Chapter 48

friendship with Lady Hamilton, 378, 383, 384, 426, 444; characteristics of, 388, ii. 6; association with Nelson, i. 388-391; Nelson's devotion to, 392; distrust of her subjects, 394, 416, ii. 5; flight to Palermo, i. 395; apprehensions of, 419, 428; alienation of the King from, 444, ii. 6; wishes to visit Vienna, and is carried to Leghorn by Nelson, with two ships-of-the-line, ii. 36; refused further assistance of the same kind by Lord Keith, 38; her distress of mind, and anger with Keith, 39; proceeds to Vienna by way of Ancona, 40; Nelson renews correspondence with, in 1803-1805, 183, 190, 264.

Nelson, Rev. Edmund, father of Lord Nelson, i. 4; Nelson and his wife live with, 1788-1793, 91; Mrs. Nelson continues to live with, after Nelson goes to the Mediterranean, 207, 257, 308, ii. 48-48, 55; his testimony to Lady Nelson's character, ii. 55; attitude towards Lady Hamilton, 55, 176; persuaded of the absence of criminality in her relations with Nelson, 55, 176; refuses to be separated from Lady Nelson, 55, 176, 177; death of, 176; character of, 176, 177.

NELSON, HORATIO, LORD. _Historical Sequence of Career:_ and birth, i. 4; first going to sea, 5; service in merchantman, 9; cruise to the Arctic Seas, 12; to the East Indies, 14; acting lieutenant, 15; lieutenant, 16; cruise to West Indies, 17; commander and post-captain, 21; Nicaraguan expedition, 26; invalided home, 30; command of "Albemarle," 1781, 31; paid off, and visits France, 41; cruise of the "Boreas," 1784, 44; refuses to obey orders of commander-in-chief, first, to recognize broad pendant of a captain "not in commission," 49, and, second, when directed not to enforce the Navigation Act, 53-64; engagement to Mrs. Nisbet, 69; marriage, 75; return to England, and "Boreas" paid off. 1787, 75-80; exposure of frauds in the West Indies, 79, 82-86; half-pay, 1788-1792, 90-94; commissions the "Agamemnon," February, 1793, 99; joins the Mediterranean fleet under Lord Hood, 103; constant detached service, 108-114; blockade of Corsica, 116; siege of Bastia, 120-133; siege of Calvi, 136-146; loss of right eye, 139; refitting in Leghorn, 151-160; action of "Agamemnon" with "Ça Ira," 163; partial fleet action of March 14, 1795, 166; partial fleet action of July 13, 1795, 178; command of a detached squadron on the Riviera of Genoa, under Hotham, 1795, 184-204, and under Jervis, 1796, 215-229; hoists broad pendant as commodore, 220; leaves "Agamemnon" for "Captain," 230; the blockade of Leghorn, 233; seizure of Elba, 237, and of Capraia, 245; evacuation of Corsica, 247-254; British fleet retires to Gibraltar, 254; mission to evacuate Elba, 259; action with Spanish frigates, 259; rejoins Jervis off Cape St. Vincent, 268; Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 1797, 268; made a Knight of the Bath, 284; promoted rear-admiral, 285; mission into the Mediterranean, 288; blockade and bombardment of Cadiz, 289-294; the Teneriffe expedition, 296; loses his right arm, 303; invalided home, 307; rejoins Mediterranean fleet in the "Vanguard," 1798, 310; sent to watch the Toulon armament, 316; Campaign of the Nile, 323-366; Battle of the Nile, 343-358; severely wounded in the head, 351; advanced to the peerage as Baron Nelson of the Nile, 361; arrives at Naples, 371; meeting with Lady Hamilton, 372; urges Naples to declare war against France, 389; war between Naples and France, 393; Neapolitan court carried to Palermo by, 395; residence at Palermo and contemporary events, 1799,--Sidney Smith and the Levant, 400; Ionian Islands, 404; Malta, 406; Barbary States, 409; about Naples, 413; incursion of French fleet under Admiral Bruix, 417-427; proceeds to Naples, 428; incident of the surrender of the Neapolitan insurgents, 429-436; the Caracciolo incident, 437; refuses to obey an order of Lord Keith, 445; reiterated refusal, 448; left temporarily commander-in-chief by Keith's departure,