For over a century the massive seven-volume Dispatches and Letters of Vice-Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson published by Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas in 1846 was taken to be almost complete, and formed the essential background to most Nelson biographies. However, although Nicolas had sourced his text from original documents, this had not been possible in every case. For example, he had not been able to access Nelson’s letters to his wife and had been compelled to rely on the versions given by Clarke and McArthur in their Life and Services of Admiral Lord Nelson, despite suspecting, rightly, that these were often inaccurate.
Fortunately the originals, many of which Lady Nelson had withheld from Clarke and McArthur in the first place, were discovered in the Twentieth Century and were published for the first time in this volume which has subsequently become essential reading for Nelson scholars.
These letters from Nelson to his wife divide naturally into three periods afloat. Some thirty letters are written from the Boreas in the West Indies, mostly during his courtship of the ‘widow Nisbet’. Over one hundred and fifty were written from the Mediterranean during the years 1793 to 1797 and cover such events as the siege of Bastia, the victory off Cape St Vincent, and the failure off Santa Cruz. And there are some forty letters dealing with the Nile campaign and his time at the Neapolitan court.
Sixty-four letters from his wife to Lord Nelson give the other side of the picture.
To read the whole book please Become A Member.
INDEX An Index of SHIPS follows this general index. Officers have been given the rank they held at the time of their death. Alternative spellings of proper names are given in brackets. ABBOTT, Leumel Francis, portrait painter (d. 1803), 391, 429, 436, 439, 441, 444, 552 Acton, Sir John, prime minister of Naples (d. 1811): xx, 69, 91, 133, 134, 409, 468, 469, 474, 488, 497, 501; letters to, 502, 503-8; letters from, 509 Addison, Joseph, essayist (d. 1719), 138 Admiralty: 56, 59, 60, 72, 86, 179, 210, 320, 333, 387, 455, 511, 525, 578; letter to, 377 Albert, Prince of Naples (d. 1798), 479, 497 Alexandria, 384, 385, 398, 407, 412, 471 Alien, Thomas, Nelson’s servant (d. 1838), 381, 389, 424, 596 Allison, Lieutenant Wenman (d. 1795), 209, 214, 219, 233 Andrews, Captain George, 7, 37, 61, 100, 112, 132, 146, 184, 200, 209, 213, 221, 231, 232, 234, 285, 310, 370 Antigua, 16, 23, 26, 34 Aplin, Admiral Peter (d. 1817), 407 Archbald, Dr. Sholto (Archibald), 32, 41 Army: 103, 111, 112, 120, 207, 238, 306, 307, 342; 69th Regiment, 315; Grenadiers, 112 Athill, Anne, see Bickerton, Lady Augustus, Duke of Sussex (d. 1843), 560, 571 BAILEY, Mr. (Baily, Baillie, Bayley) of Nevis, 104, 190, 195, 212, 225, 230, 283, 292, 349, 357 Baldwin, George, Consul at Alexandria (d. 1826): letter to, 411 Ball, Rear-Admiral Sir Alexander John (d. 1809): 384, 397, 407, 416, 417, 420, 468, 471, 472, 475, 484, 497, 502, 504, 512; letter from, 498 Band of Brothers (Nelson’s captains, 1798), 272, 355,385,404,417,418 Banks, Sir Joseph, President of the Royal Society (d. 182p), 589 Banti, Brigitta Giogri, prima donna, 576 Barbadoes (Barbados), 17, 40, 56, 57 Barbarous Island, 31 Barham, Admiral Charles Middleton, Baron Barham (d. 1813): 230; letter from, 605 Basseterre, 49 Bastia: 70, 71, 102, 103, 106, 107, 109, 137, 145, 150, 154,155, 158, 305, 306, 338, 410; siege of, 155-60 Bath, xv, 97,187, 228, 258, 348, 360, 390,420, 480, 583, 587, 589, 595, 598, 604, 617 Battles: Loana, 201, 291, 335; Cape St. Vincent, 275, 315-16, 320, 351, 366, 455, 489; Santa Cruz, 278, 371-75; Nile, xv, 385, 399, 417, 448, 449, 450, 464, 487, 489, 556, 560, 586; Copenhagen, 565, 584, 585, 588; Trafalgar, 605 Baynes, Lieutenant Royal Artillery, 373 Beaulieu, General Jean Pierre, Baron de Beaulieu, in the Austrian army, 1796 (d. 1819), 279, 287, 288, 293, 334 Beckford, William, writer (d. 1844), 559, 561 Beechey, Sir William, painter (d. 1839), 476, 552 Berry, Rear-Admiral Sir Edward (d. 1831), 273, 276, 277, 279, 280, 281, 291, 293, 298, 309, 314, 316, 318, 320, 322, 360, 367, 379, 381, 386, 394, 403, 408, 409, 432, 437, 454, 459, 474, 475, 477, 490, 494, 520 Berry, Lady (Miss Louisa Forster of Norwich), 386, 436, 437, 438, 440, 441, 442, 443, 549, 551, 606 Bickerton, Rear-Admiral Sir Richard (d. 1792), 38, 39, 41 Bickerton, Admiral Sir Richard (d. 1832), 366 Bickerton, Lady, wife of Admiral Sir Richard Bickerton (Miss Anne Athill), 39, 366, 367 Bland, Captain Loftus Otway, 407 Blanquet, Rear-Admiral Armand, commanded a French squadron at the battle of the Nile (d. 1826), 416 Bolton, Catherine, Nelson’s niece, wife of Sir William Bolton (d. 1857), 425, 433, 436, 604 Bolton, George, Nelson’s nephew (d. 1799), 448, 489, 491, 530, 532, 535, 543 Bolton, Mary Ann, daughter of the Rev. William Bolton, see Pierson, Mrs. Bolton, Mrs. (Susannah Nelson), Nelson’s elder sister (d. 1813): xvi, 78, 233, 359, 447, 492, 568, 608; letters to, 537, 600, 603; letters from, 447, 582, 587, 598, 599, 602, 605 Bolton, Susanna, Nelson’s niece (d. 1864): 432, 433, 436, 438, 533, 547; letter from, 604 Bolton, Thomas (married Nelson’s sister Susannah in 1780 (d. 1834) ): 51, 272, 276, 369, 393, 432, 433, 455, 486, 492, 529, 582, 599, 602; letters to, 63, 64, 65; letter from, 600 Bolton, Thomas (2nd Earl Nelson), Nelson’s nephew (d. 1835), 530 Bolton, Rev. William, of Hollesley, Suffolk, 431, 437, 448, 534, 582 Bolton, Captain Sir William (d. 1830), 66, 68, 98,120,182,201,322,328,426,564,602,603 Bonaparte, Napoleon (d. 1821), 70, 272, 386, 395, 398, 410, 416, 452, 463, 540 Boucher, Captain, neighbour of Lady Nelson’s, in Suffolk, 433, 440 Boulogne, 567, 591 Bowen, Captain Richard (d. 1797), 278, 372, 414,416,418 Brame, John William, Consul at Genoa, 241 Briarly, Alexander, Master of the Thalia: letters from, 516-19 Brighton, 562, 563, 573, 579, 582, 583 Bristol, 102, 349, 357, 362 Bridport, Samuel Hood, Baron Bridport, married Charlotte Nelson (d. 1868), 617 Bridport, Viscount (d. 1904), xviii British Museum, xv, xviii, 568, 597 621 622 INDEX Bromwich, Lieutenant Joseph, 4 Bronte, Duchy of, 476, 488, 489, 492, 493, 513, 514, 535, 537, 563, 575 Brueys, Vice-Admiral Francois Paul, French C.-in-C. at the battle of the Nile (d. 1798), 471 Bull-fighting, 84 Burke, John, Crown lawyer, Leeward Islands, 37, 43 Burney, Fanny (Madame d’Arblay), novelist (d. 1840), 14, 15 Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, xiii, 61, 63, 64, 65, 72, 95, 107, 123, 176, 269, 328, 532, 567, 593, 608 Burton, Sir Robert: letter from, 611 CADIZ, 82, 83, 321, 322, 324, 329, 382, 394 Cadogan, Mrs., Lady Hamilton’s mother (d. 1810), 496, 557, 561 Calder, Admiral Sir Robert (d. 1818), 338, 352, 444, 452, 547 Calvi: 71, 99, 114, 117, 159, 169, 171; siege of, 160-170 Campbell, John, Nelson’s secretary in 1798, 381, 392, 453 Campo Formio, Treaty of, 383 Cape St. Vincent: 82, 275, 313,315; Battle of, see Battles, Cape St. Vincent Capel, Admiral Sir Thomas (d. 1853), 386, 417, 452 Capraia, 303 Caracciolo, Captain Francesco, Neapolitan commander (d. 1799), 198, 473, 504, 507 Carlisle Bay, 25 . Case, Thomas, President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford (d. 1925), xvii Chamberlayne, Admiral Charles (d. 1810), 203, 225 Charlotte, Queen of England (d. 1818), 553, 571, 576 Charlotte, Queen of Naples (Maria Carolina) (d. 1814): 134, 385, 399, 461, 468, 469, 474, 475, 478, 495, 497, 501, 515, 557, 559; letters from, 463, 521 Charnock, John, author (d. 1807), xvii Chatham, Earl of, John Pitt, statesman (d. 1835), 66, 72, 320, 459 Chatham, 74 Chevalier, Nelson’s servant, 607 Circello, Marquis, Neapolitan ambassador in London: 512; letter to, 463 Clarence, Duke of, see William, Prince, later William IV Clarke, Rev. James Stanier, writer (d. 1834), xiv, xvii, xviii, xx, 12, 13, 15,182, 386, 616 Clifton, 360, 612, 615 Cockburn, Admiral Sir George (d. 1853), 252, 274, 310, 341, 427, 432, 450 Coffin, Admiral Sir Isaac (d. 1839), 386 Coke, Thomas (Mr. Cooke), of Holkham, 1st Earl of Leicester (d. 1842), 212, 322, 367, 370, 376, 425, 531 Collingwood, Vice-Admiral Baron Cuthbert (d. 1810), 11, 13, 14, 184, 221, 225, 315, 353, 396, 559, 563 Collingwood, Captain Wilfrid (d. 1787), 11, 14, 21, 33 Colquit, Rear-Admiral Samuel (d. 1847), 516, 518 Commissioners for taking care of sick and wounded seamen: letter to, 378; letter from, 377 Comyn, Rev. Stephen George, Nelson’s chaplain in the Vanguard, 601 Cook, Francis, seaman, 316 Cooper, Mr., father of a boy serving in the Vanguard, 389, 393, 422, 426, 427, 431, 437 Corfu, 482 Cornwallis, Admiral Sir William (d. 1819), 3, 62 Corsica, xv, 102, 104, 115, 189, 196, 303, 307, 338, 340, 344 Courts Martial, 60, 193, 238 Craig, Hardin, xxi, 618 Cranwich, Norfolk (Cranwick), 433, 537, 582, 587 Croker, John Wilson, secretary to the Admiralty (d. 1857), xv Cruikshank, William, surgeon (d. 1800), 376, 378 “Cub” (Lady Hamilton’s nickname for Josiah Nisbet after 1800), 579 Culverhouse, Captain John (d. 1809), 325, 362 Curtis, Admiral Sir Roger (d. 1816), 383, 406 DANES, 584 Darby, Vice-Admiral Henry d’esterre, 407, 408, 475, 497 D’Aubant, General Abraham, 106, 108, 152, 154, 158 Davison, Alexander, Nelson’s friend, a government agent (d. 1829): 3, 101, 453, 475, 489, 496, 528, 557, 564, 567, 576, 580, 581, 585, 596, 607, 608, 611; letter to, 586; letters from 573, 588 de Burgh, General John Thomas, Earl of Clanricarde (d. 1808), 279, 308, 343, 344 de Grasse, Comte, 98 Dent, Lieutenant Digby (d. 1798), 36, 39, 361 Desiade, island, 22 Despard, Colonel Edward Marcus (d. 1803), 3 de Vins, General Bernard: 182, 183, 215, 220, 223, 229, 232, 237, 240, 241, 251, 287; letters to, 245, 246, 247, 248; letter from, 249 Dickson, Rear-Admiral Sir Archibald, Bt. (d. 1803), 211, 346, 350, 533 Digby, Admiral the Hon. Robert (d. 1815), 4, 5, 6 Dominica, 37, 56 Dons, the, 83, 84, 302, 306, 317, 318, 323, 326, 328, 394 Drake, Francis, Minister at Genoa, 183, 216, 237,241,244,247,250,286 Drinkwater, Colonel John (d. 1844), 275, 276,279,313,331, 366, 547 Duckworth, Admiral Sir John (d. 1817), 470, 471,492,497, 517 Duncan, Admiral Viscount Adam (d. 1804), 358,451,457 Duncan, Lieutenant-Colonel John, 150, 342 Dundas, General Sir David (d. 1820), 70, 103, 105, 148, 151 Dundas, Henry, Viscount Melville, statesman (d. 1811), 386 INDEX 623 EAST INDIA COMPANY, 486, 493, 531, 536, 537 Eden, Sir Morton, Baron Henley, diplomat (d. 1830): letter to, 512 Edge, Captain, tenant of Round Wood, 390, 392, 424 Education of midshipmen, 76, 85, 188, 195, 295 Egalite, Monsieur, see Orleans, Philippe due d’Orleans Egypt, 383, 386, 408, 411, 513 Elgin, Thomas Bruce, Earl of Elgin (d. 1841), 565 Elliot, Admiral Sir George (d. 1863), 385 Elliot, Sir Gilbert, see Mintp, Earl of Elphinstone, Captain George, see Keith, Viscount English Harbour, 16, 23, 57 Eshelby, Thomas, naval surgeon, 332, 333, 378 Eton College, 515, 597 • FARMER, Captain George (d. 1779), 2, 52 Farrington, Joseph (d. 1821), 562 Fearney, William, seaman, 316 Ferdinand, King of Naples and Sicily (d. 1825): 69, 89, 90, 92, 132, 133, 134, 135, 297, 401, 410, 414, 417, 462, 468, 469, 472, 473, 474, 478, 487, 500, 507, 510, 511, 514, 559, 564; letters from, 150, 501, 503, 508 Foley, Admiral Sir Thomas (d. 1833), 385, 407, 542 Foote, Vice-Admiral Sir Edward James (d. 1833), 416, 508, 509 Francklyn, Mrs., Lady Nelson’s cousin, xvii, 617 Fremantle, Anne, xxi Fremantle, Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas (Freemantle) (d. 1819), 181, 200, 250, 274, 277, 278, 372, 381 Fremantle, Mrs. (Betsy Wynne) (d. 1857), xxi, 274, 278, 368 French soldiers, 111, 128, 207, 289 Fuller, Mr., farmer at Round Wood, 404, 430, 435 GAGE, Admiral Sir William Hall (d. 1864), 407 Gallo, Marzio Mastrille, Marquis de Gallo, Neapolitan diplomat, 414, 469 Gambier, Admiral Baron James (d. 1833), 384 Gardner, Admiral Baron Alan (d. 1809), 38, 40,59 Genoa, 124, 215, 227 George III, King of England (d. 1820), 115, 236, 253, 280, 380, 381, 496, 511, 553, 559, 560, 576, 581, 585 George IV, King of England (d. 1830), 253, 571, 576, 578 George Inn, Portsmouth, 79 Gibraltar (Gibralter), 83, 84, 309, 323, 382, 419, 497, 512 Gibson, Lieutenant John (d. 1797), 278, 373 Girdlestone papers, xx Goodall, Admiral Samuel Cranston (d. 1801), 90, 181, 200, 228 Gordon, Lord William (d. 1823), 566, 578, 585 Gould, Admiral Sir Davidge (d. 1847), 407, 420 Goulty, Mrs. Thpmazine, Nelson’s aunt, 599 Gourjean (Gourjourn, Gourgon), 122, 124 Goze, Island of, 477 Greenwich Hospital, 2, 179, 262, 459, 562 Grenville, William Wyndham, Baron Grenville, statesman (d. 1834), 383, 405, 468, 576 Greville, the Hon. Charles, Sir William Hamilton’s nephew (d. 1809), 560 Guernsey, 80 Gutierrez, Don Juan Antonio, Governor of Santa Cruz, 373, 374 Guzzardi, Leonardo, artist, 565 HALLOWELL, Admiral Sir Benjamin (Hollowell, Holowel) (d. 1834), 162,164,171,272. 407, 475, 497 Hamilton, Andrew, married Lady Nelson’s cousin (d. 1808), 51, 212, 535, 538, 543 Hamilton, Mrs. Andrew (Martha Herbert), daughter of the President of Nevis (d. 1819), 18, 22, 26, 39, 42, 51, 75, 95, 105, 220, 257, 265, 357, 535, 538, 543 Hamilton, Lady, Emma (Emily Lyon or Hart), wife of Sir William Hamilton (d. 1815): xiii, xv, 91, 134, 135, 159, 274, 385, 386, 387, 399, 400, 401, 403, 417, 460, 470, 474, 477, 479, 482, 489, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498, 502, 508, 513, 514, 524, 526, 534, 543, 557, 558, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 573, 574, 576, 577, 581, 584, 589, 596, 598, 600, 601, 603, 608; letters to, 574, 589, 598, 602, 604, 605, 607; letters from, 420, 461, 501, 522, 577- 579, 592, 595, 597 Hamilton, Sir William, ambassador at Naples (d. 1803): xx, 69, 133, 134, 135, 344, 400, 401, 403, 404, 406, 409, 460, 462, 468, 470, 474, 475, 477, 479, 482, 489, 495, 496, 501, 523, 524, 526, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 564, 566, 567, 568, 569, 571, 574, 578, 589, 596, 597, 602, 603; letters to, 159, 419, 497, 498; letters from, 413, 417, 502, 503-507, 512-515, 521, 576, 581, 584, 589; accounts, 526 Hamond, Sir Andrew (Hammond), Comptroller of the Navy 1794-1806 (d. 1828), 253, 280, 454, 550, 562 Hamond, Lady, 258 Hardy, Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman (d. 1839), 274, 310, 384, 409, 472, 473, 485, 490, 520, 542, 543, 546, 560, 571, 608: letter from, 607 Harness, Dr. John, physician to the Mediterranean fleet, 262, 310 Harrison, James, Nelson’s biographer, 271, 276, 386, 561, 615, 616 Haslewood, William, Nelson’s solicitor and executor, 562, 591, 607, 608, 611, 613 Henry, Prince, William Henry, Duke of Gloucester (d. 1805), 363 Herbert, John Richardson, President of Nevis, Lady Nelson’s uncle (d. 1793), 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 19, 24, 35, 42, 44, 45, 46, 50, 54, 55, 68, 74, 173, 175, 292, 325 624 INDEX Herbert, Martha, see Hamilton, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. (Sally Morton), Lady Nelson’s Andrew cousin, 18, 30, 31, 105, 108, 203, 291, 325, Herbert, Miss Sarah, Lady Nelson’s aunt (d. 357, 360 1785), 18, 19 Kelly, Rear-Admiral William (d. 1811), 17, Hilborough, the living inherited by the Rev. 23, 24, 29, 30, 302, 360, 396, 554 William Nelson, 18, 79,219,375,553,581, Kentish Town, London, home of Mr. Hinton, Captain Martin, 72, 184, 231 William Suckling, 189, 426, 430 Holloway, Admiral John (d. 1826), 38, 46, Knight, Miss Ellis Cornelia, authoress (d. 57, 59, 211, 237, 285, 444 1837), 387, 404, 460, 462, 496, 557, 558 Hood, Admiral Viscount Samuel Hood (d. Knight, Admiral Sir John (d. 1831), 82, 171, 1816): xiv, xx, 4, 7, 12, 13, 29, 51, 62, 66, 231 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74, 78, 81, 83, 85, Koehler, General George, 153 86, 89, 91, 92, 93, 95, 97, 101, 103, 105, 106, 107, 111, 112, 117, 118, 119, 121, 122, 123, 125, 126, 133, 145, 148, 151, 155, 159, LACOMBE, ST. MICHEL, Commissioner (Le 169,179,185,187,193,200,202,208,209, Combe St. Michel) (d. 1812), 105, 148, 210, 220, 228, 260, 266, 270, 271, 280, 322; 154, 155, 156, 419 345, 351, 353, 360, 444, 450, 454, 538, La Hogue, 80 561; letters to, 57, 58, 150, 169, 458-9; Langara, Admiral Don Juan de Langara (d. letters from 171-3. 1800), 83, 309, 339 Hood, Lady (d. 1806), 127, 187, 253, 260 Langattock, Lady, xiii Hood, Vice-Admiral Sir Samuel (d. 1814), Lawrence, Sir Thomas, P.R.A. (d. 1830), 562 272, 373, 385, 407, 475, 497, 541 Leghorn, 86, 91, 185, 213, 220, 232, 270, 283, Hope, Rear-Admiral Sir George (d. 1818), 297, 299, 339, 342, 469, 475, 478, 495 59, 60, 277, 407, 413 Leopold, Prince of Naples, 489, 521 Hoste, Rev. Dixon, 291, 358, 363, 422, 426, Lepee, Frank, Nelson’s servant, 34, 45, 50, 427, 437 187, 190, 253, 262, 405 Hoste, Captain Sir William (d. 1828), 66, 68, Linzee, Admiral Robert (Linzey) (d. 1804), 85, 100, 111, 118, 120, 180, 182, 184, 195, 70, 94, 100, 102, 139, 143, 187, 212, 290, 201, 221, 223, 294, 299, 302, 311, 314, 318, 294, 336 322, 328, 331, 400 Lisbon, 317, 416, 476, 493, 538 Hotham, Admiral Baron William (d. 1848): Littleham, Nr. Exmouth, 568 94, 113, 125, 171, 172, 179, 180, 181, 182, Lloyd, Captain Thomas, 425 183, 184, 187, 200, 204, 208, 210, 216, 217, Loano, 201, 291, 335, 336 220, 221, 228, 229, 237, 241, 270, 278, 283; Locker, Miss, 368, 456, 562, 582, 617, 619 letter to, 246; letter from, 236 Locker, Captain William (d. 1800): 2, 3, 7, Howe, Admiral Earl Richard Howe (d. 50, 52, 64, 66, 126, 238, 271, 276, 351, 368, 1799), 28, 60, 67, 117, 204, 213, 266, 351, 542, 544, 546, 562; letter to, 456; letter 380 from, 455 Hughes, Admiral Sir Richard (d. 1812), Lockhart, Mr. James, Lady Nelson’s brother- 2, 11, 17, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30 in-law, 100, 104, 364: letter from, 457 Hughes, Lady, 9, 29 Lockhart, Mrs. Mary, Lady Nelson’s sisterHunt, Captain Anthony, 189, 197 in-law: letter from, 457 Hunter, Mr., Consul at Madrid, 394 London, xv, 281, 376, 459,480,496, 538, 569, Huntingdon Library, California, xvii, 573, 580, 581, 589, 590 618 Lords, House of, 464, 522, 561 Louis, Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas (d. 1807), 407, 420 INDIA, 407, 411 Lovel, John, seaman, 374, 616 Inglefield, Capt. John (d. 1828), 195, 266, 396 Lutwidge, Admiral Skeffington (d. 1814), 2, Introductions, 1-16, 66-72, 179-85, 270-81, 52, 86, 104, 444, 591 381-8, 468-76, 557-69 Ipswich, 292, 379, 438 MCARTHUR, John, author (d. 1840): xiv, xvii, xx, 552,616; letter to, 615 JACKS (seamen—navy), 86, 90, 103, 105, 112, MacDonald, Commodore Enrique, 316 120,207,214,306,342 MacDonald, Marshal .Etienne Jacques Jameson, James, Master of the Boreas, 55 Joseph (d. 1840), 473 Jefferson, Michael, naval surgeon, 77, 378, Mack, General Baron Charles Mack (d. 399 1828): 468, 469, 471, 497 Jervis, Sir John, see St. Vincent, Earl of MacNamara, Rear-Admiral James (d. 1826), Jolliffe, Lieutenant George (d. 1798), 308, 7, 391 326, 364 Malta, 384, 398, 402, 407, 410, 413, 417, 470, 471, 475, 477, 491, 494, 498, 500, 512, 520, 522, 558 KEITH, Admiral George Elphinstone, Vis- Man, Admiral Robert (d. 1813), 86, 211, 236, count Keith (d. 1823): xx, 82, 83, 90, 93, 308, 340 357, 472, 473, 474, 475, 477, 485, 488, 493, Marine Society, 67 494, 512, 520, 521; letters to, 552-3, 524, Marines, 372, 504, 506 525, 526 Marseilles, 87, 240 INDEX 625 Marsh & Creed, Nelson’s agents: 104, 121, 207, 302, 311, 320, 612, 613; letters to Mr. Marsh, 612, 616 Martial law, 238 Matcham, Mrs. George (Catherine Nelson) Nelson’s sister (d. 1842): 66, 72, 73, 78, 177, 233, 255, 423, 486, 582, 583, 594, 598, 608; letter from, 604 Matcham, George, married Nelson’s sister Catherine in 1788 (d. 1833): 255, 272, 279, 346, 368, 369, 423, 545, 568; letter from, 601 Matcham, George, Nelson’s nephew (d. 1877), 177 Matcham, Kitty, Nelson’s niece, married Lieutenant John Bendyshe (d. 1831), 389, 422 Merton Place, Surrey, xiii, 411, 567, 568, 590, 592, 596, 598, 599, 605 Mexico, Viceroy of, 319, 328 Middleton, Sir Charles, see Barham, Baron Middleton, Captain Robert Gambier (d. 1832), 407 Miller, Captain Ralph (d. 1799), 276, 277, 278, 315, 316, 326, 373, 407, 475, 497 Minorca, 470, 471, 473, 490, 491, 497, 512 Minto, Gilbert Elliot, Earl of Minto, statesman (d. 1814): xx, 70, 116, 143, 180, 189, 205, 218, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 277, 279, 280, 300, 303, 305, 307, 309, 312, 313, 319, 371, 380, 384, 388, 465, 475, 529; letters to, 170, 338^0, 342, 513, 521, 522; letters from, 341, 343, 345, 526; journal, 151-4; speech, 465 Minto, Lady, 312, 366, 547, 558 Monmouth, Borough Council, xiv Monmouth, Nelson Museum, xvi, 568 Monseratt, 42, 43 Moore, General Sir John (d. 1809), 153, 166 Morning Herald, 528, 560, 569 Morton, Magnus, Lady Nelson’s uncle, 18 Morton-Herbert, Magnus, Lady Nelson’s cousin, 74, 220, 257, 357 Morton, Sally, see Kelly, Mrs. William Mount Vesuvius, 90 Moutray, Captain John (d. 1785), 12, 14, 28 Moutray, Lieutenant James (d. 1794), 120, 121, 163, 164, 169 Moutray, Mrs. a friend of Nelson’s, 14, 18, 24, 28, 232 Mulgrave, Captain Constantine Phipps, Baron Mulgrave (d. 1792), 2, 52 Mutiny, 187, 265, 325, 328, 330, 331, 366 Murdoch, Mr. James, agent at Madeira: letter from, 524 NAPLES, xiii, 89, 91, 124, 132, 383, 384, 386, 398, 401, 404, 408, 415, 419, 468, 470, 471, 472, 479, 482, 486, 487, 488, 501, 502, 503, 513, 558 National Maritime Museum, xix, 6, 568 The Naval Chronicle, 1 Navigation Acts, 10, 11, 15, 54 Navy Board: 1; letters to, 377, 516 Navy Office, London, 452, 558, 569 Nayler, Sir George, York Herald, later Garter King of Arms (d. 1831), 327, 376 Nelson, Catherine, see Matcham, Mrs. George 2s Nelson, Charlotte, Nelson’s niece, married Lord Bridport (d. 1873): 596, 597, 617; letters from, 466, 546, 557 Nelson, Reverend Edmund, of Burnham Thorpe, Nelson’s father (d. 1802): xv, 32, 52, 61, 63, 72, 185, 272, 273, 279,296, 345, 388, 431, 449, 458, 476, 486, 539, 540, 547, 550, 557, 559, 567, 568, 569, 571, 582, 591, 592, 598, 599; letters to, 593-4, 595; letters from, 62, 173-8, 267-9, 537, 583, 586, 589, 590, 594, 595, 597, 598; Portrait, 552 Nelson, Mrs. Edmund (Catherine Suckling), Nelson’s mother (d. 1767), 52 Nelson, Edmund, Nelson’s brother (d. 1789), 63 Nelson, Lady (Frances Herbert Woolward, Mrs. Nisbet,) Viscountess Nelson (d. 1831): xiii, xv, xvi, xviii, 12, 13, 14, 16, 53, 55, 63, 71, 173, 185, 267, 271, 272, 273, 276, 279, 317, 380, 388, 405, 474, 475, 476, 517, 537, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 571, 572, 574, 577, 579, 586, 594, 602, 604, 605, 606, 609; letters received from Nelson, 16-51. 72- 127, 185-235, 281-333, 388-404, 476-96, 573, 580; letters to, 174-78, 370-1, 452-5, 455, 457,461, 466, 582, 583, 584, 587, 588, 590, 595, 598, 599, 605, 606, 610, 611, 612, 613,615; Letters written to Nelson, 252-67, 345-70, 420-50, 528-57, 585, 588, 596; letters from, 458-9, 519, 573, 593-4, 612, 615,616; Memoranda, 61, 374; Recordsbill, 614; Will, 617 Nelson, Horatia Thomson, Nelson’s adopted daughter married the Rev. P. Ward 1822 (d. 1881), 563, 564, 575, 591 Nelson, Vice-Admiral Viscount Horatio Nelson (d. 1805): xiii, 55, 56, 58, 61, 118, 119, 152, 165, 171, 172, 204, 299, 308, 326, 338, 339, 340, 353, 363, 374, 377, 399, 401, 407, 413, 417, 419, 456, 457, 460, 462, 463, 464, 465, 497, 498, 503, 505, 506, 512, 514, 515, 516, 519, 521, 522, 525, 552, 571, 578, 588, 590, 592, 595, 599, 602, 605, 606, 611, 615,616; letters received from his wife, 252- 67, 345-70, 420-50, 528-57, 585, 586, 588, 596; letters to: 59, 62, 173, 236, 249, 267-9, 333, 335, 336-8, 341, 343-5, 375, 406, 420, 450, 451, 466, 484, 501, 503, 508, 509-11, 515, 521, 523, 573, 576-7, 581, 584, 589, 594, 597, 601; letters written to his wife, 16-51, 72-127, 185-235, 281-333, 388^04, 476-96, 573, 580; letters from, 53, 63, 64, 65, 159, 169, 236, 239, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 334, 342, 378, 380, 409, 411, 412, 416, 507, 574, 581, 586, 590, 595, 600, 603; journals, 128-150, 155-9, 160^9, 241-5, 520; memoranda, 52-3; narratives, 315- 317; 371-4. Records: accounts, 332, 526, 580; marriage certificate, 55; wills, 55, 405, 574, 607-10. Honours: medals, 322, 325, 360, 498, 551; Order of the Bath, 491; Order of the Crescent, 491; Turkish Chelengk, 403, 405, 418, 420, 552, 559. Rank: Colonel of Marines, 236, 267, 279; Commodore, 288; Rear-Admiral, 348. Titles: Knight of the Bath, 277, 279, 280, 321, 327, 357, 367; Baron Nelson, 420, 453, 458, 462, 478; Viscount Nelson, 588. Wounds: loss of eyesight, 71, 118, 165, 626 INDEX 172, 194; loss of arm, 278, 280, 332, 371 374, 375, 377-8, 380; head wound, 399, 453. Poems commemorating Nelson, 402, 451, 460; portraits, 3, 4, 191, 279, 429, 441, 444, 552 Nelson, Horatio, Viscount Merton and Viscount Trafalgar, Nelson’s nephew (d. 1808): 219, 529, 585, 596; letters from, 450, 515, 597 Nelson, Horatio, third Earl (d. 1913), 3 Nelson, Maurice, clerk in the Navy Office, Nelson’s brother (d. 1801): 51, 62, 63, 70, 79, 80, 101, 174, 187, 225, 230, 235, 252, 271, 272, 285, 319, 327, 351, 355, 405, 436, 486, 489, 515, 559, 564, 579, 588; letter to, 96; letters from, 370, 452-55 Nelson, Mrs. Maurice (poor blind Sukey), 588 Nelson, Miss Mary, Nelson’s aunt (d. 1800), 127, 234, 284, 553 Nelson, Rev. Suckling, Nelson’s brother (d. 1799), 101, 177, 178, 185, 223, 255, 269, 293, 296, 310, 319, 368, 437, 449, 486 Nelson, Reverend William, Earl Nelson, Nelson’s brother and heir (d. 1835): xx, 8, 11,18, 72, 219, 235, 255,272,280, 354, 355, 388, 427, 453, 476, 486, 528, 529, 540, 546, 550, 553, 562, 565, 567, 573, 578, 582, 585, 592, 596, 599, 608, 617, 619; letter to, 581; letters from, 375, 451, 466, 606 Nelson, Mrs. William (Sarah Yonge) married Nelson’s brother William in 1786 (d. 1828): 451, 545, 565, 566, 567, 568, 582, 585, 587, 596, 617; letters to, 546, 573, 577-9, 592, 595, 597 Nelson-Ward, papers, xx Nepean, Sir Evan, secretary to the Admiralty (d. 1822), 309, 377, 458, 541, 558, 562 Nerot’s Hotel, 17 King Street, St. James’s, London, 496, 557, 558, 559, 569, 573 Nevis, 24, 26, 43, 46, 48, 50, 54, 55, 261 Nicaragua, 52 Nicolas, Sir Nicholas Harris, author (d. 1848), xiv, xvi, xvii, xx, xxi, 184, 388, 483, 586 Nile, Battle of, see Battles, Nile Nisbet, Miss Anne, Lady Nelson’s sister-inlaw (d. 1833), 356,445, 551 Nisbet, Frances Herbert, Fanny, (Nesbit, Nisbit), see Nelson, Lady Nisbet, Frances Herbert, Lady Nelson’s grand-daughter (d. 1898), 617 Nisbet, Dr. Josiah, Lady Nelson’s first husband (d. 1781), 22, 53, 592 Nisbet, Captain Josiah, Lady Nelson’s son (d. 1830): xiv, 13, 22, 29, 36, 53, 68, 72, 73, 75,76,77,85,86,91,100,104,-107,111,112, 114, 118, 120, 125, 180, 182, 183, 184, 188, 192, 198, 201, 202, 213, 220, 233, 265, 271, 272, 273, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 287, 289, 292, 295, 300, 302, 310, 314, 318, 320, 322, 329, 331, 332, 333, 352, 358, 374, 380, 382, 386, 394, 400, 401, 405, 416, 432, 434, 454, 457, 462, 474, 476, 477, 479, 481, 483, 484, 486, 492, 493, 516, 524, 535, 562, 565, 567, 569, 579, 580, 592, 615, 616, 617, 619, 620; letters to, 518-19, 606; letters from, 81, 85, 88, 94, 98,102,124,402, 484, 509; Portrait, 208, 213 Nisbet, Mrs. Josiah (Frances Herbert Evans), Lady Nelson’s daughter-in-law (d. 1864), 616,617 Nisbet, Mrs. Walter (Miss Parry of Nevis) (d. 1819), 616 Niza, Marquis de (Portuguese), 414 Noble, Vice-Admiral James (d. 1851), 314, 336, 371 Norcutt, Mr. (Notcutt), solicitor, 393, 429, 431 Norfolk, 66, 228, 347, 359, 368 Northesk, Lady, niece of Lord St. Vincent, 355 Norwich, 319, 321, 363, 371, 376 OLDFIELD, Captain Thomas, Marine, 372 Oliver, Mr. Francis, Sir William Hamilton’s manservant, 527, 596, 601 Oman, Carola (Lady Lenanton), xiv Orleans, Philippe due d’Orleans (Monsieur Egalite) (d. 1793), 87 Orde, Admiral Sir John (d. 1824), 38, 395, 534 Orme, Daniel, portrait painter (d. 1832), 277, 429,489 PALERMO, 470, 471, 472, 475, 479, 482, 487, 494, 501, 503, 514, 525, 526 Paoli, General Pascal (d. 1807), 100, 104, 132, 148, 154, 232 Parker, Captain Edward (d. 1801), 534, 591 Parker, Admiral Sir Hyde (d. 1807): 228,’ 290, 563, 565; letters to, 249-52 Parker,”Admiral Sir Peter (d. 1811), 3, 52, 333, 541, 544 Parker, Lady, wife of Sir Peter Parker, 3, 254, 421, 541 Parker, Vice-Admiral Sir William (d. 1802), 276, 394 Parkinson, Captain William (d. 1838), 512, 557, 571 Parliament, 283, 292, 451, 464 Parry, David, Governor of Barbados, 21, 26, 30, 48, 56 Parthenopian Republic, 471 Patent bridge, Nelson’s, 276 Paul, Czar of Russia (d. 1801), 575, 581, 584 Pettigrew, Thomas Joseph, author (d. 1865), xvi, xxi, 388, 573 Peyton, Rear Admiral John (d. 1809), 407 Phillipps, Sir Thomas, bibliophile (d. 1872), xix Phipps, Captain Constantine, see Mulgrave Pierson, Captain Charles (Pearson), 69th Regiment (d. 1801), 315, 316, 331, 336, 352, 369, 435, 436, 445, 549 Pierson, Mrs. (Mary Ann Bolton), daughter of the Rev. William Bolton, 369, 435, 445, 533, 582, 602 Pigot, Admiral Hugh (d. 1792), 2, 5, 52 Pinney, Mr., of Bristol, 357 Pisa, 121, 232, 336 Pitt, William, statesman (d. 1806), 8, 66, 67, 68, 264, 312, 328, 383, 392, 454, 468, 500, 513 Pius VI, expelled from Rome 1798 (d. 1799), 302, 312, 337 Plymouth, 388, 561, 562, 619 Poison, Major John, 3, 52 Porto Ferraio, Elba, 297, 305, 341 INDEX 627 Portraits, 3, 4, 191, 208, 213, 279, 429, 441, 444, 552 Portsmouth, 79, 421, 493, 495, 563 Portuguese Navy, 414, 506 Postal Services, 94, 197, 202, 203, 205, 209, 222, 259, 273, 287, 296, 297, 298, 304, 309, 312, 313, 350, 401, 420, 482,488,489,496, 552 Pringle, Admiral Thomas (d. 1803), 16, 29, 257, 542, 544 Prize money, 207, 217, 226, 318, 320, 324, 325, 331, 442, 449,493 Promotion in the Navy, 183, 195, 202, 204, 205, 208, 212, 214, 216, 267, 271, 288, 301, 322, 348 QUEENSBERRY, William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry (d. 1810), 566, 569, 578, 585 REEVE, Admiral Samuel (d. 1803), 200, 433, 435, 438, 444 Remonier, Lewis, naval surgeon, 375 Retalick, Captain Richard (d. 1802), 407 Richery, Admiral Joseph (Richerry) (d. 1799), 296, 339 Ricketts, Mrs. sister of Lord St. Vincent: 359, 426; letter to 615; letter from, 615 Ringwood, Hampshire. (The Matchams built Shepherd Spring at Ringwood in 1792), 79, 116, 175, 177, 330, 365, 369, 545 Robertson, Captain Lewis (d. 1794), 259 Robinson, Rear-Admiral Mark (d. 1799), 2, 52, 100 Rolfe, Rev. Robert, Nelson’s cousin, 93, 599 Rome, 293, 462 Roundwood, Nelson’s house near Ipswich, 280, 379, 386, 388, 390, 395, 400, 430, 434, 475, 476, 538, 540, 557 Rousse, Isle of (Rouse), 141, 142 Royal Academy, Exhibition of 1798,422,429 Ruffo, Cardinal Alvar (d. 1825): 471, 472, 473, 475, 501, 502, 503, 505, 506, 507, 510; letter to, 505 Russian Navy, 479, 482, 486, 489, 506, 512, 514 Ryson, Miss, Lady Nelson’s maid, 422, 424 ST. CLAIR, Sir James, 153, 173 St. Fiorenzo, (St. Florenza, St. Fiorenza, Saint Fiorenzo, Fiorenza), 95, 101, 102, 105, 143, 144, 181, 270 St. Peter’s, Sardinia, 396, 443 St. James’ Palace, London, 388, 459, 553, 560, 567, 570, 571 St. Julien, Admiral (St. Jullien), 89, 132 St. Kitts, 47 St. Vincent, Admiral John Jervis, Earl of St. Vincent (Jarvis, Jarvise) (d. 1823): xvi, 116, 184, 185, 228, 230, 231, 233, 235, 241, 268, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 276, 277. 278, 281, 283, 284, 290; 300, 302, 305, 308, 318, 322, 324, 327, 329, 331, 333, 335, 344, 381, 382, 383, 384, 386, 394, 451, 470, 471, 474. 475, 479, 485, 541, 547, 558, 559, 562, 563′, 564, 574, 578, 603, 615; letters to, 380, 409, 412, 413, 416, 417, 603; letters from, 336-40, 371, 406, 419, 497, 615 . 2s* St. Vincent, Lady : (d. 1816) 337, 430, 456; letter from, 456 San Juan, Nicaragua, 3 Santa Cruz, Teneriffe, 278, 332, 371, 381 Sandys, Rear-Admiral Charles (d. 1814), 12, 17, 24, 29 Saumarez, Admiral Sir James (later Baron de Saumarez) (d. 1836), 279, 321, 363, 384, 397, 400, 406, 408, 416, 419 Saumarez, Lady, 279, 350 Sawyer, Admiral Herbert (d. 1798), 56, 59 Schomberg, Captain Isaac (d. 1813), 15, 56, 57, 59, 60 Scilly Islands, 81 Scrivener, Mr., of Sibton Park, Suffolk, 23, 202, 225, 255, 322, 353 Selim III Grand Signior of Turkey, 403, 416, 418,491, 559 Serocold, Captain Walter (Sericold) (d. 1794), 116, 137, 155, 162, 163, 171 Seymour, Vice-Admiral Lord Hugh (d. 1801), 324 Shelley, Lady, wife of Sir John Shelley, 560 Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, dramatist and statesman, (d. 1816), xiii Shirley, Sir Thomas Governor of the Leeward Islands, 1781-6 (d. 1800), 11, 32, 35, 38, 263, 349 Sicily, 407, 408 Sickness and fevers, at sea and at home, 122, 126, 185, 254, 253, 255, 337 Smith, Admiral Sir Sidney (d. 1840), 470, 471, 480 Sotheby, Admiral Thomas (Sotherby) (d. 1831), 346, 349, 362 Southampton, 562, 618 Spectator, 138 Spencer, George John, 2nd Earl Spencer, statesman (d. 1834): 179, 193, 204, 212, 262, 271, 273, 276, 277, 278, 286, 298, 308, 321, 336, 337, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 386, 397, 448, 453, 4*65, 468, 470, 474, 475, 523, 558, 563, 567; letters from, 333, 335, 511, 525, 584 Spencer, Lady, 354, 381, 432, 537, 560 Spicer, Captain Peter (d. 1830), 314, 371 Stanhope, Admiral Sir Henry Stanhope, Bt. (d. 1814), 289, 359 Stanley, John, Attorney General of Nevis, 17, 18, 24, 30, 43, 108, 115, 195, 220, 230, 349 Stephens, Sir Philip, Secretary to Admiralty (d. 1809), 174 Storr, Paul, silversmith (fl. 1792-1821), 619 Stuart, General the Hon. Sir Charles (d. 1801): 70, 71, 116, 119, 123, 159, 161, 163, 164, 165, 170, 171, 172, 194, 470; letter from, 170 Suckling, Catherine, see Nelson, Mrs. Edmund Suckling, Captain Maurice, Comptroller of the Navy 1775-8, Nelson’s uncle (d. 1778), 52, 455, 480 Suckling, Lieutenant Maurice William, related to Nelson through his mother (d. 1820), 88, 92, 100, 106, 120, 219, 234, 296, 352, 360, 549 Suckling, William, Custom’s House Official, Nelson’s uncle (d. 1798): 1, 24, 32, 53, 55, 72,74, 75,186, 252,254, 353,428,447,454, 483; letter to, 53 628 INDEX Suffolk, 347 Surgeons’ Company: letter from, 377 Sutherland, Capt. Andrew (d. 1795), 17, 257, 351 Sutton, Captain Robert Manners (d. 1794), 94, 109 Swarf ham, Norfolk, 87, 175, 176, 452,587 Sykes, John, seaman, 316 Syracuse, 385, 408, 412, 413 TAGUS, Portugal, 382, 393, 394 Tenerirfe, 277, 278, 371 Thompson, John, seaman, 316, 441 Thompson, Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas (d. 1828), 326, 372, 407, 477 Thurlow, Bett, Lady Nelson’s maid, 176, 228, 345 The Times, 354, 387, 388, 464-5 Tobin, Rear Admiral George (d. 1838), 294, 330, 356, 370, 489, 535 “Tom Tit” (Lady Hamilton’s nickname for Lady Nelson after 1800), 577, 579, 605 Tortola, 47 Toulon, 69, 70, 87, 90, 93, 96, 98, 130, 196, 250, 336, 433 Trevor, the Hon. John, Minister at Turin (later Viscount Hampden), diplomat (d. 1824), 241, 244, 286 Trieste, 526 Trigge, General Sir Thomas, 346, 350 Trogoff, Admiral le comte de Trogoff (Trogolphe) (d. 1816), 89, 98, 99 Troubridge, Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas (d. 1807): 216, 231, 265, 272, 275, 277, 278, 315, 372, 384, 407, 409, 417, 420, 471, 472, 475, 497, 502, 504, 506, 507, 511, 525, 558, 578; letters from, 522-4 Truguet, Admiral, 89 Tunis, Bey of, 139 Turks, 479, 482, 489, 512 Tyson, John, Nelson’s secretary: 484, 526; letter to, 516 UDNEY, John, consul at Leghorn, 69, 86, 94 Uniform dress: Naval, 57, 198, 216, 217, 291, 390, 489; Livery, 467 VADO, 183, 184, 228, 232, 237, 239, 240, 241, 333 Victualling, 33, 90, 123, 185 Vienna, 240, 383, 418, 475, 495, 496, 513, 515, 526, 558, 601 Villeneuve, Admiral Pierre Charles (d. 1806), 384 Villettes, General William (d. 1808), 155 WALDEGRAVE, Admiral William, Baron Radstock (d. 1825), 230, 286, 545 Wales, Prince of, see George IV Waller, Captain Thomas Moutray, 373 Wallis, Captain James, 9, 12, 14, 16, 48, 55, 106 Wallis, General Comte de Wallis (d. 1798): 229, 251; letter to, 248 Walpole, Horatio, Baron Walpole of Wolterton, connected with Nelson through his mother (d. 1822), 97, 127, 177, 353, 531 Walpole, Lady: letter from, 606 Ward, John, of Nevis, 33, 48, 395, 426 Weather conditions, 101, 144, 187, 192, 269, 287, 390, 448 Weatherhead, Lieutenant John (d. 1797), 66,68, 122,278,322,328,333 Webbe, Alexander, descendant of Lady Nelson, xvii Wemyss, General David (d. 1839), 152, 166 Westcott, Captain George (d. 1798), 407 Western, James, Lady Nelson’s solicitor: 611, 612; letters from, 610, 612, 613 Westminster Abbey, 276 Wigley, Mrs. (Miss Suckling, daughter of Mr. William Suckling), 186, 253, 368, 428 William Henry, Prince, Duke of Clarence, William IV (d. 1837): xiv, xx, 4, 5, 6, 8, 14, 15, 37, 39, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 50, 51, 55, 56, 57, 72, 96, 184, 185, 224, 236, 279, 299, 322, 334, 354, 382, 386, 465, 559; letters to, 236, 239; letters from, 57, 58, 59 Windham, William, M.P. for Norwich, statesman (d. 1810), 264, 319, 325, 363, 540 Winthuysen, Rear-Admiral Xavier Francisco (Wyntheson), 314, 316 Wolterton, Norfolk, residence of Lord Walpole, 97, 531, 587, 593 Woodhouse, Vice-Admiral Philip (Wodehouse) (d. 1838), 371 Woolward, Fanny, see Nelson, Lady Wraxall, Sir Nathaniel William, writer (d. 1831), 566 YARMOUTH, 475, 496, 526, 557, 569, 579, 581 Young, Admiral Sir William (Younge) (d. 1821), 309, 345, 455, 478, 542, 552 Yule, Commander John (d. 1840), 620 INDEX OF SHIPS The following abbreviations are used to denote foreign ships: (Fr.) French; (Sp.) Spanish* Adamant, 23 Agamemnon, xiv, 1, 53, 66, 67, 68, 69, 75, 80, 89, 105, 108, 114, 138, 148, 173, 179, 180, 181, 182, 184, 186, 188, 190, 192, 200, 203, 209, 219, 226, 228, 231, 270, 271, 273, 278, 279, 292, 295, 320; 336, 337 UAigle, 400, 454 Albemarle, 3, 4, 6, 7, 53 Alcide (Fr.), 182 Alcmene, 407 Alexander, 382, 384, 407, 498, 520 Amazon, 590 Amphion, 57, 58 Ardent, 94, 109 Audacious, 407, 520 Genereux (Fr.), 386, 475, 520, 521, 556 Goliath, 385, 407, 513 Guillaume Tell (Fr.), 385, 475 Hector, 407 Hinchinbroke, 3, 52, 53 Illustrious, 182, 200, 204, Inconstant, 181, 200, 274, 308 Irresistible, xv, 277, 314 Janus, 53 Badger, 3, 52 Barfleur, 4 Bellerophon, 407, 408 Berwick, 129, 193, 198, 199, 204 Blanche, 274 Blenheim, 202, 315 Bombay Castle, 202 £0/me Citoyenne, 386 400, 402, 407, 445, 520 £ore<«, xiv, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 27, 34, 53, 57, 271, 319 Bristol, 3, 52 Britannia, 80, 126, 173, 179, 181 CaIra(Fr), 181, 200,213 Captain, xv, 200, 273, 275, 276, 277, 295, 314, 315, 317, 318, 319, 326, 339, 352, 353 Carcass, 2, 52 Censeur (Fr.), 182, 200 Colossus, 80, 407, 581 Commerce de Marseilles (Fr.), 98, 100, 129 Courageux, 80, 105, 200, 202, 207, 229 Culloden, 216, 229, 263, 275, 277, 315, 352, 384, 407, 409, 416, 522 Defence, 407 Diadem, 305, 315, 339 Dolphin, 2, 52 Dolphin (Hospital Ship), 382, 394 Dreadnought, 52 La Duquesne (Fr.), 98, 139, 140, 144 Latona, 12, 17, 23, 24 Leander, 372, 386, 403, 407, 454, 459 Leda, 142 Lion, 3 Lively, 275, 276, 277, 313, 324, 339 Lowestoffe (Lowestofte), 2, 52, 80, 140, 141, 142, 144 Majestic, 407 Meleager, 80, 142, 252 Melpomene (Fr.), 98, 99, 127, 169 Minerva (Neapolitan), 504 Minerva, see La Minerve 2nd La Minerve (Fr.), 1st captured 1794, 127 La Minerve (Fr.), 2nd captured 1795, xv, 214, 274,277, 310,312,427 Minotaur, 407 Mutine, 409, 417, 384 Northumberland, 520 UOrient (Fr.), 416 Orion, 279, 382, 384, 406, 408 Pegasus, 14, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 Prince George, 5, 276 Prince of Wales (Packet), 387 Princess Charlotte, 524 Princess Royal, 181, 326 Egmont, 293, 295, 336 Emerald, 371 Espoir, 407 Excellent, 221, 315, 338 Queen Charlotte, 495 Racehorse, 2 Raisonable, 1, 52, 68 Rattler, 11,42,58,59,60 Flora, 407 Fortitude, 80 Foudroyant, 281, 472, 473, 476, 485, 492, Sabina (Sp.), 274, 396 494, 495, 502, 503, 509, 514, 515, 577 St. Fiorenza, see La Minerve 2nd Fox, 277, 278, 372, 375 St. George, 563, 564, 567, 580, 581, 620 629 630 INDEX OF SHIPS Salvador Del Mundo (Sp.), 315 Sandwich, 66 San Isidore (Sp.), 315 San Josef (Sp. captured 1797, 276, 277, 281, 315,316, 561,563, 619 San Nicolas (Sp.), 276, 277, 281, 315, 316 Santissima Trinidada (Sp.), 276, 315, 318, 321 Seahorse, 2, 52, 277, 278, 280, 371, 452, 505, 508 Solebay, 57, 58 Swiftsure, 407 Terpsichore, 278, 371, 407 Thalia, 481, 509, 516, 519, 524, 539, 565, 580 620 – Theseus, xv, 277, 278, 324, 325, 326, 407 Triumph, 2, 52 Vanguard, 281, 381, 382, 384, 386, 388, 390, 396, 397, 400, 407, 408, 409, 415, 417, 421, 483, 484 Victory, 69, 94, 100, 171, 173, 179, 216, 276, 336, 568, 603, 607 Ville de Paris, 324, 371, 406 Windsor Castle, 187 Worcester, 2, 52 Zealous, 385, 407
George Naish was born in 1909 the son of a keen amateur maritime archaeologist, the Rev. Francis Naish. He was educated at St. Edward’s, Oxford and Southampton University and joined the National Maritime Museum in 1935, soon after it was established. He joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve in 1940, ending his service in command of the Anti-Submarine Fixed Defence Station, Fort Agami, Alexandria, 1945-1946. On demobilisation he transferred to the Royal Navy Reserve, in which he became a Lieutenant-Commander. On his return to the Museum in 1947 he became Hon. Secretary to the Society of Nautical Research, a post he held for 30 years. He attained the rank of Keeper in 1969, and in 1971 he became Historical Consultant to the Director shortly before retiring. He died in 1977.
He translated summary accounts of the war at sea by German officers in 1947. He was an adviser on various films and TV series, e.g. the 1957 series The Adventures of Peter Simple.
His publications include
• Nelson’s Letters to His Wife (Navy Records Society, 1958).
• A Picture Book of Ship Models (H.M.S.O., 1962)
• Royal Yachts (Read Books, 1964).
• Flying in the Royal Navy, 1914-1964 (H.M.S.O., 1964).
• Nelson and H.M.S. Victory (Pitkin Guides, 1967).
• HMS Victory (Pitkin Guides, 1972).
Sign up to our mailing list to receive the latest updates: