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Abeel, Capt. E., 331 Acasta, 245, 280, 300, 333, 336, 339 Admiral, 284, 298, 344 agents, 111-12, 115, 130, 131-2, 136; list of, 302-3; see also operators Ainsworth, Capt. A. C., 159, 315 Alabama, 290, 309-10, 332, 333, 340, 341, 343, 344 Alabama, Confederate raider, 104 Alabamian, 290, 310, 334, 336, 337 Albany, 286, 334, 336, 337, 343 Albert Gallatin, 280, 298, 330, 334 Albion, 31, 96, 103, 148, 154-5, 171, 185, 187, 203-8, 211, 212, 226, 228, 230, 276, 307, 343 Alexander Marshall, 271, 296, 298 Alexandria, Va., packets to, 303 Algiers, news of bombardment, 176 Allaire, J. P., 254 Allen, Capt. F. P., 331 Allen, Capt. H., 131, 331 Allen, Capt. J., Jr., 331 Allen, Capt. W. H., 313, 331 Allyn, Capt. F., 221, 331 Amazon, 86, 88, 198, 269, 282, 337 Amelia I, Char., 286, 334 Amelia II, Mobile, Char., 65, 290, 332, 340, 344 American Congress, 282, 298, 338, 343 American Eagle, 45, 282, 298, 334, 339 American Union, 280, 298, 334, 337 Amethyst, Boston packet, 44 Amity, 20, 24, 25, 146, 220, 228, 232-3, 235, 245, 276, 307, 338, 340, 342 Andover, 57, 292, 332 Angelique, 65, 66, 286, 311, 336, 339 Anson, 286, 311-12, 332, 339, 341 Anthony, Capt. C., 214-15, 331 Appalachicola, Fla., packets to, 60, 302 apples, in cargoes, 22, 40, 42, 307-8 Arctic S.S., 171, 338 Argo, 286, 331, 334 Arkansas, 292, 309-10, 333, 334, 336, 341 Arkwright, 296, 298, 333 Ashburton, 197, 299, 332, 333, 337, 339 ashes, in cargoes, 307 Ashley, Capt. G. W., 331 Askins, Capt. S., 331 Atkins, Capt. J., Jr., 331 Athens, N.Y., 87, 280, 327 Atlantic, 294, 315, 344 Atlantic S.S., 101 Auburn, 223, 288, 294, 335, 337 Augusta, 288, 340, 343 Aurora, 280, 333 Aymar, B., & Co., 62 Azelia, 183, 290, 332, 342, 343, 344B
Bahamas, 11, 61, 216-17 Bailey, Capt. D. G., 153, 163, 179, 186, 193, 200, 201, 320-1, 332 Bailey, Capt. J., 332 Bailey, Capt. J. A., 332 Baltimore, 284, 334, 335, 337 Baltimore, packets to Liverpool, 47, 100; coastal packets to, 303; packet built at, 81, 87, 284, 327 Baring Bros. & Co., 111, 115, 120, 302 Barker, J., 25 Barker & Hopkins, 54, 130 Barkman, Capt. F. J. W., 332 Barnstable, Mass., 331, 333, 342 Barnum, P. T., 247 Barrett, Capt. T. A., 332 Barrett, W., see Scoville Barstow, Capt. B., 332 Barstow, C., 135 Barstow, J., 135 Barstow, Capt. W. C., 332 Bartlett, Capt. S., 213, 332 Bath, Me., 87, 292, 327 Bavaria, 286, 331, 332, 337 Baxter, Capt. D. C., 332 Bayard, 44, 284, 300, 33, 339, 341, 343 Bayard, W., 127 Beebe, Capt. W., 172, 332 Belfast, Ireland, packets to, 46, 100, 302 Belfast, Me., 286 Bell, A., 302 Bell, G., 118 Bell, I., 33, 127, 315 Bell, J., 84, 85, 292, 314; see also Brown & Bell Bell, Capt. W. R., 332 Belle, 216-17, 288, 312, 332 Bennett, J. G., quoted, 178-9 Bennett, Capt. J. H., 332 Bennett, Capt. J. S., 332 358 Index Bennett, Capt. T., 323, 332 Bergh, C., 83-4, 87, 92, 102, 126, 208, 276- 94, 326 Bermuda, 18, 195, 210, 226 Bern, J. D., 124 Berry, Capt. C. C., 66, 332 Berry, Capt. M., 65, 171, 332 Berry, Capt. W. C., 12, 190, 332 berths at New York, 302-3 Besher, Capt. S., 172, 332 Birmingham, 278,333, 335, 336 Black Ball Line, organization, 20-31, 112- 18; significance of example, 47, 272; rela- tion to shanties, 147; end of service, 271; list of ships, 276; and passim Black X Line, organization, 34, 129; end of service, 271; list of ships, 280-2; and passim Blair, Capt. J. B., 332 Blakeley, Ala., 59 Bliffen, Capt. T. V., 332 Bolton, C., 127, 138 Bolton, Fox & Livingston, 302 Bonaparte, Joseph, 245 Boston, Boston-Liverpool packet, 215 Boston, packets to Liverpool, 44, 47, 85, 106, 170, 172, 213, 215, 228, 250; coastal packets to, 18, 35, 124, 302-3; N.Y. packets built at, 81, 87, 278-82, 296, 327; N.Y. rivalry with, 30, 74; news via, 174, 176, 180; passengers from, 22, 205, 230-1; Cunarders at, 189, 246, 253, 259-62, 265; captains from, 334, 339, 344; and passim Bowers, Capt. P. B., 332 Bowne, Capt. W., 323, 332 Boyd, J. J., 108, 126, 138, 270, 302, 315 Boyd & Hincken, 128 Bradish, Capt. W. H., 332 Bragdon, Capt. J., 332 Bremen, 171, 264-5 Brewster, Capt. G. S., 332 Bridgeport, Conn., 331, 334, 342 Bridgewater, Mass., 332, 341 Briggs, Capt. L. J., 314, 332 Brighton, 282, 300, 337, 341 Bristol, 30, 257-9 Britannia, 44, 116, 276, 308, 338, 341, 343 Britannia S.S., 237, 260 British Queen S.S., 257, 258, 259 Britton, Capt. A., 213, 332 Britton, Capt. J., 213, 332 Britton, Capt. T., 332 Brookhaven, L.I., 334, 336 Brooklyn, captains residing in, 156, 157, 332-43 Brown, A., 83, 84, 87, 276, 326 Brown, Capt. Daniel, 332 Brown, David, 84, 314; see also Brown & Bell Brown, N., 83, 84, 87, 158, 276, 278, 284, 286, 326 Brown, W. (W. &. J. Brown), 111, 155, 302 Brown, W. H., 288, 326 Brown & Bell, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 95, 124, 276-94, 314 Brunel, I. K., 257 Brunswick, Me., 339 Bryer, Capt. J. M., 151, 313, 332 Bulkley, G., 131, 288, 302 Bunker, Capt. D. M., 333 Bunker, Capt. J., 315, 333 Bunting, Capt. R. L., 314, 333 Burgess, Capt. I., 333 Burgundy, 284, 335, 338, 341, 344 Burke, Capt. M. R., 33, 127, 333 Burrows, S., 62 Burrows, Capt. W., 333 Bursley, Capt. I., 123, 172-3, 209, 225, 251, 328, 333 Butman, Capt. B., 333 Byrnes, T. S., 118 Byrnes, Trimble & Co., 30, 118-19, 120C
Cadmus, 104, 126, 245, 286, 300, 331, 339 Caledonia, 44, 192-3, 276, 307-8, 335, 341 Calhoun, Char., 65, 67, 99, 229, 286, 311-12, 331, 339, 342 Calhoun, Dramatic, 280, 299, 343 California, old packets to, 104-5 Cambria, 280, 300, 333, 336, 339 Cambria S.S., 253, 265 Cambridge, 91, 173, 209, 276, 332, 333, 340 Canada, 22, 97, 104, 183, 188-9, 204, 230, 276, 282, 300, 322, 332, 335, 338, 341, 344 Cape Clear, 8, 206, 211 Cape Cod, 123, 157, 170, 172, 225, 331-5, 337, 339, 341-2 Cape Elizabeth, Me., 86-7, 278, 327 Cape Hatteras, 10, 11, 67, 74, 216-17, 220, 254 Cape Sable, 215 captains, general survey, 153-70; income, 154-5, 186; tenure, 106, 109, 160-5; as operators, 109; part ownership of packets, 107-8, 112, 115, 118, 121, 126, 129-31, 135, 313-16; individual biographical notes, 331-44; and passim Index cargoes, ocean, 35-43; coastal, 70-6; im- portance to packet service, 27-8; in later period, 267-8; analyses of particular car- goes, 37, 307-12; see also freight and passim Carnley, R., 84, 92, 126, 313-15 Caroline, Queen, news of divorce case, 176-7 Carolus Magnus, 286, 299, 338 Carow, C., 120, 313 Cartagena, packets to, 62, 231 carpenters' measurement, 298 Carter, R., 123, 126, 133, 135 Castoff, Capt. J., 333 Catharine, 286, 332, 336, 344 Caulkins, Capt. D., 333 cedar timber, 92 Celia, 288, 312, 338, 340 Center & Co., 303; see also Ripley, Center & Co. Chace, 286, 343 Chadwick, Capt. C., 333 Chadwick, Capt. D., 161, 245, 333 Chadwick, Capt. J. M., 314, 333 Chadwick, Capt. S., 333 Chadwick, Capt. W., 333 Challenge, clipper, 169 Champion, Capt. E., 333 Champlin, Capt. C. H., 158, 333 Champlin, Capt. H. L., 34, 126, 158, 161, 314, 333 Chancellor, 290, 333 Charlemagne, 44, 101, 193, 198, 284, 340, 341 Charles Carroll, 245, 284, 300, 320-1, 333, 338, 341 Charles H. Marshall, 271, 296 Charleston, packet service to, 35, 53-5, 130-2; cargoes from, 70-3, 311-12; route to, 10-11; speed averages from, 63-8, 317, 324-5; summer travel from, 229; steam- ships to, 254-5; list of packets, 286-8; and passim Charleston I, 54, 80, 286, 337 Charleston II, 226, 288, 332 Chase, D., 316 Chase, Capt. W. M., 333 Chatham, Conn., 87, 290, 326 Cheeseman, F., 276, 280, 286, 326 Cheever, Capt. C., 333 China trade, 101, 140, 168-9 Christiana, 282, 336, 339 Cincinnati, 290, 301, 332 Cipriant, A. J., 313 359 Clark, J., 333 Clifton, 215, 292, 337, 344 clippers, comparisons with packets, 14-15, 45, 80, 86, 192; packet captains in, 165-9, 333, 335, 337-41, 343-4 coal, in cargoes, 37-8 Cobb, Capt. E. B., 233, 314 Cobb, Capt. N., 30, 115, 117, 118, 119, 257, 313-14, 333 Cobbett, W., "blackballed," 231-2 Coffin, Capt. C. H., 333 Coffin, Capt. G. D., 333 Coffin, Capt. H. F., 333 Cohen, A., 124, 135, 315 Cole, Capt. G. A., 333 Collins, E. K., 43, 58, 61, 84, 90, 108, 123-5, 126, 136, 138, 159, 223-4, 263, 302 Collins, Capt. J., 123, 159, 334 Collins, Capt. I. G., 123 collisions, 225-6 Columbia I, Black Ball-London, 163, 192, 225, 244, 276, 282, 334, 335, 338, 341 Columbia II, Black Ball, 149, 151, 276, 313, 332, 335, 337, 340 Columbia, Char., 288 Columbus, 44, 167, 276, 298, 308, 332, 333, 334 Commodore Perry, 54, 286, 331, 342 communications, packet relations to, 174- 201 Conn, Capt. R. D., 315, 334 Connecticut, packet building in, 81, 86-7, 326; men from, 115, 130, 134, 157, 331-44 Constantine, 280, 299, 314, 330, 335, 338, 339 Constellation, 171, 250, 278, 299, 313, 331, 336, 338 Constitution, 226, 280, 330, 332 Constitution U.S.S., 80, 84 Conway, Capt., 334 Cope, T., 47 Corinthian, 104, 278, 282, 299, 300, 333, 334 Cornelius Grinnell, 282, 299, 335, 342 Corn Laws, 28, 179-81, 262 Cornell, Capt. E., 334 Cornish, Capt. G. B., 334 Cortes, 104, 177, 278, 282, 300, 334, 342 cotton, importance to packet service, 28, 34, 40-2, 49-53, 70-3; packet operators in cotton trade, 113-14, 119, 122, 131-2, 134, 182-4; speculation in, 182-4; value of exports, 52-3; details of cargoes, 70-3, 214, 307-12; see also textiles 360 Index Cotton Planter, 290, 334 cotton ports, 49-76, and passim "cotton triangle," 50-3 counting-house, 110-11 Courier, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 36, 37, 38, 103, 192, 276, 300, 307, 332 ,335 Cowes, England, 34 Crane, Capt. J. R., 334 Crary, J. S., 122 Crary, P., 122 Crassous, D., 128 Crassous & Boyd, 128 Crawford, 290, 343 Crawford, Capt. O. H., 334 Creole I, 44, 66, 136, 292, 339 Creole II, 294, 335, 340 Crescent City S.S., 256 crews, general survey, 140-73; hierarchy, 141; wages, 143; duties aboard ship, 142; life ashore, 143-5; deterioration in quality, 146-51, 270; casualties, 205, 209-10, 330; specimen crew lists, 328-9; see also captains, mates Crisis, 212-13, 280, 339, 343 Crocker, Capt. R. R., 163, 323, 334 Crockett, W., 87, 278, 282, 286, 290, 326 Cropper, Capt. T. B., 313, 334 Cropper, Benson & Co., 25, 112, 114, 182 Cunard, S., 189, 260 Cunard Line, 101, 180, 189, 201, 237, 246-7, 253, 262-3, 265-6 Curacao S.S., 257D
Damariscotta, Me., 87, 280, 327 Daniel Webster, 296, 299, 342 Danvers, Mass., 340 Davis, Capt. G., 334 Davis, Capt. H., 334 Davis, Capt. I. H., 334 Davis, Capt. J., 334 Davis, Capt. R., 334 decks, 298-9 De Cost, Capt. N., 334 De Courcey, Capt. W., 334 Delano, F. H., 162 Delano, Capt. J. A., 334 Delano, Capt. J. C., 162-3, 192, 313-14, 334 Delaware, 118, 340, 341 Dennis, Capt. E. S., 163, 315-16, 334 Depau, F., 33, 126 De Peyster, Capt. F. A., 314, 334 Derby, Conn., 87, 288, 326 De Rham, 222, 284, 334, 343 Desdemona, 44, 284, 299, 300, 339, 340 Devonshire, 282, 337, 338, 339 Devonshire, Boston-Liverpool packet, 213 De Witt Clinton, 27, 290, 339 Dickens, Charles, 237, 242, 247 Dimon, J., 83, 85; see also Smith & Dimon diplomatic despatches, 188 distances between ports, 9-11, 191 Dixey, Capt. C., 334 Dixon, Capt. T., 334 Doane, Capt. C. R., 334 Doane, Capt. I. S., 334 Doane, Capt. W. H., 334 Doane, Sturges & Co., 302-3 doctors, on packets, 250-1 Don Quixote, 44, 284, 333, 343 draft, N. Y. bar, 7; Mississippi bars, 58; statistics, 298-9 Dramatic Line, organization, 43-4, 124-5; end of service, 271; list of ships, 280; and passim Dreadnought, clipper "packet," 151, 341 Duchesse d'Orleans, 149, 286, 337, 340 Dunham, D., 254, 256 Dunham, Capt. T., 334 Dunham & Dimon, 131, 133 Durand, C., 116, 118, 138 Durfey, Capt. N. P., 335 Durham, Lord, 189 Duryea, Capt. R., 335E
East Boston, see Boston East Haddam, Conn., 87, 131, 288, 290, 292, 326 East River shipbuilding in, 81-4; packet berths in, 81, 302-3; 264 Easton, N.Y., 338 E. Bulkley, 286, 332 Eckford, H., 83, 85, 290, 326 Edgar, Capt. W. C., 335 Edward, 57, 290, 336, 339 Edward Bonaffe, 44, 284, 335, 336 Edward Quesnel, 44, 284, 300, 336 Edwards, Capt. E., 335 Edwin, 290 Ekerman, Capt. J. M., 335 Eldredge, Capt. J., 323, 335 Eldridge, Capt. A., 169, 170, 171, 314, 335 Eldridge, Capt. J., 159, 170-1, 335 Eldridge, Capt. O., 335 Elisha Denison, 290, 310, 337, 343 Ellen Austin, 280, 299, 335 Ellery, Capt. 335, Index Emerald, 286, 300, 337, 339 Emerald, Boston-Liverpool packet, 44 Emperor, 102, 312, 332, 335, 341 Empress, 55, 130-1, 286, 342 Energy, 296, 333 England, 90, 100, 198, 276, 278, 307-8, 332, 338, 343 Erie, 162, 196, 199, 284, 300, 320-1, 335 Erie Canal, 2, 3, 4, 21, 26, 51, 52, 60, 74, 75, 115 Essex, Conn., 87, 134, 290, 326, 333, 340, 342 Europe, 44, 95, 99, 178, 189, 212-14, 236, 276, 308, 335, 338 Evans, J. K., 126 Everleigh, Capt. N. W., 315, 335 E. W. Stetson, 296, 339 Extio, 67, 290, 340, 343F
Fairfield, Conn., 131, 286, 326, 333, 337 Fairfield, N.O., 217, 286, 338 Fairfield, Char., 288, 338 Fairhaven, Mass., 300-1, 337, 342 Falmouth, Mass., 334 Fanny, 57, 290 Fanning, Capt. T., 335 fares, coastal, 229; ocean, 233-5 "farmyard," 79, 215, 240 Far West, 294, 299, 332 Ficketts (Francis, George, Samuel and Scott in various combinations), 83, 85, 87-8, 133, 135, 278-94, 326 Fidelia, 45, 276, 330, 334, 336, 338, 344 fire, destruction of packets by, 210, 214-15, 225, 226, 250 Fish, P., 109, 121, 138, 256 Fish & Grinnell (Fish, Grinnell & Co.), 34, 121; see also Grinnell, Minturn & Co. "flat-floored" packets, 90, 91 flaxseed, in cargoes, 307-10 Fletcher, Capt. A. T., 335 Florian, 288, 290, 312, 336, 338, 339 Florida, 184, 195, 276, 300, 343 Florida, coast of, 11-13, 216, 218; packets to, 302 flour, 22, 28, 40, 53, 118, 307, 309 Flying Cloud, clipper, 80, 86 fog, 7-10, 218, 220, 223, 225 Follansbee, Capt. A., 172, 226, 335 food and drink aboard packets, 240-2, 261, 264 Forbes, Capt. T., 335 Fosdick, Capt. W., 335 361 Formosa, 286, 300, 339 Foster, J., Sr., 124, 135-6 Foster, J., Jr., 124, 125, 135-6, 139, 314 Foster, Capt. R. W., 150, 316, 335 Fowler, Capt. G., 335 Fox, S. M., 127, 138, 315 Fox & Livingston, 127, 129 France, 199, 284, 300, 320-1, 335 Frances, 290, 301, 335, 336, 341 Francis Depau, 97, 284, 341 Francis, J., lifeboat inventor, 227 Francois I, 44, 99, 284, 331, 333, 340, 341, 343 Frankfort, 217, 294 Franklin, 54, 220, 286, 339 Franklin, Sir John, 122, 244 Fredericksburg, Va., 118 freight, rates, 73, 304-5; 42, 47, 107, 110; see also cargoes French, Capt. F. M., 335 Frost, W. T., 133, 136, 316 Frost & Hicks, 46, 136 Funck, Capt. J., 161-2, 196, 320-1, 335 Funk, Capt. E., 162, 320-1, 335 Furber, Capt. E. G., 189, 335 Furber, Capt. W. G., 335G
Gadd, Capt. H., 335 Galena, 70, 292, 315, 338 Gallia, 286, 315, 340 Galloway, Capt. J., 335 Gardner, Capt. T. W., 335 Garrick, 44, 91, 101, 124, 150, 167, 189, 193, 198, 223-4, 280, 314, 320-1, 335, 339, 340, 341, 343 Garrick, Capt. W., 335 Gaston, 288, 292, 333, 335 George Canning, 221, 278, 331 Georgetown, D.C., packets to, 303 George Washington, 237, 278, 308, 333, 336 Germania, 286, 299, 315, 344 Ghent, Peace of, 1, 175 Gladiator, 45, 269, 282, 300, 332, 333, 343 Glad Tidings, 292, 299, 339 Glasgow S.S., 267 Glover, Capt. C. G., 335 Goodhue, J., 115, 116, 121, 138, 181 Goodhue & Co., 43, 115, 116, 117, 120, 130, 302 Goodmanson, Capt. J. P., 335 Gordon, Capt. J. R., 335 Graham, Capt. H., 22, 323, 335 Great Circle sailing, 6, 7, 51 362 Great Britain S.S., 193, 259 Great Western, 276, 313, 330, 335, 341 Great Western S.S., 39, 43, 193, 235, 257-61, 263 Green, T., 134 Greenock, packets to, 46, 100, 302 Griffing, Capt. S. B., 335 Griffith, Capt. C. R., 335 Griffith, Capt. J., 335 Griffiths, J. W., 88 Grinnell, Cornelius, Sr., 122 Grinnell, Cornelius, II, 123 Grinnell, H., 121, 138, 314 Grinnell, J., 121, 122 Grinnell, M. H., 121, 138, 314 Grinnell, Minturn & Co., 109, 116, 122, 123, 125, 129, 302; see also Fish & Grinnell Griswold, Capt. A. H., 159, 336 Griswold, C. C., 125, 158, 314 Griswold, G., 125 Griswold, J., 34, 56, 125-6, 138, 158, 30 Griswold, N. L., 116, 125 Griswold, Capt. R. H., 159, 336 Groton, Conn., 331 Gulf Stream, 4-6, 9-13, 51, 61, 62, 64, 191, 194, 216H
hackmatack timber, 298-9 Hackstaff, Capt. W. G., 150, 158, 336 Halifax, 18, 260, 264-5 Hall, W., 126 H. Allen, 65, 286, 311, 344 Hallett, Capt. (B.) F., 314, 336 Hallett, Capt. E. B., 336 Halsey, Capt. E. L., 336 Hamburg-American Line, 46 Hamilton Fish, 296 Hamilton, Capt. J., 169, 336 Hannibal, 196, 282, 300, 336 Hammond, Capt. E., 336 Harding, Capt. W. H., 336 Hargous, A., 62 Harkness, Capt. G. P., 336 Harris, Capt. I., 188, 313, 336 Harrison, Capt. F., 336 Hartford, Conn., 81, 87, 97, 130, 284, 326 Harvest Queen, 196, 226, 276, 299, 344 Harvey, Capt. E., 313, 336 Hathaway, Capt. W., 336 Havana, packets to, 61-3, 125, 139; steam- ship to, 254 Index Havre, organization of packet service, 32-4, 126-9; route to, 9; cargoes from, 38-9; slowness of packets, 195, 198, 317-21; steamships to, 171, 266, 270; end of service, 271; and passim Havre Old Line, organization, 33, 126-7; list of ships, 284 Havre Second Line, organization, 33, 126-7; list of ships, 284 Havre, Whitlock packets, relation to other lines, 128-9; list of ships, 286 Havre I, 102, 284, 334, 342 Havre II, 284, 299, 315, 331, 332, 339 Hawkins, Capt. E., 313, 336 Hayden, A., 134 Hebard, Capt. F. H., 161, 336 Hector, 290, 340 Helvetia, 286, 299, 315, 336 Hendrik Hudson, 226, 237, 282, 314, 339, 340, 343 Henri IV, 44, 284, 333, 340, 341 Henry, 68, 80, 84, 342 Henry Clay, 101, 170, 198, 224-5, 226, 251, 278, 280, 284, 288, 333, 335, 336, 337, 339 Henry Hill, 290, 343 Herbest, Capt. T. R., 336 Hercules, 233, 278, 300, 335 Hermann S.S., 265 Hero, 292, 335 Hewitt, Capt. F., 149, 171, 336 Hibernia, 44, 276, 299, 300, 307-8, 338 Hibernia S.S., 253, 265 Hicks, E., Jr., 136, 316 Hicks, H. W., 119 Hicks, J. H., 119 Hicks, S., 119, 138 hides and skins, in cargoes, 71-2, 307, 309-12 Hiern, Capt. C. A., 172, 336 Higgins, Capt. L, 336 Hill, Capt. G. S., 336 Hilliard, Capt. C., 316, 336 Hincken, E., 128, 315 Hitchcock, Capt. G. H., 336 Holdredge, Capt. H., 31, 162, 328, 336 Holdredge, Capt. N. H., 162, 237, 320-1, 337 Hole-in-the-Wall, 11 Holmes, S., 57-9, 108-9, 135-6, 139, 165, 290-3, 302, 337 Holmes, Capt. T. D., 337 Holmes Line, organization, 57-9, 135-6; list of ships, 290-3 Home S.S., 254, 261 Index Hottinguer, 150, 173, 225, 237, 247, 249-51, 280, 328, 333 Houqua, clipper, 168 Hovey, Capt. H. R., 314, 337 Howard, 284, 288, 337, 343, 344 Howe, Capt. G., 337 Howes, Capt. E., Jr., 337 Howland, Capt. W. H., 337 Howland, G. G. & S., 101, 116 Howland & Aspinwall, 168 Hoxie, Capt. J., 337 Hoxie, Capt. W. E., 337 Hoyt, Capt., 337 Hoyt, Capt. E. S., 172, 337 Hubbard, Capt. S. E., 314, 337 Hudson I, London, 34, 104, 299, 301, 333, 339 Hudson II, London, 296, 299, 343 Hudson, N.O., 67, 202, 339 Hudson, N.Y., 87, 103, 132-3, 288, 300-1, 327, 338, 343 Hughes, Capt., 337 Hull, packets from, 46 Hull, Capt. J., 337 Hunt, Capt. Moses, Jr., 337 Huntsville, 66, 88, 153, 167, 168, 171, 292, 299, 301, 309-10, 334, 335, 339, 340, 342 Hurlburt, E. D., 60, 134, 302-3 Hurlburt, Capt. John, 337 Hurlburt, John D., 134 Hutchinson, Capt. C., 337 Huttleston, Capt. H., Jr., 337 Hutton, Capt. W. S., 337I
icebergs, 8-10, 31, 195, 212 Illinois, 290, 299, 301, 333, 343 immigration, see steerage Independence, 90, 153, 157, 170, 198, 278, 282, 307-8, 320-1, 332, 335, 339 Indiana, Mobile, 290, 334, 340 Indiana, N.O., 294, 299, 333 Ingersoll, Capt. B., 337 Ingersoll, Capt. T., 337 Iowa, 149, 284, 338, 340, 343 Isaac Allerton, 292, 341 Isaac Bell, 269, 284, 315, 337 Isaac Webb, 151, 271, 276, 299, 313, 332, 334, 335, 337 Isaac Wright, 163, 200, 226, 276, 313, 331, 332, 335, 338, 340J
Jacob A. Stamler, 296, 299 James Cropper, 102, 116, 276, 335, 338 363 James Foster, Jr., 276, 299, 331, 340 James Monroe, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 40, 103, 235, 276, 301, 307, 338, 341, 343 Jennings, Capt. A. G., 337 Jersey City, 265 Jessup, E., 131 Jocelin, Capt. W. H., 337 John Jay, 104, 278, 301, 320-1, 335, 337 John Linton, 290, 343 John Minturn, 222, 294, 342 John R. Skiddy, 171, 214, 225, 278, 338, 341 John Wells, 104, 278, 299, 301, 331, 336 Jones, Capt. J. P., 337 Johnson, S., 133 Johnson & Lowden, 133, 136 Johnston, Capt. J., Jr., 337 "July Revolution," news of, 176 Junior, 290, 310, 340, 344K
Kearney, Capt. J., 337 Kearney, Capt. P., 337 Keene, Capt. E. S., 337 Kemble, Fanny, 160, 236, 242-3 Kemp, Capt. A., 337 Kennebunk, Me., 87, 286, 327 Kensington, Pa., 81, 87, 280, 327 Kentucky I, 218, 290, 334, 340 Kentucky II, 217, 292, 309, 333 Kermit, R., 43, 46, 108, 119, 120, 124, 137-8, 184, 211, 271, 302, 313 Key West, Fla., 218, 224 Killingworth, Conn., 87, 286, 326 Kingsland, D. &. A., 133 Knight, Capt. E., 337 Knight, Capt. H., 314, 320-1, 337L
Lafayette, Marquis de, 104, 176, 245 Lafayette, 286, 299, 301, 311-12, 332, 335, 344 Laidlaw, J., 57, 255 Lamson, C., 129, 313 Lamson, J., 313 Lane, Capt. W. B., 337 launchings, 95 Lavinia, 290, 334, 335, 339, 341 Lawrence, Capt. J. J., 337 Lawrence & Sneden, 292, 326 lead, in cargoes, 70-2, 309-10 Leavitt, Capt. T. J., 163, 338 Lee, Capt. W., 164, 212, 244, 320-1, 323, 338 Leeds, 93, 165, 208, 278, 282, 336, 342 Lefevbre-Desnouettes, Gen. Count, 203-4, 207 364 Index Leroy, Bayard & Co., 127-8 Leslie, R. C., 237 Lewis, 220, 284, 338, 340, 341 Liberia, ex-packets to, 102 Liberty, 294, 299, 331 lifesaving devices, 226-8 lightning, packets struck by, 210, 214-15, 227 line organization, significance of, 25-9, 37-8, 253 liner, early use of word, 17, 237 lines, nicknames of, 32 Lines, Capt. D., 171, 315, 338 live oak, 92, 298-9 Livingston, M., 270, 315 Liverpool I, 31, 99-100, 212, 215, 228, 276, 338 Liverpool II, 88, 99-100, 171, 270, 272, 280, 282, 299, 337, 340 Liverpool S.S., 257-8 Liverpool, reason for packet service to, 30; route to, 7-10; shipping crews at, 143-5; captains ashore at, 155; cotton boom at, 182-4; passenger service at, 237-8; cargoes to, 307-8; speed averages from, 317-23; and passim Loines, J. & R., 119, 122 London, 197, 251, 282, 299, 336, 337 London, organization of service to, 33-4, 125-6; route to, 9; cargoes from, 38-9; end of service, 271-2; see also Black X, Swallowtail and passim Long Island coast, description, 219; wrecks on, 219-26 Lord, Capt. J. 338 Lorena, 290, 310, 343 Louisa, 288, 292, 338, 339, 340, 343, 344 Louisa Matilda, 66, 74, 216-17, 288, 344 Louis Philippe, 284, 333 Louisiana, 290, 340, 342, 343 Louisville, 66, 292, 309-10, 337, 339 Loveland, Capt. S., 338 Low, A. A., & Bro., 168 Lowber, Capt. A. B., 159, 338 Lozier, J., 276, 278, 326 Luce, Capt. J. C., 171, 313, 338 Lyme, Conn., 125, 333, 336, 338-9, 342, 343 Lyon, Capt. W. L., 338M
Mackey, W., 84, 313 Macoduck, Capt. R. A., 338 Macon, 288, 301, 312, 339, 340 Macy, Capt. J., 323, 338 Macy, Capt. R. J., 338 Macy, Capt. S. G., 165, 323, 338 Magill, Capt. W. A., 338 Magna, Capt. J. N., 338 Maid of Orleans, 292, 299, 334 mail, 16, 27, 186-9, 205, 207, 208 mail packets, British, 17-18, 186 Maine, packets built in, 86-7, 167, 327; captains from, 339, 341 Malibran, E., 103 Manchester, 199, 276, 284, 320-1, 338, 341, 343 Manhattan I, Red Star, 278, 336, 338, 341 Manhattan II, Black Ball, 276, 334, 336, 338, 340 Margaret Evans, 45, 126, 282, 299, 340, 342, 343 Marine Court, 148 marine insurance, 11, 45, 100, 154, 164, 165, 171, 220, 224, 228, 269 Marmion, 44, 284, 336, 337 Marsh, Capt. S. F., 338 Marshall, Capt. A. C., 313, 338 Marshall, Capt. B., 25, 37, 113, 114, 115, 138 Marshall, Capt. C. H., 90, 109, 115-17, 120, 126, 129, 135, 138, 159, 165, 168, 256, 271, 302, 313, 320-1, 323, 338 Marshall, Capt. E. C., 338 Marshall, Capt. R. C., 323, 338 Martineau, Harriet, 188, 200, 231, 237, 242-4 Massachusetts, packets built in, 87, 327; captains from, 331-44 masts, 93-4 mates, 109, 140-1, 142, 151-3, 159 Mather, Capt. S. W., 338 Matilda, 218, 290, 310, 331 Mauran, O., 54, 130-1, 138 Maury, Lieut. M. F., 5, 6, 9-10, 12, 15, 190 Maury, Mrs. S. M., 237, 239, 247, 249-51 Maxwell, Capt. G., 245, 323, 338 Maxwell, Capt. S., 323, 338 McCormick, Capt., 338 McKay, D., 47, 81, 85, 88, 214, 225, 278 McManus, Capt. J., 339 McWilliams, Capt. J., 339 Mead, G., 118, 313 Medford, Mass., 87, 292, 294, 327 Mediator, 39, 45, 68, 126, 137, 282, 294, 315, 332, 333, 340, 342 Melville, H., 141, 143-5, 151-2 Memphis, 292, 315, 333, 334, 337, 339 Index Merchants' Exchange, 111 Mercury, 286, 299, 315, 334, 335 Meteor, 30, 278, 301, 333, 335, 339 Meyer, Capt. F. R., 339 Miami, Fla., 218 Middle Haddam, Conn., 87, 292, 326 Middletown, Conn., 81, 87, 284, 286, 303, 326, 336 Milledgeville, 216, 288, 312, 340 Miner, Capt. A., 124, 339 Minerva, regular trader, 16, 21 Minturn, C., 123 Minturn, E., 123, 138 Minturn, R. B., 121, 123, 138, 314 Mississippi, 292, 309-10, 332, 334, 336, 339 Mobile, commercial importance, 59; packets to, 60-1, 134, 302-3; speed statistics, 62-8, 317, 324-5; cargoes from, 70-3, 310; list of ships, 290; steamship service to, 255; and passim Montezuma, 45, 198, 225, 276, 332, 334, 338, 341 Montano, 33, 44, 284, 301, 333, 342 Montreal, 159, 280, 298, 301, 333, 335, 342 Moore, Capt. G., 193, 314, 339 Moore, Capt. G., Jr., 339 Moore, Capt. R. H., 339 Morgan, C., 132, 254-5 Morgan, Capt. E. E., 109, 126, 138, 156, 161, 165, 242, 245, 314, 339 Morgan, J., 278, 288, 326 Morrill, A., 133 Morris, Capt., 339 Morse, S. F. B., 99 Mulford, Capt. A. B., 339 Mulliner, Capt. W. R., 339 Mumford, Capt. O. R., 169, 339 Munro, Capt. J. S., 165, 220, 239 mutinies, 147, 148-51, 173, 251, 332, 336 Mystic, Conn., 336-7N
Naghel, Capt. F., 339 Nantucket, 116, 165, 300-1, 333, 335, 338, 343 Napoleon, Emperor, arrival of news con- cerning, 75-6 Napoleon, 122, 235-6, 278, 308, 342 Nashville, 66, 309-10, 340, 344 Natchez, 66, 87, l01, 168, 292, 301, 309, 340 Natchez S.S., 255 naval stores, 22, 40-2, 53, 71, 307-8 Navy, packet captains in, 331-2, 338, 341-2 Nelson, Capt. H., 339 365 Nelson, W., 135-6, 315 Ne Plus Ultra, 272, 296, 299 Neptune, 276, 299, 340 Nestor, 146, 148, 220, 228, 276, 338, 340, 342 New Bedford, 81, 87, 103-4, 121, 122, 134, 157, 162, 164, 278, 282, 300-1, 327, 331, 334, 336-7, 341, 342 New England, packets built in, 87, 327; invasion of New York, etc., 115-16, 119, 121, 124, 125, 126, 131, 156-7 New Hampshire, 86-7, 157, 327; captains from, 339, 344 New Haven, Conn., 303, 334, 338 New Jersey, 309; captains from, 335, 337, 338 New Jersey coast, description, 219; wrecks upon, 219-25; life-saving on, 227-8 New Line to Liverpool, organization and absorption, 45, 123; list of ships, 280; and passim New London, Conn., 221, 300-1, 303, 331, 336, 337 New Orleans, commercial significance, 56; organization of packet service, 57-9, 134-7, 302-3; route to, 10-13; cargoes from, 70-3, 309-10; speed of passages from, 63-8, 317, 324-5; news via, 175; cottom boom at, 182-5; steamships to, 225-6; list of ships, 290-5; and passim New World, 88, 280, 299, 314, 320-1, 337 New York, relation to packet service, 2-3, 47; situation in 1815, 1-3; harbor, 3, 7, 29-30; rivalry with other ports, 2-4, 30, 38, 47, 75; relation to Liverpool, 30; exports from, 52-3; packet construction at, 81-7, 326; center of passenger traffic, 230; and passim New York I (Black Ball), 276, 332, 337, 338 New York II (Black Ball), 276, 330, 331, 332, 334, 337, 338 New York (Havre), 284, 338, 342 New York (Charleston), 288, 337 Newark, 73, 218, 288, 312, 332, 334, 335 Newark, N.J., 73, 103, 132, 337 Newburgh, N.Y., 300-1, 341 Newburyport, Mass., 81, 87, 278, 292, 294 Newcastle, Me., 87, 282, 286, 296, 327 Newland, Capt. E. F., 339 Newman, Capt. S., 339 Newport, R.I., 121, 300 news, transmission by packets, 174-86; value of commercial, 112 366 Index news boats, 177-9 newspapers, packet notices in, 96-8 Niagara, 67, 286, 311, 332, 334 Nichols, Capt. S., 65, 339 Nolte, V., 183 Norfolk, Va., 174, 303 Normandie, 97, 213-14, 284, 340 North America, 44, 159, 222, 260, 276, 296, 307-8, 334, 337, 338 Northerner S.S., 255 Northumberland, 45, 226, 282, 336, 338, 342 Norwich, Conn., 81, 87, 116, 212, 280, 303, 326, 334, 336 Nye, Capt. E., 153, 170, 224, 320-1, 339O
oak timber, 92, 298-9 Ocean Monarch, Boston-Liverpool packet, 250 Ocean Queen, 282, 336, 342 Ocmulgee, 288, 292, 301, 338 Oconee, 288, 292, 337, 338, 344 Old Lyme, Conn., see Lyme Oneida, 286, 335, 343 O'Neill, Capt., 339 Ontario I, 99, 101, 248, 282, 301, 332, 341 Ontario II, 280, 344 operators, general survey, 106-39; also in steam, 270-1; see also ownership Orbit, 276, 322, 343 Orient, 280, 299, 335, 336 Oriental, clipper, 168, 169 Orleans, 292, 309, 332, 335, 341 Orne, Capt. W. B., 339 Orpheus, 44, 117, 259, 276, 307-8, 332, 333 Osborne, Capt. W., 339 Oswego, 292, 294, 334, 344 Othello, 220, 286, 331, 332, 336, 337, 342 Owen, Robert, 245 Owens, Capt. P. A., 339 ownership, general survey, 106-39; table of proportional shares, 313-16; see also operators Oxford, 85, 90, 91, 100, 101, 198, 209, 235, 245, 276, 335, 340, 344P
Pacific I (Black Ball), 20, 24-6, 29, 103, 112, 114, 157, 199, 235, 244, 276, 299, 301, 307, 335, 343 Pacific II (Black Ball), 97, 195, 236, 276, 334, 338, 341, 343 Pacific (New Orleans), 292, 299, 335, 339 Pacific S.S., 170 Packard, Capt. H., 217, 339 packet service, precedents for, 17-19; first announcement and sailings, 20-4; dis- tinctive features, 25-9; periods of expan- sion, 29-35, 45; significance of regularity, 37-8; coastal service, 49-76; relation of coastal to ocean lines, 49; statistics of increase, 45, 274; minor lines, 18, 35, 46, 50, 100, 302-3; summary of lines, 302-3; end of service, 269-72; see also, especially, operators, ownership, cargoes, freight, news, passengers, profits, sailing dates packets, general survey of ships, 77-105; description of typical ship, 77-9; in- crease in size, 79-80, 86, 274; value of ships, 43-4, 100-1, 272; normal earnings, 41-3; durability and length of service, 98-105; disposal of old ships, 100-5, 271-2, 300-1; details of individual ships, 276- 301; see also, especially, shipbuilding, shipwrecks, captains, crews, whaling, speed Page, Capt. A. S., 339 Palestine, 226, 242, 282 Palmer, Capt. A. S., 159, 168, 190, 193, 223-4, 320-1, 339 Palmer, A., 124, 136, 168 Palmer, C., 168 Palmer, Capt. N. B., 90, 153, 159, 166-9, 171, 340 Palmer, Capt. T. D., 168 Panic of 1837, 117, 122 Panthea, 208, 278, 292, 331, 332, 334, 335, 336 Paris, 97, 208, 284, 341 Parker, Capt. E. J., 340 Parker, Capt. G., 134, 340 passengers, general survey, 229-52; New York as center of traffic, 230; reservations and embarkation, 16, 22, 110, 231-8; fares, 42, 155, 229, 233-5; typical groups, 22, 203-5, 231; accommodations, 79, 95-7, 235-6, 238; and captains, 153-4; numbers carried, 235, 267; food and drink, 155, 240-2, 247, 248-9; pastimes, 242-4; in wrecks, 208, 213-15, 210-11, 222-4; rivalry with steamships for, 260-3; see also steerage passengers Pate, W., 248-9 Patrick Henry, 163, 278-82, 299, 314, 334, 335, 337 Peabody, Capt. E. W., 340 Peabody, Capt. G. S., 340 Pease, Capt. W. G., 164, 220, 323, 340 Index Peck, E., 130 Pell, Capt. J. B., 340 Pell, Capt. W. W., 246, 315, 340 Pennsylvania, 209-10, 227, 278 Porter, Capt. J. W., 314, 340 Portland, Me., 50, 86, 174 Portsmouth, England, 9, 34, 191, 264, 302, 317-21 Portsmouth, N.H., 86-7, 280, 286, 296, 303, 327, 339 Post, Capt. D. R., 340 Post, Capt. E. D., 340 Post, Capt. J., 340 Post, Capt. R. H., 340 Potato Famine, effect on packets, 262 Power, Tyrone, 95, 178, 236, 240-1, 243 Pratt, Capt. I., 340 Pratt, W. W., 303 President, Char., 54, 65, 193, 221, 229, 286, 335, 336, 337, 342, 344 President, London, 126, 193, 280, 333, 339 President S.S., 214, 259, 266 President U.S.S., 84, 208 Price, Capt. P., 340 Prime, N., 119, 130 Prince Albert, 91, 282, 339, 341 profits, from packet ownership and opera- tion, 137-9 Providence, RI., 130, 135, 230, 300-1, 303 Perit, P., 116, 117, 118 Perrine, Patterson & Stack, 294, 326 Perth Amboy, 233 Petersburg, Va., packets to, 303 Phelps, A. G., 130-1, 138 Phelps & Peck, 130 Phelps, T., 122 Philadelphia, packets to Liverpool, 47, 334; coastal packets to, 18, 35, 303; packets built at, 81, 87, 288, 327; passengers from, 22, 230; and news transmission, 29, 174, 181-2; New York rivalry with, 30; owners at, 126, 132; captains from, 332, 341, 343 Philadelphia, 280, 333, 337, 339 Phoebe Ann, 57, 290, 337 Phoenix, 14, 86, 278, 337 Pierce, Capt. J. A., 340 pilots, 178 pirates, 61 Plymouth Rock, 282, 299, 336 Poland, 147, 214-15, 227, 286, 331, 340 Popham, Capt. C. W., 171, 225, 340 367 Porter, C., 224, 276, 278, 326 Porter, Capt. D. L, 340Q
quarantine, 233 Quebec, 68, 282, 292, 332, 335, 336, 343 Quebec, news via, 175 Queen Mab, 44, 284, 332, 333, 335, 340 Queen of the West, 45, 96, 280, 314, 330, 336 344 Quesnel, E., 302R
"railroad iron," 102, 268 Rathbone, Capt. J., 66, 149, 158, 172, 245, 340 Rattoone, Capt. J. R., 340 Raynes, G., 86 Red Jacket, clipper, 169, 170 Red Star Line (Second Line), organization, 30, 43, 118-20, 302; end of service, 271; list of ships, 278-9; and passim Reed, H., 340 Reform Bill, news of passage, 176 regular traders, 15-16, 26 Reid, Capt. S. C., 323 repairs, 82-3, 108 Republican, 335 Rhine, 282, 299, 334, 339 Rhode Island, packet built in, 86-7, 327 Rhone, 284, 335, 336, 337, 338, 341, 344 rice in cargoes, 71-3, 311 Rich, Capt. J. L., 340 Rich, Capt. S. W., 340 Richards, Capt. H., 340 Richardson, Capt. A., 340 Richardson, Capt. E., 147, 340-1 Richmond, Va., packets to, 303 Ricketson, Capt. H., 341 Rider, Capt. J., 341 Ripley, Center & Co., 61 Robert Carnley, 335 Robert Edwards, 280, 341 Robert Fulton, 31, 102, 278, 328, 335, 336 Robert Fulton S.S., 254 Robinson, Capt. H., 341 Rochester, 186, 211, 213, 280, 332, 344 Rochester, Mass., 171, 338 Rockett, Capt. J., 341 Rogers, Capt. J., 192, 323, 341 Roosevelt, Mrs. Theodore, 120 Roosevelt & Joyce, 86, 292, 326 Roscius, 44, 124, 170, 194, 213, 261, 262, 280, 330, 334, 335, 340 Roscoe, 163, 278, 307, 308, 334, 337, 341 368 Index Rose, Capt. S., 341 Royal William I S.S., 257 Royal William II S.S., 189, 257-8 Russell, 290, 301, 335, 339, 341 Russell, Capt. J., 341 Russell, J. W., 57, 134-5, 184 Russell, Capt. W. H., 341 Russell Baldwin, 217, 290, 310, 338, 343S
sailing dates, 16, 17, 29, 31, 302-3 Sailors' Snug Harbor, 342 sails, 94 St. Andrew, 120, 184-5, 209, 227, 278, 342 St. Charles, 66, 294, 315, 332, 334, 336 St. Denis, 226, 286, 335, 337 St. James, 260, 282, 339, 341 St. John, 67, 135, 290, 310, 336, 340, 342, 344 St. John, S., Jr., 134 St. Louis, 86, 292, 299, 337 St. Mary's, 294, 332, 335 St. Nicholas, 194, 226, 286, 315, 332, 335, 340 Salem, 15; packets to, 303 Saluda, 102, 286, 311-12, 336, 337, 339, 343 salvage operations, 224-5 Samson, 215-16, 282, 333, 342 Samuel M. Fox, 284, 315, 331 Samuel Robertson, 280, 301, 336 Samuel Russell, clipper, 168, 169 Samuels, Capt. S., 150-1, 332, 341 Sands, J., 119 Sandwich, Mass., 170, 339 Sandy Hook, 3, 7, 218-19, 221, 225, 237, 247, 298 San Francisco, old packets at, 104-5 Sarah Sands S.S., 263, 271 Saratoga, 290, 292, 301, 336, 341 Saugatuck, Conn., 131, 331 Savannah, commercial significance, 55; packet service to, 55-6, 58, 132-4, 302; cargoes from, 70-3, 312; route to, 10-11; speed of passages from, 63-8, 317, 324-5; list of ships to, 288-91; steamship service to, 255; and passim Savannah, 56, 288, 332, 339 Savannah S.S., 55, 256 Saybrook, Conn., 87, 124, 134, 286, 288, 290, 326, 333-4, 336, 338-9, 342-3 Schurz, C., 251-2 Scott, W., 133 Scott & Shapter (Scott, Shapter & Morrill, Scott & Morrill), 133, 136, 302 Scoville, J. A., 184-5, 121, 128-9, 165 sea lanes, North Atlantic, 6-10; southern coastal, 10-13 Sears, Capt. R., 341 Sears, Capt. S., 341 seasickness, 239 Sea Witch, clipper, 169 Sebor, Capt. W. S., 161, 341 Seguine, C., 132-3, 302-3 Seguine, James, 132-3 Seguine, Joseph, 132 Servoss, T. L, 136 Shakespeare, 44, 80, 124, 280, 292, 309-10, 334, 339 "shanghaiing," 145-6 shanty, 147, 160 Shapter, J. S., 133 Shapter, T. M., 133 Shapter, Capt. T. R., 341 Shearman, Capt. D. S., 341 sheathing, 95 Sheffield, 145, 150, 225, 278, 301, 307-8, 331, 336, 340 Sherburne, Capt. S., 341 Sheridan, 44, 91, 124, 280, 314, 334, 340, 341 shipbuilding, tonnage of various types of vessels, 13-14; influence of flat-floored packets, 58, 66, 90-1; general survey of packet building, 77-98; ship timber, 91-2, 298-9; principal builders, 83-5; summary of builders and places of building, 86-7, 326-7; builders' share in ownership, 107-8, 128, 130, 137; later packets, 268-9 Shipley, Capt. T., 341 shipwrecks, general survey, 202-28; also, 93, 98, 101-4, 120, 135, 164-5, 171-3, 254-5, 259, 261; see also marine insurance Siddons, 44, 91, 124, 167, 260, 280, 314, 332, 333, 337 Silas Holmes, 66, 292, 332, 335 Silas Richards, 102, 104, 185, 195, 301, 333, 336 Silvanus Jenkins, 278 Simsbury, Conn., 130 Sinclair, Capt. W., 341 Sirius S.S., 39, 43, 235, 248, 258, 260 Sir Robert Peel, 45, 272, 282, 299, 333 Sketchley, Capt. W., 320-1, 341 Skiddy, Capt. J. R., 341 Skiddy, Capt. W., 313-14, 341 small-pox, among immigrants, 250 Smith, Capt. A., 342 Smith, Capt. F. P., 342 Index Smith, Capt. J. P., 171, 210, 342 Smith, Junius, 25, 257-9 Smith, Stephen, 83, 85, 282 Smith & Dimon, 83, 85, 276, 278, 282, 284, 288, 326 smuggling, 165 Solon, regular trader, 215 Somerset, Mass., 87, 286, 327 South, reaction to cotton triangle, 76 South America, 44, 90, 116, 163, 168, 186, 198, 236, 276, 301, 308, 320-1, 332, 338, 343 South Carolina, 286, 330 South Street, 106, 113 Southampton, 282, 299, 339, 340, 342 Southampton, England, 264 Southerner, 292, 342 Southerner S.S., 255 Southern merchants in N.Y., 74 Southport, 286, 335, 336, 338 Southport, Conn., 131 Sovereign, 222, 280, 333, 336, 337 specie, 27, 39, 61, 71, 72, 123, 155, 205, 207, 208, 214, 309-10 speed, general survey of coastal passages, 62-8; of ocean passages, 189-201; sta- tistical tables, 317-25; and passim Spencer, Capt. A., 342 Spencer, Capt. S., 342 Spencer, Capt. T., 342 Spofford, P., 124, 139, 314 Spofford, Tileston & Co., 62, 124, 139, 225, 271, 302 Splendid, 286, 334, 336 Sprague, Capt. B., 342 Stack, T., 296 Stamford, Conn., 84, 85, 157 Stanton, Capt., 342 Stanton, Capt. J., 114, 146, 157, 323, 342 Stanton, T. P., 136-7, 314, 316 Stanton, T. N., 316 Stark, Capt. D. S., 342 Stark, Capt. D., 172, 342 Statira, 288, 344 steamships and steamboats, precedent for line service, 18; as tugs or tenders for packets, 29, 30, 237-8; packet captains shifting to, 165, 169-71, 334-8, 344; com- petition with packets, 253-66; also 101, 106, 117, 124, 125, 180, 187, and passim steerage passengers, general survey, 247-51; also, 28, 32-3, 46, 102, 113, 205, 224, 235, 262, 330 369 Stephania, 44, 284, 299, 301, 338, 340, 342 Stephen Whitney, 171, 211, 225, 278, 340, 342 Stetson, Capt. J. P., 342 stevedores, 109 stewards and stewardesses, 210, 233, 239, 328 Stoddard, Capt. C., 210, 342 Stoddard, Capt. W. C., 165, 342 "Stone-Fleet," ex-packets in, 104 Stonington, Conn., 62, 87, 117, 122, 124, 167, 168, 294, 326, 331, 333, 337, 339, 340 Street, Thaddeus, 131 Street, Timothy, 131 Sturgis, Capt. R., 342 subsidies, 260, 263-5 sugar, in cargoes, 70-3, 309-10 Sullivan, 286, 335, 343 Sullivan, Capt. J., 342 Sully, 44, 99, 246, 269, 284, 333, 335, 338, 340, 342 Sultana, 66, 88, 292, 332, 333, 334 Sutton, 286, 311-12, 332, 335 Sutton, Capt. E. D., 342 Sutton, G., 55, 109, 131, 165, 302, 342 Swallowtail Lines, Liverpool and London, organization, 31, 34, 120-3, 125-6, 302; interchange of ships, 100; list of ships, 278-81, 282-5; end of service, 271-2; see also Fish & Grinnell, Grinnell, Minturn & Co.; and passim Switzerland, 196, 282, 333, 335, 337, 342 Sylvanus Jenkins, 278, 331, 335 Sylvie de Grasse, 104, 159, 284, 340, 343T
Talma, 44, 290, 333, 334, 338, 340 Taylor, M., 62, 139 Taylor & Merrill, 46 Taylor & Rich, 46 telegraph, "birthplace" of, 99, 246 Tennessee, 290, 335, 337 textiles, importance in packet cargoes, 24, 27, 32-8, 73-5; freight rates on, 304; and passim Thames, 336 Thomaston, Me., 296 Thomson, Capt. W., 315, 323, 342 Thompson, F., 25, 37, 113, 114, 154 Thompson, James, 316 Thompson, Jeremiah, 23, 25, 37, 47, 113-14, 161, 182, 184, 272 Thompson, S., 46, 113 Thompson, Capt. W. C., 158, 209, 263, 342 Thorne & Williams, 288 Thorp, Capt. J., 342 Thorp, W., 131 Tileston, T., 138, 314; see also Spofford & Tileston timber, 91-2, 298-9 Tinker, Capt. E. G., 159, 314, 342 Tinkham, Capt. J., 303, 323, 343 tobacco in cargoes, 41, 70-3, 308-12 Todd, W. W., 303 tonnage, bases of measurement, 80, 298-9 Topaz, Boston-Liverpool packet, 44 Tornado, clipper, 169 Toronto, 68, 282, 294, 336, 340, 342, 343 Toulon, 294, 340, 343 towing, N.Y., harbor, 29, 30 Train, E., 47, 213, 228, 250 transient ships, 15 Trask, Capt. B. I. H., 343 Trenton, 288, 294, 332 Trimble, G. T., 118, 138 Truman, Capt. D. H., 211, 343 Truro, Mass., 123, 333 Tucker, F. C., 123, 126, 133, 135 Tuskina, 290, 310, 340 Tybee, 67, 288, 344U
Underwriter, 45, 278, 339, 341 Union, 294, 334, 337, 340, 341 United States, 100, 188, 212-14, 237, 278, 308, 332, 337 United States S.S., 118, 255 Upshur, Capt. L., 343 Urquhart, Capt. J., 343 Utica, 149, 284, 334, 336, 340V
Vandyke, Capt. D., 212, 343 Vera Cruz, packets to, 61, 123-4, 136, 302 Vermont, captains from, 337 vessels, description of types, 13-14 Vicksburg, 12, 292, 309, 332, 333, 337, 344 Victoria, 91, 156, 282, 299, 314, 333, 337, 339, 342 Ville de Lyon, 210, 227, 284, 342 Virginia, captain from, 334 Virginia, 290, 335, 336 Virginian, 99, 188, 225, 278, 331, 334, 336W
Wabash, 294, 336, 342 wages, crew and officers, 143, 152; captains, 154-5 Waite, Capt. B. L, 160, 243, 313, 343 Waldoboro, Me., 87, 294, 296, 327 Walker, J., 114 War of 1812, 1, 14, 84 Ward, S., Jr., 119, 134 Wardle, T., 131, 169 Warner, Capt. S. C., 314, 343 Warren, R.I., 86-7, 288, 327 Washington, D.C., packets to, 303 Washington, N.C., packets to, 303 Waterloo, 278, 313, 330, 331, 336 Waterloo, battle of, news of, 176 Waterman, Capt. R., 165, 166, 343 Waterman, Capt. R. H., 166-9, 320-1, 343 Watkinson, Capt. J., 22, 323, 343 Watson, Capt. J., 343 Webb, I., 85, 278, 290 Webb, W. H., 83, 85-9, 91, 102, 118, 222, 269, 276-96, 313, 315, 326 Webb & Allen, 276, 278, 282, 290 Webster, 280, 299, 337 Wellington, 68, 269, 282, 294, 333 West, Capt. F., 343 West, Capt. G., 343 West Point, 278, 331, 336, 339 Westbrook, Conn., 338 Westerly, R.I., 332 Westervelt, J. A., 83-4, 86, 87, 88, 92, 126, 280, 282, 313-15, 326 Westervelt & Mackey, 278-86 Westervelt & Roberts, 282, 294 Westminster, 68, 137, 282, 294, 314, 333, 337; 338, 339, 341, 343 Westport, Conn., 343 whaling, ex-packets in, 102-4, 269; list of, 300-1; operators formerly in, 116, 121; and passim Wheden, Capt. W., 343 Whitall, Capt. J. D., 343 White, Capt. G., 343 White, Capt. J. C., 343 White, Capt. W., 343 Whitlock, W., Jr., 56, 100, 126, 128, 132-3, 138, 215, 280, 302, 344 Whitney, S., 119, 130, 211 Wibray, Capt. J., 66, 343 Wiederholt, Capt. L., 343 Wildes, G., 302 Wiley, A., 126 Willard, Capt. J., 343 William, 57, 290, 341, 343 William Byrnes, 102, 278, 336 William Drayton, 216, 286, 336, 341, 342 William F. Storer, 296, 299 William Frothingham, 286, 299, 342 Index 370 Index William Nelson, 286, 333 William Tell, 286, 343 William Thompson, 276, 301, 332, 334, 338, 342 William Wallace, 66, 220, 288, 344 Williams, J., 288, 292, 294, 326 Williams, Capt. J., 148, 154-5, 171, 203, 205, 206, 207, 244, 323, 343 Williams, Capt. J. H., 148, 343 Williams, R. P., 124, 134 Williams, Capt. S., 344 Williams, Capt. W., 344 Williams, Capt. W. H., 344 Williams & Guion, 46, 343 Wilmington, Del., 118, 340 Wilmington, N.C., packets to, 303 Wilson, Capt. Hezekiah, 65, 344 Wilson, Capt. Henry, 344 Wilson, Capt. J. D., 344 Wilson, Capt. J. L., 344 winter passages, 26, 194-6, 289 Wood, Capt. A. A., 344 Wood, Capt. D., 344 Wood, Capt. D. H., 344 Wood, S., 118 Wood, Capt. T., 344 Wood, Trimble & Co., 119 Woodhouse, Capt. P., 159, 186, 313, 344 371 Woodhull, A., 123, 138 Woodhull & Minturn, 45, 84, 123 Woodruff, J. O., 316 Worth, Capt. C. P., 316, 344 Wotton, Capt. J., 171, 315, 344 wrecks, see shipwrecks Wright, F., 146 Wright, I., 25, 37, 83, 112, 113, 114, 115, 120, 138, 231-3 Wright, Capt. J. T., 344 Wright, S., 25, 83, 84, 154, 205, 212, 276, 278, 282, 288, 326 Wright, W., 25, 113, 114, 115, 138Y
Yarmouth, Mass., 170, 335-6, 341 Yazoo, 292, 309-10, 339, 343 Yeaton, Capt. S. B., 169, 245, 344 York, 101, 104, 278, 282, 301, 333, 334, 339, 342 Yorkshire, 45, 87, 89, 118, 151, 153, 163, 179, 193, 196, 198, 200, 226, 262, 276, 320-1, 332, 336, 338, 341, 344 Yorktown, 282, 299, 330, 332, 339, 341 Young Brander, clipper, 171Z
Young, Capt. E., 344 Zerega, A., 46, 100 Zurich, 284, 299, 315, 332, 337, 340, 342
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