ii. 170;

captain of the fleet to Nelson, 1803-1805, 224, 228, 234, 237.

NAPLES, city of, Nelson's first visit to, i. 108-111; second visit, 371, 372, 385-395; flight of the Court from, 395; the French enter, 399; the French evacuate, after their disasters in Upper Italy, 415; the royal power re-established in, 429-432, 444; Nelson's action in the Bay of, 430-444; Nelson leaves finally, for Palermo, ii. 2; Nelson's emotions upon distant view of, in 1803, 194.

Naples, Kingdom of. _See_ Two Sicilies.

Naples, King of, Nelson's regrets for, upon the evacuation of the Mediterranean, 1798, i. 248; gives orders that supplies be furnished Nelson's squadron before the Battle of the Nile, 329; Nelson's appeal to, to take a decided stand, 330; Nelson's indignation against, when difficulties about supplies are raised in Syracuse, 340; congratulates Nelson on the issue of the Battle of the Nile, 363; visits Nelson's flagship, 372; distrust of his own officers, 390, 416; under Nelson's influence, decides upon war with France, 391; Nelson promises support to, 391, 392; decides to advance against French in Rome, 393; defeat and precipitate flight of, 394; takes refuge at Palermo, 395; promises Nelson that Malta, being legitimately his territory, should not be transferred to any power without consent of England, 406; authorizes British flag to be hoisted in Malta alongside the Sicilian, 407; Nelson's devotion to, 408, 443, 450; personal timidity and apathy of, 416, 417, ii. 5, 6; requests Nelson to go to Naples and support the royalists, i. 425; gives Nelson full powers to act as his representative in Naples, 429, 430; goes himself to Bay of Naples, but remains on board Nelson's flagship, 443; alienation of, from the queen, 444, ii. 6; returns to Palermo, ii. 2; confers upon Nelson the dukedom of Bronté, 2; Nelson renews correspondence with, in 1803, 190; Nelson's apprehensions for, 191, 195; Nelson keeps a ship-of-the-line always in the Bay of Naples to receive royal family, 192; application of, to the British government, to send Nelson back to the Mediterranean, after sick-leave, 246; agitation of, at the prospect of Nelson's departure, 246; offers him a house at Naples or at Palermo, 246.

Naples, Queen of, agitation at hearing of the Battle of the Nile,