British attempt to retake, [252];

relieved by Suffren, [252]-254.

Darby, George, British Admiral, commands Channel Fleet, 1780, [157];

relief of Gibraltar by, 1781, [186]-188;

blocked in Torbay by Franco-Spanish fleet, 1781, [188]-189.

Delaware, Naval Operations in the, 1777, [52]-55;

in 1778, [59], [62]-64.

De Barras, French Commodore, commands squadron in Newport, 1781, [174];

opinion concerning des Touches' conduct, [174];

junction with de Grasse in Chesapeake Bay, 1781, [184].