at Copenhagen, ii. 83;
letter from Nelson to, concerning Calder, 318.
Frigates, Nelson's sense of the importance of, and of small cruisers
generally, i. 338, 340, 341; ii. 242-245, 274, 294, 334, 357, 358.
"Généreux," French ship-of-the-line, escape of, after the
Battle of the Nile, i. 357, 358;
capture of the "Leander" by, 361, 405;
captured by Nelson's squadron off Malta, ii. 24-29.
Genoa, importance of, to the South of France, i. 105, 106, 107;
difficult neutrality of, 157, 158, 184-192, 199-201, 218, 223,
226-228, 233, 393;
closes her ports against Great Britain, 1796, 244-246;
siege of city, in 1800, ii. 28;
surrender of, by Masséna, 37;
identified with France as the Ligurian Republic, 181, 182;
ports of, blockaded by Nelson, 219, 229, 230.
George III., King of Great Britain, prejudice of, against Nelson
in early life, i. 88, 89, 284;
subsequent approbation, 177, 284, 308;
interest in Nelson manifested by, ii. 49, 50;
subsequent coldness of, toward Nelson, apparently in consequence
of his relations to Lady Hamilton, 49.
Gillespie, Dr., account of life on board Nelson's flagship by,
ii. 223-225, 238, 248.
Goodall, Admiral, at the partial fleet action of March 14, 1795,
i. 168, 169;
his support of Nelson when under public censure for failure to
find the French fleet, 334.
Gore, British captain, commands squadron of frigates under Nelson's
orders, outside Straits of Gibraltar, ii. 244;
letter of Nelson to, concerning three frigates attacking a
ship-of-the-line, 245;
ordered by Nelson to disobey orders of Admiral Cornwallis to seize
Spanish treasure-ships, 250, 251.
Graves, Rear Admiral, second to Nelson at the Battle of Copenhagen,
ii. 83, 90;
made Knight of the Bath in reward for the action, 99.
Gravina, Spanish admiral, commander of the Spanish contingent,
and second in command of the combined fleet, at Trafalgar,
ii. 363, 369, 372, 396.
Greville, Charles, nephew to Sir William Hamilton, relations of,
to Emma Hart, afterwards Lady Hamilton, i. 373-379.
Hallowell, British captain, under Nelson at the siege of Calvi,
i. 139;
commands the "Swiftsure" at the Battle of the Nile, 353.
Hamilton, Emma, Lady, Nelson's first meeting with, i. 110, 111;
letter of Nelson to. 340;
conduct of, in Naples, upon receipt of news of the Battle of
the Nile, 371;
Nelson's second meeting with, 372;
previous history of, 373-379;
married to Sir William Hamilton, 378;
personal appearance and characteristics, 379-382, 384-386,
ii. 43-45, 150, 154, 223, 326, 335;
influence at Court of Naples, i. 383, 426, 442;
influence upon Nelson, 385-388, 441, 442, 444, ii. 23,
28-30, 38, 39, 41, 78, 330-332;
intermediary between the Court and Nelson, i. 389, 426, 428;
efficiency during the flight of the Court from Naples, 395;
scandal concerning her relations to Nelson, 396-398, ii. 30,
34, 35, 48-51, 154, 177, 178;
love of play, i. 397, ii. 41;
Nelson's infatuation for, i. 380, 422, 441, ii. 29, 30, 34,
35, 38, 39, 41, 43, 51, 53, 78, 110, 154, 326;
with Sir William Hamilton accompanies Nelson to Naples in
flagship, i. 428;
usefulness there, 444;
Nelson asks of the Czar insignia of the Order of Malta for,
ii. 10;
accompanies Nelson, with her husband, on a trip to Malta, 35,
and on the return journey to England, 36-45;
her reception by the London world, 48-50, 154;
Lady Nelson's attitude towards, 46-48, 51, 53;
attitude of Nelson's father towards, 55, 176;
of other members of Nelson's family, 55, 178, 326;
believed by Nelson to be the mother of Horatia, 56-58;
Nelson's letters to, during Copenhagen expedition, 68, 69,
72, 79, 88, 104, 105, 106, 110, 111, 116, 149;
letters to, while commanding preparations against invasion,
137, 139, 140-143, 149, 150;
purchases the Merton property for Nelson, 149-151;
disturbed relations with her husband, 151-153;
death of husband, 177;
Nelson's letters to, during his command in the Mediterranean,
1803-1805, 194, 222, 223, 256, 258, 279, 339, 353, 354;
Nelson's anxiety about confinement of, 210;
birth of a second child, 210;
allowance made by Nelson to, 248;
Nelson's last letter to, 365;
bequeathed by Nelson to his Country, 376, 389, 395;
mentioned by Nelson, when dying, 392, 393, 395.
Hamilton, Sir William, British minister to Naples, Nelson's
first association with, i. 110;
Nelson's correspondence with, during the Nile campaign,
327, 329, 330, 340-342, 368, 372;
Nelson's association with, while in command in Neapolitan
waters, 1798-1800, 372, 387, 389, 390, 393, 395-398, 427, 428-444,
ii. 21, 23, 27-30, 34, 35;
relations to Amy Lyon, otherwise Emma Hart, prior to their marriage,
375-378;
marriage to Emma Hart, 378;
onerous increase of diplomatic duties after the French Revolution
began, 384;
influence of Lady Hamilton upon, 383, 389, 397, ii. 44;
apparent unfitness for his position, i. 383, 397, 398, 435, 436;
accompanies Nelson to Naples in flagship, 428;
assertion of Nelson's full powers at this time by, 430;
official despatch of, relative to transactions at Naples,
June-July, 1799, quoted and discussed, 432-436;
share of, in these transactions, 444;
recalled to England, ii. 34;
accompanied by Nelson on return to England, 36-45;
Nelson takes up his residence with, 146;
with Lady Hamilton goes to live with Nelson at Merton, 150;
disturbed relations of, with his wife, 151-153;
death of, 177;
his professed confidence in Nelson, 178.
Hardy, Captain Thomas M., captured in the prize "Sabina," i. 260;
exchanged, 264, 266;
narrow escape from recapture, 267;
commander of the brig "Mutine," 323;
accompanies Nelson in Baltic expedition, ii. 65, 83;
continuous association with Nelson after St. Vincent, 392;
presence at Nelson's death-bed, 392-395;
incidentally mentioned, ii. 224, 234, 245, 337, 368, 374, 378,
385-389, 391.
Hart, Emma, name assumed by Lady Hamilton, prior to marriage, i. 375.
Haslewood, anecdote of final breach between Lord and Lady Nelson,
ii. 53.
Hillyar, Captain James, anecdotes of Nelson, ii. 175, note, 237-239.
"Hinchinbrook," British frigate, commanded by Nelson in youth,
i. 21-30;
singular coincidence that both Nelson and Collingwood were made
post into this ship, 21.
Hood, Admiral, Lord, opinion of Nelson in early life, i. 34;
Nelson obtains transfer of his ship to the fleet of, 36-39;
relations of Nelson with, prior to French Revolution, 37, 39,
41, 45, 66, 87, 89, 108;
appointed to command the Mediterranean fleet, 1793, 101;
services off Toulon, 103-117;
employs Nelson on detached service, at Naples, 108,
at Tunis, 113,
around Corsica, 115-120;
reduction of Corsica, 118-148;
return to England, 148, 149;
removed from the Mediterranean command, 175;
Nelson's opinion of, 119, 175, 176;
Nelson's relations with, during his Mediterranean command,
112, 116, 119, 122, 124, 148;
at siege of Bastia, 130-132;
at siege of Calvi, 142, 143;
inadequate mention of Nelson's services in Corsica by,
131-134, 152, 153;
differences with Colonel Moore, 143-145;
opinion of Nelson's merits at the Battle of the Nile, 361-363;
presents Nelson in the House of Peers, when taking his seat as
a viscount, ii. 160.
Hood, Captain Sir Samuel, pilots Nelson's fleet into Aboukir Bay,
i. 348;
share of, in the Battle of the Nile, 349, 350, 358;
left to blockade Alexandria, 366, 392;
incidentally mentioned, 401, 404, ii. 158.
Horatia, Nelson's daughter, birth of, ii. 56;
mentioned, 57, 223, 335;
Nelson's last letter to, 366;
desired by him to use the name of "Nelson" only, 366;
bequeathed by Nelson to his Country, 376, 389;
mentioned by Nelson in dying, 395.
Hoste, Captain William, midshipman with Nelson from 1793 to 1797,
i. 304;
describes Nelson's return on board wounded, after the affair
at Santa Cruz, 304;
lieutenant, and commander of the "Mutine," 371;
reception at Naples by Lady Hamilton, 371;
curious anecdote of, ii. 262, 263.
Hotham, Vice-Admiral, second in command to Lord Hood, mistaken
action of, i. 134, 135;
Nelson's comment on, 135, 150;
succeeds Hood as commander-in-chief, 149;
encounter with French Toulon fleet, 161-170;
Nelson's urgency with, 168,
and criticism of his action in this case, 169-172;
inadequate military conceptions of, 171, 182, 198;
difficulties of, recognized by Nelson, 171;
second encounter with the French, 178-180;
incompetent action, and Nelson's criticism, 179-182;
disastrous results of inefficiency of, 182, 183, 198, 203, 210;
sends Nelson to co-operate with Austrians on the Riviera, 184;
Nelson's opinion of his "political courage," 189;
personal dislike to co-operation of, 191, 197 and note;
inadequate support given to Nelson by, 197, 198, 202;
Nelson's opinion of the consequent mishaps, 182, 199, 202;
relieved by Sir Hyde Parker, 199.
Hotham, Sir William, criticism of Nelson's conduct towards
Lady Nelson, ii. 50;
mention of Lady Nelson's conduct after the separation, 53;
Nelson's aptitude at forwarding public service, 229.
Howe, Admiral, Lord, appoints Nelson to the command of the
"Boreas," i. 44;
kind reception of Nelson in 1787, 82;
victory of June 1st, 1794, Nelson's opinion of, 150;
Nelson's expression to, about the Battle of the Nile, 356;
opinion of, concerning the Battle of the Nile, 357, 363.
Hughes, Sir Richard, commander-in-chief of the Leeward Islands
Station, 1784-1786, i. 45;
Nelson's difficulties with, 49-53, and 53-58;
his attitude towards Nelson in the matter of enforcing the
Navigation Act, 58, 60, 63;
Nelson's reconciliation with, 72.
Hughes, Lady, account of Nelson as a very young captain, i. 46.
Ionian Islands, Corfu, etc., objects of Nelson's solicitude,
i. 368, 391, 405, 406, ii. 265. 266;
Russian occupation of, i. 405, ii. 14;
importance of, to Bonaparte, ii. 187, 188, 195, 241;
temporary political name of Republic of the Seven Islands, 190.
Ireland, Nelson's speculations as to Bonaparte's intentions against,
ii. 211, 212, 288, 315;
Collingwood's, 311, 312.
Jervis, Admiral Sir John, afterwards Earl of St. Vincent, i. 34;
commander-in-chief in the West Indies, 115;
commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean, 204, 212;
Nelson's first meeting with, 215;
desire of, to have Nelson remain under his command, 216, 229, 255;
his close blockade of Toulon, 230, 242;
Nelson's lofty opinion of, 244, 248;
forced to concentrate his fleet owing to the attitude of Spain,
245, 246;
embarrassment caused to, by conduct of Admiral Man, 246, 251;
ordered to evacuate the Mediterranean, 247;
retires to Gibraltar, 254;
sends Nelson back to superintend the evacuation of Elba, 259;
his opinions of Nelson, as expressed, 261, 281, 282, 294, 299,
306, 323, 363, 403, ii. 67, 104, 116, 118, 120, 196, 198;
rejoined by Nelson, off Cape St. Vincent, i. 268;
Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 268-277;
operations after the battle, 285-288;
blockade and bombardment of Cadiz, 288-294;
sends Nelson to Teneriffe, 298, 299;
sympathy with Nelson in his defeat and wound, 306;
created Earl of St. Vincent, 306;
rejoined by Nelson after convalescence, 310;
expressions of satisfaction thereat, 310;
aversion of, to extending the operations of the fleet, 320;
sends Nelson to watch the Toulon armament, 310, 323;
denounced for choosing so young a flag-officer, 337;
opinion of the Battle of the Nile, 363;
orders Nelson to return to the western Mediterranean, 366;
the affair of Sir Sidney Smith, 401, 402;
absolute confidence of, in Nelson, 408;
action upon the incursion of Bruix's fleet, 420-423;
gives up the command of the Mediterranean, 424;
Nelson's distress and vexation, 424, ii. 263;
succeeded in command by Lord Keith, i. 425, 428;
takes command of Channel Fleet, 1800, ii. 56;
Nelson joins him as subordinate, 56;
stern resolution in face of the Baltic Coalition, 64;
becomes First Lord of the Admiralty, 67;
Nelson's gradual alienation from, 69, 140, 141, 142, 162, 163,
167, 170, 172;
full approval of Nelson's course in the Baltic by, 73, 104;
indisposition to grant rewards for services at Copenhagen, 99,
162, 163, 167;
reluctance to relieve Nelson, 116;
insists with Nelson that he must accept and retain command of
preparations against invasion, 120, 139, 145;
correspondence with Nelson on this subject, 120-126, 134, 135,
136, 139, 143;
divergence of views from Nelson's on the subject of a flotilla,
131, 132;
misunderstanding between Nelson and, on the subject of medals for
Copenhagen, 162, 163, 167;
sends Nelson to the Mediterranean as commander-in-chief, 175;
injury to Navy from excessive economy of, 172, 196;
correspondence of Nelson with, while commander-in-chief in the
Mediterranean, quoted, 188, 189, 196, 198, 213;
retires from the Admiralty, and succeeded by Lord Melville, 221.
KEATS, Captain Richard G., favorite with Nelson, ii. 293;
letters from Nelson to, 293, 297, 298, 323.
Keith, Admiral, Lord, second in command to St. Vincent in the
Mediterranean, i. 423;
St. Vincent relinquishes command to, 425, 428;
characteristics of, 425;
friction between Nelson and, 425-427;
advice of, to Nelson, concerning executions in Naples, 442;
Nelson's disobedience to orders of, 445-454;
pursues combined fleets to English Channel, 448, ii. 14;
inferiority of, to Nelson, in military sagacity, i. 450, ii. 38;
absence from Mediterranean prolonged, ii. 4;
resumes command in the Mediterranean, 22;
Nelson's resentment at his return, 3, 23;
relations between the two, 23, 27-30, 32, 36-38;
orders Nelson to assume personal charge of blockade of Malta, 28;
generous letter of, to Nelson, 35;
dissatisfaction of, with Nelson's course, 36-38;
displeasure of Queen of Naples with, 38, 39;
measures of, to prevent French encroachments during
Peace of Amiens, 184;
successful resistance of, to the Admiralty's attempt to reduce
his station, 249.
Kleber, French general, succeeds Bonaparte in the command in Egypt,
ii. 17;
convinced of the hopelessness of retaining Egypt, 18;
makes the Convention of El Arish with the Turks, 18-20.
Knight, Miss, friend and companion of the Hamiltons, ii. 39;
accompanies them and Nelson on journey to England in 1800, 39-48;
incidents mentioned by, relative to this period, 39, 40, 48;
testimony to Nelson's love for his wife, prior to meeting with
Lady Hamilton, 55.
LATOUCHE-TRÉVILLE, French admiral, in command off Boulogne, and
successful repulse of British boats, ii. 135-138, 214;
in command of Toulon fleet, 214;
Nelson's attempts to lure out of port, 214-216, 219, 220;
reports that Nelson retreated before him, and Nelson's wrath,
217-219;
death of, 257.
Layman, Lieutenant, and Commander, serving with Nelson on board
the St. George, 1801, ii. 69;
anecdotes of Nelson by, 70, 72, 158, 356;
loses the brig "Raven" when carrying despatches, 279;
characteristic letter of Nelson in behalf of, 279, 280.
"Leander," British fifty-gun ship, Campaign and Battle of the Nile,
i. 327, 352, 353;
sent with despatches to Gibraltar, 360;
captured by the "Généreux," 361;
recaptured by Russians, and restored to Great Britain, 405.
Leghorn, Nelson's visits to, i. 148, 151, 161, 208;
importance of, to the French, 157, 160,
and to the British fleet, 161, 231, 232;
occupation of, by Bonaparte, in 1796, 233;
blockade of, by Nelson, 236-238;
Nelson's project for an assault of, 238-241;
occupation of, by Neapolitans, in 1798, 393, 406;
blockade of, recommended by Nelson, in 1803, ii. 182.
Lindholm, Danish officer, aide-de-camp to Crown Prince at the
Battle of Copenhagen, sent to Nelson with reply to the message
under flag of truce, ii. 96;
association with the negotiations, 97, 101, 103;
testimony of, to Nelson's motives in sending flag of truce, 97;
correspondence of, with Nelson, relative to the conduct of
Commodore Fischer, 108, 109.
Linzee, Commodore, Nelson serves under, on mission to Tunis,
i. 113;
Nelson's causeless dissatisfaction with conduct of, 114.
Lisbon, headquarters of British fleet after evacuation of the
Mediterranean, i. 260, 285, 286, 310;
forbidden to British in 1803, ii. 181.
Locker, Captain William, Nelson's early commander and life-long
friend, i. 17-20, 21.
Louis, Captain Thomas, Nelson's expressions of obligation to,
at the Battle of the Nile, i. 351.
"Lowestoffe," British frigate, Nelson commissioned lieutenant
into, and incidents on board of, i. 16-20;
his place on board of, filled by Collingwood, 21.
Lyon, Amy, maiden name of Lady Hamilton, i. 373.
Mack, Austrian general, association with Nelson before and
after the disastrous Neapolitan campaign of 1798, i. 392-394.
Madalena Islands, situation of, and importance to Nelson's fleet,
ii. 201-205, 207;
Nelson there receives news of Villeneuve's first sailing, 266.
Malmesbury, Lady, mention of Lady Hamilton by, i. 379, 382;
of Nelson and Hyde Parker, ii. 67.
Malta, seizure of, by Bonaparte, i. 329, 331;
Nelson's estimate of the importance of, 330, 407, ii. 13, 195, 198;
his concern for, i. 368, 369, 414, ii. 5, 7-14, 243, 316, 317;
directs blockade of, i. 369,
by Portuguese squadron, 371;
blockade of, 391, 392, 409, 420, 423, ii. 1, 7-14, 23-34, 36, 37;
Nelson's jealousy of Russian designs upon, i. 406-408;
capture near, of the "Généreux," ii. 23-28,
and of the "Guillaume Tell," 31;
Nelson ordered by Keith to take personal charge of blockade of, 28;
Nelson quits blockade of, 30, 31;
takes ships off blockade, contrary to Keith's wishes, 36-39;
surrender of, to the British, 62;
effect of surrender of, upon the Czar, 62;
Nelson's views as to the ultimate disposition of, 168;
Nelson's visit to, in 1803, 189, 194;
strategic importance of, 182, 195, 264.
Man, Admiral Robert, in command under Hotham, at the fleet action of
July 13, 1795, i. 180;
Nelson's commendation of, 180;
subsequent mistakes of, in 1796, 240, 248, 249, 254;
Nelson's expressions concerning, 240, 248;
allusion to, ii. 19.
Marengo, Battle of, Nelson in Leghorn at the time of, ii. 37, 179.
Maritimo, Island of, strategic centre for a rendezvous, i. 420, 426,
427.
Masséna, French general, defeats the combined Austrians and Russians
near Zurich, ii. 15;
Nelson likened to, 52.
Matcham, Mrs., Nelson's sister, attitude towards Lady Hamilton,
ii. 55, 178;
towards Lady Nelson, 178;
anecdote of Nelson transmitted by, 335.
Matcham, George, Nelson's nephew, letter of, dated 1861, giving
recollections of Nelson, ii. 155-157.
Melville, Lord, First Lord of the Admiralty, in succession to
St. Vincent, reply to Nelson's appeal to reverse previous refusal
of medals for Copenhagen, ii. 167;
Nelson's letter to, about his missing the French fleet, 280-282.
Merton, Nelson's home in England, purchase of, by him, ii. 144, 149,
150;
life at, during Peace of Amiens, 146-178;
final stay at, 320-336.
Messina, importance of, to the security of Sicily, Nelson's
opinions, i. 413, 414, 417, ii. 186, 191-193.
Middleton, Sir Charles, afterwards Lord Barham, i. 85. _See_ Barham.
Miles, Commander Jeaffreson, able defence of Lord Nelson's action at
Naples, in 1799, i. 441.
Miller, Captain Ralph W., commands Nelson's flagship at the Battle
of St. Vincent, i. 274, 279;
at Teneriffe, 302;
at the Battle of the Nile, 355;
Nelson's expressions of affection for, and anxiety for a monument
to, ii. 143.
Minorca, Nelson ordered from Egypt for an expedition against, i. 366;
Nelson directs his squadron upon, on receiving news of Bruix's
incursion, 418-420;
Nelson's difference with Keith, as to the value and danger of,
445-451, ii. 3, 5, 6;
Nelson's visit to, in 1799, ii. 6, 11, 12;
restored to Spain at Peace of Amiens, 181.
Minto, Lord. _See_ Elliot, Sir Gilbert.
Minto, Lady, mention of Nelson at Palermo, in letters of,
i. 396, 397;
at Leghorn, ii. 38, 39;
at Vienna, 40-42.
Moore, Colonel, afterwards Sir John, i. 119;
friction between Lord Hood and, in Corsica, 140-145;
Nelson's agreement, in the main, with Hood's views,
143, 144, 145.
Morea, Nelson's anxieties about, ii. 185, 187, 195, 203, 204,
213, 266, 276, 281, 287.
Moutray, Captain, Nelson's refusal to recognize pendant of,
as commodore, i. 49-51;
undisturbed friendship between Nelson and, 51.
Moutray, Mrs., Nelson's affection and admiration for, i. 51, 52;
Collingwood writes to, after Nelson's death, 52.
Moutray, Lieutenant James, son of the above, dies before Calvi,
while serving under Nelson, i. 52, 148;
Nelson erects a monument to, 148.
Murray, Rear-Admiral George, Nelson's pleasure at a visit from,
ii. 170;
captain of the fleet to Nelson, 1803-1805, 224, 228, 234, 237.
NAPLES, city of, Nelson's first visit to, i. 108-111;
second visit, 371, 372, 385-395;
flight of the Court from, 395;
the French enter, 399;
the French evacuate, after their disasters in Upper Italy, 415;
the royal power re-established in, 429-432, 444;
Nelson's action in the Bay of, 430-444;
Nelson leaves finally, for Palermo, ii. 2;
Nelson's emotions upon distant view of, in 1803, 194.
Naples, Kingdom of. _See_ Two Sicilies.
Naples, King of, Nelson's regrets for, upon the evacuation of the
Mediterranean, 1798, i. 248;
gives orders that supplies be furnished Nelson's squadron before
the Battle of the Nile, 329;
Nelson's appeal to, to take a decided stand, 330;
Nelson's indignation against, when difficulties about supplies
are raised in Syracuse, 340;
congratulates Nelson on the issue of the Battle of the Nile, 363;
visits Nelson's flagship, 372;
distrust of his own officers, 390, 416;
under Nelson's influence, decides upon war with France, 391;
Nelson promises support to, 391, 392;
decides to advance against French in Rome, 393;
defeat and precipitate flight of, 394;
takes refuge at Palermo, 395;
promises Nelson that Malta, being legitimately his territory, should
not be transferred to any power without consent of England, 406;
authorizes British flag to be hoisted in Malta alongside the
Sicilian, 407;
Nelson's devotion to, 408, 443, 450;
personal timidity and apathy of, 416, 417, ii. 5, 6;
requests Nelson to go to Naples and support the royalists, i. 425;
gives Nelson full powers to act as his representative in Naples,
429, 430;
goes himself to Bay of Naples, but remains on board Nelson's
flagship, 443;
alienation of, from the queen, 444, ii. 6;
returns to Palermo, ii. 2;
confers upon Nelson the dukedom of Bronté, 2;
Nelson renews correspondence with, in 1803, 190;
Nelson's apprehensions for, 191, 195;
Nelson keeps a ship-of-the-line always in the Bay of Naples to
receive royal family, 192;
application of, to the British government, to send Nelson back to
the Mediterranean, after sick-leave, 246;
agitation of, at the prospect of Nelson's departure, 246;
offers him a house at Naples or at Palermo, 246.
Naples, Queen of, agitation at hearing of the Battle of the Nile,
i. 372;
friendship with Lady Hamilton, 378, 383, 384, 426, 444;
characteristics of, 388, ii. 6;
association with Nelson, i. 388-391;
Nelson's devotion to, 392;
distrust of her subjects, 394, 416, ii. 5;
flight to Palermo, i. 395;
apprehensions of, 419, 428;
alienation of the King from, 444, ii. 6;
wishes to visit Vienna, and is carried to Leghorn by Nelson,
with two ships-of-the-line, ii. 36;
refused further assistance of the same kind by Lord Keith, 38;
her distress of mind, and anger with Keith, 39;
proceeds to Vienna by way of Ancona, 40;
Nelson renews correspondence with, in 1803-1805, 183, 190, 264.
Nelson, Rev. Edmund, father of Lord Nelson, i. 4;
Nelson and his wife live with, 1788-1793, 91;
Mrs. Nelson continues to live with, after Nelson goes to the
Mediterranean, 207, 257, 308, ii. 48-48, 55;
his testimony to Lady Nelson's character, ii. 55;
attitude towards Lady Hamilton, 55, 176;
persuaded of the absence of criminality in her relations
with Nelson, 55, 176;
refuses to be separated from Lady Nelson, 55, 176, 177;
death of, 176;
character of, 176, 177.
NELSON, HORATIO, LORD.
_Historical Sequence of Career:_
and birth, i. 4;
first going to sea, 5;
service in merchantman, 9;
cruise to the Arctic Seas, 12;
to the East Indies, 14;
acting lieutenant, 15;
lieutenant, 16;
cruise to West Indies, 17;
commander and post-captain, 21;
Nicaraguan expedition, 26;
invalided home, 30;
command of "Albemarle," 1781, 31;
paid off, and visits France, 41;
cruise of the "Boreas," 1784, 44;
refuses to obey orders of commander-in-chief,
first, to recognize broad pendant of a captain
"not in commission," 49,
and, second, when directed not to enforce the
Navigation Act, 53-64;
engagement to Mrs. Nisbet, 69;
marriage, 75;
return to England, and "Boreas" paid off. 1787, 75-80;
exposure of frauds in the West Indies, 79, 82-86;
half-pay, 1788-1792, 90-94;
commissions the "Agamemnon," February, 1793, 99;
joins the Mediterranean fleet under Lord Hood, 103;
constant detached service, 108-114;
blockade of Corsica, 116;
siege of Bastia, 120-133;
siege of Calvi, 136-146;
loss of right eye, 139;
refitting in Leghorn, 151-160;
action of "Agamemnon" with "Ça Ira," 163;
partial fleet action of March 14, 1795, 166;
partial fleet action of July 13, 1795, 178;
command of a detached squadron on the Riviera of Genoa,
under Hotham, 1795, 184-204,
and under Jervis, 1796, 215-229;
hoists broad pendant as commodore, 220;
leaves "Agamemnon" for "Captain," 230;
the blockade of Leghorn, 233;
seizure of Elba, 237,
and of Capraia, 245;
evacuation of Corsica, 247-254;
British fleet retires to Gibraltar, 254;
mission to evacuate Elba, 259;
action with Spanish frigates, 259;
rejoins Jervis off Cape St. Vincent, 268;
Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 1797, 268;
made a Knight of the Bath, 284;
promoted rear-admiral, 285;
mission into the Mediterranean, 288;
blockade and bombardment of Cadiz, 289-294;
the Teneriffe expedition, 296;
loses his right arm, 303;
invalided home, 307;
rejoins Mediterranean fleet in the "Vanguard," 1798, 310;
sent to watch the Toulon armament, 316;
Campaign of the Nile, 323-366;
Battle of the Nile, 343-358;
severely wounded in the head, 351;
advanced to the peerage as Baron Nelson of the Nile, 361;
arrives at Naples, 371;
meeting with Lady Hamilton, 372;
urges Naples to declare war against France, 389;
war between Naples and France, 393;
Neapolitan court carried to Palermo by, 395;
residence at Palermo and contemporary events, 1799,--Sidney
Smith and the Levant, 400;
Ionian Islands, 404;
Malta, 406;
Barbary States, 409;
about Naples, 413;
incursion of French fleet under Admiral Bruix, 417-427;
proceeds to Naples, 428;
incident of the surrender of the Neapolitan insurgents,
429-436;
the Caracciolo incident, 437;
refuses to obey an order of Lord Keith, 445;
reiterated refusal, 448;
left temporarily commander-in-chief by Keith's departure,
ii. 1-22;
created Duke of Bronté by King of Naples, 2;
dissatisfaction at not being continued as commander-in-chief, 3;
Keith's return, 1800, 22;
superseded by Keith's return, 22;
capture of "Le Généreux," 24;
capture of "Le Guillaume Tell," in Nelson's absence, 31;
returns to England through Germany, 1800, 39-45;
breach with Lady Nelson, 45-57;
promoted vice-admiral, 56;
hoists flag on board "San Josef," in the Channel Fleet, under
Lord St. Vincent, 1801, 56;
birth of the child Horatia, 56;
the Baltic expedition, 60-116;
Battle of Copenhagen, 80-97;
incident of disobeying the signal to leave off action, 89;
incident of the flag of truce, 94;
created a viscount, 99;
negotiations, 100;
return to England, 107;
charged with defence of the coast of England against
invasion, 118-145;
retirement from active service during the Peace of Amiens,
146-175;
interest in public questions, 168-174;
commissioned commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean,
1803, 175;
death of his father, 176;
arrival in the Mediterranean, 189;
the long watch off Toulon, 196-261;
last promotion, Vice-Admiral of the White, 1804, 221;
escape and pursuit of the French Toulon fleet, 1805,
272-295;
follows it and its Spanish auxiliaries to the West Indies, 296;
returns to Gibraltar, 309;
carries his squadron to Cornwallis off Brest, 315-317;
returns himself to England, August, 1805, 315;
last stay in England, 320-336;
resumes command in the Mediterranean, 339;
the Battle of Trafalgar, 363;
mortally wounded, 388;
death of, 396.
_Personal Characteristics_:
Appearance,
in boyhood, i. 15;
at twenty-one, 22;
at twenty-four, 38;
at twenty-seven, 66;
at thirty-six, 39;
at forty-two, ii. 40, 41, 43;
at forty-three, 112;
later years, 155-157, 228, 238, 321, 332;
expression, 158.
Health,
inherited delicacy of constitution, i. 5;
invalided from East Indies, 15;
from West Indies, 29, 30, 31;
in Baltic, 33;
in Canada, 36;
mentioned, 44, 75, 78, 91, 119, 146, 147, 149, 207, 236, 294,
309, 368, 401, 413, 453, 454, ii. 29-33, 35, 56, 105, 106, 111,
115, 119, 139, 142 (sea-sickness), 209, 210, 221, 225-228, 245,
246, 292, 326, 332;
influence of active employment upon, i. 77, 78, 119, 130, 207,
236, 292, 294, ii. 332.
Charm of manner and considerateness of action,
i. 18, 24, 32, 46, 47, 51, 74, 93, 108, 166, 290, 291, 359;
ii. 4, 9, 10, 40, 41, 70, 71, 103, 115, 159, 165, 226, 229,
236-239, 298, 311, 318, 337, 339, 340, 353-356, 359, 374.
Vanity, and occasional petulance,
i. 138, 152, 153, 255-257, 277-281, 295, 315, 385, 388-389,
452-453;
ii. 3, 23, 27-29, 30, 32, 34, 39, 44, 50, 69, 78, 104-105,
112, 138-142, 144, 236, 237, 300, 322.
Courage, illustrated,
i. 8, 13, 19, 145, 274, 293, 302-304, 306;
ii. 90, 95, 101, 327, 359, 379.
Love of glory and honor,
i. 8, 20, 22, 25, 29, 37, 39, 40, 64, 76, 119, 124, 126, 133,
138, 151, 152, 172, 173, 215, 241, 248, 255, 280, 283, 286, 293,
302, 309, 359, 419;
ii. 24, 52, 65, 90, 104, 105, 112, 134, 175, 250, 339.
Strength and tenacity of convictions,
i. 18, 38, 52, 57, 62, 63, 73, 74, 125, 126, 127, 136, 137, 226,
241, 244, 312, 313, 335, 341, 344, 421, 427, 450, 451;
ii. 18-21, 71, 73, 74, 78, 82, 93, 137, 183, 271, 273, 281, 285,
287, 289, 294, 302, 303, 306, 314, 315, 319, 324.
Sensitiveness to anxiety, perplexity, and censure,
i. 61, 62, 75, 79, 81, 92, 133, 204, 210-213, 302, 306, 307,
341, 401, 412, 419, 452-454;
ii. 3, 11, 12, 13, 29-34, 49, 50, 68, 105, 113, 116, 119, 141,
161-167, 170, 188, 209, 219-221, 247, 274, 280, 286, 287, 289,
292, 296, 300, 308, 309, 378.
Daily life, examples of, and occupations,
i. 139-141, 146-147, 207, 289-294, 332-333, 367-369, 396-398;
ii. 115-116, 150-159, 223-228, 232-236, 275, 326-328, 330-335,
340.
Religious feelings, indications of,
i. 173, 324, 325, 352, 358-360;
ii. 159, 160, 335, 381, 382, 384, 389, 395, 396.
_Professional Characteristics:_
Duty, sense of,
i. 8, 70, 109, 133, 225, 257, 302, 419;
ii. 65, 101, 105, 119-120, 222-223, 263, 291, 296, 382, 384,
393-396.
Exclusiveness and constancy of purpose,
i. 16, 27, 34, 37, 38, 40, 62, 64, 68, 74, 86, 99, 109, 111,
122, 126, 133, 147, 151, 169, 221, 222, 225, 236, 253, 255,
257, 284, 309, 315, 324, 325, 326, 327, 334, 337, 339, 344,
351, 355;
ii. 9, 42, 65, 74, 75, 88, 93, 107, 188, 222, 234-236, 271,
287, 291, 315, 324, 394.
Professional courage,
i. 35, 73, 125, 127, 163-165, 166, 221, 240, 248, 263, 265,
266, 271-273, 292, 301, 328, 334, 344, 421, 427;
ii. 27, 72-77, 79, 88-93, 102, 107, 111, 132, 136, 215, 270,
280, 281, 294, 305-307, 323, 324, 334, 355.
Fearlessness of responsibility,
i. 11, 19, 49-52, 52-59, 63, 64, 124-126, 188-191, 221, 268,
271, 282, 334-336, 445-453;
ii. 8, 73, 89-93, 193, 194, 205, 242, 250-253, 258, 259,
261-263, 270, 292-296, 302, 306, 316.
Diplomacy,
natural aptitude for, and tact in dealing with men,
i. 31-33, 47, 65, 110, 140-143, 189-191, 206 and note,
403-404;
ii. 4-6, 8-10, 12-14, 69-70, 71, 72-73, 76, 94-97, 100-104,
114, 133-134, 194, 199, 216-217, 229, 231-232, 237-239, 255,
258, 264-266, 311, 337, 339-340;
extensive cares in,
i. 383, 405-408, 411-413;
ii. 10, 11, 181-188, 190, 199, 228-229, 233-236.
Fleet,
when commander-in-chief, Administration of, ii. 4, 10, 11, 16,
115, 116, 134-136, 168-170, 197, 198-200, 209, 228, 229,
234-236, 237, 241-245, 277, 278, 283, 286, 292, 293, 295, 309,
314, 315.
Condition of, in the Mediterranean, 1803-1805, ii. 171, 196,
205, 269, 288, 297, 310.
Preservation and management of, ii. 195-198, 201-204, 205-207,
210, 211, 214-216, 219-220, 229, 230, 241-245, 253-254, 282,
283, 285, 287, 296-298, 310, 315, 316, 317, 329, 356-358, 361.
Health of, i. 109, 110; ii. 207-209,
310, 314.
Strategic ideas, indications of, i. 27,
28, 102, 105, 107, 115, 123, 135,
136, 150, 159, 160, 171, 174, 176,
182, 183, 191, 193-196, 199-200,
213-215, 216, 217-218, 231-232,
234, 239, 243-246, 247-250, 330,
332-336, 337, 342, 365, 366, 391,
407, 419-421, 427; ii. 18-21, 42,
71-73, 74-77, 106, 111, 122, 123-133,
136, 182-184, 185-188, 198,
200-203, 204, 207, 211-213, 249,
250, 269-271, 276, 281, 282, 285-288,
293, 302, 305, 306, 314-317,
323, 324, 364.
Tactical ideas, indications of, i. 34,
105, 121, 126, 135, 163, 164, 166,
180-182, 217-218, 222, 226, 240,
244, 270-272, 301, 327, 344-345,
350, 355-357, 358, 421; ii. 76, 79,
80-82, 84-87, 92, 100, 124-126,
137, 138, 215-217, 219, 220, 230,
306, 333, 341-353, 356, 357, 360,
361, 366-369, 370, 371, 373, 380.
Nelson, Frances, Lady, wife of
Lord Nelson, birth, parentage,
and first marriage to Dr. Josiah
Nisbet, i. 65; one son, Josiah
Nisbet, 65; widowhood, 65; lives
with her uncle, at Nevis, 66;
characteristics, 67-69, 71, 149,
173, 386, ii. 46, 53, 54; wooing
of, by Nelson, i. 69-71; marriage
to Nelson, and departure to England,
75; no children by Nelson,
90; resides with Nelson, in his
father's house, 91; lives with
father of Nelson, during the latter's
absences, 1793-1800, 207,
257, 308, ii. 46-48, 55; letters of
Nelson to, quoted, i. 111, 133,
139, 147, 149, 172, 173, 207, 248,
255-258, 295, 307, 325, 372, 387,
ii. 47, 146,147; continued attachment
of Nelson to, on returning
home in 1797, i. 308, 309, 316;
Nelson's message to, when thinking
himself mortally wounded at
the Nile, 351; uneasiness of, at
the reports of Nelson's intimacy
with Lady Hamilton, 396; apparent
purpose of, to go to the Mediterranean,
discouraged by Nelson,
396; growing alienation of Nelson
from, 422, ii. 45-47, 48, 51,
53; attitude of, towards Nelson,
ii. 46, 47, 50, 53, 54; letters of, to
Nelson, quoted, 47; Nelson's bearing
towards, 48, 50; attitude of,
towards Lady Hamilton, 51; final
breach between Nelson and, 53,
55, 146-149; later years of, 54,
55; testimony to, of Nelson and
of his father, 55; Nelson's "letter
of dismissal" to, and her endorsement
thereon, 146, 147; date of
death, i. 65 note.
Nelson, Maurice, Nelson's eldest
brother, quoted by Lady Nelson,
ii. 147 and note.
Niebuhr, the historian, accounts of
the Battle of Copenhagen, quoted,
ii. 81, 98, 112.
Nile, Battle of the, i. 343-358.
Nisbet, Captain Josiah, Nelson's
stepson, birth and parentage, i.
65; goes to sea with Nelson in the
"Agamemnon," 100; Lady Hamilton's
kindness to, 111; good conduct
of, at Teneriffe, 302, 303;
Nelson attributes the saving of
his life to, 306, ii. 147; St. Vincent
promotes to commander at
Nelson's request, i. 306; Nelson's
disappointment in, 412; estrangement
between Nelson and, ii.
146-148; St. Vincent's assertion
of Nelson's high opinion of, in
early life, 148 note.
Nisbet, Dr. Josiah, first husband of Lady Nelson, i. 65.
Nisbet, Mrs. Josiah, Lady Nelson's name by first marriage.
_See_ Nelson, Lady.
Niza, Marquis de, Portuguese admiral, commanding squadron
under Nelson's orders in the Mediterranean, 1798, 1799, i. 370;
conducts sea blockade of Malta, 370, 392, ii. 1, 8, 9, 12, 14;
ordered temporarily to defence of Messina, i. 413;
co-operates at sea with Nelson, when expecting Bruix's
fleet, 420, 425;
limitations to Nelson's authority over, 439;
recalled by Portuguese government, ii. 8;
Nelson forbids him to obey, 8, 9;
Nelson's expressions of esteem for, 9;
final recall allowed by Nelson, 14.
Orde, Admiral Sir John, governor of Dominica, i. 59;
difficulty with Lord St. Vincent concerning Nelson's appointment
to command a squadron, 337, 338;
assigned in 1804 to command part of Nelson's station, from the
Straits of Gibraltar to Cape Finisterre, ii. 247;
relations between Nelson and, 247, 248, 256-263, 291;
driven from before Cadiz by combined fleets, 285;
popular outcry against, 290;
Nelson's complaint against, for not watching course of combined
fleets, 290 note, 292-295;
relieved from duty at his own request, 310.
"Orient," French flagship at the Battle of the Nile, present as the
"Sans Culottes," in Hotham's action of March 13, 1795,
i. 162, 164, 166;
at the Battle of the Nile, 347, 349, 353, 354;
blows up, 354;
Nelson's coffin made from mainmast of, ii. 327.
Otway, Captain, commands Sir Hyde Parker's flagship at the
Battle of Copenhagen, ii. 77;
advises against the passage of the Great Belt, 77, 78;
opposes the making signal to Nelson to leave off action, 89;
message from Parker to Nelson by, 89, 91.
Paget, Sir Arthur, succeeds Hamilton as British minister
to Naples, i. 397, ii. 34, 35;
quotations from the "Paget Papers," i. 397, 398, ii. 23, 37.
Pahlen, Russian minister of state during Nelson's command
in the Baltic, ii. 107;
Nelson's correspondence with, 112-114.
Palermo, Nelson's residence in, i. 395-420; ii. 2-35.
Palmas, Gulf of, in Sardinia, rendezvous of Nelson's fleet,
ii. 207, 277, 278,
282, 283;
Nelson learns there of Villeneuve's second sailing, 283.
Parker, Commander Edward, aide to Nelson, ii. 134;
description of Nelson's celerity by, 134;
takes part in boat-attack on the French vessels off Boulogne, 137;
mortally wounded, 138;
death of, and Nelson's distress, 143.
Parker, Admiral Sir Hyde, succeeds Hotham in command in the Mediterranean,
i. 199, 200;
Nelson's dissatisfaction with, 202;
selected to command the Baltic expedition, ii. 56;
Nelson joins, as second in command, 65;
cool reception of Nelson by, 66-69;
growing influence of Nelson with, 70-74;
sluggish movements of, 71, 102, 106, 107;
Nelson's comprehensive letter to, 75-77;
authorizes Nelson's plan of attack, 79;
the signal to leave off action, 89-93;
intrusts negotiations to Nelson, 100-104;
relieved from command, 110;
Nelson's opinion of his conduct in the Baltic, 110, 164.
Parker, Admiral Sir Peter, early patron of Nelson, and chief mourner at
his funeral, i. 20-22;
personal kindness to Nelson of, 20, 30;
Nelson's gratitude expressed to, ii. 105, 240.
Parker, Vice-Admiral Sir William, controversy with Nelson about
the latter's account of the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, i. 277-282;
remonstrates with Lord St. Vincent for Nelson's appointment to command
a detached squadron, 337, 338.
Parker, Captain William, commander of the frigate "Amazon,"
anecdote of Nelson, i. 337 note, ii. 217;
anecdote of Captain Hardy, 245;
special mission and singular orders given by Nelson to, 261-263;
accompanies Nelson to the West Indies, 289, 295, 297;
final letter from Nelson to, 315, 316.
Pasco, Lieutenant, Nelson's signal officer at Trafalgar, ii. 359;
anecdotes of Nelson by, 359, 360, 381, 882;
makes the signals "England expects," etc., 383,
and for "close action," 384;
wounded, 390;
replies to a query made by Nelson while dying, 390.
Paul I., Emperor of Russia,
congratulations to Nelson on the Battle of the Nile, i. 363;
coalition of, with Austria and Naples, 400, 404-406;
becomes Grand Master of Knights of Malta, and seeks the
restoration of the Order, 406-408;
Nelson's compliments to, ii. 10, 28;
successes of his general, Suwarrow, 14;
subsequent reverses, and anger of, against Austria and
Great Britain, 15, 62;
indignation at the refusal of Great Britain to surrender
Malta to himself, 62;
renews the Armed Neutrality of 1780, with Sweden, Denmark,
and Prussia, 63;
Bonaparte's management of, 64;
murder of, 100.
"Penelope," British frigate, efficacious action of, in
compelling the surrender of the "Guillaume Tell,"
French ship-of-the-line, ii. 31, 328.
Pitt, William, Prime Minister of Great Britain, marked courtesy
shown to Nelson when last in England by, ii. 156;
intercourse of Nelson with, just before Trafalgar, 323, 327.
Porto Ferrajo, Island of Elba, seized by Nelson in 1796, i. 237;
British forces retire from Bastia to, 253;
naval evacuation of, superintended by Nelson, 259-262.
Radstock, Admiral, Lord, quotations from letters of, relating to
Nelson, i. 152, ii. 202 and note, 236, 239, 247, 289, 290, 291,
307, 308, 325.
"Redoutable," French ship-of-the-line, Nelson mortally wounded
by a shot from, ii. 387-389.
Registration of seamen, Nelson's plans for, ii. 168. 169.
Revel, Nelson's desire to attack the Russian detachment of ships in,
ii. 74, 77, 100, 102, 106, 107, 111;
Nelson's visit to, 112-114;
results of Nelson's visit, 114.
Riou, Captain, commands the frigate "Amazon," and a light squadron in the
Battle of Copenhagen, ii. 82, 83, 86, 89, 91;
obeys signal to retire, and is killed, 91.
Riviera of Genoa, operations of Nelson upon the, 1795, 1796, i. 184-236;
importance of, to the French, 184-190.
Rochefort, the part of the French squadron at, in Napoleon's
combinations, ii. 269, 272, 312.
Rodney, Admiral, Lord, effect of his victory upon Nelson's plans
for Trafalgar, ii. 352.
Rogers, Samuel, anecdote of Nelson, ii. 50.
Rose, George, Nelson's interview with, in 1788, i. 82-84;
accompanies Nelson on board ship before Trafalgar, ii. 337;
Nelson's message to, when dying, 395.
Ruffo, Cardinal, leader of the Neapolitan "Christian Army" at
Naples, 1799, i. 416;
concludes with the insurgents in the castles a capitulation
which Nelson annuls, 429 and note, 432;
stormy interview of, with Nelson, 431.
"Sabina," Spanish frigate, captured by the "Minerve" carrying
Nelson's broad pendant, i. 259;
recaptured, 260.
"San Josef," Spanish three-decked ship, taken possession of by Nelson
at Battle of St. Vincent, i. 273-276;
flagship to Nelson in the Channel Fleet, ii. 56, 65.
"San Nicolas," Spanish eighty-gun ship, boarded by Nelson at
Battle of St. Vincent, i. 273-276.
Santa Cruz, Canary Islands. _See_ Teneriffe.
Sardinia, Island of, importance of, in Nelson's opinion, ii. 200-205.
Saumarez, Sir James, commands the "Orion," at the Battle of
St. Vincent, i. 276, 277;
relieves Nelson in the blockade of Cadiz, 288;
accompanies Nelson as second in command in the Nile campaign, 316,
325, 332, 333 and note, 336, 345;
at Battle of the Nile, 349, 353;
sent to Gibraltar with the prizes, 366, 368;
Nelson's eulogy of, in the House of Lords, ii. 160.
Scott, Rev. A.J., private secretary to Sir Hyde Parker, and afterwards
to Nelson in the Mediterranean, ii. 80, 92;
testimony of, to Nelson's religious feelings, 160;
Nelson's method of transacting business with, 233-235;
mention of Nelson's kindliness by, 236-238;
anecdote of Nelson, 293, 294;
remark of Nelson to, 368;
at Nelson's death-bed, 389, 395, 396.
Scott, John, public secretary to Nelson, ii. 232;
remarks on the quickness of Nelson's intelligence, 236,
and on his kindliness, 238;
killed at Trafalgar, 385.
Sicily, importance of Malta to, i. 330;
Nelson's anxiety for,
in 1799, 413, 414, 419, 423, 426-428, 445, 447, ii. 5;
in 1803-5, ii. 185, 191-193, 196, 212, 282, 285-287;
Nelson's estate of Bronté in, ii. 2, 110.
Sidmouth, Lord. _See_ Addington.
Smith, Sir Sidney, Nelson's indignation at the mission of,
to the Levant, i. 400-402;
Nelson's relations with, 402-404;
successful defence of Acre by, ii. 17;
Nelson's peremptory orders to, not to permit any Frenchman
to quit Egypt, 18;
nevertheless, Convention of El Arish countenanced by, 20-22;
Nelson's distrust of, 10, 194.
Smith, Spencer, brother to Sir Sidney, minister and joint
minister of Great Britain to Constantinople, i. 400-403;
becomes secretary of embassy, ii. 13.
Spain, Nelson sees that Spain cannot be a true ally to Great
Britain, i. 104;
effect upon Nelson of declaration of war by, 243-250;
political condition of, in 1803, ii. 181;
Nelson's views concerning, 185, 199, 248, 251, 254, 258,
259, 265;
Nelson's letter of instructions to a captain contingent
upon action of, 252.
Spencer, Earl, first Lord of the Admiralty, i. 294;
letters to Nelson from, quoted, 285, 361, 452, ii. 32-34;
letters of Nelson to, quoted, i. 294, 327, 362, 401, 402,
407, 444, 445, 447, ii. 5, 6, 11, 12, 16, 27, 32, 34, 65;
indicates to Jervis the Government's wish that Nelson
command the squadron in the Mediterranean, i. 321, 322;
selects Sir Hyde Parker for Baltic command, ii. 67.
St. George, Mrs., description of Lady Hamilton, i. 380, 382;
account of meeting with Nelson and the Hamiltons at Dresden
in 1800, ii. 43-45;
remarks likeness of Nelson to the Russian Marshal Suwarrow, 43.
"St. George," British ship-of-the-line, Nelson's flagship in the
Baltic expedition, ii. 65;
Nelson quits, for the "Elephant," for the Battle of Copenhagen, 78.
St. Vincent, Battle of Cape, i. 268-277.
St. Vincent, Earl. _See_ Jervis.
Stewart, Lieutenant-Colonel, accompanies the Baltic expedition on
board Nelson's flagship, ii. 65;
narrative of the expedition, and anecdotes of Nelson by, quoted,
65, 79, 82-84, 89-91, 94-96, 101, 113, 115.
Stuart, General, in command of the British troops at the siege of
Calvi, i. 134, 136-146;
apparent friction between Lord Hood and, 142-145;
Nelson's high opinion of, 140, 143.
Suckling, Catherine, maiden name of Nelson's mother, i. 4.
Suckling, Captain Maurice, Nelson's maternal uncle, i. 5;
receives Nelson on board his ship the "Raisonnable," on
entering the navy, 6;
care for Nelson during his early years, 9-16;
made Comptroller of the Navy, 15;
procures Nelson's promotion to lieutenant, 16;
death of, 21;
Nelson's care, when wounded at Teneriffe, to save the sword of, 303;
successful naval engagement of, on the date of Trafalgar, and
expectation formed therefrom by Nelson, ii. 368.
Suckling, William, Nelson's maternal uncle, Nelson appeals to, for
aid to marry, i. 43, 69, 70;
makes an allowance to Nelson, 70;
letters of Nelson to, 43, 69, 133.
Suwarrow, Russian marshal, commands the combined Russian and Austrian
troops in Italian campaign of 1799, i. 416, ii. 2, 6, 15;
personal resemblance of Nelson to, ii. 43, 112.
Sweden, joins Russia, Denmark, and Prussia in the Armed Neutrality of
1800, ii. 60-63.
Syracuse, Nelson refreshes his squadron in, before the Battle of the
Nile, i. 340-342;
Nelson's opinion of, as a base for his operations after the battle,
368, 369;
insecurity of, with headquarters at Palermo, 414;
Nelson ordered by Keith to make his headquarters at, ii. 30.
"TÉMÉRAIRE," British ship-of-the-line, Nelson's supporter at Trafalgar,
ii. 378, 391.
Teneriffe, Nelson's expedition against, i. 296-306.
Tetuan, Nelson's visits to, for water and fresh provisions,
ii. 292-294, 314, 315;
sends a detachment to, before Trafalgar, 360.
"Theseus," British ship-of-the-line, Nelson's flagship before Cadiz
and at Teneriffe, 289-291, 300, 304.
Thomson, name under which Nelson speaks of himself in his
correspondence with Lady Hamilton, ii. 149,
and borne by his daughter prior to his own death, 366.
Toulon, delivered by its inhabitants to Lord Hood, i. 106, 107;
retaken by the French, 117;
Nelson reconnoitres, 198, 217;
Jervis's efficient blockade of, 230, 242;
Nelson's method of watching, ii. 197-199, 202, 211-217.
Trafalgar, Battle of, general plan of action, as originally
conceived, ii. 343-346;
discussed, 347-349;
contrasted with the tactics of the battle as fought, 350-352;
anecdote concerning its conception, 352;
narrative of, 363-397.
Trench, Mrs. _See_ St. George.
Tripoli, maintains formal war with Naples and Portugal, for the
purposes of piracy, i. 409, ii. 7;
Nelson's diplomatic difficulties with, i. 409, 410.
Troubridge, Sir Thomas, nobly supports Nelson in his initiative
at the Battle of St. Vincent, i. 271-273, 277-282;
advises and accompanies Nelson in the Teneriffe expedition, 296-306;
limitations of, 300, 301,
and admirable qualities, 304-306, ii. 141;
sent with a detachment of ten ships-of-the-line to join Nelson in
the Nile campaign, i. 323, 325, 326;
mentioned, 328, 329, 333, 340, 341, 343;
his ship, the "Culloden," unfortunately grounds before getting into
action at the Nile, 352;
Nelson's praise of, 364, ii. 10;
incidental services in the waters of Italy and Malta, i. 393, 405,
414-416, 419, 420, 437, 444, ii. 6, 13, 29;
remonstrates with Nelson on his life at Palermo, i. 398;
sent by Nelson on a special mission to Alexandria, 401;
singular anecdote of, 411;
letters of, to Nelson, 453, ii. 29, 35;
Nelson's petulant reproach to, ii. 28;
strong remonstrances of, to Nelson, against quitting the blockade
of Malta, 29, 30, 35;
return of, to England, 41;
impression of, that Nelson will not serve again, 42;
advice to Miss Knight concerning the Hamiltons, 48;
letter of Nelson to, concerning the sailing of the Baltic fleet, 66;
beginning alienation of Nelson from, 111, 140, 141, 142, 170;
St. Vincent's opinion of, 116, 140.
Tunis, Nelson's mission to, in 1793, i. 113-116;
maintains formal war with Naples and Portugal, for the purposes of
piracy, 409, ii. 7;
Nelson's diplomatic difficulties with, i. 409, 410.
Turkey, co-operates with Russia and Great Britain in the
Mediterranean, 1798, i. 392, 404-406, 419, 420, 429, ii. 16-18;
Nelson's sympathy with, against Russia, i. 406, 408;
makes separate convention of El Arish with French, regardless of
her allies, ii. 19, 20;
interests of, threatened in the Morea and in Egypt by the French in
1803-5, 185-188, 195, 211-213.
Tuscany, attitude of, towards France, in 1794, i. 156, 161;
importance of ports of, to France, 157, 158;
difficult neutrality of, 185, 233;
Nelson imagines a French enterprise against, by sea, 214, 217,
218, 219;
control of, obtained by the French, 233;
Nelson's operations on the coast of, 236;
blockade of Leghorn and seizure of Elba, 237;
political condition of, in 1803-5, during Nelson's Mediterranean
command, ii. 182.
Two Sicilies, the Kingdom of the, (Naples and Sicily,) Nelson's
successful mission to, to obtain troops for the occupation of
Toulon, i. 110;
attitude towards France, 1795, 158;
sends flotilla to aid Nelson, but too late in the season, 192;
makes an armistice with France, 1796, 233;
Nelson's interest keenly excited for, 247, 248;
makes peace with France, 1796, 251;
dissatisfaction with course of France, in 1798, 319;
attitude of, towards France, during the campaign of the Nile,
329-331, 340, 341, 342;
Nelson's anxieties for, 339;
Nelson's extreme interest in, throughout his life, after his
return from the Nile, 369, 388, 412, 417, 427, 442-446, 448, 450-452,
ii. 4, 5, 6, 39, 183, 190-194, 264-266, 282, 285-287;
joy of, upon receipt of the news of Battle of the Nile, i. 371, 372;
strategic weight of, in the counsels of Bonaparte, 391;
Nelson persuades, to declare war against France, 389-393;
overwhelming defeat of, and flight of Court to Palermo, 394, 395;
restoration of the royal authority in Naples, ii. 6;
refusal of the king to reside in Naples, 5, 6;
occupation of Adriatic coast of, by Bonaparte, 1803-5, 179.
Vado, Bay of, occupied by Austrians in 1795, i. 178;
best anchorage between Nice and Genoa, 186;
importance of, to France, 187, 214, 215;
evacuated by Austrians after the Battle of Loano, 201, 208;
held definitively by French, 223.
Valetta, French in Malta shut in, i. 392, 407, 409, ii. 7;
Nelson's difficulties in maintaining the blockade, ii. 7-10, 12-14;
urgency of Spencer and Troubridge upon Nelson to await the
capitulation of, 28-30, 32-35.
"Vanguard," British ship-of-the-line, Nelson's flagship at the
Battle of the Nile, commissioned, i. 310;
dismasted off Corsica, 323;
at the Battle of the Nile, 348, 349, 350;
arrives at Naples, 371;
Nelson's flag shifted from, to the "Foudroyant," 423.
Vansittart, British envoy to Copenhagen in 1801, ii. 71-73;
report of Danish defences, 73;
explanations conveyed from Nelson to the Admiralty by, 73.
"Victory," British hundred-gun ship, Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar,
Jervis's flagship at Battle of St. Vincent, i. 275;
Nelson sails in, for the Mediterranean, ii. 175;
his long stay on board of, 222, 313;
returns to England, 318;
again sails with Nelson, 338;
at Battle of Trafalgar, 370, 378-380, 384-389, 390-394, 397.
Villeneuve, French admiral, commands the rear at the Battle of the
Nile, i. 357;
escapes with two ships-of-the-line and two frigates, 357;
indecision of, 358, ii. 349;
commands the Toulon squadron, after the death of Latouche Tréville,
ii. 257, 271;
Napoleon's orders to, 271, 272;
first sailing of, and disasters encountered by, 272, 275, 276, 277;
second sailing of, from Toulon, 284;
arrival at Cadiz and in the West Indies, 285;
Nelson learns of his passing the Straits, 287,
and of his destination to the West Indies, 292-295;
leaves West Indies for Europe, on learning Nelson's arrival, 301;
followed by Nelson, 302;
engagement of, with Calder's fleet, 313;
arrives at Ferrol, 314;
sails from Ferrol, 323;
arrival in Cadiz, 328;
dispositions for battle, before Trafalgar, 349, 369, 370, 379, 380;
commander-in-chief of the entire combined fleet, 363;
encounter of his flagship and Nelson's, 384-387;
surrender of, 391.
Villettes, British general, at the siege of Bastia, i. 130;
Nelson's criticism on, when commander of the troops at Malta, 1803,
ii. 193;
characteristic letters of Nelson to, 200, 250.
Wellington, Nelson's one meeting with, ii. 321.
West Indies, Nelson's early service in, i. 17-30;
called by Nelson "the station for honour," i. 37;
Nelson enforces Navigation Act in, 53-65;
wishes to return to, in search of more active service, 108, 115;
conjectures destination of French Toulon fleet to, in 1804,
ii. 249, 270;
importance of, to Great Britain, 270;
rendezvous fixed by Napoleon, for the concentration of his fleets,
in 1805, 271, 283;
Toulon squadron goes to, 284, 285;
Nelson pursues to, 296, 297;
Nelson's week in, in June, 1805, 298-303;
his estimate of his services rendered by going there, 301, 305;
Nelson returns to Europe from, 302-310.
William Henry, Prince, son of George III., and captain in the British
navy, first meeting of Nelson with, i. 38, 39;
description of Nelson at twenty-four, by, 39;
accompanied by Nelson in visit to Havana, 41;
Nelson's association with, in 1786-87, 74, 75;
gives away the bride at Nelson's wedding, 75;
intimacy of Nelson with, 86-88;
returns with his ship from America, contrary to orders, 88;
at variance with the King, 88, 89;
made Duke of Clarence, 89;
effect of intimacy with, upon Nelson, 89;
subsequent correspondence between Nelson and, 239, 244, 256,
284, 451;
continues his friendship to Lady Nelson, after her husband's
alienation, ii. 55.
Woolward, Frances Herbert, maiden name of Lady Nelson, i. 65.
Wurmser, Austrian marshal, succeeds Beaulieu, after the latter's
defeat by Bonaparte, in 1796, i. 238;
raises the siege of Mantua, 238;
Nelson's enterprise against Leghorn dependent on the success of, 240;
defeated by Bonaparte, at Castiglione and Lonato, 241.
Wyndham, British minister to Tuscany, mention of Nelson and the
Hamiltons by, ii. 38, 39;
strained relations of, towards Nelson and the Hamiltons, 39.
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