Aboukir, Bay, Island, Promontory, and Castle,i. 342, 343, 345-347, 365;ii.16,17,32.Aboukir, Battle of,ii.17.Acton, Sir John, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies,i. 328, 329, 340, 342, 383, 428, 430, 443;ii.8,190,191,193,194,219,264,274,275.Addington (afterwards Lord Sidmouth), Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1801-1804,Nelson's intercourse with,i. 383;ii.101,103,120,136,162-164,166,167,172,174,189,193,205,211,352.Adriatic,importance to the communications of the Austrians in Italy,i. 247, 405;British concern in, 369,ii.192,195,243;Napoleon's interest in,188,195,266;resort of privateers,241,242."Agamemnon," British ship-of-the-line,Nelson ordered to command her,i. 95;relation to his career, 97-99;action with four French frigates, 113, 115;engages the batteries at Bastia, 120, 121;action with the "Ça Ira," French 80-gun ship, 163-166;engagement of March 14, 1795, 168;engagement of July 13, 178-180;services at Genoa, 200-202;on the opening of Bonaparte's campaign, 1796, 220-223;Nelson leaves her for the "Captain," seventy-four, 229, 230;she sails for England, 230;subsequent history, 230;misfortune at the Battle of Copenhagen,ii.87;joins the fleet shortly before Trafalgar,361."Albemarle," British frigate commanded by Nelson,i. 31-41.Alexandria,Nelson's first voyage to,i. 332-339;second voyage, 342, 343;blockaded, 366;Nelson's third voyage to,ii.276,277.Algiers, Bonaparte's designs upon,ii.184;Nelson's difficulties with,230-232."Amazon," British frigate,services at Copenhagen,ii.82,86,89,91;subsequent mention,217,261-263,289,295,315.Amiens, Peace of, signature of,ii.146;Nelson's home life during,150-178;rupture of,175."Amphion," British frigate,Nelson's passage to Mediterranean in,ii.189-196;leaves her for the "Victory,"222.Archduke Charles, Nelson's meeting with, at Prague,ii.43.Austria and Austrians,result of campaign of 1794 in Holland and Germany,i. 155in Italy, 156;delay in opening campaign of 1795 in Italy, 177;their advance to Vado Bay, on the Riviera, 178;Nelson ordered to co-operate with, 178, 184;their disregard of Genoese neutrality, 184;position of, in summer of 1795, 186;inability, or unwillingness to advance, 188, 189, 194;their attitude towards the British, 197, 202, 213;growing insecurity of their position, 196, 200, 201, 212;attacked and defeated by French at Battle of Loano, 201;retreat across the Apennines, 202;urged by Nelson to reoccupy Vado in 1796, 218, 219;their advance under Beaulieu, 220-223;Nelson's assurances to, 221;defeat by Bonaparte, 220, 223;driven into the Tyrol, and behind the Adige, 232;besieged in Mantua, 232;advance under Wurmser to relieve Mantua, 238;Nelson's hopes therefrom, 238-241;hears of their defeat again, 241, 244;the peace of Campo Formio between Austria and France, 317, 318;dissatisfaction of Austria with France, 319, 322;effect of their position in upper Italy upon French operations, 391;attitude towards France and Naples, 1798, 392;Nelson's judgment on, 399, 400;alliance with Russia, 1799, 400;successes in 1799, 400, 415, 416;ii.1,14,15;reverses,15;capture of Genoa, 1800,37;defeat at Marengo,37;abandon Northern Italy,37;Nelson's visit to,40-43;peace with France, 1801,63,119;exhaustion of, 1801-1805,180;Nelson's remonstrance with, on failure to enforce her neutrality,242.Ball, Sir Alexander J., British captain,letter to Nelson,i. 211;joins Nelson's division at Gibraltar, 316;services in saving the flagship, 324;advice asked by Nelson, 333;at the Battle of the Nile, 347, 352-354;accompanies Nelson to Naples, 366;gallantry towards Lady Hamilton, 386;serves ashore at Malta, 392, 406-409,ii.7,9,11,12,13;mentions with unbelief reports about Nelson and Lady Hamilton,i. 396;summoned to join Nelson upon the incursion of Admiral Bruix, 419-421, 426;ordered to resume duties at Malta, 423;mention of Nelson in letters to Lady Hamilton,ii.23,30;visits Nelson at Merton,158;anecdote of Nelson told by him,158;letters from Nelson to,211,213,242-244,270,274,278,280,286,292;opinion as to French objects in 1804,212;Nelson's testy vexation with,238;opinion as to the management of coast lookout stations,318, note.Barbary States.SeeAlgiers, Tripoli, Tunis.Barham, Lord,Nelson's interview with, as Comptroller of the Navy,i. 85;First Lord of the Admiralty,ii.291and note,317,320,321;Nelson's interviews with,320,333;Nelson's letters to,324,353,355,358.Bastia, town in Corsica,in possession of French,i. 116;blockade of, by Nelson, 120, 122;engagement with batteries of, 120;description of, 121;Nelson's opinion as to besieging, 121-124, 126;siege of, 127-131;capitulation of, 129;Nelson's estimate as to his own services at, 132, 133, 152;Nelson directed to superintend evacuation of, by British, 247;evacuation of, 251-253.Battles, land, mentioned:Aboukir,ii.17;Castiglione,i. 241, 244;Hohenlinden,ii.63;Loano,i. 201;Marengo,ii.37;Novi,15.Battles, naval, mentioned:Calder's action,ii.307,313,318,323;Camperdown,i. 309;Copenhagen,ii.79-97,98,161-167;First of June (Lord Howe's),i. 150, 176;July 13, 1795,i. 178-182;March 14, 1795,i. 166-173;the Nile,i. 343-358;St. Vincent,i. 268-277;Trafalgar,ii.377-397.Beatty, Dr., surgeon of the "Victory,"account of Nelson's habits and health,ii.225-228and note;present at Nelson's death,388,389,392,393,396.Beaulieu, Austrian general,commands the army in Italy, 1796,i. 219;defeated by Bonaparte, and driven into the Tyrol, 220-223, 232.Beckford, William,opinion of Lady Hamilton,i. 381;visited by Nelson at Fonthill,ii.51-53;anecdote of Nelson,52.Berry, Sir Edward, British captain,accompanies Nelson in boarding the "San Nicolas" and "San Josef,"i. 273-275, 279;commands Nelson's flagship, the "Vanguard," 309;account of the campaign of the Nile (quoted), 332, 339, 344, 355, 359;at the Battle of the Nile, 351, 354, 363;sent to England with despatches, 360;commands the "Foudroyant" at the capture of the "Généreux,"ii.24-27;at the capture of the "Guillaume Tell,"31,32;commands the "Agamemnon" at Trafalgar,361;numerous services of,362.Bickerton, Sir Richard, British admiral,commands in the "Mediterranean" when war with France begins, 1803,ii.194;second in command to Nelson, 1803-1805,202,215,219,246,248,259,263,278;left in command by Nelson, upon his departure for the West Indies,294,314,317;joins Collingwood before Cadiz,334;returns to England, ill, just before Trafalgar,338.Blackwood, Sir Henry, British captain,distinguished part taken in the capture of the "Guillaume Tell,"ii.31,328;arrives in London with news that the combined fleets are in Cadiz,328;interviews with Nelson,328;commands advanced squadron of frigates off Cadiz,339,357,361,364-369;last day spent with Nelson,372-379,382-385;witnesses the "Codicil" to Nelson's will,374,375;special mark of confidence shown him by Nelson,377;Nelson's farewell to him,385.Bolton, Susannah, Nelson's sister,relations of, with Lady Nelson and Lady Hamilton,ii.55,178.Bonaparte, Napoleon,decisive influence of Nelson upon the career of,i. 96, 97, 220,ii.63,64,119,120,267-270,283,284,301,310,314;indicates the key of the defences of Toulon,i. 117;opinions upon operations in Italy, 186, 187, 193, 194, 197, 208, 214-216, 219, 391, 394;command of Army of Italy, 220;defeats Beaulieu, advances to the Adige, and establishes the French position in Northern Italy, 220-223, 228, 229, 232;fortifies the coastline of the Riviera, 223, 224, 227;seizes Leghorn, 231-233, 236;contrasted with Nelson, 234-236, 258,ii.129,130,172;overthrows Wurmser,i. 238, 240, 241;effect of his campaign in Italy upon the career of Nelson, 242, 243, 318;forces Genoa to close her ports to Great Britain, 245;sails on the Egyptian Expedition, 323, 325, 328, 329, 331-334, 336-339;landing in Egypt, 339;Nelson's appreciation of the effect upon, by the Battle of the Nile, 366, 369, 370, 406,ii.18-22;expedition into Syria,17;escape from Egypt to France,16,17,after defeating a Turkish army in Aboukir Bay,17;defeats Austrians at Marengo,37;influence upon the formation of the Baltic Coalition,63,64;threats of invading England, 1801,119-122;his dominant situation on the Continent in 1803,179-187;firmness of intention to invade England, 1803-1805,184-188,191,204,213;his policy and Nelson's counter projects,182-187;Nelson's singularly accurate prediction of future of,188,265;Nelson's intuitive recognition of probable action of,265,270;vast combinations for invasion of England,267-272,283,284;his understanding of the value of sea-power evidenced,282."Boreas," British frigate,commanded by Nelson, 1784-1787,i. 44-80.Brereton, British general,erroneous information sent to Nelson,ii.298-300;Nelson's expressions of annoyance,300,309,311,318;comment upon his mistake,318, note.Bronté, Duke of,Sicilian title and estate conferred upon Nelson,ii.2;his form of signature afterwards,2and note.Brueys, French admiral,commander-in-chief at the Battle of the Nile,i. 345;his dispositions for action, 345-347.Bruix, French admiral,commander-in-chief of a French fleet entering the Mediterranean from Brest,i. 417, 422, 425, 428, 432;effect of his approach upon proceedings in Naples, 432, 437, 441;his return to Brest, 446, 448;Nelson's comment upon his conduct,ii.213."Bucentaure," French flagship at Trafalgar,Nelson's encounter with,ii.384-387;surrender of,391.Cadiz, Nelson's visit to,i. 103-104;his operations before, under Jervis, 286-288, 289-294;his watch before, prior to Trafalgar,ii.339,356-361;effect of position of, upon the Battle of Trafalgar,369,371,372,380."Ça Ira," French ship-of-the-line,Nelson's action with, in the "Agamemnon,"i. 163-166;his credit for, 172.Calder, Sir Robert, British admiral,captain of the fleet at the Battle of St. Vincent,i. 281, 282;his indecisive action with the allied fleets, in 1805,ii.307,313;popular outcry against,308,315,323,353;Nelson's relations with,318,319,323,327,353-356;recalled to England for trial,353.Calvi, town in Corsica,Nelson at the siege of,i. 136-148;loses there his right eye, 139, 140.Canary Islands.SeeTeneriffe.Capel, Thomas B., British captain,bearer of despatches after the Battle of the Nile,i. 361, 371;mentioned, 355, note,ii.217."Captain," British ship-of-the-line,carries Nelson's broad pendant as commodore,i. 230;at the Battle of St. Vincent, 270-276;injuries received there, 285;Nelson quits her for the "Theseus," 285, 289.Caracciolo, Francesco, commodore in the Neapolitan navy,wounded feelings at the distrust of his Court,i. 390;accompanies the flight to Palermo, obtains leave to return to Naples, and joins the insurgents there, 437;apprehension, trial, and execution of, 438;comments upon Nelson's part in this transaction, 439-443.Castlereagh, Lord, British Minister,Nelson's shrewd prediction to him of the results of the Orders in Council affecting neutral flags, and of the License System,ii.330.Clarence, Duke of.SeeWilliam Henry.Codrington, Edward, British captain, expressions quoted:about Nelson's seamanship,i. 15;his family ties and love of glory, 72,ii.175;appearance of Nelson's ships,288;graciousness of Nelson's bearing,340.Collingwood, Cuthbert, British admiral,close connection between his career and that of Nelson,i. 21, 22;strong expression of regard for Nelson, 24;association with Nelson in the West Indies, 54 and note, 55, 63;at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 269, 273, 276, 281, 282;strong expression upon the credit due to Nelson, 272;his account of Nelson's cold reception at Court, in 1800,ii.49;sent from England to West Indies in 1805,310;hearing that Nelson is gone thither, takes position off Cadiz instead,311;correspondence with Nelson on his return,311-313;left by Nelson in charge off Cadiz,316,317;force collected under, when allies enter Cadiz,334;characteristics,340;part assigned to, by Nelson, for Trafalgar,350-352;his part at Trafalgar,370-372,377,380,383,384;Nelson's praise of,384;his sympathy with Nelson,384;notified of Nelson's fatal wound,394.Convoys,Nelson's comments on the behavior of,i. 33;gives one to American merchant ships against French privateers, 289;difficulty of providing in the Mediterranean,ii.241-244.Copenhagen, defences of,in 1801,ii.72,80,81,84,85;Battle of, Nelson's plans for,84-87;the battle,87-97;importance and difficulty of the achievement,98,99;failure of the British Government to reward,99,162;silence of the city of London,161;Nelson's action,161-167.Corfu,transferred, with the other Ionian Islands, from Venice to France,i. 318;Nelson's concern for, after the Battle of the Nile, 368, 405, 406;taken by Russo-Turkish forces, 405;British precautions against re-occupation by French,ii.184;concern of Nelson for, while commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean, 1803-1805,187,190,195,266;resort of privateers,241;Napoleon's estimate of,206.Cornwallis, William, British admiral,kindness to Nelson in early life,i. 30 and note, 45;Nelson directed to communicate with, off Brest in 1803,ii.188,189;orders seizure of Spanish treasure-ships,251;Nelson directs that the order be disobeyed,251;services of, off Brest,269;Nelson joins, off Brest, on return from West Indies,314,317;authorizes Nelson to return to England,317.Correspondence, Nelson's extensive,while in the Mediterranean,ii.190;his manner of conducting,232-236.Corsica, Island of,Nelson ordered to coast of,i. 115, 116;Nelson's connection with operations there in 1794, 118-148;strategic value of, to British, 155-159;government as a British dependency, 159;dissatisfaction of natives with British rule, 231;tenure of, dependent on support of the natives, 234;abandonment of, by the British, 247, 251-254;threatened invasion of Sardinia from,ii.204."Curieux," British brig of war,sent by Nelson to England from West Indies with news of his movements,ii.301;falls in with combined fleets,313;Nelson's comment on hearing the fact,313,315.Davison, Alexander, intimate friend of Nelson,Nelson expresses despondency to,i. 412;tells him circumstances of surrender of castles at Naples, 431, 432;the "Lady of the Admiralty's" coolness,ii.49;account given by, of George III. speaking of Nelson,49,50;Nelson's mention of Sir Hyde Parker to,67,68,71,164;aids Nelson pecuniarily,144;charged by Nelson with a final message to Lady Nelson,148;Nelson's expressions to, about St. Vincent,163;about treatment of himself by the government,170;"Salt beef and the French fleet,"296;about General Brereton,318.De Vins, Austrian general,commands on the Riviera in 1795,i. 187;Nelson's association with, 187, 193-197, and opinion of, 197.Dresden, Nelson's visit to, in 1800,ii.43-45.Drinkwater, Colonel,returns from Elba in frigate with Nelson, 1797,i. 262;incidents narrated of the voyage, 266-268;witnesses the Battle of St. Vincent, 281;interview with Nelson after the battle, 283;characteristic anecdote of Nelson, 309.Duckworth, Sir J.T., British admiral,association with Nelson during operations in the Mediterranean, 1799,i. 418, 419, 420, 421, 423, 442,ii.1,6.Dundas, British general,commanding troops in Corsica,i. 121;controversy with Lord Hood, 121, 122;Nelson's opinion, 121.Egypt,Bonaparte's expedition to, in 1798,i. 323-339;Nelson's pursuit, 327-329, 331-338;Nelson's constant attention to, 369, 404, 406,ii.182,185,201,203,211,212,213,255,270,277,280-282,287,302;his urgency that the French army be not permitted to leave,18-22.El Arish, Convention of, signed,ii.19.Elba, island of,Nelson's opinion of importance of,i. 237;his seizure of, 237;evacuation of, 259-263, 287, 288."Elephant," British ship-of-the-line,Nelson's flagship at Copenhagen,ii.78,83,88-97.Elgin, Earl of, British ambassador to Turkey,opinion upon the state of things at Palermo during Nelson's residence there,i. 397;Nelson's divergence of opinion from, concerning the French quitting Egypt,ii.19-21.Elliot, Sir Gilbert, afterwards Lord Minto,British representative in Corsica, 1794,i. 119;Viceroy of Corsica, 154;friendship between him and Nelson, 154, 275, 281, 283, 284,ii.153,250,325;Nelson's correspondence with,i. 172, 203, 237, 239, 275, 281, 356,ii.3,27,36,210,250;directs the seizure of Elba by Nelson,i. 237;present at the evacuation of Corsica, 252, 253, and of Elba. 262;passage with Nelson to Gibraltar, 262-268;witnesses the Battle of St. Vincent, 275, 281;advocacy of Nelson's claims to distinction, 284, 403;