Spencer, Earl, first Lord of the Admiralty, i. 294;
letters to Nelson from, quoted, 285, 361,
452, ii. 32-34;
letters of Nelson to, quoted, i. 294,
327, 362, 401, 402,
407, 444, 445, 447, ii. 5, 6, 11, 12,
16, 27, 32, 34, 65;
indicates to Jervis the Government’s
wish that Nelson
command the squadron in the Mediterranean,
i. 321, 322;
selects Sir Hyde Parker for Baltic command,
ii. 67.
St. George, Mrs., description of Lady Hamilton, i.
380, 382;
account of meeting with Nelson and the
Hamiltons at Dresden
in 1800, ii. 43-45;
remarks likeness of Nelson to the Russian
Marshal Suwarrow, 43.
“St. George,” British ship-of-the-line,
Nelson’s flagship in the
Baltic expedition, ii. 65;
Nelson quits, for the “Elephant,”
for the Battle of Copenhagen, 78.
St. Vincent, Battle of Cape, i. 268-277.
St. Vincent, Earl. See Jervis.
Stewart, Lieutenant-Colonel, accompanies the Baltic
expedition on
board Nelson’s flagship, ii. 65;
narrative of the expedition, and anecdotes
of Nelson by, quoted,
65, 79, 82-84, 89-91, 94-96, 101, 113,
115.
Stuart, General, in command of the British troops
at the siege of
Calvi, i. 134, 136-146;
apparent friction between Lord Hood and,
142-145;
Nelson’s high opinion of, 140, 143.
Suckling, Catherine, maiden name of Nelson’s mother, i. 4.
Suckling, Captain Maurice, Nelson’s maternal
uncle, i. 5;
receives Nelson on board his ship the
“Raisonnable,” on
entering the navy, 6;
care for Nelson during his early years,
9-16;
made Comptroller of the Navy, 15;
procures Nelson’s promotion to lieutenant,
16;
death of, 21;
Nelson’s care, when wounded at Teneriffe,
to save the sword of, 303;
successful naval engagement of, on the
date of Trafalgar, and
expectation formed therefrom by Nelson,
ii. 368.
Suckling, William, Nelson’s maternal uncle,
Nelson appeals to, for
aid to marry, i. 43, 69, 70;
makes an allowance to Nelson, 70;
letters of Nelson to, 43, 69, 133.
Suwarrow, Russian marshal, commands the combined Russian
and Austrian
troops in Italian campaign of 1799, i.
416, ii. 2, 6, 15;
personal resemblance of Nelson to, ii.
43, 112.
Sweden, joins Russia, Denmark, and Prussia in the
Armed Neutrality of
1800, ii. 60-63.
Syracuse, Nelson refreshes his squadron in, before
the Battle of the
Nile, i. 340-342;
Nelson’s opinion of, as a base for
his operations after the battle,
368, 369;
insecurity of, with headquarters at Palermo,
414;
Nelson ordered by Keith to make his headquarters
at, ii. 30.
“TEMERAIRE,” British ship-of-the-line,
Nelson’s supporter at Trafalgar,
ii. 378, 391.
Teneriffe, Nelson’s expedition against, i. 296-306.
Tetuan, Nelson’s visits to, for water and fresh
provisions,
ii. 292-294, 314, 315;
sends a detachment to, before Trafalgar,
360.