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.SeeBarham.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.SeeElliot, 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.SeeTwo 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.31-33,47,65,110,140-143,189-191,206and 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.