Part 31

Narragansett Bay, 210; D'Estaing's fleet at, 281; 387.

Naval Warfare, in 18th century, 3, et seq.; Hawke and Rodney identified with, 4; advance in, shown by two great failures, 5; waged with vessels moved by oars, 7; such method more reliable than by sail, 7; its scene long in the Mediterranean, 8; introduction of cannon in, 8; a period of systematization sets in, 9; period of transition in, 12; Tourville's influence on, 14; peace of Utrecht closed transitional period in, 68; Napoleon's influence on, 68, 69; conditions of, in 18th century, 74, 75; advance of, in 19th century.

Navy, French, its movements at Quiberon Bay, 125; attempts to concentrate at Brest, 126; vanquished by Hawke, 141; concentrated at Cadiz, 414.

Navy of Great Britain, in 1739, 69; permitted to decline, 100.

Navy of U.S., in 1812, 69.

NELSON, Admiral, his remarkable order at Trafalgar, alluded to, 7; on true way of fighting, 30; on the comparative value of prize money, 88; 146; appointed to command a ship by Howe, 298; letter of, to his brother, 298; opinion of, of Jervis's Mediterranean fleet, 330; remark of, concerning Hood, 335; criticises movements of British fleet, 1795, 346; his criticism of Admiral Mann, 349; return from mission up Mediterranean, 351, 352; at battle off Cape St. Vincent, 355; receives Spanish surrender, 355, 356; approves sentence of seamen of ship St. George, 361; 362; contrasted with Jervis, Earl St Vincent, 378, 379; esteem of, for Jervis, 379; credit due to, for victory of the Nile, 379; contrasted with Saumarez, 383; 401; 402; his lack of personal sympathy with Saumarez, 407; Saumarez's unfortunate remark to, 407; at battle of the Nile, 407-409; 410; Baltic league shattered by, 413; eulogizes Saumarez in House of Lords, 421; seamanship of, contrasted with that of Pellew, 446; anecdote of, 446; mentions incident of Algerine policy, 462, 463; denounces Algerine piracy, 463; Israel Pellew with, at Trafalgar, 476.

Nevis, island, 394.

Newport, D'Estaing enters harbor of, 281.

Nile, battle of, 362; Admiral Howe's estimate of, 379; credit due to Admiral Lord St. Vincent for, 379, 380; Saumarez cruises in, 384; 403; description of battle of, 405-408; Saumarez wounded at, 409.

Nore, threatening mutinies of, 454.

NORRIS, Captain, absconds to avoid trial, 37.

Nymphe, frigate, Pellew in command of, 447; 448; fight of, with Cleopatre, 448, 449.

Orient, ship, Nelson's coffin made from mainmast of, 353; blows up, 407.

Orion, ship, Saumarez appointed to command, 400; 401; 406; 409; 410.

PALLISER, Vice-Admiral, accused of betrayal of his chief, 182; twelve admirals memorialize the king against, 182.

Paris, Rodney settles in, 175.

PARKER, Admiral, Rodney writes to, 225.

PARKER, Commodore Sir Peter, 385.

Passaro, Cape, Battle of, 69.

Pegase, ship, 331.

PELLEW, Admiral, asks for courtmartial upon a mutiny, 367; 368; 389; 428; of Norman extraction, 428; early orthography of name, 428; settlement of family in England, 429; father of, 429; fearlessness of, at school, 429; goes afloat, 430; sides with a companion in a quarrel and leaves the ship, 430; intimacy of, with Captain Pownoll, 431; brought in contact with American revolution, 431; at reception of Burgoyne on ship Blonde, 431; saves a sailor from drowning, 431; exuberant vitality of, 431; anecdote of recklessness of, 431; anecdote of accident to, 435; second officer of Carleton, 437; in battle of Lake Champlain, 436, 437; by loss of superiors left in command, 438; gallantry of, in contest, 438; is commended by Douglas, Lord Howe and the Admiralty, 440; is promised promotion, 440; gives chase to Arnold, 441; lands at Crown Point, 441; accompanies Burgoyne, 442; returns to England, 442; promoted to a lieutenancy, 442; serves under Capt. Pownoll, 442; lieutenant of frigate Apollo, 442; meets French frigate Stanislas, 442; action with, 442; succeeds to command at death of Pownoll, 442; grief of, for death of Pownoll, 443; gains promotion, 443; destroys French privateers, 443; wins grade of post-captain, 443; in time of peace tries farming, 443; commands frigate on Newfoundland Station, 444; personal activity of, 444; anecdotes of, 444, 445; his knowledge of seamanship, 446; 447; in command of Nymphe, 447; at fight between Nymphe and Cleopatre, 448, 449; Lord Howe commends, 450; opposes French privateers, 451, 452; directs rescue of troops, passengers, and crew of ship Dutton, 452-454; stationed off Brest, 454; discouraged appointment of Roman Catholic chaplains, 455; opposes enfranchisement of Roman Catholics, 455; follows French expedition against Ireland, 455, 456; sails for Falmouth, 456; fights Indefatigable and Amazon against Droits de l'Homme, 456-458; narrow escape of, from shipwreck, 458; great personal endurance of, illustrated, 459; eminent qualities of, 459; holds command in India, 459, 460; appointed commander-in-chief in Mediterranean, 460; made a rear-admiral, 460; assigned to East India station, 460; Mediterranean command of, coincides with Bonaparte's falling fortunes, 461; created Baron Exmouth, 462; visits Barbary ports, 462; compels release of slaves, 462; demands peace for Sardinia, 463; arranges with Tunis and Tripoli for treatment of captives, 463; Algiers refuses concession to, regarding treatment of captives, 464; demands release of all Christian slaves in Algiers, 464; despatches cruiser to Algiers, 466; instructions of, to Capt. Charles Warde, 466; asks for small force against Algiers, 467; preparations of, against Algiers, 468; sails for Algiers, 468; joins Dutch fleet at Gibraltar, 468; arrives at Algiers Bay, 468; serves demands on Dey of Algiers, 468; receives no answer, 468; opens battle, 469, 470; is slightly wounded, 473; receives submission of Dey, 473; frees Algerian, Tunisian, and Tripolitan slaves, 474; returns to England, 474; close of career of, 475; later days of, 475, 476; religious nature of, 476; death of, 476; rank of, at death 476.

PELLEW, Israel, bravery of, in fight between Nymphe and Cleopatre, 448, 449; promoted to post-captain, 451; 476.

Penmarcks, rocks, 458.

PENN, Sir William, his criticism of Four Days Battle, 12.

PERRY, Commander, 436.

Peuple Souverain, ship, 406.

Philadelphia, evacuation of, 284.

PITT, William, defends Admiral Byng, 105; his dislike of Hawke, 106; his military purpose, 110; proposed series of descents on French coast, 110; his impetuosity a spur to laggards, 113; his energy felt in civil administration, 114; blames military and naval leaders, 115; his injustice meets rebuke, 116; profits by Hawke's suggestions, 117; leaves Hawke a commodore, 144; succeeded by Lord St. Vincent in Admiralty, 380.