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Addington, Henry, Viscount Sidmouth (1757-1844), English statesman.
Aken, John, master of the Investigator, was imprisoned on Mauritius with Flinders. He was released in 1805 and left the island on the American ship James.
Alder, George, carpenter's mate on the Investigator, was imprisoned on Mauritius with Flinders and released at the same time as John Aken.
Alexander I (1777-1825), Emperor of Russia.
Arifat, André, d', son of Madame d'Arifat.
Arifat, Delphine, d', eldest daughter of Madame d'Arifat.
Arifat, Lise, d', youngest daughter of Madame d'Arifat, married Flinders' friend Charles Desbassayns.
Arifat, Madame, d', owner of the plantation (Le Refuge) at Wilhems Plains in the interior of Mauritius where Flinders lived for the last five years of his captivity.
Arifat, Sophie, d', second daughter of Madame d'Arifat.
Arrowsmith, Aaron, 1750-1823, geographer, published over 200 large scale general maps recording the latest geographical discoveries, a number of which were devoted to Australia.
Arrowsmith, John (1790-1873), map-maker, nephew and assistant of Aaron Arrowsmith until he opened his own business in 1823.
Aviso: an advice-boat.
Banks, Sir Joseph (1743-1820), botanist, accompanied James Cook on his first Pacific voyage. He was instrumental in the foundation of the colony of New South Wales and maintained a deep interest in its progress. He took a special interest in Flinders, becoming his friend and patron.
Barrow, Sir John (1764-1848), second secretary to the Admiralty, 1804-1845.
Bass, George (1771-1803), naval surgeon, sailed to Sydney in 1795 with Flinders on the Reliance. Shortly after arriving he and Flinders made two hazardous voyages in open boats to explore the coast south of Sydney. In 1797 he discovered Western Port and deduced that there was a strait separating Tasmania from the mainland. This was confirmed in 1798-99 when he and Flinders circumnavigated Tasmania in the Norfolk. Bass disappeared in 1803 during a trading voyage to South America.
Bathurst, Henry, Earl (1744-1837), statesman, President of the Board of Trade and Secretary for War and the Colonies.
Baudin, Charles (d.1854), French naval officer, sailed on the Geographe under the command of Nicolas Baudin (no relation) during his voyage to survey the Australian coast, 1800-1804. Flinders became acquainted with him at Sydney and met him again on Mauritius. In 1808 he lost an arm in an action against a British vessel.
Baudin, Thomas Nicolas (1754-1803), French navigator, sailed from France in 1800 in command of an expedition to survey the coast of Australia. In April 1802 he met Flinders in Encounter Bay, South Australia.
Bauer, Ferdinand (1760-1826), botanical artist on the Investigator, returned to England in 1805 with over 2000 drawings of plants and animals.
Bentinck, Lord William (1774-1839), governor-general of Madras.
Bergeret, Jacques, commander of the French privateer La Psyché, was a frequent and sympathetic visitor to Flinders during his imprisonment on Mauritius until his ship was captured by an English frigate and he was taken prisoner to India. In June 1805 he was returned to Mauritius in an exchange with English prisoners of war.
Bertie, Sir Albermarle (1755-1824), naval officer, commander-in-chief at the Cape of Good Hope, 1808-1810. He commanded the capture of Mauritius in 1810.
Bickerton, Sir Richard Hussey, 1759-1832, naval officer, second in command under Nelson, 1804-05 and commander-in-chief at Portsmouth, 1812.
Bickham, Martin, American merchant on Mauritius.
Blane, Sir Gilbert, 1749-1834, physician, served with the Royal Navy and published work on preserving the health of seamen.
Bligh, William (1754-1817), commander of the Bounty on a voyage to transport breadfruit trees from Tahiti to the West Indies. After the celebrated mutiny he sailed an open boat across the Pacific to Coepang. Flinders joined him as a midshipman on a second breadfruit voyage in the Providence in 1791. He later became governor of New South Wales and achieved the rank of vice-admiral.
Boand, Johann, Swiss merchant on Mauritius who befriended Flinders.
Board of Longitude: established in 1714 to encourage and reward the invention of an accurate method of determining longitude.
Bonaparte see Napoleon.
Bonner, Charles, a friend of Flinders.
Bougainville, Louis-Antoine de (1729-1811), completed the first French circumnavigation of the world, 1766-1769.
Bourbon: an island in the Indian Ocean near Mauritius, now called Réunion.
Bowen, John (1780-1827), naval officer, formed the first English settlement in Tasmania at Risdon Cove (later Hobart) in 1803.
Brereton, R.P.F., midshipman on HMS Seaflower, captured by the French in 1808 and brought to Mauritius.
Bridgewater: merchant ship, sailed in company with the Porpoise (on which Flinders was a passenger) and the Cato from Sydney in 1803. When the latter two ships were wrecked on Wreck Reef, the Bridgewater sailed on without attempting to rescue their crews.
Brown, Robert (1773-1858), botanist on the Investigator, returned to England in 1805 with over 3000 species of plants and became librarian to the Linnean Society and to Sir Joseph Banks.
Brunswick, Duke of (1735-1806), Prussian general, died of wounds after his defeat by Napoleon at Auerstadt.
Burney, James (1750-1821), naval officer, sailed with Captain Cook on his second and third voyages and achieved the rank of rear-admiral.
Caledon, Du Pré Alexander, Earl of (1777-1839), governor of Cape of Good Hope.
Caley, George (1770-1829), naturalist and explorer, arrived in Sydney in 1801 to collect specimens for Sir Joseph Banks. He made several journeys of exploration including an attempt to cross the Blue Mountains in 1804. He returned to England in 1810.
Cap-Martin, M., French naval officer, sailed on the Geographe with Nicolas Baudin and later settled in Mauritius.
Carr, Sir John (1772-1832), traveller and barrister, published several accounts of his travels in Europe.
Cartel: a ship employed in the exchange or ransom of prisoners.
Cato: merchant ship, sailed in company with the Porpoise and Bridgewater from Sydney in 1803 but was wrecked, with the Porpoise, on Wreck Reef off the Queensland coast.
Chalmers, George (1742-1825), Scottish antiquary, published numerous pamphlets and biographies. His chief work was Caledonia: an account of ... North Britain.
Chambers, Mr, husband of Matthew Flinders' sister, Henrietta.
Chaptal, Jean Antoine (1756-1832), French statesman and chemist.
Charrington, Edward, boatswain on the Investigator.
Chazal, Toussaint Antoine de (1770-), friend and neighbour of Flinders on Mauritius and painted his portrait.
Clarke, James Stanier (1765?-1834), naval chaplain, author and librarian to the Prince Regent, published sermons, naval history and a biography of Nelson.
Clarence, William, Duke of (1765-1837), royal prince and naval officer, made admiral of the fleet in 1811 and succeeded to the throne as King William IV in 1830.
Cline, Henry ( 1750-1827), surgeon, lectured on anatomy at St. Thomas' Hospital, London.
Collingwood, Cuthbert, Baron (1750-1810), naval officer, served under Nelson at Trafalgar in 1805 and rose to the rank of vice-admiral.
Company, The: East India Company.
Cook, James (1728-1799), British naval officer, made three important voyages of discovery in the Pacific. On his first voyage, 1768-1771, he charted the east coast of Australia and claimed it for Britain.
Croker, John Wilson (1780-1857), first secretary to the Admiralty, 1809-1830.
Crosley, John, astronomer, sailed with Flinders on the Investigator but forced by ill health to leave the ship at the Cape of Good Hope.
Cumberland: In 1803 Flinders sailed from Sydney for England in the colonial built schooner Cumberland. However she proved to be so unseaworthy that he decided to seek assistance at Mauritius.
Curtat, Antoine, a friend of Flinders on Mauritius.
Curtis, Sir Roger (1746-1816), naval officer, made admiral in 1803 and commander-in-chief at Portsmouth in 1809.
Dale, Alfred, midshipman on HMS Dedaigneuse, captured by the French and imprisoned on Mauritius with Flinders. He was released in July 1805 in an exchange of prisoners of war.
Dalrymple, Alexander (1737-1808), hydrographer to the East India Company and to the Admiralty.
Dampier, William (1652-1715), buccaneer and navigator, explored the north-west coast of Australia in 1688 and 1699.
Decaën, Charles Mathieu Isidore, Comte de (1769-1832,) captain-general (governor) of the Ile de France (Mauritius).
Desbassayns, Charles, one of Flinders' closest friends during his imprisonment on Mauritius. He married Lise d'Arifat.
Desbassayns, Henry, Philippe and Panon, brothers of Charles Desbassayns.
Digby, Sir Henry (1769-1842), admiral, former commander of HMS Alceme to which Samuel Flinders had been appointed in 1800.
Domett, Sir William (1754-1828), naval officer, served in various actions during the 1780s and 1790s and made admiral in 1819.
Elder, John, acting master at arms of the Investigator, and Flinders' servant on Mauritius. He was eventually repatriated in an American vessel in 1807.
Entrecasteaux, Antoine Raymond de Bruni d' (1737-1793), commander of the expedition which sailed from France in 1791 in search of the missing navigator, La Perouse.
Exshaw, John, an Irishman with relatives on Mauritius where he lived part-time.
Fitzgerald, William Thomas (1759?-1829), clerk in the navy pay office and author of patriotic verses.
Flacq: a small defensive settlement on the north-east coast of Mauritius.
Fleurieu, Charles Pierre Claret, Comte de (1738-1810), geographer, hydrographer and administrator. He encouraged French scientific research and exploration in the Pacific.
Flinders, Ann, née Chappelle, (d. 1852), married Flinders in 1801.
Flinders, Anne (1812-1892), Flinders' daughter, married William Petrie in 1852 and was mother of the eminent archaeologist, Sir William Flinders Petrie.
Flinders, Elizabeth, née Weekes, Flinders' stepmother.
Flinders, Hannah, Flinders' half sister, a child of his father's second marriage. She married Joseph Dodd.
Flinders, Henrietta, Flinders' half sister, a child of his father's second marriage. She married a Mr. Chambers.
Flinders, Henrietta, Flinders' cousin (daughter of his uncle, John). She married John Newbald.
Flinders, John, Flinders' uncle.
Flinders, Samuel (1782-1834), Flinders' younger brother and second lieutenant of the Investigator.
Flinders, Susanna, Flinders' younger sister. She married a draper, George Pearson.
Flinders, William, Flinders' half uncle.
Forfait, Pierre Alexandre, French Minister of the Marine and Colonies.
Foveaux, Joseph (1765-1846), army officer, arrived in Sydney in 1792 with the New South Wales Corps. Promoted to lieutenant-colonel he administered Norfolk Island, 1801-1804 and New South Wales, 1808-1809, following the deposition of Governor Bligh.
Fowler, Robert, first lieutenant on the Investigator.
Fox, Charles James (1749-1806), English statesman, opposed the war with France.
Franklin, James (d.1834), Flinders' cousin by marriage and brother of Sir John Franklin. He entered the East India Company's service as a cadet in 1805 and served with distinction on various Indian surveys.
Franklin, Sir John (1786-1847), naval officer and Flinders' cousin by marriage, served as a midshipman on the Investigator. He later became lieutenant-governor of Tasmania and achieved fame as an Arctic explorer.
Franklin, Thomas (d. 1807), Flinders' cousin by marriage and the eldest brother of Sir John Franklin.
Franklin, Willingham (1779 -1824), Flinders' cousin by marriage and a brother of Sir John Franklin. Their father was also named Willingham.
Freycinet, Henri de, French naval officer, sailed with Nicolas Baudin on his voyage to survey the Australian coast, 1800-1804. Froberville, Felix, Madame d'Arifat's cousin and a friend of Flinders on Mauritius.
Gambier, James, Baron (1756-1833), naval officer, led the British fleet at the bombardment of Copenhagen in 1807 and made admiral of the fleet in 1830.
Geographe: one of two ships under the command of the French navigator Nicolas Baudin on his voyage to map the coast of Australia, 1800-1804.
Glos, Jacques de, a merchant of Mauritius.
Goulburn, Henry (1784-1856), statesman, under secretary for war and the colonies, 1812-21.
Good, Peter (d. 1803), the gardener on the Investigator.
Grant, James (1772-1833), naval officer, surveyed Bass Strait in the Lady Nelson in 1801.
Greville, Charles Francis (1749-1809), Fellow of the Royal Society and an associate of Sir Joseph Banks.
Grimes, Charles (1772-1858), surveyor-general of NSW, received a grant of land at Toongabbie, near Sydney in 1794. Flinders based some of his charts on surveys done by Grimes.
Hamelin, Jacques-Felix-Emanuel (1768-1839), commander of the Naturaliste during Nicolas Baudin's voyage to survey the Australian coast, 1800-1804
Harwood, Edward, surgeon, sailed with Flinders in the Providence on William Bligh's second breadfruit voyage, 1791-93.
Hawkesbury, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of Liverpool and Baron (1770-1828), statesman, home secretary, 1804-09 and secretary for war and the colonies, 1809-12.
H.E.I.: Honourable East India Company.
Henry, Captain (later Major) and his wife were prisoners with Flinders in the Maison Despaux on Mauritius.
Hillier, William, quartermaster on the Investigator, died of fever and dysentery on 21 May 1803.
Hope, Hugh, commissary of prisoners on the British cartel Harriet, arrived in Mauritius in December 1809 with French prisoners for exchange.
Hunter, John (1737-1821), naval officer, came out to Sydney in the First Fleet in 1788 and again in 1795 with Flinders in HMS Reliance to take up the governorship of New South Wales. He was made vice-admiral in 1810.
Hurd, Thomas (1757?-1823), naval officer and hydrographer to the Admiralty, 1808-1823.
Hursthouse, Charles, a friend of Flinders and son of John Hursthouse.
Hursthouse, John, a friend of Flinders' father and an executor of his will.
Ile de France or Isle of France: an island in the Indian Ocean, now called Mauritius.
Inman, John (1776-1859), astronomer, sent out to Sydney to replace John Crosley on the Investigator but arrived too late to join her.
Investigator: Flinders was given command of the sloop Investigator in 1801 to undertake a voyage to survey the Australian coastline.
Jamieson, John (1766?-1850), Superintendant of Government Stock in New South Wales.
Jamison, Sir John (1776-1844), naval surgeon and physician, emigrated to New South Wales in 1814 on inheriting several grazing properties near Sydney.
Johnson, Richard (1753-1827), clergyman, arrived in Sydney on the First Fleet as chaplain of the new colony. He returned to England in 1801.
Johnston, George (1764-1823), army officer, deposed Governor William Bligh in 1808. For this he was court-martialled in England in 1811 and cashiered. He returned to New South Wales in 1814.
King, Anna Josepha (1765-1844), wife of Governor Philip Gidley King.
King, Philip Gidley (1758-1808), arrived in Sydney in 1788 on the First Fleet. He was governor of New South Wales, 1800-1806.
King, Phillip Parker King (1791-1856), naval officer, son of Philip Gidley King. He surveyed the Australian coastline 1817-1822, completing some of the gaps left by Flinders.
Labauve, Monsieur, eldest son of Madame d'Arifat. He became a great friend of Flinders on Mauritius.
Larkins, Thomas, commander of the East Indiaman Warren Hastings which was captured by the French privateer La Piémontaise in June 1806 and brought to Mauritius. On his release Larkins secretly carried Flinders' narrative and letters with him to England.
Lewis, Henry, seaman on the Investigator, imprisoned on Mauritius with Flinders.
Linois, Charles Alexandre Léon Durand de (1761-1820), French naval officer, appointed commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet in 1802.
Lord, Simeon (1771-1840), merchant, arrived in Sydney as a convict in 1791. After obtaining his freedom he built up a successful mercantile business with interests in trading, retailing, sealing, timber and the land.
Lound, Sherrard, son of Flinders' old schoolmaster, Job Lound, and a midshipman on the Investigator.
Macartney, Lieutenant, English prisoner of war on Mauritius. He was released in 1807.
Maison Despaux: In March 1805 Flinders was removed to the place where British officer prisoners of war were confined, variously known as the Maison Despaux, the Jardin Despaux or the Garden Prison.
Mariner, William (ca. 1790-1860), seaman, captured by Tongans in 1805 and kept prisoner for four years. He later published an account of his experiences.
Marsden, William (1754-1836), secretary to the Admiralty and Fellow of the Royal Society.
Maskelyne, Nevil (1732-181), astronomer royal, established the 'Nautical Almanac', invented the prismatic micrometer and made many important observations.
Melville, Robert Dundas, Viscount (1771-1851), statesman, first lord of the admiralty, 1812-1827.
Milius, Pierre Bernard (1773-1829), lieutenant of the Naturaliste during Nicolas Baudin's voyage to survey the Australian coast, 1800-1804. Minto, Sir Gilbert Elliot, Earl of (1751-1814), governor-general of India, 1807- 1813.
Moira, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Earl of (1754-1825), soldier and statesman.
Monistrol, Colonel Louis Auguste, aide-de-camp to General Decaën, governor of Mauritius.
Murray, John, (b.1775?), naval officer, charted Westernport in the brig Lady Nelson and took possession of Port Phillip in 1802. In the same year he sailed from Port Jackson in company with Flinders on his voyage in the Investigator but the Lady Nelson proved unfit and Flinders ordered Murray to return.
Napoleon I or Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), became first consul of France in 1799 and emperor in 1804.
Naturaliste: one of two ships under the command of the French navigator Nicolas Baudin on his voyage to map the coast of Australia, 1800-1804.
Nelson, Horatio, Viscount (1758-1805), vice-admiral, defeated the French-Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805.
Nepean, Sir Evan (1751-1822), administrator, as under secretary of state in the Home Department he was was involved in the administration of New South Wales during the colony's early years. He was appointed secretary of the admiralty in 1795.
Newbald, John, husband of Flinders' cousin, Henrietta Flinders.
New Holland: the name given to the western half of Australia by Dutch explorers in the 17th century.
Nicol, George, publisher of Matthew Flinders' book, Voyage to Terra Australis.
Osborn, John, commander of a British naval squadron blockading Mauritius.
Owen, William Fitzwilliam (1774-1857), British naval officer, commander of the brig Seaflower which was captured by the French in 1808. Owen was imprisoned on Mauritius.
Oxley, John (1785?-1828), surveyor and explorer, first visited New South Wales as a naval officer ,1802-1810. He returned in 1812 as surveyor-general and between 1817 and 1823 made several inland exploring expeditions.
Palmer, John (1760-1833), commissary-general of New South Wales.
Pamplemousses: town in northern Mauritius.
Paterson, Elizabeth (d. 1825) wife of William Paterson.
Paterson, William (1755-1810), army officer, commander of the New South Wales Corps and lieutenant-governor of the colony.
Peel, Sir Robert (1788-1850), statesman, under secretary for war and the colonies, 1810-1812 and later prime minister.
Pellew, Sir Edward, Viscount Exmouth (1757-1833), admiral and commander-in-chief in the East Indies, 1804-1808.
Pepys, Sir Lucas, physician, president of the Royal College of Surgeons, 1804-1810.
Peron, François (1775-1810), French naturalist, sailed with Nicolas Baudin on his voyage to survey the Australian coast, 1801-1804. After his return to France he was commissioned to write the official history of the voyage.
Piastre: a name for the Spanish piece of eight, or dollar.
Piémontaise: French frigate, captured the East Indiaman Warren Hastings in 1806 but was itself taken by an English vessel the following year.
Pilgrim, Chevalier, Danish and Imperial consul on Mauritius.
Piper, John (1773-1851), army officer, served in New South Wales from 1792 to 1811 when he sailed to England on leave. He returned in 1814 on his appointment as Naval Officer in Sydney.
Pitot, Edward, brother of Flinders' friend Thomas Pitot.
Pitot, Frederic, son of Flinders' friend Thomas Pitot.
Pitot, Thomas (1779-), a merchant in the town of Port North West on Mauritius (Isle of France). He visited Flinders regularly and the two formed a lasting friendship.
Pitt, William (1759-1806), statesman, prime minister of Great Britain for an almost unbroken period of 20 years from 1783 to 1806.
Pond, John (1767-1836), astronomer, appointed astronomer royal in 1811.
Porpoise: In August 1803 Flinders sailed for England on the Porpoise. Shortly after leaving Sydney she struck a reef and was lost. Flinders sailed her cutter back to Sydney and arranged for the rescue of the rest of the crew who were stranded on the reef.
Popham, Sir Home (1762-1820), naval officer, took part in the expedition against Copenhagen in 1808 and retired in 1820 with the rank of rear- admiral.
Port Jackson: the port of Sydney, New South Wales.
Port North-West: harbour on the north-west coast of Mauritius (in French Port Nord Ouest), previously called Port Louis and later Port Napoleon.
Portlock, Nathaniel (1748?-1817), naval officer, sailed on Cook's third voyage and then commanded the King George in a voyage round the world, 1785-1788. In 1791 he accompanied Bligh (and Flinders) on the second breadfruit voyage.
Poudre d'Or: a small defensive settlement on the north-east coast of Mauritius.
Prao or prau: Malayan fishing vessel.
Purdie, Robert, surgeon's mate on the Investigator.
Pye, John (1782-1832), landscape engraver, noted for his engravings of works by J.M.W. Turner. He engraved four of William Westall's paintings for Flinders' book Voyage to Terra Australis.
Radstock, William Waldegrave, Baron (1753-1825), naval officer, fought at the Battle of St. Vincent in 1797 and promoted admiral in 1802.
Ramsden, John, naval officer, commander of the British cartel Harriet, arrived in Mauritius in December 1809 with French prisoners for exchange.
Refuge, Le: the plantation owned by Madame d'Arifat in the interior of Mauritius where Flinders spent the last five years of his captivity.
Rennell, James (1742-1830), geographer, served in the navy and the East India Company's army. Appointed surveyor-general of Bengal in 1764 and published several valuable works on the geography of Western Asia, Africa and the Atlantic.
Richardson, Captain, English prisoner of war on Mauritius. He returned to India on a French cartel in December 1807.
Robertson, Walter H., a surgeon on the Bengal establishment who was a fellow prisoner with Flinders on Mauritius.
Rousseau, Jean Jacques (1712-1778), Genevan philosopher and writer, published his great work on education, Emile, in 1762.
Sadler, Windham William (1796-1824), ballonist, gave up engineering to become a professional aeronaut. He was killed in a balloning accident.
Seine: a large net for catching fish.
Seymour, - ,midshipman on HMS Dedaigneuse, captured by the French and imprisoned on Mauritius with Flinders. He was released in July 1805 in an exchange of prisoners of war.
Shallop or chaloupe: a large, heavy boat fitted with one or masts carrying fore-and-aft sails.
Shinglar, Mr, Flinders' old headmaster.
Smith, Christopher, botanist, sailed with Flinders in the Providence on William Bligh's second breadfruit voyage, 1791-1793.
Smith, William, seaman, served on the Investigator and was imprisoned on Mauritius with Flinders.
Smith, Sir William Sidney (1764-1840), naval officer, captured by the French in 1796 and imprisoned in Paris. An attempted exchange with Captain Bergeret, then a prisoner of war in England, was unsuccessful but Smith managed to escape in 1798. He returned to active service and was promoted admiral in 1821.
Society of Emulation: a literary society formed in 1802 by the scientists left on Mauritius by Nicolas Baudin during his voyage to survey the Australian coast, 1800-1804.
Spencer, George, Earl (1758-1834), first Lord of the Admiralty 1794-1801, strongly supported Flinders' voyage of exploration in the Investigator.
Standert, Osborne, Flinders' agent in London.
Standert, William Augustus, took over from his father Osborne as Flinders' agent in London.
Staunton, Sir George (1781-1859), writer, travelled extensively in China and published accounts of his experiences.
Stock, A., commissary of prisoners on the cartel Marquis Wellesley.
Stuart, C.L. or L.C., a French émigré in London.
Surcouf, Robert (1773-1827), French privateer, preyed on English shipping in the Indian Ocean during the Napoleonic Wars.
Sykes, James, a naval agent in London.
Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice de, Prince of Benevento (1754-1838), French foreign minister under Napoleon.
Tamarin: a village in south-west Mauritius.
Teignmouth, John Shore, Baron (1751-1834), governor-general of India, 1793-1798.
Thistle, John, master of the Investigator, drowned with seven members of the crew when the ship's cutter was upset in Spencers Gulf, South Australia.
Timon, Mr, surgeon of HMS Seaflower, captured by the French in 1808 and brought to Mauritius where he met Flinders.
Tobin, George (1768-1838), naval officer and natural history painter, sailed with William Bligh (and Flinders) on the second breadfruit voyage, 1791-1793. He was promoted captain in 1802 and rear-admiral in 1837.
Troubridge, Sir Edward (d. 1852), naval officer, put into Mauritius in June 1807 in HMS Greyhound under a flag of truce to deliver documents to General Decaen concerning Flinders' release.
Troubridge, Sir Thomas (1758?-1807), naval officer, served in several significant actions under Lord Nelson. In 1807 he was commander of the East India Station.
Troughton, Edward (1753-1835), a scientific instrument maker with whom Flinders had an account.
Tyler, Isabella, Ann Flinders' half sister.
Tyler, Mrs, Flinders' mother-in-law.
Tyler, Reverend William, Flinders' step father-in-law.
Vacoas: a town in west central Mauritius.
Vashon, James (1742-1827), naval captain (later admiral) under whom Flinders' cousin, John Flinders, served in the 1780s.
Vlamingh, Willem de (b. ca. 1646), Dutch navigator, explored part of the west coast of Australia in 1696
Voltaire, Francois de (1694-1778), French author, published Siecle de Louis Quatorze in 1751.
Warren Hastings: an East Indiaman captured by the French frigate, La Piémontaise in June 1806 and taken to Mauritius.
Waterhouse, Henry (1770-1812), naval officer, came out to New South Wales in the First Fleet in 1788 and again in 1795 as second commander of the Reliance with Flinders and Bass. In 1800 he was promoted to captain but failed to rise any further in the navy.
Wellesley, Richard, Marquis (1760-1842), governor-general of India,1797-1805.
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of (1769-1852), soldier and statesman, defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. He became prime minister in 1827.
West, Benjamin (1738-1820), artist, best known for his historical paintings.
Westall, William (1781-1850), landscape artist on the Investigator.
Wherry: a light rowing-boat mainly used on rivers to carry passengers or goods.
Whitewood, John, master's mate on the Investigator.
Wilberforce, William (1759-1833), philanthropist and member of parliament, led the fight to abolish slavery and helped found the Bible Society.
Wiles, James, botanist, sailed with Flinders in the Providence on William Bligh's second breadfruit voyage, 1791-93. He later settled in Jamaica from where he maintained a correspondence with Flinders.
Wilhems Plains: an area in the interior of Mauritius where Flinders lived for the last five years of his captivity.
Williams, Sir Thomas (1762?-1841), naval officer, commander-in-chief at Sheerness.
Wood, John, seaman on the Investigator, imprisoned on Mauritius with Flinders.
Yorke, Sir Joseph Sydney (1768-1831), naval officer and a lord of the Admiralty, 1810-1818.
Yorke, Charles Philip (1764-1834), politician, first lord of the Admiralty, 1810-1811.
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