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ii. 8, 190, 191, 193, 194, 219, 264, 274, 275.

Addington (afterwards Lord Sidmouth), Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1801-1804, Nelson's intercourse with, i. 383; ii. 101, 103, 120, 136, 162-164, 166, 167, 172, 174, 189, 193, 205, 211, 352.

Adriatic, importance to the communications of the Austrians in Italy, i. 247, 405; British concern in, 369, ii. 192, 195, 243; Napoleon's interest in, 188, 195, 266; resort of privateers, 241, 242.

"Agamemnon," British ship-of-the-line, Nelson ordered to command her, i. 95; relation to his career, 97-99; action with four French frigates, 113, 115; engages the batteries at Bastia, 120, 121; action with the "Ça Ira," French 80-gun ship, 163-166; engagement of March 14, 1795, 168; engagement of July 13, 178-180; services at Genoa, 200-202; on the opening of Bonaparte's campaign, 1796, 220-223; Nelson leaves her for the "Captain," seventy-four, 229, 230; she sails for England, 230; subsequent history, 230; misfortune at the Battle of Copenhagen, ii. 87; joins the fleet shortly before Trafalgar, 361.

"Albemarle," British frigate commanded by Nelson, i. 31-41.

Alexandria, Nelson's first voyage to, i. 332-339; second voyage, 342, 343; blockaded, 366; Nelson's third voyage to, ii. 276, 277.

Algiers, Bonaparte's designs upon, ii. 184; Nelson's difficulties with, 230-232.

"Amazon," British frigate, services at Copenhagen, ii. 82, 86, 89, 91; subsequent mention, 217, 261-263, 289, 295, 315.

Amiens, Peace of, signature of, ii. 146; Nelson's home life during, 150-178; rupture of, 175.

"Amphion," British frigate, Nelson's passage to Mediterranean in, ii. 189-196; leaves her for the "Victory," 222.

Archduke Charles, Nelson's meeting with, at Prague, ii. 43.

Austria and Austrians, result of campaign of 1794 in Holland and Germany, 155; in Italy, 156; delay in opening campaign of 1795 in Italy, 177; their advance to Vado Bay, on the Riviera, 178; Nelson ordered to co-operate with, 178, 184; their disregard of Genoese neutrality, 184; position of, in summer of 1795, 186; inability, or unwillingness to advance, 188, 189, 194; their attitude towards the British, 197, 202, 213; growing insecurity of their position, 196, 200, 201, 212; attacked and defeated by French at Battle of Loano, 201; retreat across the Apennines, 202; urged by Nelson to reoccupy Vado in 1796, 218, 219; their advance under Beaulieu, 220-223; Nelson's assurances to, 221; defeat by Bonaparte, 220, 223; driven into the Tyrol, and behind the Adige, 232; besieged in Mantua, 232; advance under Wurmser to relieve Mantua, 238; Nelson's hopes therefrom, 238-241; hears of their defeat again, 241, 244; the peace of Campo Formio between Austria and France, 317, 318; dissatisfaction of Austria with France, 319, 322; effect of their position in upper Italy upon French operations, 391; attitude towards France and Naples, 1798, 392; Nelson's judgment on, 399, 400; alliance with Russia, 1799, 400; successes in 1799, 400, 415, 416, ii. 1, 14, 15; reverses, 15; capture of Genoa, 1800, 37; defeat at Marengo, 37; abandon Northern Italy, 37; Nelson's visit to, 40-43; peace with France, 1801, 63, 119; exhaustion of, 1801-1805, 180; Nelson's remonstrance with, on failure to enforce her neutrality, 242.

Ball, Sir Alexander J., British captain, letter to Nelson, i. 211; joins Nelson's division at Gibraltar, 316; services in saving the flagship, 324; advice asked by Nelson, 333; at the Battle of the Nile, 347, 352-354; accompanies Nelson to Naples, 366; gallantry towards Lady Hamilton, 386; serves ashore at Malta, 392, 406-409, ii. 7, 9, 11, 12, 13; mentions with unbelief reports about Nelson and Lady Hamilton, i. 396; summoned to join Nelson upon the incursion of Admiral Bruix, 419-421, 426; ordered to resume duties at Malta, 423; mention of Nelson in letters to Lady Hamilton, ii. 23, 30; visits Nelson at Merton, 158; anecdote of Nelson told by him, 158; letters from Nelson to, 211, 213, 242-244, 270, 274, 278, 280, 286, 292; opinion as to French objects in 1804, 212; Nelson's testy vexation with, 238; opinion as to the management of coast lookout stations, 318, note.

Barbary States. _See_ Algiers, Tripoli, Tunis.

Barham, Lord, Nelson's interview with, as Comptroller of the Navy, i. 85; First Lord of the Admiralty, ii. 291 and note, 317, 320, 321; Nelson's interviews with, 320, 333; Nelson's letters to, 324, 353, 355, 358.

Bastia, town in Corsica, in possession of French, i. 116; blockade of, by Nelson, 120, 122; engagement with batteries of, 120; description of, 121; Nelson's opinion as to besieging, 121-124, 126; siege of, 127-131; capitulation of, 129; Nelson's estimate as to his own services at, 132, 133, 152; Nelson directed to superintend evacuation of, by British, 247; evacuation of, 251-253.

Battles, land, mentioned: Aboukir, ii. 17; Castiglione, i. 241, 244; Hohenlinden, ii. 63; Loano, i. 201; Marengo, ii. 37; Novi, 15.

Battles, naval, mentioned: Calder's action, ii. 307, 313, 318, 323; Camperdown, i. 309; Copenhagen, ii. 79-97, 98, 161-167; First of June (Lord Howe's), i. 150, 176; July 13, 1795, i. 178-182; March 14, 1795, i. 166-173; the Nile, i. 343-358; St. Vincent, i. 268-277; Trafalgar, ii. 377-397.

Beatty, Dr., surgeon of the "Victory," account of Nelson's habits and health, ii. 225-228 and note; present at Nelson's death, 388, 389, 392, 393, 396.

Beaulieu, Austrian general, commands the army in Italy, 1796, i. 219; defeated by Bonaparte, and driven into the Tyrol, 220-223, 232.

Beckford, William, opinion of Lady Hamilton, i. 381; visited by Nelson at Fonthill, ii. 51-53; anecdote of Nelson, 52.

Berry, Sir Edward, British captain, accompanies Nelson in boarding the "San Nicolas" and "San Josef,"