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.Condition of, in the Mediterranean, 1803-1805,ii.171,196,205,269,288,297,310.Preservation and management of,ii.195-198,201-204,205-207,210,211,214-216,219-220,229,230,241-245,253-254,282,283,285,287,296-298,310,315,316,317,329,356-358,361.Health of,i. 109, 110;ii.207-209,310,314.Strategic ideas, indications of,i. 27, 28, 102, 105, 107, 115, 123, 135, 136, 150, 159, 160, 171, 174, 176, 182, 183, 191, 193-196, 199-200, 213-215, 216, 217-218, 231-232, 234, 239, 243-246, 247-250, 330, 332-336, 337, 342, 365, 366, 391, 407, 419-421, 427;ii.18-21,42,71-73,74-77,106,111,122,123-133,136,182-184,185-188,198,200-203,204,207,211-213,249,250,269-271,276,281,282,285-288,293,302,305,306,314-317,323,324,364.Tactical ideas, indications of,i. 34, 105, 121, 126, 135, 163, 164, 166, 180-182, 217-218, 222, 226, 240, 244, 270-272, 301, 327, 344-345, 350, 355-357, 358, 421;ii.76,79,80-82,84-87,92,100,124-126,137,138,215-217,219,220,230,306,333,341-353,356,357,360,361,366-369,370,371,373,380.Nelson, Frances, Lady, wife of Lord Nelson,birth, parentage, and first marriage to Dr. Josiah Nisbet,i. 65;one son, Josiah Nisbet, 65;widowhood, 65; lives with her uncle, at Nevis, 66;characteristics, 67-69, 71, 149, 173, 386,ii.46,53,54;wooing of, by Nelson,i. 69-71;marriage to Nelson, and departure to England, 75;no children by Nelson, 90;resides with Nelson, in his father's house, 91;lives with father of Nelson, during the latter's absences, 1793-1800, 207, 257, 308,ii.46-48,55;letters of Nelson to, quoted,i. 111, 133, 139, 147, 149, 172, 173, 207, 248, 255-258, 295, 307, 325, 372, 387,ii.47,146,147;continued attachment of Nelson to, on returning home in 1797,i. 308, 309, 316;Nelson's message to, when thinking himself mortally wounded at the Nile, 351;uneasiness of, at the reports of Nelson's intimacy with Lady Hamilton, 396;apparent purpose of, to go to the Mediterranean, discouraged by Nelson, 396;growing alienation of Nelson from, 422,ii.45-47,48,51,53; attitude of, towards Nelson,ii.46,47,50,53,54;letters of, to Nelson, quoted,47;Nelson's bearing towards,48,50;attitude of, towards Lady Hamilton,51;final breach between Nelson and,53,55,146-149;later years of,54,55;testimony to, of Nelson and of his father,55;Nelson's "letter of dismissal" to, and her endorsement thereon,146,147;date of death,i. 65 note.Nelson, Maurice, Nelson's eldest brother,quoted by Lady Nelson,ii.147and note.Niebuhr, the historian,accounts of the Battle of Copenhagen, quoted,ii.81,98,112.Nile, Battle of the,i. 343-358.Nisbet, Captain Josiah, Nelson's stepson, birth and parentage,i. 65;goes to sea with Nelson in the "Agamemnon," 100;Lady Hamilton's kindness to, 111;good conduct of, at Teneriffe, 302, 303;Nelson attributes the saving of his life to, 306,ii.147;St. Vincent promotes to commander at Nelson's request,i. 306;Nelson's disappointment in, 412;estrangement between Nelson and,ii.146-148;St. Vincent's assertion of Nelson's high opinion of, in early life, 148 note.Nisbet, Dr. Josiah, first husband of Lady Nelson,i. 65.Nisbet, Mrs. Josiah, Lady Nelson's name by first marriage.SeeNelson, Lady.Niza, Marquis de, Portuguese admiral,commanding squadron under Nelson's orders in the Mediterranean, 1798, 1799,i. 370;conducts sea blockade of Malta, 370, 392,ii.1,8,9,12,14;ordered temporarily to defence of Messina,i. 413;co-operates at sea with Nelson, when expecting Bruix's fleet, 420, 425;limitations to Nelson's authority over, 439;recalled by Portuguese government,ii.8;Nelson forbids him to obey,8,9;Nelson's expressions of esteem for,9;final recall allowed by Nelson,14.Orde, Admiral Sir John,governor of Dominica,i. 59;difficulty with Lord St. Vincent concerning Nelson's appointment to command a squadron, 337, 338;assigned in 1804 to command part of Nelson's station, from the Straits of Gibraltar to Cape Finisterre,ii.247;relations between Nelson and,247,248,256-263,291;driven from before Cadiz by combined fleets,285;popular outcry against,290;Nelson's complaint against, for not watching course of combined fleets,290note,292-295;relieved from duty at his own request,310."Orient," French flagship at the Battle of the Nile,present as the "Sans Culottes," in Hotham's action of March 13, 1795,i. 162, 164, 166;at the Battle of the Nile, 347, 349, 353, 354;blows up, 354;Nelson's coffin made from mainmast of,ii.327.Otway, Captain,commands Sir Hyde Parker's flagship at the Battle of Copenhagen,ii.77;advises against the passage of the Great Belt,77,78;opposes the making signal to Nelson to leave off action,89;message from Parker to Nelson by,89,91.Paget, Sir Arthur,succeeds Hamilton as British minister to Naples,i. 397,ii.34,35;quotations from the "Paget Papers,"i. 397, 398,ii.23,37.Pahlen,Russian minister of state during Nelson's command in the Baltic,ii.107;Nelson's correspondence with,112-114.Palermo, Nelson's residence in,i. 395-420;ii.2-35.Palmas, Gulf of, in Sardinia,rendezvous of Nelson's fleet,ii.207,277,278,282,283;Nelson learns there of Villeneuve's second sailing,283.Parker, Commander Edward,aide to Nelson,ii.134;description of Nelson's celerity by,134;takes part in boat-attack on the French vessels off Boulogne,137;mortally wounded,138;death of, and Nelson's distress,143.Parker, Admiral Sir Hyde,succeeds Hotham in command in the Mediterranean,i. 199, 200;Nelson's dissatisfaction with, 202;selected to command the Baltic expedition,ii.56;Nelson joins, as second in command,65;cool reception of Nelson by,66-69;growing influence of Nelson with,70-74;sluggish movements of,71,102,106,107;Nelson's comprehensive letter to,75-77;authorizes Nelson's plan of attack,79;the signal to leave off action,89-93;intrusts negotiations to Nelson,100-104;relieved from command,110;Nelson's opinion of his conduct in the Baltic,110,164.Parker, Admiral Sir Peter,early patron of Nelson, and chief mourner at his funeral,i. 20-22;personal kindness to Nelson of, 20, 30;Nelson's gratitude expressed to,ii.105,240.Parker, Vice-Admiral Sir William,controversy with Nelson about the latter's account of the Battle of Cape St. Vincent,i. 277-282;remonstrates with Lord St. Vincent for Nelson's appointment to command a detached squadron, 337, 338.Parker, Captain William,commander of the frigate "Amazon," anecdote of Nelson,i. 337 note,ii.217;anecdote of Captain Hardy,245;special mission and singular orders given by Nelson to,261-263;accompanies Nelson to the West Indies,289,295,297;final letter from Nelson to,315,316.Pasco, Lieutenant,Nelson's signal officer at Trafalgar,ii.359;anecdotes of Nelson by,359,360,381,382;makes the signals "England expects," etc.,383,and for "close action,"384;wounded,390;replies to a query made by Nelson while dying,390.Paul I., Emperor of Russia,congratulations to Nelson on the Battle of the Nile,i. 363;coalition of, with Austria and Naples, 400, 404-406;becomes Grand Master of Knights of Malta, and seeks the restoration of the Order, 406-408;Nelson's compliments to,ii.10,28;successes of his general, Suwarrow,14;subsequent reverses, and anger of, against Austria and Great Britain,15,62;indignation at the refusal of Great Britain to surrender Malta to himself,62;renews the Armed Neutrality of 1780, with Sweden, Denmark, and Prussia,63;Bonaparte's management of,64;murder of,100."Penelope," British frigate,efficacious action of, in compelling the surrender of the "Guillaume Tell," French ship-of-the-line,ii.31,328.Pitt, William, Prime Minister of Great Britain,marked courtesy shown to Nelson when last in England by,ii.156;intercourse of Nelson with, just before Trafalgar,323,327.Porto Ferrajo, Island of Elba,seized by Nelson in 1796,i. 237;British forces retire from Bastia to, 253;naval evacuation of, superintended by Nelson, 259-262.RADSTOCK, Admiral, Lord,quotations from letters of, relating to Nelson,i. 152,ii.202and note,236,239,247,289,290,291,307,308,325."Redoutable," French ship-of-the-line,Nelson mortally wounded by a shot from,ii.387-389.Registration of seamen, Nelson's plans for,ii.168.169.Revel,Nelson's desire to attack the Russian detachment of ships in,ii.74,77,100,102,106,107,111;Nelson's visit to,112-114;results of Nelson's visit,114.Riou, Captain,commands the frigate "Amazon," and a light squadron in the Battle of Copenhagen,ii.82,83,86,89,91;obeys signal to retire, and is killed,91.Riviera of Genoa,operations of Nelson upon the, 1795, 1796,i. 184-236;importance of, to the French, 184-190.Rochefort, the part of the French squadron at,in Napoleon's combinations,ii.269,272,312.Rodney, Admiral, Lord,effect of his victory upon Nelson's plans for Trafalgar,ii.352.Rogers, Samuel, anecdote of Nelson,ii.50.Rose, George,Nelson's interview with, in 1788,i. 82-84;accompanies Nelson on board ship before Trafalgar,ii.337;Nelson's message to, when dying,395.Ruffo, Cardinal,leader of the Neapolitan "Christian Army" at Naples, 1799,i. 416;concludes with the insurgents in the castles a capitulation which Nelson annuls, 429 and note, 432;stormy interview of, with Nelson, 431."Sabina," Spanish frigate,captured by the "Minerve" carrying Nelson's broad pendant,i. 259;recaptured, 260."San Josef," Spanish three-decked ship,taken possession of by Nelson at Battle of St. Vincent,i. 273-276;flagship to Nelson in the Channel Fleet,ii.56,65."San Nicolas," Spanish eighty-gun ship,boarded by Nelson at Battle of St. Vincent,i. 273-276.Santa Cruz, Canary Islands.SeeTeneriffe.Sardinia, Island of,importance of, in Nelson's opinion,ii.200-205.Saumarez, Sir James,commands the "Orion," at the Battle of St. Vincent,i. 276, 277;relieves Nelson in the blockade of Cadiz, 288;accompanies Nelson as second in command in the Nile campaign, 316, 325, 332, 333 and note, 336, 345;at Battle of the Nile, 349, 353;sent to Gibraltar with the prizes, 366, 368;Nelson's eulogy of, in the House of Lords,ii.160.Scott, Rev. A.J.,private secretary to Sir Hyde Parker, and afterwards to Nelson in the Mediterranean,ii.80,92;testimony of, to Nelson's religious feelings,160;Nelson's method of transacting business with,233-235;mention of Nelson's kindliness by,236-238;anecdote of Nelson,293,294;remark of Nelson to,368;at Nelson's death-bed,389,395,396.Scott, John,public secretary to Nelson,ii.232;remarks on the quickness of Nelson's intelligence,236,and on his kindliness,238;killed at Trafalgar,385.Sicily,importance of Malta to,i. 330;Nelson's anxiety for, in 1799, 413, 414, 419, 423, 426-428, 445, 447,ii.5;in 1803-5,ii.185,191-193,196,212,282,285-287;Nelson's estate of Bronté in,ii.2,110.Sidmouth, Lord.SeeAddington.Smith, Sir Sidney,Nelson's indignation at the mission of, to the Levant,i. 400-402;Nelson's relations with, 402-404;successful defence of Acre by,ii.17;Nelson's peremptory orders to, not to permit any Frenchman to quit Egypt,18;nevertheless, Convention of El Arish countenanced by,20-22;Nelson's distrust of,10,194.Smith, Spencer, brother to Sir Sidney,minister and joint minister of Great Britain to Constantinople,i. 400-403;becomes secretary of embassy,ii.13.Spain,Nelson sees that Spain cannot be a true ally to Great Britain,i. 104;effect upon Nelson of declaration of war by, 243-250;political condition of, in 1803,ii.181;Nelson's views concerning,185,199,248,251,254,258,259,265;Nelson's letter of instructions to a captain contingent upon action of,252.Spencer, Earl,first Lord of the Admiralty,i. 294;letters to Nelson from, quoted, 285, 361, 452,ii.32-34;letters of Nelson to, quoted,i. 294, 327, 362, 401, 402, 407, 444, 445, 447,ii.5,6,11,12,16,27,32,34,65;indicates to Jervis the Government's wish that Nelson command the squadron in the Mediterranean,i. 321, 322;selects Sir Hyde Parker for Baltic command,ii.67.St. George, Mrs.,description of Lady Hamilton,i. 380, 382;account of meeting with Nelson and the Hamiltons at Dresden in 1800,ii.43-45;remarks likeness of Nelson to the Russian Marshal Suwarrow,43."St. George," British ship-of-the-line,Nelson's flagship in the Baltic expedition,ii.65;Nelson quits, for the "Elephant," for the Battle of Copenhagen,78.St. Vincent, Battle of Cape,i. 268-277.St. Vincent, Earl.SeeJervis.Stewart, Lieutenant-Colonel,accompanies the Baltic expedition on board Nelson's flagship,ii.65;narrative of the expedition, and anecdotes of Nelson by, quoted,65,79,82-84,89-91,94-96,101,113,115.Stuart, General,in command of the British troops at the siege of Calvi,i. 134, 136-146;apparent friction between Lord Hood and, 142-145;Nelson's high opinion of, 140, 143.Suckling, Catherine, maiden name of Nelson's mother,i. 4.Suckling, Captain Maurice,Nelson's maternal uncle,i. 5;receives Nelson on board his ship the "Raisonnable," on entering the navy, 6;care for Nelson during his early years, 9-16;made Comptroller of the Navy, 15;procures Nelson's promotion to lieutenant, 16;death of, 21;Nelson's care, when wounded at Teneriffe, to save the sword of, 303;successful naval engagement of, on the date of Trafalgar, and expectation formed therefrom by Nelson,ii.368.Suckling, William, Nelson's maternal uncle,Nelson appeals to, for aid to marry,i. 43, 69, 70;makes an allowance to Nelson, 70;letters of Nelson to, 43, 69, 133.Suwarrow, Russian marshal,commands the combined Russian and Austrian troops in Italian campaign of 1799,i. 416,ii.2,6,15;personal resemblance of Nelson to,ii.43,112.Sweden,joins Russia, Denmark, and Prussia in the Armed Neutrality of 1800,ii.60-63.Syracuse,Nelson refreshes his squadron in, before the Battle of the Nile,i. 340-342;Nelson's opinion of, as a base for his operations after the battle, 368, 369;insecurity of, with headquarters at Palermo, 414;Nelson ordered by Keith to make his headquarters at,ii.30."TÉMÉRAIRE," British ship-of-the-line,Nelson's supporter at Trafalgar,ii.378,391.Teneriffe, Nelson's expedition against,i. 296-306.Tetuan,Nelson's visits to, for water and fresh provisions,ii.292-294,314,315;sends a detachment to, before Trafalgar,360."Theseus," British ship-of-the-line,Nelson's flagship before Cadiz and at Teneriffe,i. 289-291, 300, 304.Thomson,name under which Nelson speaks of himself in his correspondence with Lady Hamilton,ii.149,and borne by his daughter prior to his own death,366.Toulon,delivered by its inhabitants to Lord Hood,i. 106, 107;retaken by the French, 117;Nelson reconnoitres, 198, 217;Jervis's efficient blockade of, 230, 242;Nelson's method of watching,ii.197-199,202,211-217.Trafalgar, Battle of,general plan of action, as originally conceived,ii.343-346;discussed,347-349;contrasted with the tactics of the battle as fought,350-352;anecdote concerning its conception,352;narrative of,363-397.Trench, Mrs.SeeSt. George.Tripoli,maintains formal war with Naples and Portugal, for the purposes of piracy,i. 409,ii.7;Nelson's diplomatic difficulties with,i. 409, 410.Troubridge, Sir Thomas,