1-493;
De Grasse's flag-ship strikes to his, 489;
opinion as to Rodney's failure to pursue his advantage, 496;
captures four French ships, 498;
later career and death, 504.

_Hoste_, Paul,
work on naval tactics, 77, 147, 182, 184.

_Howe_, Lord, British Admiral,
naval policy of, 9;
at Philadelphia, 360;
at New York, 360;
at Newport, 361;
energy and skill of, 363, 364;
commands Channel fleet, 408;
relieves Gibraltar, 412;
a whig in politics, 500;
opinion as to blockades, 526.

_Howe_, Sir William, British General,
commander-in-chief in America, 343;
expedition to the Chesapeake, 343, 468, 529, 530;
indolence of, 364.

_Hughes_, Sir Edward, British Admiral,
arrives in India, 349;
takes Negapatam and Trincomalee, 349;
first meeting with Suffren, 427;
task in India, 428;
first battle with Suffren's squadron, 430-434;
second battle with Suffren, 437-441;
contemporary criticisms on, 442;
third battle with Suffren, 446-448;
tactics of, 431, 449, 453, 456, 462:
slowness of, loses Trincomalee, 450, 451;
fourth battle with Suffren, 453-455;
praise bestowed by, upon his captains, 456;
goes to Bombay from Coromandel coast, 458;
returns to Madras, 461;
supports English siege of Cuddalore, 462;
fifth battle with Suffren, 463;
abandons the field, 463;
death, 467.

_Hyder Ali_, Sultan of Mysore, 419;
war upon the English, 420;
denied the aid of the French squadron, 421;
Suffren communicates with, 443;
visited by Suffren, 450;
negotiations of Suffren with, 459, 460;
death of, 461.

_Inhabitants_, character of,
effect upon the sea power of a country, 50-58.

_Inhabitants_, number of,
effect upon the sea power of a country, reserve strength, 44-49.

_Italy_,
geographical position of, 32;
physical conformation of, 39, 40;
necessity for a navy, 40;
Sicilian revolt against Spain, 1674, 159;
Spanish possessions in, 1700, 201;
Sardinia taken by allied fleets, 215;
disposition of Spanish provinces in, at peace of 1713, 219;
Sicily transferred to Austria, and Sardinia to House of Savoy, 1719, 239;
Spanish expedition into, 248;
foundation of Bourbon Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, 248;
Spanish operations against Austria, 1741, 263, 264;
King of Naples forced to withdraw troops from Spanish army by English
fleet, 263;
disposition of provinces of, at peace of 1748, 278;
transfer of Corsica to Franc