B.
- Baird, Mr. death of, i. 221.
- Ball, Captain Sir Alexander, directs the negotiation for landing
- prisoners on parole, i. 225;
- his conversation with Sir J. Saumarez, respecting the battle of the Nile, 228 n.;
- his letter to him, 275;
- account of his flattering reception at Naples, 276;
- his letter to Sir J. Saumarez, 294.
- Baltic fleet, under Sir J. Saumarez, arrives at Gothenburg, ii. [101].
- —— Port, see [Port Baltic].
- Bathurst, Capt. report of, relative to the position of the Russian fleet, ii. [122];
- account of his extreme sufferings, 130.
- Bayne, Captain, death of, i. 69.
- Bedford, Captain, anecdote of his men, ii. 93.
- Bernadotte, General, Prince of Ponte Corvo, elected Crown Prince of
- Sweden, ii. 208;
- remarks of Admiral Krusenstjerna respecting, 213;
- his arrival in Sweden, 217;
- his implicit confidence in Sir J. Saumarez, 249.
- Bertie, Rear-admiral A., commands under Sir J. Saumarez in the Baltic fleet, ii.[99].
- Berry, Captain, sails for England, with Admiral Nelson's despatches, i. 234.
- Black rocks, command off the, assumed by Sir J. Saumarez, i. 300;
- description of, ib. 302.
- Blanquet, Admiral, notice of his account of the battle of the Nile, i. 275.
- Brenton, Admiral, father of Sir Jahleel Brenton, notice of his death, ii. [60].
- —— Capt. afterwards Sir Jahleel, appointed to the Cæsar, i. 321;
- remarks of Sir J. Saumarez respecting, 325;
- his account of the battle of Algeziras, 341;
- extract from his Naval History, 382 n.;
- orders of Sir J. Saumarez to, 383;
- professional abilities of, 395;
- his description of the flag of Sir J. Saumarez being rehoisted in the Cæsar, 403;
- his account of the battle of the 12th July 1801, ib.;
- notice of his account of the wrecks of the St. George and Defence, ii. [266];
- his sketch of the professional character of Lord de Saumarez, [326].
- Brest fleet, escape of, i. 290;
- proceeds to the Mediterranean, 291;
- observations respecting, 304.
- Bridport, Lord, account of his action, i. 151;
- his opinion of the British squadron, 152;
- of Capt. Domett, ib.;
- joins the Channel fleet, 289;
- takes command of the fleet, 296;
- list of the fleet under his command, June 23rd, 1795, ii. [398].
- Brimstone Hill, surrender of, i. 65.
- Brisbane, Capt. John, orders issued by, to the squadron at Rhode
- Island, i. 38;
- division of sailors under, 41;
- returns to England in the Leviathan, 42;
- narrowly escapes shipwreck, ib.
- British heroism, anecdote of, i. 382.
- —— fleet, perilous situation of the, i. 65;
- loss of men in, 81;
- loss sustained by, in the battle of Algeziras, 363;
- list of the, under Sir John Jervis, 166;
- account of the battle with the Spanish Fleet, off Cape St. Vincent, 168; ii. [402];
- mutiny in, i. 182;
- proceedings of the, ii. [128], [184];
- rejoicings in Sweden, upon their triumph over the Russian flotilla, 162;
- disposition of the, 244;
- list of the, commanded by Admiral Sir George Rodney, in the actions of the 9th and 12th April 1782, 386;
- officers killed and wounded in, 389;
- list of the, under Admiral Nelson, at the battle of the Nile, 411.
- —— seamen, perseverance of, i. 367.
- —— squadron commanded by Sir J. Saumarez, victory of the, over the French and Spanish
- squadrons, on the 12th July 1801, i. 419.
- Buonaparte, Napoleon, remarks upon his career, i. 277;
- his extraordinary exertions to invade England, ii. [84];
- observations of Lord Nelson respecting, [87];
- remarks on his success in Austria and Prussia, [98];
- notice of his marriage with the Arch-duchess Maria Louisa, [188];
- his designs upon Holland, ib.;
- orders of, respecting the Swedish commerce, [190];
- declaration of, relating to the navy of England, [223];
- his position at the commencement of 1812, [272];
- retreat from Russia, [292].
- —— Joseph, declared King of Spain, ii. [188].
- Brueys, Vice-admiral de, gallant conduct and death of, i. 225.
- Brunswick, William Duke of, his letter to Sir J. Saumarez, ii. [227];
- Sir James's letter in answer, ib.
- Brydone, Mr. notice of his travels through Sicily and Malta, i. 205.
- Burrows, Captain, death of, ii. [89].
- Byron, Captain, communicates with Admiral Rodney, respecting the
- enemy's approach, i. 67.
C.
- Cadiz, squadron off, i. 178;
- bombardment of the city of, 189;
- armament preparing for sea in, 331, 333;
- squadron off, reinforced, ii. [14];
- blockade of, resumed by Sir J. Saumarez, 20.
- Cæsar, log of, respecting the battle of Algeziras, extract from, i. 360.
- Cairo, General O'Hara's notice of the capitulation of, ii. [35].
- Canning, Mr. remarks relating to, ii. [117] n.
- Carl August, Crown Prince of Sweden, ii. [188];
- lamentable event at Stockholm in consequence of his death, [189].
- Carlscrona, arrival of Sir J. Saumarez at, ii. [107], [125];
- Carlsham, orders of Admiral Puké respecting the defence of, ii. [229].
- Casa-Bianca, Commodore, death of, i. 225.
- Catania, remarks upon, i. 261.
- Cathcart, Earl, nominated Ambassador to the Court of St. Petersburg,
- Caulfield, Captain Thomas Gordon, anecdote of, ii. [73],
- of Sweden, ii. [132];
- elected King by the States, [157];
- confers on Sir J. Saumarez the grand cross of the order of the sword, [162], [286];
- his message to the Diet, upon the death of the Crown Prince, [207];
- his letter to Sir James,[286];
- presents him with a portrait of himself, [318];
- description of, [319].
- Charles XIII. Duke of Sudermania, succeeds Gustavus Adolphus as King
- Charlestown, notice of its surrender in 1780, ii. [334].
- Chatham, Lord, his letter of congratulation to Captain Saumarez, i. 113.
- Cherbourg, port of, object of the French government respecting, i. 85.
- Clarence, Duke of, visits Guernsey, i. 86;
- Clephane, Major-General William Douglas Maclean, his communication
- Charlestown, ii. [334].
- Clinton, Lieut.-Gen. sails for South Carolina, to besiege the city of
- Cockburn, Capt. chased by two Spanish line-of-battle ships, i. 167.
- Collins, Michael, bravery of, i. 382 n.
- at Algeziras, i. 356.
- Connolly, Colonel, statements of, respecting the loss of the Hannibal,
- Continental Sovereigns, notice of their visit to London, ii. [304].
- Corbett, Thomas, his letter to Capt. P. Saumarez, ii. [362].
- Cape St. Vincent, i. 167;
- list of his fleet, ib.;
- his account of the battle, ii. [402].
- Cordova, Don Josef de, commands the Spanish fleet, in the battle off
- Captains taken prisoners with his army, ii. [341].
- Cornwallis, Earl, order of the American Congress relative to the
- force of the two frigates, 110.
- Crescent, action between the, and La Réunion, i. 101;
- Croker, J.W. Secretary to the Admiralty, letters of Sir J. Saumarez
- Crown, Adm. list of his fleet, ii. [290].
- Curtis, Sir R. his arrival off Cadiz, i. 199.
D.
- Dalrymple, Capt. narrow escape of, from shipwreck in the Leviathan, i. 42.
- Danes, audacity of the, ii. [245].
- Danish frigate, account of the capture of the, ii. [275].
- —— troops, number of, in the Island of Zealand, ii. [103];
- account of their attack on Anholt, [223].
- Dantzig Bay, diversion made by Adm. Martin in, ii. [283].
- Darley, Mr. killed at the attack upon Fort Sullivan, i. 28.
- Dashwood, Capt. protects the island of Anholt from the Danes, ii. [273].
- Defence (Capt. Atkins), wreck of the, ii. [263].
- Dixon, Rear-admiral M. placed under the command of Sir J. Saumarez, in
- the Baltic fleet, ii. [99].
- Dobree, Lieutenant (nephew of Sir J. Saumarez), despatched to England
- with news of peace with Russia, ii. [282];
- promoted to the rank of commander, ib.
- Dogger Bank, battle off, i. 47;
- Dutch account of, ii. [374].
- Domett, Capt. Lord Bridport's approbation of his conduct, i. 152.
- Douglas, Sir Charles, his calculations
- respecting the French and British fleets, i. 81.
- Douvarnenez Bay, description of, i. 305, 307.
- Drake, Rear-admiral, commences the engagement of the 12th of April, 1792, i. 71.
- Duckworth, Sir John, account of the expedition under, i. 278;
- application of Lord Gardner respecting, ii. [98].
- Dumaresq, Mr. Philip, remarks of Sir J. Saumarez concerning, i. 350;
- despatched to England with accounts of the victory of the 12th July
- 1801, 414;
- his reception at the Admiralty by Earl St. Vincent, ii. [2];
- promoted to the rank of commander, ib.
- Dundas, Hon. Geo. H.L. appointed captain of the St. Antoine, ii. [9].
- Du Petit Thouars, Capt. dying commands of, i. 226.
- Durham, Capt., his remarks respecting the French fleet, i. 291.
- Dutch, declare war against England, i. 46;
- account of their squadron, 47;
- commencement of the action, 49;
- account of 50.
- —— fleet, list of the, under Admiral Zoutman in the battle off
- Dogger Bank, ii. [373].
E.
- East Indies, command in the, offered to Sir J. Saumarez, ii. [96].
- Eamer, Sir John, his letter to Sir J. Saumarez, ii. [50].
- Engerstrom, Baron, remarks respecting, ii. [174], [178].
- England, enthusiasm in, upon receiving news of the splendid victory of
- the 12th July 1801, ii. [1].
- English fleet, list of the, under Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, in the
- —— squadron, commanded by Sir J. Saumarez off Port Baltic, ii. [396].
- Essen, Baron, his interview with Sir J. Saumarez, ii. [293].
- Europa, British squadron assembled off, i. 405.
- Europe, state of, in 1812, ii. [271].
- Exmouth, Lord, see [Pellew.]
F.
- Ferris, Capt. remarks of Sir J. Saumarez upon the bravery of, i. 351;
- his letter to Sir James, 352;
- narrative of, at his court-martial, 354;
- returns to England in the Plymouth lugger, 387.
- Fersen, Count, assassination of, at Stockholm, ii. [189].
- Finland, exertions of the Swedish army in, ii. [123].
- Fleets, junction of the, i. 66.
- Foote, Capt. E. perseverance of, i. 168.
- Fort Sullivan, attack upon, i. 26.
- Foster, Mr. Augustus, appointed British minister, and chargé
- d'affaires at Sweden, ii. [136];
- correspondence between, and Sir J. Saumarez, [137], [140];
- his account of the Russian forces, [144];
- of the situation of Norway, [151];
- remarks on the character of the Duke of Sudermania, [152];
- his correspondence with Sir J. Saumarez, [ 169 to 185], [192 to 202];
- his observations respecting the Swedish government, 199.
- France, commencement of hostilities with, ii. [72].
- French fleet, at anchor off Sandy Hook, i. 40;
- failure of their plans for the reduction of Rhode Island, 42;
- equipment of, under Comte de Grasse, 67;
- loss of men in, 81;
- take possession of Alexandria and Cairo, 211;
- position of, in the bay of Aboukir, ib.;
- situation of, in the battle of the Nile, 218;
- escape of, at Brest, 290;
- proceeds to the Mediterranean, 291;
- remarks respecting, 301;
- amount of, at Bayonne, 330;
- discovered at anchor in Algeziras Bay, 342;
- loss of men in, at the battle of Algeziras, 365;
- list of the, commanded by Comte de Grasse on the 9th and 12th April
- 1782, ii. [381];
- opposed to the English, 23rd June 1795, [397];
- list of the, under Admiral Gantheaume in the action off the mouth of
- the Nile, [412].
- —— garrison, summoned by Sir J. Saumarez at Malta, i. 262; ii. [414].
- —— government, endeavours of the, to form a naval port in the
- British Channel, i. 85.
- Frenchmen, singular custom of, in battle, i. 356 n.
- French privateers, account of the capture and destruction of, ii. [284].
- —— ships, comparison between, and the British, i. 81.
- —— squadron, attacked in the bay of Brehat, i. 120;
- gallant action of Sir J. Saumarez with, off Guernsey, 131;
- force of, 132;
- list of the, which sailed from Algeziras on the 12th July 1801, 419.
- Frere, J.H. English ambassador at Lisbon, letter of Sir J. Saumarez to, i. 339.