: packet ship, 45; yacht, 226, 339; Cal. clippers, 145, 192-3, 195, 224, 226, 228, 249; sail and steam, 311-12 Radiant, Cal. clipper ship, 216, 355 Rainbow, Brit. frigate, 1782, 5 —— first extreme clipper ship, 62, 65-7, 68, 314 —— later ship, 340 Ranlett, Capt. Chas., 208 —— Jr., 208, 341 Rapid, schooner, Aberdeen clipper, 58 Rattler, Cal. clipper ship, 250, 361 Raven, Cal. clipper ship, 152, 173, 352; race, 189-92; log, 192; records, 218, 299, 300, 365 Raynes, Geo., builder, Portsmouth, N. H., 52-3, 59, 136, 141, 152, 168, 250, 350, 353 Rebekah, clipper barque, 366 Record days’ runs, 179, 278; see Best days’ runs Record passages: transatlantic, 221, 247, 309 (steamer); California, westward, 144, 145-6, 175, 178, 295, 296-8, 298-300 (in sections); eastward, 227; Pacific, 195-6, 218; China, 74, 329, 336-7; Australian, 281, 287, 333-4 Red Gauntlet, Cal. clipper ship, 233, 306, 359 Red Jacket, clipper ship, Australian service, 247, 270-2, 337, 346 Red Rover, Cal. clipper ship, 216, 355; records, 253, 283, 368 Reed, Capt. Saml., Red Jacket, 272 Reindeer, ship, 56 Reporter, Cal. clipper ship, 345, 359, 368 Republic, packet ship, 52 Rescue, Boston wrecking steamer, 275 Resolute, clipper ship, 291 Resource, ship, 16 Rhinebeck, 47 Rhone, packet ship, 41, 44 Richardson, Capt. Josiah, Stag Hound, 144, 178, 350; Staffordshire, 342, 352 Richie, Capt. A. A., Fairfield, Cal., 189 Ringleader, Cal. clipper ship, 359; records, 284, 290, 297, 299, 367, 368, (to Melbourne) —— later ship, 340 Robert C. Winthrop, Boston ship, 255 Robert Lowe, Brit. aux. steamer, 331 Roberts, Capt., Storm, 355 Robin Hood, Cal. clipper ship, 250, 361; records, 299, 369 Robinson, Capt. Richard, tea clippers, 199, 326, 335 Rockland, ship, 345 Rodger & Co., London, owner of Taeping, 330 Rogers, S., Salem, owner, 136 —— Capt. Wm. C., Witchcraft, 140-1, 350 Romance of the Seas, Cal. clipper ship, 232, 233, 302, 345, 359; records, 248, 249, 296, 297, 367 Roosevelt & Joyce, builders, N. Y., 209, 232 Ropes, Capt. John F., John Gilpin, 345 Roscoe, packet ship, 41, 47 Roscius, packet ship, 40, 43 Rose, Brit. clipper schooner, opium trade, 59 Ross, Sir John, explorer, 84 Rousseau, Phila. ship, China trade, 16 Rowland, Capt., Mary L. Sutton, 364 Royal Charter, Brit. iron aux. steamer, 287 Royal William, first vessel to cross Atlantic by steam power, 313 Rufus Choate, Boston ship, 255 Russell, Capt., packets, 45 —— & Co., China merchants, 58, 63, 64, 70, 97, 303 Russell Sturgis, Boston ship, 255 S St. Andrew, packet ship, 46 St. Clair, packet ship, 52 St. George, packet ship, 54 St. Lawrence, Brit. merchant frigate, 36 St. Michael, schooner, 15 St. Patrick, Boston ship, 54 Salamis, Brit. ship, Australian trade, 333 Salter, Capt. Chas. H., Typhoon, 161, 189, 352 Samarang, 346 Sampson, ship, 16 Sampson & Tappan, Boston, owners of Nightingale, 136, 155, 165, 207, 303, 350, 351, 355 Samuel Appleton, Boston ship, 255, 300 Samuel Badger, ship, 161 Samuel Russell, clipper ship, China trade, 70, 77, 84, 85, 142, 162, 337, 341; records to S. Francisco, 145, 298, 300, 365, 367 Samuels, Capt. Samuel, Dreadnought, 44, 244, 246-7 San Francisco passages: Atlantic ports, 1849, 101, 145; 1850, 145-6; 1851, 174, 175, 178-81, 181-5, 189-94; 1852, 212-5, 217-8, 222; 1853, 224-8, 233; 1854, 248-9; 1855, 253, 254; 1856, 290, 306-7; 1857, 293-4, 295; General, 69, 233-4, 365-9; long, 193; Pacific ports, 195, 211, 219 San Francisco, clipper ship, 367 Sancho Panza, Cal. clipper ship, 361 Santa Barbara, 86 Sapphire, packet ship, 51 Saracen, Cal. clipper ship, 361 Saratoga, packet ship, 43 Sargent, Capt. Henry, Phantom, 345 Saunders, Capt. Thos. M., Salem, from cabin boy to captain, 119-20 Savannah, ship, 47 —— first sailing ship with auxl. engine to cross Atlantic, 1819, 313 Schomberg, Brit. clipper ship, built for Australian service, 284-5 Scott, John, & Co., builders, Greenock, 208 Scott & Co., builders, Dumbarton, 372 Sea Serpent, Cal. clipper ship, 136, 141, 196, 211, 302, 350; records, 175, 208, 224, 298, 366 Sea Witch, clipper ship, built for China trade, 68, 69, 73, 75-7, 136, 156, 337, 341; passages, 68-9, 189-92 (race); records, 145, 174, 208, 214, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 365 Seacomb & Taylor, owners, Boston, 270 Seaforth, Brit. ship, first vessel with steel spars and rigging, 322-3 Seaman, Cal. clipper ship, Baltimore, 136, 174, 350; records, 299, 300, 365 Sears, Capt., Robin Hood, 361 Seaver, Hon. Benj., Boston, 225 Seminole, ship, 369 Serica, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, 320, 346, 371; races, 324, 325-30 Severn, ship, 16 Shackfords, captains and builders, Portsmouth, N. H., 52 Shakespeare, packet ship, 40, 43, 48 Shand, Brit. ship, 344 Shaw, Maxton, & Co., owners, London, 319-20 Sheathing, copper, 61, 285, 320, 322; yellow metal, 237 Sheer, 18, 237, 320 Sheffield, Capt. J. P., Hersilia, 77-80 Shelburne, N. S., 53, 217 Sheridan, packet ship, 40, 45, 48 Shoof, Capt., Black Hawk, 361 Shooting Star, Cal. clipper ship, 152, 173, 193, 337, 343, 352; records, 214, 222, 298, 299, 366 Shuter, Thos. A., owner, London, 34 Siddons, packet ship, 40, 43, 48, 84 Sierra Nevada, Cal. clipper ship, 250, 283, 361; records, 295, 296, 369 Silas Richards, packet ship, 40 Silsbee, Capt., Syren, 352 Silvia de Grasse, packet ship, 41, 47 Simmons, Capt., War Hawk, 363 Simonson, Capt., Daring, 362 Simoon, Cal. clipper ship, 355 Sir George Seymour, Brit. ship, 36 Sir Launcelot, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, 324, 332-3, 335-6, 346, 371 Sir Robert Peel, packet ship, 48 Sirius, Brit. steamer, 313 Sirocco, clipper ship, 298, 299 Skiddy, Francis, 43 —— Capt. William, 43 Skylark, Cal. clipper ship, 299, 359 Smith, Adam, Wealth of Nations, 92 —— James, & Son, owners, N. Y., 106 —— Stephen, builder, 47 —— T. & W., builders, Newcastle, Eng., 35, 36 —— & Co., builders Hoboken, N. J., 152, 351 —— & Co., builders, St. John, N. B., 266 —— & Dimon, builders, N. Y., 45, 47, 65, 68, 70, 135, 349 —— Capt., 355, 362 Smyrna, brig, first Amer. vessel in Black Sea, 15 Snapdragon, Cal. clipper barque, 232, 299, 359 Sneeden & Whitlock, builders, Greenpoint, L. I., rebuilt Great Republic, 242 Snow & Burgess, owners, 304 Snow Squall, Cal. clipper ship, 284, 352 Somes, Jos., owner, London, 34, 35, 36 Sophia Branilla-Falcon, 347 South America, packet ship, 43 South Carolina, ship, first to leave S. Francisco in 1849, 101 Southampton, packet ship, 46 Southern Cross, Cal. clipper ship, 152, 195, 352 Sovereign, packet ship, 40 Sovereign of the Seas, Cal. clipper ship, 216-21, 235, 237, 281, 337, 344, 355; speed, 220-1; records: California, 213, 217, 299, 366; N. Y.-L’pool, 220-1; Australia, 269-70 —— No. 2, 258 —— No. 3, 341 Sparkling Wave, clipper ship, 300 Speed: Conditions and tests, 9-10, 11, 39, 46, 71, 90, 134, 192, 198, 205, 243, 286, 294-5, 321, 336-7 Vessels built for, 57, 60 Speed of Brit. and Amer. frigates, 4, 8, 10; E. Indiamen, 30, 35; opium clippers, 59; Amer. clippers, 135-6, 153, 193, 278, 282 (highest rate); of Brit. tea clippers, 320-1, 324, 334, 335-6; of steamers, 221, 278, 309 Speed in knots, 71, 161, 169, 178, 220, 251, 276, 278, 281, 282, 328; average, 46, 180, 219-20, 245, 278, 338 Spicer, Capt., David Crockett, 356 Spindrift, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, 332, 333, 335, 346, 371, 375 Spirit of the Age, Brit. clipper ship, 208 Spirit of the Times, Cal. clipper ship, 359 Spitfire, Cal. clipper ship, 359 Splendid, packet ship, 48 Spofford & Tillotson, N. Y.-L’pool packet line, 42-3 Spooner, see Borrows Sprague & James, builders, Medford, 52, 58 Stadt Antwerpen, Belgian barque, 343 Staffordshire, Cal. clipper ship, 152, 193, 217, 342, 352; records, 214, 300, 366 Stag Hound, Cal. clipper ship, 136, 142-3, 151, 205, 211, 216, 237, 337, 341, 350, 375; records, 178, 195, 208, 298, 299, 365, 367 Star of Empire, packet ship, 270 Star of Peace, Brit. ship, Australian trade, 333 Starlight, Cal. clipper ship, 299, 361 Starr King, Cal. clipper ship, 255, 299, 362 Steele, Robt., & Son, builders, Greenock, 319, 320, 322, 324, 346, 347, 371, 372 Steers, Geo., designer and builder, 49, 250 Stephania, packet ship, 41 Stephen, Alex., builder, Glasgow, 322, 371 Stoddard, Capt., 349, 358 Stevens, Capt., Southern Cross, 352 Storm, Cal. clipper barque, 298, 355, 366 Storm King, Cal. clipper ship, 359 Stornoway, Brit. clipper ship, 198, 202, 205, 206-7, 376 Strabo, ship, 52 Sultana, barque, 56 Sunny South, clipper ship, China trade, 250; slaver, 251 Supremacy, 339; American, 311, 314; British, 210 Surprise, Cal. clipper ship, 135, 136-8, 174-5, 196, 202, 205, 207-8, 271, 337, 341, 350; records, 175, 195, 206, 208, 296, 297, 298, 299, 365 Susannah, Brit. E. Indiaman, 32 Sutton & Co., N. Y., owners, 106, 303 Sweepstakes, Cal. clipper ship, 232, 233, 301, 345, 359; records, 289-90, 296, 297, 298, 299, 368; log, 290 Sword Fish, Cal. clipper ship, 84, 152, 153, 159, 193, 206, 306, 337, 352; records, 208, 224, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 366; race, 212-13 Syren, Cal. clipper ship, 152, 352 T Taeping, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, 322, 371; races, 324-30, 332-5 Taitsing, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, 324, 347, 371, 375; race, 324-30 Talbot, ship, 52 Tampico, brig, 84 Tayleur, Brit. ship (iron), for Australian service, 267 Tea Trade, iii: to England: Amer. clippers in, 96-8 196-7, 200-2; see Tea clippers; amount, 320; freights, 196, 207, 323; premiums, 324, 330 Telegraph, clipper ship, Cal. passages, 299, 368 Templer, Henry, owner, London, 34 Teutonic, White Star S. S., 312 Thacker & Mangels, owners, London, 34 Thames, Brit. E. Indiaman, 35 Thayer, Capt., Cleopatra, 353 Thermopylæ, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, 332-6, 347, 371, 375 Thomas, C. W. & H., N. Y., owners of Hurricane, 163 —— Geo., Rockland, Me., builder of Red Jacket, 270 Thomas, Brit. E. Indiaman, 24 Thomas Coutts, Brit. E. Indiaman, 32 Thomas Granville, Brit. E. Indiaman, 32 Thomas H. Perkins, ship, Boston, 255 Thorndike, Capt., Live Yankee, 358 Tindall & Co.’s Australian line, 263 Tingqua, clipper ship, 298 Titania, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, 332, 336, 375; still in service, 347 Toby & Littlefield, builders, Portsmouth, N. H., 52, 233 Todd, Capt., 2d Witch of the Wave, 364 Ton in cubic feet, 104, 196, 323, 335, 373-5 Tonnage, aggregate: Afloat, 289; built, 3-4, 52, 151; captured, 7; owned, 13, 71, 292 (steam), 308; sent out, 33; sold, 292 Tonnage, detail: American, early, 1, 2, 4, 6, 14-18, 51-4, 80, 119; packets, 38, 40, 42, 45, 46, 142, 243; opium clippers, 58-9; China clippers, 60, 62-5, 68, 70, 96, 250; California clippers, 135-6, 142, 153-6, 159, 161-6, 216, 233, 254, 349-64; Australian clippers, 235, 242, 265-7, 270, 273; pilot boats, 193, 305; increase in, 42, 151, 216 British: E. Indiamen, 23, 25, 32-7; Aberdeen clippers, 58; tea clippers, 198, 199, 205-6, 208, 320, 322-3, 333, 371-2; Australian clippers, 267, 284, 338; steamers, 286, 287 Tonnage Laws, 20, 198-9, 315, 323, 373-6; see Tax Topaz, packet ship, 51 Tornado, Cal. clipper ship, 152, 211, 283, 343, 352 Toronto, packet ship, 48, 162 Trade Wind, Cal. clipper ship, 152, 164, 193, 337, 343, 352; records, 224, 299, 366 Trades Increase, Brit. E. Indiaman, 1609, 23 Train, Enoch, Boston, owner, 54-5, 153, 221, 255 Train’s Line, Boston-L’pool packets, 55-6, 270, 275 Trask, Capt. Benj., packet ships, 43 Trenton, packet ship, 52 Trident, ship, 1805, 17 Trieste, barque, 291 Triton, ship, 1805, 17 Trufant & Drummond, builders, Bath, Me., 152, 351, 357, 360 Tucker, Capt., Swallow, 362 Turner, Capt., Starr King, 362 Tuscarora, packet ship, 40 Twilight, Cal. clipper ship, 295, 364, 369 Two Friends, brig, 15 Typhoon, Cal. clipper ship, 152, 161, 337, 342, 352; race, 189-92; records, 192, 208, 299, 300, 365 U Undaunted, Cal. clipper ship, 345, 359 Union, sloop, 15 Upham, Hon. Chas. W., 169 Upton, Geo. B., Boston, owner, 56, 136, 155, 233, 304 Utica, packet ship, 41 V Vail, Thos., builder, N. Y., 16 Valparaiso, ship, 164 Vancouver, ship, 208 Vanguard, packet ship, 48 Venice, ship, 161 Very, John Crowninshield, 163 —— Capt. Saml., Hurricane, 163, 351; Mrs. Very, 306 Vicksburg, ship, 47 Victoria, packet ship, 44, 47 Victory, packet ship, 244 Viking, Cal. clipper ship, 360 Vimiera, Brit. ship, 267 Vincent, Wm., builder, N. Y., 16 Voltaire, ship in China trade (Girard), 16 Vulcan, Brit. ship, first iron sailing ship, 1818, 313 W Wakeman, Capt., Adelaide, 360 Wanderer, Brit. clipper schooner, opium trade, 59 War Hawk, Cal. clipper ship, 363 Wardle, T., & Co., N. Y., owners of Eclipse, 136, 349 Warner, Capt., Sov. of the Seas, 269-70; Donald McKay, 281 Washington Irving, packet ship, 56 Waterman, Capt. G. B., Highflyer, 344, 354 —— Capt. Robt. H., 73-7, 145, 189; Britannia, 73-4; Natchez, 68, 74-5; Sea Witch, 68-9, 73, 75, 208; Northerner, 75, 189; Challenge, 156, 181-9, 350; Mrs. Waterman, 75 —— & Elwell, builders, Medford, 52, 63 Watkins, Capt. Jas., Akbar, 62 Watson, Capt., Polynesia, 355 Webb, Isaac, builder, N. Y., 47, 48, 53, 74, 217; & Co., 40 —— Wm. H., son of Isaac, builder, 42, 48, 62, 63, 135-6, 142, 152, 156, 159, 164, 212, 216, 232-4, 250, 291, 349-52, 354, 359 —— Wilsey, father of Isaac, 47 —— & Allen, builders, N. Y., 48 Weld, W. F., & Co., owners, Boston, 304, 357 —— & Baker, owners, Boston, 363 Wells & Emanuel, owners, N. Y., 106, 304 West Point, packet ship, 44, 48 Westervelt, Aaron and Daniel, sons of Jacob A., 49, 233 —— Jacob A., builder, N. Y., 48-9, 216, 227, 232, 250, 297, 352-4, 358-9 —— & Co., 49 —— & Sons, 49, 152, 162, 351 —— & Mackay, 46, 48 Westward Ho, Cal. clipper ship, 216, 237, 255; records, 224, 253, 295, 297, 298, 300, 366, 367, 368 Whirlwind, Cal. clipper ship, 216, 284, 343, 355 Whistler, Cal. clipper ship, 299, 360 White Squall, Cal. clipper ship, 136, 142, 196, 242, 337, 350; records, 298, 299, 300, 366 White Swallow, clipper ship, 298, 369 Whitridge, Thos., & Co., owners, Baltimore, 254 Wigram, Robt., builder and owner, London, 35, 36, 285 Wild Dayrell, Brit. clipper schooner, opium trade, 59 Wild Hunter, clipper ship, 368 Wild Pigeon, Cal. clipper ship, 152, 353; records, 299, 300, 366 Wild Wave, Cal. clipper ship, 360 William G. Anderson, U. S. clipper barque, 141 William Tell, packet ship, 41, 47 William Thompson, packet ship, 38 Williams, J., & Son, builders, Williamsburg, N. Y., 136, 152, 349, 352 —— Jabez, builder, N. Y., 216, 355 —— Capt. John E., Andrew Jackson, 247, 295, 362 —— & Guion, owners, 304 Willis, Capt., Cal. clippers, 351, 361 Wilson, W., & Sons, owners, Baltimore, 356, 357 Windhover, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, 332, 336, 346, 372 Windsor, Brit. E. Indiaman, 32 Windsor Castle, Brit. ship, 36 Winged Arrow, clipper ship, 299, 300 Winged Racer, Cal. clipper ship, 216, 344, 355, 367 Winsor, Capt. C. F., 344, 351, 354, 356 Witch of the Wave, Cal. clipper ship, 152, 153, 166-72 (trip on), 173, 353; records, 206, 299 Witchcraft, Cal. clipper ship, 136, 140, 211, 302, 350; records, 178, 248, 296, 365, 366, 367 Wizard, Cal. clipper ship, 216, 355 Wolfe, W. A. & A. Foster, Jr., N. Y., owners of Courier, 54 Woodhouse, Capt. Philip, packet ships, 43 Woodside, Capt., Wizard, 355 Wooton, Jas. A., packet ship captain, 44 Wylo, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, 332, 372 Wyteerhoven, Capt., 343 Y Yang-tze, Brit. clipper ship, tea trade, 322, 333, 347, 371 Yorkshire, packet ship, 41, 46, 48, 89 Yorktown, packet ship, 48 Young America, Cal. clipper ship, 84, 232, 233-4, 301, 306, 337, 360; records, 233-4, 297-300, 367-70 Z Zerega, Capt., Queen of Clippers, 359 Zerega & Co., owners, N. Y., 56, 359

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Typographical errors corrected by the etext transcriber:

their chests, mess-kids=> their chests, mess-kits {pg 28} A seires of voyages=> A series of voyages {pg 75} upon the the transom=> upon the transom {pg 188} a ship-bulding yard=> a ship-building yard {pg 271} receiving letters and newspapars=> receiving letters and newspapers {pg 319} David Crocket=> David Crockett {pg 369} McKensie, Capt., Houqua, 63, 145, 341=> McKenzie, Capt., Houqua, 63, 145, 341 {pg 391 index}