Characters
British et al.:
- Jack Aubrey - Former Captain of HMS Leopard.
- Stephen Maturin - ship's surgeon, friend to Jack and an intelligence officer.
- Sophie Aubrey - Jack's wife
- Diana Villiers - a love interest of Stephen's and cousin of Sophie's.
- Barret Bonden - the captain's coxswain.
- Preserved Killick - Aubrey's ever loyal servant.
- Babbington - 1st lieutenant in the Leopard
- Captain Moore - commands the Marines in the Leopard
- Admiral Drury - admiral on station at Pulo Batang in the Dutch East Indies.
- Captain Yorke - captain of HMS La Flèche.
- Warner - 1st lieutenant in La Flèche.
- McLean - ship's surgeon in La Flèche.
- Captain Henry Lambert - captain of HMS Java.
- Chads - 1st lieutenant in Java.
- General Hislop - Governor-designate of Bombay.
- Captain Philip Broke - captain of the Shannon.
- Watt - 1st lieutenant in the Shannon.
American:
- Michael Herapath - an American stowaway who runs from the Leopard with Mrs. Wogan.
- Louisa Wogan - an attractive young woman who has spied on the British.
- Harry Johnson - a Republican and counsellor to the U.S. Secretary of State.
- Evans - surgeon in the Constitution.
- Commodore Bainbridge - commander of Constitution.
- Jahleel Brenton - of the American Navy Department.
- Captain Lawrence - captain of the Chesapeake.
French:
- Pontet-Canet - Frenchman travelling to America.
- Dubreuil - French spy in Boston.
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