[294], [296] Metemmeh, attack on, [281] Mexico, visit to, [548] Mex lines, keeping the, [201] Middleton, Captain R. W., [21] Midwife, acting as, [186] Mikado, visit to, [100] Military instruction in schools, [482] Mine-dropping experiments, [369] Mines, trawlers to sweep for, [554] Mizentopmen, [13] Montagu's, the Hon. V., Reminiscences of Sir H. Keppel, [111] Montgomerie, Lieutenant R. A. J., [315] Morant, Rear-Admiral, [393] Morley, Lord, and the Mahdi's skull incident, [329] Motor-car race, [468] Mullet, a huge red, [153] Mustard, a bottle of, [323]
Nanking, Lord Charles' visit to, [450] Nares, Lieutenant George S., [7] Nautilus submarine, [350] Naval Brigade in Soudan, [220] casualties, [267] endurance of, [328] under Lord Charles, [243], [252] Naval Defence Act, [385], [389], [397] Intelligence Department (Commercial Branch), [482] formed, [347] need for, [345] salaries reduced, [353] Works Bill, [406] Navigation in Marlborough, [21] Navy Estimates, signing the, [357] of 1888 challenged, [357] Navy, 1859, numbers and description, [2] League founded, [397] Lord Charles enters the, [2] the New, [48] the Old, [34] Nelson and his Times, [414] Nepal, Prince in, [164] Newchang, [447] Newspaper correspondent. See Correspondent
New York, Lord Charles at, [460] Nile Column, [220], [250], [319] Nineteenth Century, article in, [404] Noel, Commander Gerard (Memorandum on Training), [143] Noel's, Captain, feat of seamanship, [376] Admiral, action in Crete, [427] Northbrook's, Lord, declaration re Navy, [341] North Sea incident, [494] Norwegian waters, cruise in, [554] Nucleus crew system, [465] Nuggar, wreck of Captain Gascoigne's, [306] Nuggars (native boats on Nile), [227], [228]
Officers' pay inadequate, [407] Oil fuel, [483] Olden, Quartermaster, saves raiding party, [316] Omdurman, report of fall of, [271] "Open Door" policy, [425] Operations, delicate, [317] Organisation for War, [344] plans in Mediterranean Fleet, [511] Orhwalder, Father, letter of, [311] Orontes, [159] Osborne, [159] Royal Yacht, appointed to, [151] boat-racing, [152] Osman Digna, [214] Ottley's, Lieutenant, invention of mines, [369]
Pampero, [70] Parkes, Sir Harry, attack on, [97] Parliament (1874), [140] Parnell, Mr., [141] Party system, views on, [138], [139] Pay of officers inadequate, [407] Pekin, arrival at, [434] Personnel, deficiency in, [397], [403] Petty officer rating, [366] Phillimore, Captain Augustus, [41] Physique, Lord Charles', viii
Pieter Both mountain, [104] ascent of, [105] Pig, riding a, [528] Piggott, Captain C. R., [265], [267] Police, appointed Chief of, [191] Political events (1873-80), [122] Politics in Ireland (1872), [128] Polo-playing, first, in England, [525] Portage of boats. See Whaleboats
Portraits, family, x
Prince George, accident to, [490] Prisons, Inspector of, [76] Probyn, Major-General, [161] Proclamation, issue of, [193], [289] Promoted, [27], [64], [73], [110], [146], [169], [414] Promotion dinner, [169] of officers, question of, [144] to flag rank earlier advocated, [40], [404], [483] Provisions, sending, to officers at front, [207] Prussia, Prince Henry of, [448] Punishments, [17]
Raleigh, [159] wreck of, [112] "Ram," proposal to abolish the, [396] Ramillies, hoists flag in, [462] Ranches in Mexico, [549] Rating, alteration in, [365] Rations, meagre, [18], [52] Rent question in Ireland, [129] Reed, Sir Edward, [50] Rees, First Lieutenant W. S., [364] Reform of discipline, [17] of prison rules, [76] party in China, views of, [434] Reforms advocated in House of Commons, [143] in China advocated, summary of, [451] Reis threatened, [296] Repairs, ability to execute, [392], [493] new system in Mediterranean, [512] Requirements of the time, [405] Research, [71] Resignation from Board of Admiralty, [353] Review of 1897, [409] Richards, Sir Frederick, [389], [478] Riot in Alexandria, [178] River Column. See Nile
Roberts, Lieutenant, [2] Rojdesvenski, Admiral, [494] Ross, Mr. John, great assistance given by, [195] appreciation of Lord Charles Beresford, [180] Routine of work on the Nile, [233], [241] Royal Commission on Administration of the Navy and Army, [355] Family's interest in Navy, [153] Irish Regiment's fine march, [317] Marines, [13] heroism of, [147] Royle, Hon. Charles, [172] Russell, Dr. Wm. Howard, [158], [163] Russian Baltic fleet incident, [494]
Safieh, s., [283], [290], [291], [295], [314] boiler injured, [298], [303] raiding expeditions in, [314], [316] Sail-drill in Marlborough, [21] Sailing feats, [62] Sail-making, [62], [71] Saint Paul's Cathedral, Dean of, and Leighton Memorial, [410] Salisbury, Lord, on policy in Egypt, [179] and Lord Charles' Memorandum, [347] Sandwich Islands, [57] San Francisco, [69], [458] Sanspareil, [375] Saving life, [43], [44] Scarborough, Channel Fleet visits, [489] School, Bayford, [5] Schoolfellows, [5] Schooner in distress, [57] Scott, Captain Percy, [466] Scrapes, getting into, [26], [27], [28], [43], [45], [47], [59], [64] Scurvy, [55], [68] Seamanship, [7] feat of, [42], [376] in the Tribune, [62] Seignelay, salving of, [378] Serapis, [158] Servants, two faithful, [82] Service in Soudan not credited to Lord Charles, [312] Seymour's, Admiral Sir E. H., book, [149], [159], [395] Shanghai, Lord Charles at, [449] Sharks, [546] Shendi, [247], [285] Shipbuilding programme required, [338], [387] transition from wood to iron, [48] Ship's personality, [51] Ships, weakness of, [368] Shooting incidents, [535-43] Shouting on deck, [16] Signalling incident at Alexandria, [205] value of knowledge of, [374] with merchant ships, [382] Signalmen, new drill for, [466] Smart, Rear-Admiral R., [41] Souakim-Berber route, [216] Expedition, [332] Soudan War of 1884, summary of, [211] preparations, [217] withdrawal of troops from, [333] Southwell, Lord, [117] Spearing fish, [70] Spencer programme, [388] Sport in India, [103] in Japan, [101] Sporting incident, [77], [79] Springs, hot, in New Zealand, [79] Squadron at Alexandria, details of, [186] Stealing stores, [43] Steam, prejudice against, [20], [49] Steam Reserve, appointed Captain of, [393] Steamers on Nile, haulage of, [228] sent by General Gordon, [283], [284] Stephenson, Admiral Sir H. F., [209] Stewart, Captain W. H., [12] Colonel, murder of, [226] Sir H., arrives at Korti, [252] wounded, [275] death of, [326] "Still" bugle-call, introduction of, [16] Sting-ray, a huge, [153] Stores, destruction of, [323] Stuart-Wortley, Lieutenant, [256] brings news of disaster, [291] voyage of, [294] Submarine, an early, [68] Nautilus, [350] Submarines purchased, [464] Suez Canal, purchase of shares, [158] Suffield, Lord, [533] Suite of Prince of Wales, [157], [161] Surf-playing, [88] Surgical operation, [162] Sutherland, Duke of, [164] Sutlej, [64], [74]
Tahiti, [87] Talakawiyeh, s., [283], [285] [292], [294] Talbot, Colonel the Hon. R., [268] march with wounded, [320] Tamaai, [216] Tarpon fishing, [545] Tattooing, [101] Telegram, delayed, [244] Tel-el-Kebir, victory of, [183], [207] Telephone, early working model of, [150] Téméraire, ashore at Alexandria, [188] feat of seamanship, [376] Temperance, an address on, [511] Teneriffe, flags at, [47] Terrible, [466] Tewfikiyeh, s., [283] Tewfik Pasha, [170], [171] Thompson, Colonel R. M., [460], [488] Three Admirals, the report of, [362] "Three Brothers'" race, [520] Thunderer, appointed to, [146] Tientsin, Lord Charles at, [446] Treaty of. See Treaty
Tokio, Lord Charles at, [456] Tombs, family, ix
Torpedo, the Whitehead, [141] Trafalgar Centenary celebration at Malta, [513] Training, new system advocated, [143] of Cadets, [6], [7] (Sir James Graham), [9] Training ship Britannia, [6] Illustrious, [6] Treaty of Tientsin, [4] Tribune, [61] Trincomalee, visit to, [104] Troopship service, [159] Tryon, Captain, [159] Sir George, [371] Tsung-li Yamen, visit to, [435] Turkish battleships, purchase of, [145] Turnpike incident, [113] Turtle, accident to, [53] Two-Power standard, [360]
Undaunted, appointed to command, [364] as prize-winner, [372] high compliments paid to, [382] Undaunted, salves Seignelay, [378] touches a rock, [372] Uniform, lack of rules regarding, [8] United States, third visit to, [484] Squadron, visit of, [488] Unpreparedness for war, [338]
Valparaiso, [56] bombardment of, [66] Vancouver, [59] Vesuvius, ascent of, [476] Victoria, Queen, and change of officers, [152] commended by, [329] congratulated by, [206] Victoria and Albert, Royal yacht, boat-racing, [152] Villiers, Mr. Frederic, [187] Voting in Parliament, independent, [138] Voyageurs, [230], [241] accidents to, [235]
Wad Habeshi, [296] effect of fight at, [309] Wadi Halfa, [219], [223], [225] Wales, Prince of, appointed A.D.C. to, [157] at dinner to Lord Charles, [169] visit to Portsmouth Dockyard, [152] visit to India, [157] War plans in Mediterranean Fleet, [511] Warrant-officers, [13] Warrior, [42] War Staff, constituted, [397] need of, [478] Washington, Lord Charles at, [460] Watch, keeping, [52] Watch-bills, [12] Waterfall, shooting the, [88] Waterford, elected for, [130] lose seat, [156] members of Parliament, [141] Waterford, Lord, death of, [2], [400] Watertight compartments, [396] Wauchope, Major-General A. G., [8] Weakness in new steel ships, [368] Wei-hai-Wei, [447] Whaleboats on the Nile, [221], [223], [227],
[229], [230], [231], [233], [235], [241] portage, [231] White, Sir William, [351] Whitehead torpedo, [141] Wilkinson's, Mr. Spenser, "Command of the Sea" articles, [397] Wilson, Captain, [375] John Crawford, [146] Wilson, Vice-Admiral Sir A. K., [485] Wilson's, Sir Charles, book, [253] report of Abu Idea fight, [268] voyage lo Khartoum, [292] Wingate's, Sir F. R., letter to Lord Wolseley, [309] Wolseley, Sir Garnet, appreciation of
his campaign in Egypt, [207] appointed Commander-in-Chief, Soudan, [218] appointed to staff of, [221] arrival at Ismailia, [182] and staff at Cairo, [221] Wolseley, Sir G., at Wadi Halfa, [234] Woolwich, M.P. for, [478] Wyllie, Mr. W. L., [399] Wyndham's Land Act, [342]
Yokohama, arrival at, [100] York election, [415] resigns seat at, [462] Yuan Shih Kai, [421], [440] Yung Lu, a talk with, [438]
Zeriba of Desert Column, [275] Zohrab Pasha, [225]

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