Hughes, Sir Edward, British Admiral, commander-in-chief in East
          Indies, 1779, 235;
    enterprise of, 235;
    engagements with French Fleet under Suffren, 240, 242, 244, 247,
          253;
    loses Trincomalee, 247, and compelled thereby to leave
          Coromandel coast for Bombay, 251;
    reinforced by Bickerton, 251;
    contrasted with Suffren, as a general officer, 254.

  Hughes, Sir Richard, succeeds to West India command at peace of
          1783, 226;
    subsequent controversy with Nelson, 226.

  Hyder, Ali, Sultan of Mysore, at war with British, 1779, 235;
    French Admiral d’Orves refuses cooeperation with, 235;
    Suffren acts with, 240, 242;
    captures Cuddalore, 1782, 244;
    death of, 1782, 252;
    succeeded by Tippoo Saib, 252.

  Inflexible, British cruiser built by Sir Charles Douglas on Lake
          Champlain, 1776, 16;
    in herself sufficient to control the lake, 17.

  Jamaica, British West India Island, 38, 110, 149, 153, 159, 176,
          177, 185, 224, 226;
    conquest of, intended by France and Spain, 1782, 206;
    attempt leads to defeat of de Grasse by Rodney, 208, 209;
    Rodney repairs to, after his victory, 225.

  Japan, significance of contrast of population of, to square mile,
          with that of the United States, 5.

  Johnstone, George, British Commodore, commands squadron despatched
          to take Cape of Good Hope from Dutch, 236;
    attacked by Suffren in Porto Praya Bay, 237;
    arrives at Cape too late, Suffren having strengthened it, 238;
    returns to England, 238;
    professional capacity of, 239;
    attacks made by, upon professional conduct of Howe and Keppel,
          239. (See also p. 80.)

  Jones, John Paul, American naval captain, serves as a volunteer in
          French Fleet, 1782, 212.

  Kempenfelt, Richard, British Admiral, captures in Bay of Biscay
          great part of French convoy going to West Indies, 1781,
          195, 196;
    commands a division in Channel Fleet under Howe, 1782, 227, 228;
    lost in sinking of the Royal George, 229.

  Keppel, Augustus, British Admiral, refuses to serve against
          Americans, 81;
    commander-in-chief of Channel Fleet, 1778, 61, 82;
    encounter with French Brest Fleet, 83-91;
    comments on the conduct of, 92, 97;
    controversy with Palliser, third in command under, 95;
    returns to port with fleet, 96;
    court martial upon, 93;
    and cited from, 87, 88, 95;
    resigns command, 97;
    becomes first Lord of the Admiralty, 97, 225;
    quoted, 107 (note).

  La Motte Picquet, French Commodore, 115;
    action with a British division off Martinique, 1779, 128;
    encounter with squadron under Cornwallis, 1780, 153-155;
    captures great part of a British convoy returning from West
          Indies, 1781, 188;
    quoted, 229 (note).