and of the “Guillaume Tell,” 31;
  Nelson ordered by Keith to take personal charge of blockade of, 28;
  Nelson quits blockade of, 30, 31;
  takes ships off blockade, contrary to Keith’s wishes, 36-39;
  surrender of, to the British, 62;
  effect of surrender of, upon the Czar, 62;
  Nelson’s views as to the ultimate disposition of, 168;
  Nelson’s visit to, in 1803, 189, 194;
  strategic importance of, 182, 195, 264.

Man, Admiral Robert, in command under Hotham, at the fleet action of
  July 13, 1795, i. 180;
  Nelson’s commendation of, 180;
  subsequent mistakes of, in 1796, 240, 248, 249, 254;
  Nelson’s expressions concerning, 240, 248;
  allusion to, ii. 19.

Marengo, Battle of, Nelson in Leghorn at the time of, ii. 37, 179.

Maritimo, Island of, strategic centre for a rendezvous, i. 420, 426,
  427.

Massena, French general, defeats the combined Austrians and Russians
  near Zurich, ii. 15;
  Nelson likened to, 52.

Matcham, Mrs., Nelson’s sister, attitude towards Lady Hamilton,
  ii. 55, 178;
  towards Lady Nelson, 178;
  anecdote of Nelson transmitted by, 335.

Matcham, George, Nelson’s nephew, letter of, dated 1861, giving
  recollections of Nelson, ii. 155-157.

Melville, Lord, First Lord of the Admiralty, in succession to
  St. Vincent, reply to Nelson’s appeal to reverse previous refusal
  of medals for Copenhagen, ii. 167;
  Nelson’s letter to, about his missing the French fleet, 280-282.

Merton, Nelson’s home in England, purchase of, by him, ii. 144, 149,
  150;
  life at, during Peace of Amiens, 146-178;
  final stay at, 320-336.

Messina, importance of, to the security of Sicily, Nelson’s
  opinions, i. 413, 414, 417, ii. 186, 191-193.

Middleton, Sir Charles, afterwards Lord Barham, i. 85. See Barham.

Miles, Commander Jeaffreson, able defence of Lord Nelson’s action at
  Naples, in 1799, i. 441.

Miller, Captain Ralph W., commands Nelson’s flagship at the Battle
  of St. Vincent, i. 274, 279;
  at Teneriffe, 302;
  at the Battle of the Nile, 355;
  Nelson’s expressions of affection for, and anxiety for a monument
  to, ii. 143.

Minorca, Nelson ordered from Egypt for an expedition against, i. 366;
  Nelson directs his squadron upon, on receiving news of Bruix’s
  incursion, 418-420;
  Nelson’s difference with Keith, as to the value and danger of,
  445-451, ii. 3, 5, 6;
  Nelson’s visit to, in 1799, ii. 6, 11, 12;
  restored to Spain at Peace of Amiens, 181.

Minto, Lord. See Elliot, Sir Gilbert.

Minto, Lady, mention of Nelson at Palermo, in letters of,
  i. 396, 397;
  at Leghorn, ii. 38, 39;
  at Vienna, 40-42.

Moore, Colonel, afterwards Sir John, i. 119;
  friction between Lord Hood and, in Corsica, 140-145;
  Nelson’s agreement, in the main, with Hood’s views,
  143, 144, 145.