INDEX

Ramsey, made master-builder, 62,100

Rays, Captain, 30Rouble, value of, 99Rue, Captain, 30 j

Rumanzoff, Adjutant-General, 71Russian fleet in presence of Swe- Idish, off Revel, 33 I

Russians, have an aversion to the Jsea, 102 ; failure of an attempt jto educate, ib. ; will fight well insmooth water, 114; their shipssail well, ib. ; but are badlymanned, 115 ; and badly ma-nœuvred, ib.

Launders, Commodore, 56, 59-60, 63, 68 ; rear-admiral, 87, 88 -90, 98 ; pay reduced, 126Savage, Jacob, Lieutenant, 119Savage, James, Captain, 83, 91Scampavias, small galleys, 95Schaffiroff, Baron, Vice-Chancellor,a converted Jew, 68Scheltinga, Commodore, 17, 22,24 ; tried by court-martial, 25 ;sentenced to serve as youngestcaptain, 27 ; restored, 27; com-modore, 29, 32-4, 41, 46, 49, 52 ;rear-admiral of the red, 56 ; isparalytic, 57 ; death, of, 58Schootes, timber vessels on theLadoga Lake, mSeamen, Russian are not good,102; great want of, 103 ; apt toforget their knowledge in the jBaltic, 104; Russian, muchafflicted with scurvy and vermin,ib. ; their obstinacy in fasting,105 ; are improved by success,ib. ; necessity of finding employ-ment for, 109 ; very few, in thefleet, 113 ; sea-sick, 116; inex-perienced, ib .; employed incoasting trade, 117Serocold, Captain-lieutenant inRussian service, 56Sheldon, Charles, Swedish mastershipwright, 142

Sheldon, Francis John, Swedishmaster shipwright, 142

159

Sheldon, Francis, Swedish mastershipwright, 141-2

Ships, Russian, fitted with enginesspouting liquid fire, and boardingbridges, 28; attempt to haulupon dry land, 74 ; causes manyaccidents, 75 ; Russian trade inI Russian, 107 ; advantage toj Russia, ib. ; Russian, short-lived,j 112 ; scheme for officering andmanning, 112-13 ; want of ableseamen for, 113 ; Russian, sailwell, 114 ; are well provided, ib. ;Russian, have never been inaction, 116 ; to be sent up theMediterranean, 118

Ships, Russian, lists of, 17, 19, 22,29, 34, 42, 49, 52, 60, 68, 82,87-8, 91, 127 ; general list of,130-2

Ships, Swedish, list of, 138-40

Ships:—

Arundel, 30, 32, 48-9Astrakhan, launched, 83Bolingbroke, (52), 25Britannia, 41Cruiser, launched, 124Devonshire, 45, 65, 71-2, 118Diana (snow), 30, 32, 57-8, 66Dumcraft, 18 ; condemned, 59Egudel, 44, 45, 50, 55, 58, 65,83 ; unfit for service, 91Elias (snow frigate), 39; allowsa small privateer to escape,53-4; officers of, tried bycourt-martial, 54; captainI and lieutenant of, cashiered,

54, 64

Espdrance, 30, 52, 118Firme, 30, 52 ; condemned, 59 ;rebuilt, 125

Fortune, 30, 34 ; wrecked, 51Fredrikstadt, launched, 73, 76Freedmaker, launched, 83Gabriel, 39 ; condemned, 59Hango Head, launched, 61 ;tried, 76

Ingermanland, 44, 47, 73Isaak Victoria, launched, 66,6 7

Kathanna (60), 20, 33, 38, 73 ;name changed to Viborg, 83