CHAPTER XVII

Receiving a Lieutenancy--Lord Collingwood’s Kindness--Joining the _Warrior_--An unexpected Supply of Dollars--An Accident at Sea--Capture of Ischia and Procida--Expedition against the Ionian Isles--Joining the _Amphion_--Captain Hoste’s Activity in the Adriatic--Commodore Dubourdieu and his Squadron at Ancona--Chasing the Enemy--A Wild-goose Pursuit--Success at Last--A glorious Battle and a splendid Victory--Details of the Action at Lissa--My Return to England--Interview with the First Lord of the Admiralty--A Visit to Ireland--A Solicitation from Captain Hoste to Join the _Bacchante_ as First Lieutenant--Revisiting the Mediterranean--Provoking the Enemy--They provoking us--A Capture--Unhappy Loss of Prizes--An inexplicable Accident--Extraordinary Explosion of a French Frigate--A Flag of Truce--Venice--Corfu--Capture of Flotilla.....Page 287