These documents were selected by Rear-Admiral Thursfield for the light they throw on life afloat in the Navy of the Napoleonic era rather than for their contribution to the history of the operations in which their authors took part. They comprise four ‘Journals’, based mainly on dairies kept at the time and written up at a later date for enjoyment by the author’s friends and family. The fifth document is not a journal at all, but the Order Book of a frigate captain. In addition, eleven letters are included written by men from the lower deck. Each journal is headed by an Introduction which puts it in its historical context.
The journal of the Rev Edward Mangin is a lively record of life aboard a 74-gun battleship in 1812 written by a clergyman who was deeply shocked by the events and deaths he witnessed. Four of the paintings he made on the Gloucester are reproduced. Peter Cullen’s journal covers the period 1789-1802, starting from the time he joined the Navy as an assistant surgeon. He gives a long account of the mutiny at the Nore and was present at Nelson’s battle at Copenhagen.
Robert Wilson was a pressed man, an able seaman promoted to be signalman on the smart frigate Unité from 1805 to 1809. His journal is packed with details of the many varied duties she undertook in the Mediterranean in the post-Trafalgar period and how these affected her officers and crew. Charles Abbot was a midshipman on the Alceste when she carried Lord Amherst to China as ambassador in 1816, and sank off Borneo on her return voyage.
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INDEX
Officers’ names are listed under OFFICERS, Place-names under PL A CES and
SHIPS’ names under SHIPS.)
ACCIDENTS, 15, 26, 55, 100, 117, 135,
148-59, 178, 187, 201, 208, 210,
240
Actions:
Capture of French fort, 174
Champion with French Anacreon,
100
Cyane and Espoir with French
gunboats, 264
Unite with Venetian gunboats,
155. 207
Unite’s boats with French privateer,
158
Unite’s capture of Venetian Ronco,
225
Unites capture of two Venetian
brigs, 239
Adair, Mr. (Ambassador), 219
Amherst, Lord, 280, 288, 307, 308
Visit to Bonaparte, 323
Anchor, Method of weighing, 185,
251
Mooring, 256
BUONAPARTE, Napoleon, 107, 323
His bulletins, 107
CHRISTENING, 14, 30
Commission read, 14, 191
Copenhagen:
ist Battle, 1801, 109, no
2nd Battle, 1809, 367
Corunna, Battle of, 22
Crossing the Line. See Equator
Cullen, Dr. William, 45, 46, 103
DESERTERS, 129, 134, 136, 138, 141,
147, 167, 172, 181, 186, 197, 215
Discipline, 144, 145, 156, 173, 175,
256
Flogging, 153, 163, 167, 181,
189, 194, 256
Other punishment, 151, 152, 153,
154, 158, 171, 173, 185, 193
Dress, Seamen’s, 178, 181, 219, 237,
364
‘Banyans’, 177
‘Greygoes’, 160
Duel, 71
Dundas, Rt. Hon. William, 6
EMPEROR of Russia (Paul), in
Entertainments:
At Elsineur, 93
On board Gloucester, 18
Onboard Unite, 140, 177, 187
Equator, ‘Crossing the Line’, 69, 70
281
Etiquette, Naval, 21
Examinations for Surgeon, 48, 49, 68
FLAG of Truce, 145, 173, 185, 236
268
French Fleet, in Mediterranean
1807-8, 210, 213, 221
GLORIOUS ist June, 77, 117
Goodwin Sands, 38
HOPE, George Johnstone, 6
Hospital, Naval, 55
Gibraltar, 142
Port Royal, 71
Sheerness, 88, 114
KING George III, 65
King of Sweden, in
King William IV, 51, 60, 63
Kinsale, Lord, 62, 64
LEOPOLD, Prince (Sicilian), 263
Lowe, Sir Hudson, 323
MCDONALD, Flora, 45
Mealtimes, 254
392 INDEX
Medical Branch of Navy, 54
Melville, First Lord, 6, 54
Mutiny at the Nore, 83
in the Culloden, 352
NAPPER TANDY, Irish rebel, 100
OFFICERS:
Naval, British:
Abbot, Charles, 280, 325
Allan, —, 99
Anderoff, 148, 158, 169, 176, 191,
197, 220, 221, 236
Baikie, J., 7, 14, 23, 377
Baird, Dr., 114
Balderstone, C., 373, 374
Ball, A., 240, 272
Becket, —, 151-222, passim
Bedford, W., 354
Bennet, —,37
Bennett, The Hon. J., 77, 377
Bird wood, —, 53, 60
Blair, C., 325, 377
Blankett, J., 78
Bligh, Rodney, 352, 353
Bogue, W. E., 355
Bowen, J., 4, 377
Boxer, E., 144, 377
Brenton, Sir Jahleel, 4, 273, 377
Bridport, Lord, 354
Brown, W., 118, 378
Bryan, Dr., 144, 201
Buckner, C., 83, 88, 378
Campbell, Alexander, 144, 150,
151, 161, 189, 192, 378
Campbell, George, 144, 158, 159,
189, 208, 241, 378
Campbell Patrick, 128, 143-243,
passim, 378
Carpenter, J., 97, 378
Castle, G., 7, 15
Clarence, Duke of (Prince Wm.
Henry), 51, 60, 63
Clavell, J., 170, 173, 174, 183,
194, 200, 202, 204, 378
Cochrane, Dr., 48
Cochrane, Lord, 211, 379
Coffin, Sir Isaac, 114, 115, 118,
379
Collier, —, 60
Collingwood, Lord, 134,137, 139, I45, 194, 212-15, 221, 364
Colpoys, J., 68, 69, 70, 71, 74,
75. 353, 379
Cornwallis, W., 354
Cosby, P., 64
Crabb, J. W., 144, 150, 152, 161,
173, 191, 216, 221, 379
Cranstoun, Lord, 354
Creswell, —,37
Cumby, W. P., 330
Cunningham, C., 87, 90, 379
Curry, R., 97
Dacres, 373
Daly, C. F., 26, 379
Davy, —, 71, 72
Delanoe, G. A., 87, 379
Dickson, W., 107, 379
Dixon, Manley, 78, 79, 80, 84,
88, 90, 379
Domett, William, 6, 354
Donegal, Marquis of, 61
Donelly, Ross, 77, 380
Douglas, P. H., 143, 380
Down, E. A., 166
Dredge, —, 134,138,148,150,155
Invalided, 166, 190
Drew, J., 50, 53, 55, 380
Drury, W. O’B., 53, 55, 56, 58,
59, 61, 62, 65, 68, 380
Duckworth, J., 69, 380
Duff, G., 69, 380
Duncan, Hon. H., 212, 380
Duncan, Lord, 82, 83, 90,96,105,
356, 380
Durban, W., 146, 166, 170, 183,
380
Duval, F., 190, 191, 192, 193,
194, 2l6, 221, 222, 242, 380
Dwyer, M., 138, 144, 381
Eden, H., 325, 381
Elder, Dr., 29
Elphinstone, K. (Lord Keith), 86,
87, 88, 354, 381
Fancourt, R., 104, 105, 381
Fane, F. W., 142, 381
Fellows, E., 91, 95
Fisher, Dr., 47, 50, 52, 53, 55,
60, 65
Foote, E. J., 90, 354, 381
Ford, J., 71, 381
Frazer, A., 81, 381
Fremantle, T. F., 112, 381
Fuller, J., 92, 99, 382
Gardner, A. (ist Lord Gardner),
69, 7 1 * 80, 354, 382
INDEX 393
Gardner, A. (2nd Lord Gardner),
69, 382
Godfrey, —, 60
Gordon, J. A., 18, 382
Gordon, J. E., 37, 382
Graves, Lord, 354, 382
Grey, Hon. Sir George, 118, 382
Grice, Lieut. Marines, dismissed
Service for duelling, 72
Grierson, James, 6, 7, 14, 23, 34,
383
Hall, Basil, 267, 280, 382
Hamond, Sir Andrew, 92, 99, 383
Hamond, G. E., 92, 93, 95, 97,
98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 118,
383
Harford, —, 38, 39
Hargood, W., 73, 383
Hawkins, —, 60
Hay, G. H., 325
Hervie, —, 197
Hickman, J. C., 325, 383
Hoare, E. W., 60, 383
Hoare, M., 53, 59, 60
Honey, G. J., 205, 383
Hood, Lord, 67
Hope, C., 325, 383
Hope, H., 160, 383
Hoppner, H., 325, 383
Hoste, W., 136, 137, 238, 258,
383
Howe, Lord, 77, 106, 117, 354
Humphreys, S. P., 197, 384
Hunter, R., 6, 7, 18, 23, 34, 37,
384
Hutt, J., 69, 384
Inglis, J., 76
Inman, H., 90, 91, 99, 384
John, W., 118
Johnston, H., 315, 384
Jones, John, 7, 24, 34
Keith, Admiral Lord. See
Elphinstone
Laforey, J., 53, 70, 384
Lawless, P., 367
Lethbridge, —, 159, 190
Lind, Dr., 73
Litchfield, —,157
Lobb, W. G., 118, 384
Lukin, —, 80
Lutwidge, S., 88, 384
McDougal, J., 144, 162, 163,
173, 191, 241
Mclntyre, P., 15, 24, 34, 36
Malcolm, P., 322, 385
Mant, Dr., 137-93, passim
Martin, G., 262, 272
Martin, W., 325, 385
Master, J., 4, 385
Maxwell, Murray, 263, 268, 280,
325. 385
Mills, —, 274
Milne, —, 173, 174, 176
Mitchell, A., 101, 385
Molloy, —, 355
Montague, G., 69, 385
Moore, G., 38, 385
Mosse, J. R., 83, 88
Murray, Dr., 87, 91, 117
Murray, G., 69, 386
Murray, Hon. John, 373
Napier, C., 84, 99
Neill, J., 7, 14, 25, 33, 34, 386
Nelson, Lord, 104, 105, 108, 109,
no, in, 112, 133, 134, 361
Funeral, 364
Nicholls, —,354
Nieven, —, 84
Odell, Dr., 88
Ogle, Sir Charles, 128-43, passim,
386
Oliver, R. D., 37, 38, 39, 60,
386
Onslow, R., 82, 95, 386
Orde, Sir John 353
Otway, R. W., 369
Paget, J., 144, 386
Pakenham, Hon. T., 354
Palmer, Edmund, 157, 386
Palmer, Edward, 164, 386
Palmer, Nisbet, 232, 237, 260,
386
Parker, Sir Hyde, 109, no, 386
Parker, Sir Peter (3rd Bart.),
149, 164, 197, 387
Paterson, Dr., 29
Payton, —, 189, 192
Pell, W. V., 367
Pellew, Sir Edward (Lord Exmouth),
107, 387
Pengelly, J., 75, 387
Pettigrew, Dr., 48
Piercy, Dr., 65
Plampin, R., 322, 387
Pollard, C., 37, 387
Popham, Sir Home, 369
Prideaux, —, 76
Purvis, J. B., 232, 387
394 INDEX
Rich, Sir Thomas, 69, 387
Richie, —, 47
Rowley, B. S., 71, 387
St. Vincent, Earl, 15, 64, 164,
105, 106, 114, 115
Scriven, J. B., 37, 387
Seccombe, T., 208, 387
Death of, 217
Seymour, Lord, 353
Sibbald, Dr., 73
Sims, S., 173, 203
Sinclair, P., 69, 387
Smith, Dr., 103
Smith, Sir Sidney, 138, 388
Staines, T., 264, 266, 268, 388
Stopford, Hon. M., 325, 388
Strachan, Sir Richard, 361, 368
Sykes, Jos., 325, 388
Taylor, B. W., 211, 230, 388
Totty, T., 106, 388
Trollope, Sir Henry, 81, 388
Trotter, Dr., 80
Turner, C., 56, 60
Usher, Sir Thomas, 59, 60, 388
Vallick, —, 53, 60
Valobra, J., 273
Vandeleur, —, 59, 60
Vincent, A. A., 138, 388
Walker, H., 7, 24, 26, 28, 34
Wallace, Sir Jas., 69, 388
Waller, W., 38, 388
Walsh, —, 60
Warburton, —, 60
Warren, Sir J. B., 106, 107, 389
Watson, —, 143-241, passim
Weekes, W. B., 7, 23, 26, 27, 389
Weller, J. H., 119
West, J., 148, 149, 161, 183, 205,
208, 217, 218
White, Dr., 117, 118
William Henry, Prince, Duke of
Clarence, William IV, 51, 60,
?3
Williams, R., 5, 7, 14, 15, 17, 18,
27, 32, 33, 36, 39, 389
Williams, Sir Thomas, 18, 389
Wilson, J. (ist Lieutenant of the
Uniti), 128-255, passim, 389
Wilson, — (Lieutenant of the
Espion, 1796), 82
Wilson, — (Lieutenant of the
Weazle, 1807), 180
Wingate, Dr., 45, 55, 82, 102
Young, W., 19, 33, 389
Army, British:
Abercrombie, General Sir Ralph,
101
Berniere, Colonel Henry de, 38
Bruce, General, 71
Caillaud, General, 32, 33
Cathcart, Hon. Colonel, 292
Delaney, General, 56
Duke of York, 101
Garth, General, 71
Grey, General Sir Charles (afterwards
Lord Grey), 85
Moore, Maj .-Gen. Sir John, 22,38
Pitt, General, 64
Foreign:
Blackman, Captain (French),
100, 101
Brune, General (French), 102
Dumanoir, Rear-Admiral
(French), 361
Grieg, Admiral (Russian), 141,
146
Nielly, Rear-Admiral (French),
352
Rochambeau, General (French),
?i
Storey, Admiral (Dutch), 101
Suffren, Admiral (French), 79
Villaret Joyeuse, Admiral, 77
Orange, Prince Frederick of, 96,
102
Organization of ships’ companies,
243
Owen, Archdeacon John, 4
PAINTING ship, 172, 179, 186, 202,
216, 234, 263
Parker, R. (Mutineer), 85, 86, 87, 88,
89
Pay, 19, 54> IJ 7
Peace of Amiens, 114
Franco – Russian Treaty, 1807
(Tilsit), 197
Pembroke, Earl of, 1807, 201
Percival, Spencer, 32
Pitcher’s Yard, Northfleet, 16
Pitt, Wm., 64
PLACE-NAMES:
(Note. Those distinguished with
an * are shown on the map facing
page 147.)
Agulhas, Cape, 321
Algiers, 138, 140
INDEX 395
Amsterdam Island, 289
Anambus Islands, 294
Ancona,* 154, 158, 159, 165,
179, 189, 203, 211, 218
Anjere, 290
Arbora, 172
Ascension, 323
Audierne, 107
Baia, 264, 268
Banka, Strait of, 293, 294
Batavia, 292, 293, 317
Belle Isle, 106, 107
Bisila, 216
Bocca Tigris, 303, 304
Boulogne, 38
Brest, 105
Brindisi, 222, 242
Cadiz, 145, 371, 372
Calabria,* 205, 217, 261
Camvere, 369
Cape of Good Hope, 287
Cape Town, 285, 286
Capodistria,* 185, 190
Capri,* 259
Surrender of, 260, 261, 264
Carthagena, 142
Castellemare, 268
Cattaro,* 197, 211, 216
Cazza, 234
Cecoene, 189
Cephalonia,* 209, 273
Cerigo (island), 273, 274
Cheaton Bay, 300
Chiozza,* 146, 147, 179, 180,
181, 183, 184, 190, 194, 195,
196, 198
Circeo,* Cape, 260
Clear, Cape, 353
Colone,* Cape, 230
Comeso Bay (Lissa), 234, 235,
236
Constantinople, 139, 140, 141,
194
Copenhagen, 366
Corfu,* 141-234, passim
Curzola, 234
Cuxhaven, 96, 99
Deal, 38, 39
Desertas, 280, 281
Dover, 364
Downs, 364, 368
Durazzo,* 241
Cutting out raid, 241
Elba,* 60
Elsineur, 109
Entertainment at, 93
Eufemia. See St. Eufemia
False Bay, 287, 322
Fano,* 204-40, passim
Finisterre, Cape, 361
Fiume,* 167, 171, 177, 186
Fiumefreddo, 261
Flushing, 19, 28, 369
Formosa, 296, 303
Fort Annanoy, 304
Frio, Cape, 281
Funchal, 280
Gallipoli, 139, 141
Caspar, island, straits of, 306
Gibraltar, 134, 135, 138, 142,
360
Grado, 178, 194, 198, 199, 226
Hayti (insurrection), 73
Hollesly Bay, 26
Hong-Kong, 295
Ischia,* 264, 266, 270, 271, 272
Java Head, 290
Kia-tcheou, island, 297
Korea, 297, 301
Krakatoa, island, 290
Ladrones, 295
Lerwick, 81, 102
Lieu-tchoo, 301
Lima, 295
Lisbon, 133, 136
Lissa,* 153, 217, 220, 230, 234,
235* 237
Lizard, 353
Lussin,* 170-229, passim
Luzon, 305
Macao, 305
Macclesfield Shoal, 295
Madeira, 280, 281
Malamoko, 184
Malta,* 141, 145, 213, 232
Christmas at, 213
Refit at, 214
Church of St. John’s, 214
Leave to Unites ship’s
company at, 240
Manfredonia,* 216, 230
Manilla, 305, 306
Margo,* 147-219, passim
Maritime,* 262, 273
Marmote Bay, 265
Merara, 205, 206, 209, 224
Messina,* 259, 262, 272
Miatau Islands, 298
396 INDEX
Middleburg, 369
Middle Island (Pulo Leat), 307
Milazzo,* 260, 261, 262, 272
Miseno, Cape, 268
Modoni, 273
Mytilene, Island of, 274
Naples,* 242, 267, 268, 270
Nore, 15, 17, 18, 368
Mutiny at, 83
Northfleet 16, 368
Orkney Islands, 81
Ortegal, Cape, 361
Otranto,* 210, 211, 230
Palermo,* 222, 262, 263
Parenso, 219
Paulo (Pola *), 219, 224, 226, 229
Payo, 223
Peiho, River, 298, 299
Pelagosa,* 217, 230
Piran, 163, 202
Plymouth, 355
Policastro,* 260, 261, 263
Porno,* 217, 220, 236
Ponza,* 262
Port Olive, 274
Porto Santo, 280
Port Royal, Jamaica, 376
Portsmouth, 324
Premuda, 218
Procida,* 265, 266, 271, 272
Pulo Bessee, island, 290
Pulo Sapata, 295
Ragusa,* 211, 212, 216
Rio de Janeiro, 281, 282, 283
Rochefort, 361
Rovigno,* 149, 181, 185, 190,
199, 218
St. Andre, 217, 220, 230
St. Eufemia,* 260
St. Helena, 322
St. Mary’s, Cape, 143, 205, 208,
212
St. Paul, island, 289
St. Peter de Nimbo, 173, 174,
217
Salvore,* Cape, 150, 151, 159,
163, 180, 193, 194, 228
Sansego,* 189, 203, 217, 219,
229
Sapienza,* 273
Sasseno,* 206, 210, 216, 220,
223, 234
Scio, 274
Scylla, 271
Sheerness, 15-18, 115, 118
Shetland Islands, 81, 102
Sifante, 274
Simons Bay, 287, 322
Simonstown, 287
Smyrna, 275
Spartivento,* Cape, 207
Spithead, 357, 360
Staunton’s Island, 297
Stilo,* 230
Stromboli,* 263
Stromness, 81
Sunda, Straits of, 290
Susa, 259
Syracuse,* 208, 212, 213, 221,
222
Table Bay, 285, 286
Taranto,* 221
Tetuan, 143
Texel, 26, 28, 83, 90, 101
Thwart-the-Way, island, 290
Tigris, Bocca, 295
Torbay, 356, 357
Tremitti,* 146, 159, 211
Trieste,* 150, 161, 172, 176, 196,
199, 219, 228
Tristan da Cunha, 284, 285, 322
Ushant, 104
Valona,* 205, 206, 210, 216,
234
Venice,* 146, 147, 178-9, 181,
191, 212
Vigo, 361
Walcheren, 369
Whampoo, 305
Woolwich, 368
Zante,* 209, 273
Zara,* 172, 175, 181, 217, 238,
239
Portsmouth, Lord, 91
Prize money, payments of, 141, 153,
158, 168, 179, 186, 202, 215, 217,
222, 272
QUARTERS, Evening, 253
Queen of Portugal, 284
ROBINSON, Hon. Francis John, 6
Royal salute, 57, 63
Russian squadron in Adriatic, 146-
228, passim
INDEX 397
SAIL, Making sail, 252, 255
Shortening sail, 256
St. Vincent, Battle of, 15
Sheerness Dockyard, 15, 17, 18, 115,
118
SHIPS:
British Men-of-War:
Achille, 77, 361
Active, 18, 209, 210, 211, 212,
215, 222
Adelphi, rocket ship, 270
Africa, 364
Africaine, 202, 367
Agamemnon, 104, 105, 108, 112,
367
Ajax, 134, 135, 142, 143, 169
Alacrity, 232, 237, 259, 261, 262,
263, 271, 272, 273
Alarm, 91
Alceste, (formerly La Minerve),
262-72, passim, 280—325, passim
Wrecked*, 306
Burnt, 310
Alexander, 352, 353
Alligator, 64
Amazon, 102
Ambuscade, 146, 164, 165, 166,
168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 176,
181, 183, 184, 189, 190, 192,
193, 222, 259, 260
America, 78
Amphion, 134, 136, 137, 236,
238, 258
Anacreon, 100
Ancasta, 143
Andromeda, 99
Apollo, 95, 137, 221
Aquilon (Venetian), 182
Ardent, 86
Astrea, 367
Aurora (Sicilian), 270
Bar ham, 26
Beagle, 137, 138
Beaver, 136
Bellerophon, 26, 354
Bellona, 361
Bittern, 165, 166, 167
Blanche, 133
Brunswick, 367
Cambrian, 367
Canada, 352, 353
Canopus, 213, 215, 221, 262,
270
Captain, 367
Centaur, 367
Centurion, 70
Cephalus, 211
Cm?s, 129
Cer/, 376
Champion, 99, 100, 101, 131
Chatham, 6, 38
Chiffonne, 134
Christian Vllth, 26
Circe, 81
C/y<fe, 87, 90
Confounder, 272
Conqueror, 322, 323
Courageux, 360, 361
Culloden, 69, 354, 355
Curlew, 81, 82
C;yaw£, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268,
270
Z)a^, 160-206, passim
Defiance, 26
Delight, 207
Loss of, 232
(ex Friedland), 232, 233
Dictator, 5, 7, 8, 14
Discovery, 86,
Dreadnought, 8, 19, 21, 138
Duke, 69, 72
Ec/f0, 78, 92, 97, 98, 99
Endymion, 134
Enterprise, 129
Espion (ex L’Atalante), 78, 79,
88, 89, 90, 91
Espoir. (See L’Espoir).
Eurydice, 322
Expedition, 76
Falmouth, 322
Fame, 65
Formidable, 221
Fortune, 61, 80
Franchise, 373, 374, 376
Fwyy, 78
Glatton, 81, 208, 209, 210, 217
Gloucester, 5-37, passim
Dimensions of, 15
Goliath, 367
Gorgon, 117
Halcyon, 259
Hannibal, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72,
73
Hector, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73
Helena, 76
Herald, 205, 206, 209, 210, 212.
221
INDEX
Hercule, 366, 367
Hero, 361
Heroine, 69
Hibernia, 262
Hind, 142
Hirondelle, 208
Hydra, 135, 138, 145
Hyona, 73
Hyperion, 330
Imperieuse, 211, 212, 215
Implacable, 361
Impregnable, 19
Inflexible, 367
Iphigenia, 69, 70
/sis, in
James, 64
Julia, 322
Kennedy, 362
Ttfrng George, 82
/ftte, 8 1, 82
Lancaster, 89
Lar&, 99
Leander, 205
Leonidas, 259
Leopard, 89, 197, 198
L’Espoir, 145, 146, 147, 148,
149, 153, 156, 157, 159, 161,
162, 163, 164, 165, 263, 264,
265, 270, 271
Leviathan, 353
Leyden, 367
Lion, 90
Ltt^Jy, 143
London, 353, 355, 356, 357
Lowestoff, 64
Lutine, 100
, 107, 112
Z/yra, 280, 281, 285, 295, 300,
305
Maida, 367
Malta, 213, 215, 221
Martin, 82
Melampus, 197
Melpomene, 79-201, passim
Mercury, So, 260
Meteor, 215
Minotaur, 138, 367
Minstrel, 216-58, passim
Monarch, 69, in,
Montague, 77, 78, 81, 213, 215
Moselle, 133, 134, 137
Namur, 19, 361
Nautilus, 134, 142, 164
Nemesis, 136
Neptune, 135, 363
Newcastle, 322
M^r, 79, 90, 354
Northumberland, 77
Ocean, 213, 215, 221, 364
Orestes, 79
Orion, 69, 137, 192
Orlando, 295
Orquixo, 373
Pegasus, 81, 374
Penelope, 71
Perseus, 61
Philomel, 231, 262
Phoenix, 136, 360, 361
P*?w*, 373
Plantagenet, 136
Podargus, 322
Polyphemus, 142, 364
Pomone, 133, 136
Pompei, 138, 367
Porcupine, 201, 211, 212, 215,
261
Prince, 134, 365
Prince of Wales, 367
Powerful, 357
Qw^w, 69, 354
Queen Charlotte, 77, 117, 324
Racehorse, 213
Rattlesnake, 69, 70
Regulus, 355
Renommd, 131, 138
Renown, 261
Repulse, 86, 215
Revolutionaire, 136
Romney, 115
Rosamond, 367
George, 354
Sovereign, 221, 352, 354,
357
Royal William, 354
#w&y, 78, 367
S/. Fiorenza, 79, 86
Sandwich, 83, 84, 87, 88, 89
Saracen, 234
Saturn, 106
Scipio, 50
Scow*, 133, 137
Seahorse, 213, 258, 259
Semiramis, 285
Serapis, 86
Shannon, Si
Shark, 373
Spartan, 270, 273, 274
Spartiate, 270
INDEX 399
> 323
Spider, 61
spy,. 131
Squirrel, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55, 61,
63, 64, 67, 68, 352
Standard, 86, 212, 215, 223, 231,
234, 240
Stately, 78
Staunch, 133
Stirling Castle, 4, 5, 15
Swallow, 61
Swiftsure, 78
Temeraire, 134, 362, 365
Thames, 211, 215, 216, 217, 219,
223, 230, 234, 240
Thunder, 368, 371
T^T*, 134, 135, 137, 142, 143
Trident, 258, 259
Trusty, 53, 55, 70
Uniti, 128-276, passim
Valiant, 36, 37, 39, 367
Venerable, 353
Veteran, 83, 90, 95
Fic/ory, 134, 358, 359, 360, 363,
364
Viper, 75
Ft7/£ <fe Paris, 104, 106
Virginie, 24
Volage, 265, 268, 270
Warrior, 266, 270
W£a*/e, 147-215, passim
Wizard, 157, 232
Zealand, 129
British, others:
Alexander (transport), 177, 178
Amelia (privateer), 224, 226, 227
Britannia (East Indiaman), 137
Caesar (hired ship), 354, 361
Fire in afterhold, 321
Arrival at Spithead, 324
Discovery (East Indiaman), 295,
300
General Hewitt (East Indiaman),
280, 300
Hamilton (packet), 376
Investigator (East Indiaman),
295, 3oo
Nancy| (transport), 138
Royalist (transport), 134
Success (privateer), 224, 226,
227, 228, 229, 231, 266, 270
Ternate (East Indiaman), 316
Walsingham (packet), 134
Woolwich (tender), 129
Foreign Men-of-War:
Abramo (prize), 172
Alert (Danish), 367
Bis (Danish), 367
Buonaparte (French), 82
Buta (Danish), 367
Ceres (Sicilian), 270
Christian *jth (Danish), 367
Commerce de Marseilles (French),
353, 355
Crown Prince Frederick (Danish),
367
Crown Prs. Marie (Danish), 367
Damphir (Danish), 367
Denmark (Danish), 367
Desivie (French), 160
Deternarsken (Danish), 367
Diligente (Sicilian), 271
Duguay Trouin (French), 360
Edgerin (Danish), 367
Elvin (Danish), 367
Eolo (Imperial), 219, 220, 226
Felicit6 (French), 70
Fillia (Danish), 367
Firme (French), 70
Formidable (French), 361
Frederice (Danish), 367
Frederick (Danish), 367
Friedland (French), 222, 232,
233
Fuin (Danish), 367
G6n6reux (French), 205
Hans Fruin (Danish), 367
Heir Apperaite (Danish), 367
Herwen (Danish), 367
Holstress (Danish), in
Hulyar (Danish), 367
L’Achille (French), 77, 365
L’Amerique (French), 77
La Minerve (French), 270
La Montagne (French), 77
La Stella di Buonaparte (French),
220, 221, 222
L’Atalante (French), 78. See
L’Espion
La Topaze (French), 133, 134,
136
Le Brave (French privateer), 158
159, 164
Le Juste (French), 77
Letter Belt (Danish), 367
Lettie Thomas (Danish), 367
Le Vengeur (French), 77, 78
L’lmpeteux (French), 77
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Maden (Danish), 367
Mars (Danish), 367
Minerve (Sicilian), 270
Montblanc (French), 361
Neptune (Danish), 367
Nerge (Danish), 367
Neyfren (Danish), 367
Nicol Elvin (Danish), 367
Oden (Danish), 367
Pearl (Danish), 367
Princess Caroles (Danish), 367
Princess Sophia (Danish), 367
Queen (Portuguese), 135
Redoutable (French), 365
Ronco (Venetian), 225, 226, 229,
230, 232, 242, 259, 260
St. Jago (Brazilian), 137
Sanspareil (French), 77
Scipion (French), 361
Serpe (Danish), 367
Skiold (Danish), 367
Taderisker (Danish), 367
Tartar (Sicilian), 270
Theresia (prize), 222
Three Crowns (Danish), 367
Try ton (Danish), 367
Venus (Danish), 367
Venus (Sicilian), 270
Waldemear (Danish), 367
Signalman’s duties, 130
Somerset House, 92
Staunton, Sir George, 295
THIEF’S Cat, 189
Tomkison, Thos., 128, 232
Trafalgar, Battle of, 134
VANSITTART, Nicholas, 32, 33
Venetian Squadron in Adriatic,
146-98, passim
Strength of, 195
Written challenge sent to, 195
Volunteers, 63
WALPOLE, Lord, 6
West Indies (Gardner’s Fleet in), 70-3
Women on board, 14, 19, 131, 163,
168, 186
YORK, Sir Joseph, 6
Henry Thursfield was born in 1882, the son of Sir James Thursfield (1840-1923), naval historian and
journalist for The Times, and first editor of The Times Literary Supplement. He entered the Royal
navy and left it in 1932. He wrote extensively on naval matters, was editor of Brassey͛s Annual
between 1936 and 1963, and was a naval correspondent of The Times, like his father before him
between 1936 and 1952. He died in 1963.
His publications include
Epic Deeds of the Navy (Hutchinson, 1941).
The Navies of the United States and Japan (Rolls Royce, 1941).
Action Stations. The Royal Navy at War (Black, 1942).
Five Naval Journals (Navy Records Society, 1951).
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