ii. 211, 212, 288, 315;

Collingwood's, 311, 312.

Jervis, Admiral Sir John, afterwards Earl of St. Vincent, i. 34; commander-in-chief in the West Indies, 115; commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean, 204, 212; Nelson's first meeting with, 215; desire of, to have Nelson remain under his command, 216, 229, 255; his close blockade of Toulon, 230, 242; Nelson's lofty opinion of, 244, 248; forced to concentrate his fleet owing to the attitude of Spain, 245, 246; embarrassment caused to, by conduct of Admiral Man, 246, 251; ordered to evacuate the Mediterranean, 247; retires to Gibraltar, 254; sends Nelson back to superintend the evacuation of Elba, 259; his opinions of Nelson, as expressed, 261, 281, 282, 294, 299, 306, 323, 363, 403, ii. 67, 104, 116, 118, 120, 196, 198; rejoined by Nelson, off Cape St. Vincent, i. 268; Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 268-277; operations after the battle, 285-288; blockade and bombardment of Cadiz, 288-294; sends Nelson to Teneriffe, 298, 299; sympathy with Nelson in his defeat and wound, 306; created Earl of St. Vincent, 306; rejoined by Nelson after convalescence, 310; expressions of satisfaction thereat, 310; aversion of, to extending the operations of the fleet, 320; sends Nelson to watch the Toulon armament, 310, 323; denounced for choosing so young a flag-officer, 337; opinion of the Battle of the Nile, 363; orders Nelson to return to the western Mediterranean, 366; the affair of Sir Sidney Smith, 401, 402; absolute confidence of, in Nelson, 408; action upon the incursion of Bruix's fleet, 420-423; gives up the command of the Mediterranean, 424; Nelson's distress and vexation, 424, ii. 263; succeeded in command by Lord Keith, i. 425, 428; takes command of Channel Fleet, 1800, ii. 56; Nelson joins him as subordinate, 56; stern resolution in face of the Baltic Coalition, 64; becomes First Lord of the Admiralty, 67; Nelson's gradual alienation from, 69, 140, 141, 142, 162, 163, 167, 170, 172; full approval of Nelson's course in the Baltic by, 73, 104; indisposition to grant rewards for services at Copenhagen, 99, 162, 163, 167; reluctance to relieve Nelson, 116; insists with Nelson that he must accept and retain command of preparations against invasion, 120, 139, 145; correspondence with Nelson on this subject, 120-126, 134, 135, 136, 139, 143; divergence of views from Nelson's on the subject of a flotilla, 131, 132; misunderstanding between Nelson and, on the subject of medals for Copenhagen, 162, 163, 167; sends Nelson to the Mediterranean as commander-in-chief, 175; injury to Navy from excessive economy of, 172, 196; correspondence of Nelson with, while commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean, quoted, 188, 189, 196, 198, 213; retires from the Admiralty, and succeeded by Lord Melville, 221.

KEATS, Captain Richard G., favorite with Nelson, ii. 293; letters from Nelson to, 293, 297, 298, 323.

Keith, Admiral, Lord, second in command to St. Vincent in the Mediterranean, i. 423; St. Vincent relinquishes command to, 425, 428; characteristics of, 425; friction between Nelson and, 425-427; advice of, to Nelson, concerning executions in Naples, 442; Nelson's disobedience to orders of, 445-454; pursues combined fleets to English Channel, 448, ii. 14; inferiority of, to Nelson, in military sagacity, i. 450, ii. 38; absence from Mediterranean prolonged, ii. 4; resumes command in the Mediterranean, 22; Nelson's resentment at his return, 3, 23; relations between the two, 23, 27-30, 32, 36-38; orders Nelson to assume personal charge of blockade of Malta, 28; generous letter of, to Nelson, 35; dissatisfaction of, with Nelson's course, 36-38; displeasure of Queen of Naples with, 38, 39; measures of, to prevent French encroachments during Peace of Amiens, 184; successful resistance of, to the Admiralty's attempt to reduce his station, 249.

Kleber, French general, succeeds Bonaparte in the command in Egypt,