ii. 384-387;

surrender of, 391.

Cadiz, Nelson's visit to, i. 103-104; his operations before, under Jervis, 286-288, 289-294; his watch before, prior to Trafalgar, ii. 339, 356-361; effect of position of, upon the Battle of Trafalgar, 369, 371, 372, 380.

"Ça Ira," French ship-of-the-line, Nelson's action with, in the "Agamemnon," i. 163-166; his credit for, 172.

Calder, Sir Robert, British admiral, captain of the fleet at the Battle of St. Vincent, i. 281, 282; his indecisive action with the allied fleets, in 1805, ii. 307, 313; popular outcry against, 308, 315, 323, 353; Nelson's relations with, 318, 319, 323, 327, 353-356; recalled to England for trial, 353.

Calvi, town in Corsica, Nelson at the siege of, i. 136-148; loses there his right eye, 139, 140.

Canary Islands. _See_ Teneriffe.

Capel, Thomas B., British captain, bearer of despatches after the Battle of the Nile, i. 361, 371; mentioned, 355, note, ii. 217.

"Captain," British ship-of-the-line, carries Nelson's broad pendant as commodore, i. 230; at the Battle of St. Vincent, 270-276; injuries received there, 285; Nelson quits her for the "Theseus," 285, 289.

Caracciolo, Francesco, commodore in the Neapolitan navy, wounded feelings at the distrust of his Court, i. 390; accompanies the flight to Palermo, obtains leave to return to Naples, and joins the insurgents there, 437; apprehension, trial, and execution of, 438; comments upon Nelson's part in this transaction, 439-443.

Castlereagh, Lord, British Minister, Nelson's shrewd prediction to him of the results of the Orders in Council affecting neutral flags, and of the License System, ii. 330.

Clarence, Duke of. _See_ William Henry.

Codrington, Edward, British captain, expressions quoted: about Nelson's seamanship, i. 15; his family ties and love of glory, 72, ii. 175; appearance of Nelson's ships, 288; graciousness of Nelson's bearing, 340.

Collingwood, Cuthbert, British admiral, close connection between his career and that of Nelson, i. 21, 22; strong expression of regard for Nelson, 24; association with Nelson in the West Indies, 54 and note, 55, 63; at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 269, 273, 276, 281, 282; strong expression upon the credit due to Nelson, 272; his account of Nelson's cold reception at Court, in 1800, ii. 49; sent from England to West Indies in 1805, 310; hearing that Nelson is gone thither, takes position off Cadiz instead, 311; correspondence with Nelson on his return, 311-313; left by Nelson in charge off Cadiz, 316, 317; force collected under, when allies enter Cadiz, 334; characteristics, 340; part assigned to, by Nelson, for Trafalgar, 350-352; his part at Trafalgar, 370-372, 377, 380, 383, 384; Nelson's praise of, 384; his sympathy with Nelson, 384; notified of Nelson's fatal wound, 394.

Convoys, Nelson's comments on the behavior of, i. 33; gives one to American merchant ships against French privateers, 289; difficulty of providing in the Mediterranean, ii. 241-244.

Copenhagen, defences of, in 1801, ii. 72, 80, 81, 84, 85; Battle of, Nelson's plans for, 84-87; the battle, 87-97; importance and difficulty of the achievement, 98, 99; failure of the British Government to reward, 99, 162; silence of the city of London, 161; Nelson's action, 161-167.

Corfu, transferred, with the other Ionian Islands, from Venice to France, i. 318; Nelson's concern for, after the Battle of the Nile, 368, 405, 406; taken by Russo-Turkish forces, 405; British precautions against re-occupation by French, ii. 184; concern of Nelson for, while commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean, 1803-1805, 187, 190, 195, 266; resort of privateers, 241; Napoleon's estimate of, 206.

Cornwallis, William, British admiral, kindness to Nelson in early life, i. 30 and note, 45; Nelson directed to communicate with, off Brest in 1803, ii. 188, 189; orders seizure of Spanish treasure-ships, 251; Nelson directs that the order be disobeyed, 251; services of, off Brest, 269; Nelson joins, off Brest, on return from West Indies, 314, 317; authorizes Nelson to return to England, 317.

Correspondence, Nelson's extensive, while in the Mediterranean, ii. 190; his manner of conducting, 232-236.

Corsica, Island of, Nelson ordered to coast of, i. 115, 116; Nelson's connection with operations there in 1794, 118-148; strategic value of, to British, 155-159; government as a British dependency, 159; dissatisfaction of natives with British rule, 231; tenure of, dependent on support of the natives, 234; abandonment of, by the British, 247, 251-254; threatened invasion of Sardinia from, ii. 204.

"Curieux," British brig of war, sent by Nelson to England from West Indies with news of his movements, ii. 301; falls in with combined fleets, 313; Nelson's comment on hearing the fact, 313, 315.

Davison, Alexander, intimate friend of Nelson, Nelson expresses despondency to, i. 412; tells him circumstances of surrender of castles at Naples, 431, 432; the "Lady of the Admiralty's" coolness, ii. 49; account given by, of George III. speaking of Nelson, 49, 50; Nelson's mention of Sir Hyde Parker to, 67, 68, 71, 164; aids Nelson pecuniarily, 144; charged by Nelson with a final message to Lady Nelson, 148; Nelson's expressions to, about St. Vincent, 163; about treatment of himself by the government, 170; "Salt beef and the French fleet," 296; about General Brereton, 318.

De Vins, Austrian general, commands on the Riviera in 1795, i. 187; Nelson's association with, 187, 193-197, and opinion of, 197.

Dresden, Nelson's visit to, in 1800, ii. 43-45.

Drinkwater, Colonel, returns from Elba in frigate with Nelson, 1797, i. 262; incidents narrated of the voyage, 266-268; witnesses the Battle of St. Vincent, 281; interview with Nelson after the battle, 283; characteristic anecdote of Nelson, 309.

Duckworth, Sir J.T., British admiral, association with Nelson during operations in the Mediterranean, 1799, i. 418, 419, 420, 421, 423, 442, ii. 1, 6.

Dundas, British general, commanding troops in Corsica, i. 121; controversy with Lord Hood, 121, 122; Nelson's opinion, 121.

Egypt, Bonaparte's expedition to, in 1798, i. 323-339; Nelson's pursuit, 327-329, 331-338; Nelson's constant attention to, 369, 404, 406,