_Thetis_, 342, 343, 344, 347, 348, 350, 351, 352
Thurot, Émile, successful French privateer captain, 262
_Times, The_, strong comment on American successes by, 324
Trinidad, Island of (off Brazil coast), 52
Trouin, Luc (father of René Du Guay), 208, 209
Trouin, René, uncle of René Du Guay, 208, 209
Trouin, René Du Guay, famous French privateer captain; his origin, 208; destined for the Church, 209; sent to a seminary, 209; elects to study law, 209; but learns nothing except fencing, 209; dissipating in Paris, encounters the head of the family, 209; his family sends him to sea in a privateer, 209; distinguishes himself in action, 210; takes part in capture of convoy, 211; takes command of a privateer at eighteen, 211; pillages in Ireland, 211; gets a better ship, 212; with a consort captures a convoy and two English sloops-of-war, 212; escapes at great risk from an English squadron, 212; his skilful navigation, 212, 213; narrow escape in Bristol Channel, 213; has some bad luck, 213; sickness, short food, and mutiny, 213; his dream comes true, 214; sails round the _Prince of Orange_, 214; fires at her under English colours, 214; chased by six men-of-war, 214; his desperate scheme, 215; holds out, though surrounded, 216; his crew shirk and fire breaks out, 216; brings his men up with grenades, 216; is badly wounded and surrenders, 216; kindness of the English captain, 216; on parole at Plymouth, 216; his "pretty shop-girl," 217; is recognised by captain of _Prince of Orange_, who denounces him as a pirate, 218; imprisoned pending decision, 218; allowed to receive friends, pretty shop-girl included, 218; plans escape with her assistance, 218, 219; a love-sick young Frenchman, 219; buys a boat from a Swede and is completely successful, 219; returns to France, and finds a ship ready for him, 219; captures two large English ships, 220, 221; his king presents him with a sword of honour, 221; with a consort captures three Indiamen, cargoes valued at one million sterling, 222; commands one of his prizes, and captures two Dutch ships off Vigo, 222; falls in with English fleet, 222; his bold and successful ruse, 222, 223; his ill-treatment by a French naval aristocrat, 224; with four consorts engages three Dutch war-ships with convoy, 224; desperate action with Dutch commodore's ship, 224, 225; gallantry of the commodore, 225; he captures all three, with heavy loss on both sides, 225; an anxious night, 225; he brings in his prizes, 226; is made a commander in the navy, 226; his marvellous escape from an English squadron, 226-228; his death, 228; other references, 229, 239, 240