December 19, 1796, 131;
release of Don Jacobo Stuart,
133; joins Sir J. Jervis off
Cape St. Vincent, February
12, 1797, 137; the Battle of
St. Vincent, Valentine's Day,
1797, as told by J. de la
Gravière, 137-139; Nelson's
own account of capture of
the San Nicolas and San Josef,
139-142; Jervis's error in tac-
tics repaired by Nelson, 142;
Calder and Nelson, 143; cor-
dial reception by Jervis, 143;
"A friend in need is a friend
indeed," Collingwood,
Rear-Admiral of the Blue,
February 20, 1797, 145;
Knight of the Bath, April,
1797, 151; desperate action
with Spanish gunboat off Cadiz,
May, 1797, 152; his life saved
by John Sykes, 152; bombard-
ment of Cadiz, July, 1797, 153;
plan for the attack on Santa
Cruz, April 12, 1797, 160-161;
the mad sailors, 154; failure of
the attack, 162-163; loss of
his right arm, 165; last letter
written with his right hand,
165; invalided home, Sep-
tember 1, 1797, 169; the
crowd at the illumination for
Duncan's victory, 169; memo-
rial to the King, 171; appli-
cation to Lord Chancellor
Loughborough for his youngest
brother, Oct. 12, 1797, 172;
recovery and return thanks to
God, December 8, 1797, 173;
Appointed to the l'anguard,
December, 1797, 174; April
29, 1798, joins Sir J. Jervis's
fleet off Cadiz, 179; May 19th,
appointed to the detached fleet,
180; dismasted in the storm,
May 20th, 181-182; chase after
Buonaparte in the Mediter-
ranean and Ægean, May, June
and July, 1798, 183-186;
victuals at Syracuse, July, 1798,
187; his instructions to his
fleet, 189-190; the French
Fleet found in Aboukir Bay,
August 1st, 191; the Battle of
the Nile, August 1st to 3rd,
189-195; despatch to the
Governor of Bombay, August
9th, 197; Nelson and Captain
Louis, 198; the fire on the
Aquilon, 198; reception at
Naples, September, 1798,
206-208; his birthday fête,
209; the relics in his cabin,
210; his account of the defeat
of the Neapolitan army, 211;
conveys the Royal family and
the Hamiltons to Palermo,
December, 1798, 213; annuls
Ruffo's treaty with the rebels,
June, 215; his defence of his
conduct against Mr. Fox, May
9, 1800, 216; capture and
execution of Carraciolo, 218-
219; the friar's prophecy, letter
to the Pope, June, 1800, 220;
disobeys the orders of Lord
Keith, 221; capture of Le
Généreux, February, 1800,
224-225; capture of Le Guil-
laume Tell, March, 1800,
225-226; Nelson and Sir
Sidney Smith, 1799, 226-228;
Nelson at home, 1800,230-231;
Copenhagen, chap. xii., 235-
264; joins the Baltic Fleet,
1801, 237; letters to St.
Vincent and Troubridge on
Sir Hyde Parker's delay,
238-240; his advice to Parker,
March 23rd, 242-243; his
report of the battle, March
30th, 248-249; the signal,
No. 30, 249; his letters to the
Danes and Crown Prince,
April 2nd, 251; signs the truce
with the Danes, April 9th, 253;
his defence of the Armistice,
April 9th, 253-257; Nelson
appointed to the command vice
Parker, May 5th, 258; takes
a squadron to Revel, May 7th,
259; receives news of death
of Emperor Paul, ib.; his man-
agement of his fleet, 261; cor-
respondence with Count Pahlen,
260; on the evasion of the
armistice by the Danes, to
Lord St. Vincent, June 14th,
262-263; relieved of his com-
mand, June 19th, 263; memo-
randum of thanks to his officers
and men, June 18th, 264;
arrives at Yarmouth, July 18th,
and on the 27th takes the com-
Imand of the fleet for defence
against the threatened invasion
by the Boulogne Flotilla; his
plans, 268-270; the attack
on the flotilla, August 4th,
270-271; second attack, and
failure, August 15th, 272-274;
attention to Captain Parker,
September, 1801, and grief at
his death, 275-276; Nelson
and his libeller, September,
1801, 277-278; letters from
his father, 1800 and 1802,
278-282; watching Toulon,
May, 1803, 287-288; letter to
the Lord Mayor of London,
August 1, 1804, 289; in the
Straits of Bonifacio, October,
1803, 289; his treatment of
deserters to Spain, September
and November, 1803, 290-291;
his detractor, October, 1803,
291; La Touche Treville
charges him with running away,
July, 1804, 292–294; his care
for his sailors, September, 1804,
295; passage of the Straits of
Bonifacio, January, 1805, 296;
cruising to Egypt, and the
French and Italian coast till
April, 1805, 298; in pursuit
of Villeneuve, April and May,
1805, 298-299; the chase to the
West Indies, May 11th to July,
1805, 300-302; the story of
the American bark, June 17,
1805, 304-305; instructions
to his fleet (1805), 305–307;
Collingwood's suggestions, July,
1805, 307; return from the
West Indies, 308; strikes his
flag and returns to Merton,
August 19th, 1805, 309; his
Last Command, chap. xv., 313-
325; Blackwood brings news
of the combined fleet, Sep-
tember 2, 1805, 314; Nelson
and Lord Barham, September
5, 1805, 314; letters to Davison
about blind Mrs. Nelson, Sep-
tember 6th, 315; September
16th, 318; explains his plan
to Sir R. Keats and Lord Sid-
mouth, 315-316; embarks at
Southsea beach, September 14,
1805, 317; reception by the
fleet, September 28, 1805, 319;
Nelson and Captain Louis,
320; final instructions, Octo-
ber 9, 1805, 320; last letters
to Lady Hamilton and Horatia,
October 19, 1805, 324; Nel-
son's last codicil, October 21,
1805, 325; fatal wound (Jurien
de la Gravière), 336; his suf-
ferings (Dr. Beatty's account),
336; death (Dr. Scott's ac-
count), 339; Gillemard's story
how he shot Nelson, Ap-
pendix, 455. PERSONAL INFLU-
ENCE: chap. xvii., 351-371:
Nelson and young Hardy, 352;
Captain Ball, 353; Lieutenant
Williams, 354; Captain Trou-
bridge's anxiety and exertions
for, 355-358; Captain Lay-
man, 358-359; Captain Hillyer,
360; Admiral Campbell, 361;
the runaway lieutenant, 360;
kindness to Admiral Calder,
362-363; Captain Westcott's
mother, 363-364;
Agamemnon, 366; mutineers
of the Minotaur, and at Naples,
367-368; sailors and soldiers,
368; capture of the American
schooner, 369; opinions on
promotions, 370; advice to
young Conner, 371. NELSON
AND HIS FAMILY, chap. xviii.,
375-420 liberality to his
family, 376-380; poor blind
Mrs. Nelson, 379; Mrs. Bol-
ton's son, 380; affection for
Burnham, charity and goodness.
at Merton, 381; his god-
children, 382-383; his narrow
means, 384; Nelson's settle-
ment of Bronte on his family,
1799, 387; Nelson and his
Bronte tenants, 1800-1803,
388; past and present state of
Bronte Hon. A. N. Hood,
390-394; Nelson in Parlia-
ment,
1802, 394-396; his
advice to the navy, 1802, 397;
anxiety about his proxy, 1805,
399; lawsuit with Lord St.
Vincent, 1801, 400-403. NEL-
SON AT HOME AND ABROAD, chap.
xix., 407-420: rupture with
his wife, 1801, 408; Mrs. St.
George's caricatures of his life
at Dresden, 1800, 411; Mr.
Matcham's reply and account of
his life at Merton, 412–414;
the adopted child "Horatia,"
1801, 415; Lady Hamilton's
claim and income, 416; nature
of his attachment to Lady
Hamilton, 418-420; NELSON'S
FUNERAL, chap. xx., 423-427;
effect of his death on the King
and Pitt, 424; Lord Malmes-
bury's account of its effect on
the public, 424-425; grants
by the Crown and Parliament
to the Nelson family, 429;
Nelson's will and codicils, 431;
monuments to, and memorials
of, Nelson, 430; Canning and
Lord Carlisle, 433-435; life
of the Victory, and visit of the
Queen to, with Prince Albert,
Trafalgar Day, 1844, 435-436;
King William bust of Nelson
at Windsor, 437
Nelson, Lady, Last meeting with
and rupture, 1801, 408
Nelson, Lady, To, 1798, May
24 (the storm), 181; June 20,
189; September 25, 206;
September 28, 208; October 1,
208; December 11, 209
Nelson, Mrs., Letters from, 1797,
February 23 and March 11,
145; March 20, 146
Nelson, Mrs., Letters to: 1793,
January 7, 61; June 23, 62;
August 4, 64; September 12,
65; September 27, 65;
December 27, 70. 1794,
June 4, 70; April 6 and 22,
78-9; May 1 to 4, 80; June
5, 81; July 5, 82. 1795,
January 31, 89; March 10, 90;
April 1, 94; August 24 and 25,
100; September 15, 104;
October 5, 105; December 2,
110. 1796, January 20, 118;
January 27, 119; February 17
and 28, and March 25, 120;
April 24, 121; June 13, 124;
August 2, 126; October 17, 130.
1797, February 28, 146; April,
151; June 15, 153; June 29,
158; August 9 to 16 and 18,
168
Nelson's last letter to his wife,
January 13, 1801, 409; his
liberal provision for her, 410
Nelson's, Lady, character by a
Pahlen, Count, Correspondence
with (re Revel), May, 1801,
259-60
Paget, John, True history of
Carraciolo, 214-15
Parker, Captain, Fatal wound and
death of, 275
Parker, Sir Hyde, delays in sail-
ing of the Baltic Fleet, 237-40;
Nelson's plan for the attack
sent to, March 15, 246; Nel-
son's report to, of the Battle of
Copenhagen, April 3, 1801,
247-8; why he hoisted Signal
No. 30, 249; re-called and
re-placed by Nelson, May,
1801, 257-8
Parker, Sir William, and Sir J.
Orde's opposition to Nelson's
appointment to detached fleet,
181
Parliament, Offer of a seat in,
November 6, 1795, 109
Nepean, Sir E., Letter to, May, Parsons, Lieutenant, Account of,
Nile, Battle of the, April 1 and 2,
Nisbet, Josiah, saves Nelson's life
at Santa Cruz, 165
Norfolk labourers, Condition of,
1792, 50-60
capture of Le Généreux, 1800,
223-5
Patent bridge for boarding first-
rates, Battle of St. Vincent,
140-41
Pitt, Effect of Nelson's death on,
424
Northern coalition, 235; Collapse Polson, Captain, Letter to (San
Occupation, Nelson's, at Burn-
ham, 56
Officers, Nelson's thanks to his,
264
Omer, St., Captain Ball at, 27
Orde's, Sir J., opposition to Nel-
son's appointment to detached
fleet, 181
Juan Expedition), 14
Pope, Letter to the, on prophecy
of the capture of Rome, June
24, 1800, 220
Prince William Henry, introduc-
tion to Nelson, 1783, 22; his
portrait of Nelson, 1783, 23;
Nelson's character of, 1786, 47,
48; advice to, on selections of
friends, 1787, 55
Prince de Deux Ponts, 1784, 28
St. George, Mrs., her scandals on
Nelson, and Mr. Matcham's
reply, 411-413
St. Vincent, Battle of, Nelson's
account, 1797, 139-41
St. Vincent, Lord, see JERVIS
Sabina, La (frigate), capture of
and recovery by French, 131-2
Sailors, their love for Nelson, 365
San Juan Expedition, 1780, 12;
cause of failure, 13
San Nicolas and San Josef taken
by Nelson, 140-1
Sea Fencibles, Nelson's appeal to
the, August 6, 1801, 271-2
Seamen's Wages, Nelson's ex-
ertions for their payment,
1783, 24
Schoolmaster's pears, The, 5
School, Nelson's place at, 6
Scott's (Dr.), account of Nelson's
death, 339
Sidmouth's Lord, table on which
Nelson marked his proposed
attack on the combined fleets,
316
Sidney Smith, Sir, and Nelson,
1799, 227-9
Spain's, King of, letter, 1796,
116-17
Spain, treaty of, with France,
August 19, 1796, 129
Spain, War with England de-
clared, October, 1796, 129
Spaniards at Toulon, infamous
conduct of, 1793, 66
Spaniards, letters from, on the
battle, 346-7
Spanish and French accounts of
Trafalgar, 344-5
bull feast, Nelson's
account, 1793, 62
Spanish frigate, is it peace or
war? September 20, 1796, 128
men-of-war, Nelson's
opinion of, 1793, 63
Spencer, Lord, Letters to, Decem-
ber 11, 1798, 211; July 19,
1799, 222
Stephens P. (American frauds),
August 27, 1796, 41
Stuart, Don Jacobo, and Nelson,
1796, 133
Suckling William, his uncle, takes
him to sea, 7; present at his
examination for Lieutenant, 9;
Nelson's appeal to him to
enable him
marry, 28;
letters to, January 14, 1784,
28-9; December 5, 1793, 69;
July 16, 1794, 84; February 7,
1795, 89; April 24, 1795, 99
Sydney Lord (American frauds),
March 30, 1785, 37
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