ii. 292-294, 314, 315;

sends a detachment to, before Trafalgar, 360.

"Theseus," British ship-of-the-line, Nelson's flagship before Cadiz and at Teneriffe, 289-291, 300, 304.

Thomson, name under which Nelson speaks of himself in his correspondence with Lady Hamilton, ii. 149, and borne by his daughter prior to his own death, 366.

Toulon, delivered by its inhabitants to Lord Hood, i. 106, 107; retaken by the French, 117; Nelson reconnoitres, 198, 217; Jervis's efficient blockade of, 230, 242; Nelson's method of watching, ii. 197-199, 202, 211-217.

Trafalgar, Battle of, general plan of action, as originally conceived, ii. 343-346; discussed, 347-349; contrasted with the tactics of the battle as fought, 350-352; anecdote concerning its conception, 352; narrative of, 363-397.

Trench, Mrs. _See_ St. George.

Tripoli, maintains formal war with Naples and Portugal, for the purposes of piracy, i. 409, ii. 7; Nelson's diplomatic difficulties with, i. 409, 410.

Troubridge, Sir Thomas, nobly supports Nelson in his initiative at the Battle of St. Vincent, i. 271-273, 277-282; advises and accompanies Nelson in the Teneriffe expedition, 296-306; limitations of, 300, 301, and admirable qualities, 304-306, ii. 141; sent with a detachment of ten ships-of-the-line to join Nelson in the Nile campaign, i. 323, 325, 326; mentioned, 328, 329, 333, 340, 341, 343; his ship, the "Culloden," unfortunately grounds before getting into action at the Nile, 352; Nelson's praise of, 364, ii. 10; incidental services in the waters of Italy and Malta, i. 393, 405, 414-416, 419, 420, 437, 444, ii. 6, 13, 29; remonstrates with Nelson on his life at Palermo, i. 398; sent by Nelson on a special mission to Alexandria, 401; singular anecdote of, 411; letters of, to Nelson, 453, ii. 29, 35; Nelson's petulant reproach to, ii. 28; strong remonstrances of, to Nelson, against quitting the blockade of Malta, 29, 30, 35; return of, to England, 41; impression of, that Nelson will not serve again, 42; advice to Miss Knight concerning the Hamiltons, 48; letter of Nelson to, concerning the sailing of the Baltic fleet, 66; beginning alienation of Nelson from, 111, 140, 141, 142, 170; St. Vincent's opinion of, 116, 140.

Tunis, Nelson's mission to, in 1793, i. 113-116; maintains formal war with Naples and Portugal, for the purposes of piracy, 409, ii. 7; Nelson's diplomatic difficulties with, i. 409, 410.

Turkey, co-operates with Russia and Great Britain in the Mediterranean, 1798, i. 392, 404-406, 419, 420, 429, ii. 16-18; Nelson's sympathy with, against Russia, i. 406, 408; makes separate convention of El Arish with French, regardless of her allies, ii. 19, 20; interests of, threatened in the Morea and in Egypt by the French in 1803-5, 185-188, 195, 211-213.

Tuscany, attitude of, towards France, in 1794, i. 156, 161; importance of ports of, to France, 157, 158; difficult neutrality of, 185, 233; Nelson imagines a French enterprise against, by sea, 214, 217, 218, 219; control of, obtained by the French, 233; Nelson's operations on the coast of, 236; blockade of Leghorn and seizure of Elba, 237; political condition of, in 1803-5, during Nelson's Mediterranean command, ii. 182.

Two Sicilies, the Kingdom of the, (Naples and Sicily,) Nelson's successful mission to, to obtain troops for the occupation of Toulon, i. 110; attitude towards France, 1795, 158; sends flotilla to aid Nelson, but too late in the season, 192; makes an armistice with France, 1796, 233; Nelson's interest keenly excited for, 247, 248; makes peace with France, 1796, 251; dissatisfaction with course of France, in 1798, 319; attitude of, towards France, during the campaign of the Nile, 329-331, 340, 341, 342; Nelson's anxieties for, 339; Nelson's extreme interest in, throughout his life, after his return from the Nile, 369, 388, 412, 417, 427, 442-446, 448, 450-452,