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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 Massena, 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-TREVILLE, 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 "Genereux," 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 "Genereux," 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.

Massena, 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 Bronte, 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 "Ca 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 Bronte 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 Genereux," 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.

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