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 "Généreux,"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.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, 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;