Decaen, General Charles—
Accuses Flinders of impertinence, 331
His intentions, 332
Report to French Government, 336
Motives for detaining Flinders, 336 et seq.
Anger against Flinders, 339
Despatch arrives in France, 346
Flinders' opinion of, 339
Receives order for Flinders' release, 368
Refuses to liberate Flinders, 371-2
His reasons, 373
Release of Flinders, 380
Decrès, French Minister of Marine, 346, 368
Dentrecasteaux, 71, 76, 173, 198, 205
Derwent, estuary of the, 140, 392, 444n
Dirk Hartog Island, 68
Donington, birthplace of Flinders, 2, 8
Flinders' monument at, 9, 409
Free school, 11
The Flinders' house, xviii., 14
Donington, Cape, 211, 469
Dunienville, Major, 305-6
Dutch navigators, discoveries in Australia, 67 et seq.
East India Company, its interest in Australia, 174, 180
Interest in Investigator voyage, 180
Elder, John, Flinders' servant, 280, 391
Sails in Cumberland, 301
At Ile-de-France, 338, 359, 365
Encounter Bay, 204, 470
Flinders and Baudin in, 224 et seq., 431 et seq.
Everard, Cape, 107, 330
Fitzroy, Sir Charles, 429
Fleurieu, Comte de, prepares instructions for French discovery voyages, 173, 200, 205, 352, 367
Flinders, John, naval career, 15
Flinders, Matthew, surgeon, father of the navigator, 2, 8
Marriage into Franklin family, 170
Death of, 277
Flinders, Matthew, genealogy, 6
School days, 11
Study of Robinson Crusoe, 12
Anecdotes of childhood, 14
Desire to go to sea, 14
Advice of Uncle, 15
Study of navigation, 17
Introduction to Admiral Pasley, 18
Anecdote of visit to Pasley, 18
On the Scipio, 19
On the Bellerophon, 19
On the Dictator, 20
Midshipman on Providence, 29
Description of Teneriffe, 30
Description of Dutch at the Cape, 31
In Torres Strait, 34
Return to Europe, 40
Aide-de-camp on Bellerophon, 42
First experience of war, 44
Anecdote of battle, 45
His journal of the engagement, 48
Estimate of French seamen, 60
Appointed to Reliance, 78
Careful record of observations, 82
Arrival at Port Jackson, 82
Friendship with Bass, 84
Exploration of George's River, 85
