LIFE AND CORRESPONDENCE

OF

JOHN, EARL OF ST. VINCENT,

G. C. B.,

ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET,

&c. &c. &c.

BY

EDWARD PELHAM BRENTON,

CAPTAIN IN HER MAJESTY'S NAVY,

AUTHOR OF THE "NAVAL HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN," ETC.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

HENRY COLBURN, PUBLISHER,

GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET.

1838.

LONDON:

F. SHOBERL. JUN., LEICESTER STREET, LEICESTER SQUARE.

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CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

CHAPTER I.

Observations on the coolness and misunderstanding said to have existed

between Earl Spencer and Lord Nelson-Extract from Clarke and

M'Arthur-Error committed by Earl Spencer and the ministry for

want of a proper order to Sir Sydney Smith-Letter from Earl St.

Vincent to Earl Spencer on this subject-To Mr. Nepean on the relief

of the port admirals, and the character of some flag officers as con-

nected with duty on courts-martial or on lee shores-alarming state

of Ireland On Lord St. Vincent returning home in a frigate or a

ship of the line-On the state of the Queen Charlotte as to discipline

-To Earl Spencer, on despatches received from Nelson, Trowbridge,

and Sir J. Acton-On the affairs of Egypt-On the Spaniards threat-

ening to regain Minorca - Remarks on the capture and treatment

of M. Beauchamp by Commodore Trowbridge Letter to Lord

Nelson-To the same- -To Earl Spencer-French fleet passes the

Straits-Lord St. Vincent pursues them-Illness of Earl St. Vincent

-Letter to Earl Spencer with accounts of the French fleet-To the

page

same

CHAPTER II.

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Retrospect of the three great epochs of the life of Lord St. Vincent-

He returns to Spithead from the Mediterranean command-His want

of health and repose-Disturbed by Sir John Orde-Lord Bridport

resigns the command of the Channel fleet-Lord St. Vincent succeeds

him-His arduous duties, and difficulty of his situation-A new

mutiny threatened and prevented-Hoists his flag on board the

Ville de Paris-The gale of the 17th of May, 1800-Loss of the

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Trompeuse and Railleur-Observations on that class of vessel

Clamours against Lord St. Vincent in Parliament, supposed to be

for selling such craft out of the service-Northern confederacy—

Nelson sent out to the Baltic under Sir Hyde Parker Change of

ministry-Catholic question-Conduct and policy of Mr. Pitt — Lord

Spencer-Lord St. Vincent-New anecdotes of Nelson

CHAPTER III.

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Lord St. Vincent in the House of Lords-Letters-To Sir John Carter

-To Sir James Hamlyn - To

·To Mr. Pipon—To Mrs.

Lady E. Fane-To the Duke of Northumberland-To Commis-

sioner Fanshawe-To the Duke of Grafton-To F. Honeygood,

Esq.-To Lady D.-To the Hon. Thomas Erskine-To the Duke of

Northumberland-To the Duchess of Gordon-To Mrs. Boscawen—

To Thomas Parlby, Esq.-To Sir Charles Grey-To John Robinson,

Esq.-To Mrs. Montagu― To Sir Charles Grey-To Commissioner

Fanshawe-To Sir Charles Grey-To Commissioner C.—To A.

M'Donald, Esq. - To Commissioner Fanshawe-To the Duchess of

Athol-To the Marquis of Huntley

CHAPTER IV.

To Lord Wycombe To Marquis Townshend.

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To Mrs. Rogers-To

Viscount Bulkeley—To T. J— -n, Esq.-To Commissioner Saxton-

To Wm. B, Esq.-To Lord Grey-To Commissioner Duncan-

To Marquis Clanricarde-To Lady Calder, &c. &c.

Letters

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To Marquis Townshend - To Lady Charlotte B-

Colonel Bastard — To the Earl of Dundonald-To Sir Charles Grey

– To Sir Philip Stephens - To Mrs. Aylmer— To General Smith-

To the Right Hon. George Rose - To Sir Charles Grey - To

To the Earl of Uxbridge—To J. B. Bramstone,

Baron Hotham

Esq.

To Mrs. Pigott To Sir John Carter-To J. Godwin, Esq.

-To Lady Calder-To the Marquis of Hertford-To Lord Grey-

To the Duke of Beaufort — To the Bishop of Durham - To the Earl

of Galloway-To the Duchess of Gordon To the Earl of North-

ampton-To Governor Bentinck-To the Duke of Kent-To the

Marquis of Townshend

Preliminaries occasion partial discontents in the fleet-Mutiny in Bantry

Bay Dreadful consequences-Great misconduct of the officers

Too much lenity shown to them-Too much severity to the seamen-