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INDEX. 283 63 ; is prevented by Bussy from defending Permacol, 64 ; dis- plays skill and energy, but is rash, 65 ; urges Bussy to at- tack, 73 Orves, The Chevalier d', commands the French fleet off the islands, 6 ; sails for India, 6 ; gains a decisive position off the Cora- mandel coast 7 ; renounces it and sails for the islands, 8 ; oveiTules Suffren, 19 ; dies, 20 PASSE, ISLE DE LA, is cap- tured by the English, 130; re-captured by the French, 138. Pedrons, Colonel, beats George Thomas, 210; sketch of the career of, 217 ; defends Aligarh against Lord Lake, 218 ; fails and is taken prisoner, 219 Percy, Earl, meets and befriends de Boigne, 162 Perron, Monsieur, is sent to attack Kauiind, 178 ; early career of, 1 96 ; enters Sindia's service, 190; receives an independent command, 195 ; joins the Peslnva with ten battalions, 196 ; gains the battle of Kardla, 197, 198, governs North West Hindostan for Sindia, 199 ; account of the mode of admin- istration of, 200 ; crushes the revolt of Lakhwa Dada, 202 ; turns bis attention to George Thomas, 202 ; sends him a summons, 206 ; negotiates with him, 209 ; detaches a force against him, 208 ; head of, turned by prosperity, 211; makes his peace with Daolat Rao, 212; is deterred by self- interest from aiding Daolat Rao at a critical period of Maratha fortunes, 213; acts too late, 214; fall in the fortunes of, 215 ; leaves Sindia's service, 216 Peshwa, The, is appointed Su- preme Deputy of the Moghol Emperor, 169 ; summons his vassal chieftains to repel the attack of the Nizam, 196 ; presses Sindia to come to bis aid, 212 Pinaud, Monsieur, succeeds Sur- couf in command of the Ckiri.tse, 112 ; captures the English India- man on board of which he was at the time a prisoner, 113 Piron, Monsieur, succeeds Raymond at Haidarabad. 245 Plumet, Captain, short account of, 228 Potier, Monsieur, sketch of the career of, 108 Privateering, practical results of, 81, 770te : 107-157 Pym, Captain, commands H.M.S. Sirius, 133 ; runs her aground, 134 ; gets her off, and being reinforced attacks Duperre, 134 ; total defeat of, 135-137 RAY]MOND,Monsieur, commands a portion of the Nizam's army, 196 ; gallant conduct of, at Kardla, 197 ; is not supported by the Nizam, 198 ; early career of, 238 ; engages under the Nizam, 240; mode adopted by, to officer native corps, 241 ; suppresses the rebellion of Ali Jail, 243 ; dies at a critical period, 244; veneration in which the memory of, is still held, 245 Renaud, .Jean Marie, commands a small French squadron off the islands, 83 ; fights the English squadron, 84 Revenant, The, history of, 98, note; continued career of, as Victor, 142, and notes Rodriguez, Island of, situation of, 116 ; captured by the English, 117