Chapter XVI: The Minor Navies of the Southern States

Organs of naval administration in Maryland 441

Work of the Maryland Provincial Convention, 1776 441

Work of the Maryland Committee of Safety, 1776 441

Maryland vessels 442

Recruiting of the navy 443

Naval officers 443

Court of Admiralty 444

Maryland privateers 444

Sale of naval vessels, 1779 444

Naval conditions, 1779-1783 445

Acts for the defence of the Chesapeake 445

Transporting of the Continental army 446

British depredations, 1782-1783 446

Commissioners for the defence of the Bay 447

Services rendered by the Maryland navy 448

The Battle of the Barges 449

End of the Maryland navy 451

The navy of North Carolina, December, 1775-May, 1776 451

The “Washington,” “Pennsylvania Farmer,” and “King Tammany” 452

The defence of Ocracoke Inlet 454

Services of the “Caswell” 456

North Carolina admiralty courts and privateers 459

Georgia’s first naval enterprise 459

Naval preparations 460

Georgia’s galleys 460

Georgia’s prize court 462