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

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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;