Orde, Admiral Sir John, governor of Dominica, i. 59;
  difficulty with Lord St. Vincent concerning Nelson’s appointment
  to command a squadron, 337, 338;
  assigned in 1804 to command part of Nelson’s station, from the
  Straits of Gibraltar to Cape Finisterre, ii. 247;
  relations between Nelson and, 247, 248, 256-263, 291;
  driven from before Cadiz by combined fleets, 285;
  popular outcry against, 290;
  Nelson’s complaint against, for not watching course of combined
  fleets, 290 note, 292-295;
  relieved from duty at his own request, 310.

“Orient,” French flagship at the Battle of the Nile, present as the
  “Sans Culottes,” in Hotham’s action of March 13, 1795,
  i. 162, 164, 166;
  at the Battle of the Nile, 347, 349, 353, 354;
  blows up, 354;
  Nelson’s coffin made from mainmast of, ii. 327.

Otway, Captain, commands Sir Hyde Parker’s flagship at the
  Battle of Copenhagen, ii. 77;
  advises against the passage of the Great Belt, 77, 78;
  opposes the making signal to Nelson to leave off action, 89;
  message from Parker to Nelson by, 89, 91.

Paget, Sir Arthur, succeeds Hamilton as British minister
  to Naples, i. 397, ii. 34, 35;
  quotations from the “Paget Papers,” i. 397, 398, ii. 23, 37.

Pahlen, Russian minister of state during Nelson’s command
  in the Baltic, ii. 107;
  Nelson’s correspondence with, 112-114.

Palermo, Nelson’s residence in, i. 395-420; ii. 2-35.

Palmas, Gulf of, in Sardinia, rendezvous of Nelson’s fleet,
  ii. 207, 277, 278,
  282, 283;
  Nelson learns there of Villeneuve’s second sailing, 283.

Parker, Commander Edward, aide to Nelson, ii. 134;
  description of Nelson’s celerity by, 134;
  takes part in boat-attack on the French vessels off Boulogne, 137;
  mortally wounded, 138;
  death of, and Nelson’s distress, 143.

Parker, Admiral Sir Hyde, succeeds Hotham in command in the Mediterranean,
  i. 199, 200;
  Nelson’s dissatisfaction with, 202;
  selected to command the Baltic expedition, ii. 56;
  Nelson joins, as second in command, 65;
  cool reception of Nelson by, 66-69;
  growing influence of Nelson with, 70-74;
  sluggish movements of, 71, 102, 106, 107;
  Nelson’s comprehensive letter to, 75-77;
  authorizes Nelson’s plan of attack, 79;
  the signal to leave off action, 89-93;
  intrusts negotiations to Nelson, 100-104;
  relieved from command, 110;
  Nelson’s opinion of his conduct in the Baltic, 110, 164.

Parker, Admiral Sir Peter, early patron of Nelson, and chief mourner at
  his funeral, i. 20-22;
  personal kindness to Nelson of, 20, 30;
  Nelson’s gratitude expressed to, ii. 105, 240.

Parker, Vice-Admiral Sir William, controversy with Nelson about
  the latter’s account of the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, i. 277-282;
  remonstrates with Lord St. Vincent for Nelson’s appointment to command
  a detached squadron, 337, 338.