stern rebuke of, to Capt. Ellison, 363, 364;
brusque reply of, to Sir Edward Pellew, 367;
sternness of, 368;
forbids captains to dine each other, 368;
quaint humor of, 369;
anecdotes of, 369, 370;
reverence of, for the flag, 372;
satire upon, by Lieutenant Cumby, 373;
pretended revenge of, for, 373. 374;
decline of health of, 374;
return of, to England, 374;
placed in command of Channel fleet, 375;
establishes rigid discipline in same, 375;
closes port of Brest, 375;
analysis of last named movement, 376;
three great services of, to England, 378;
discipline of, of Mediterranean fleet, 378;
winning by, of Battle of St. Vincent, 378;
suppression of mutinies by, 378;
contrasted with Nelson, 378, 379;
Nelson’s esteem for, 379;
Nelson’s differences with, 379;
arranges expedition which led to Battle of the Nile, 379;
credit due, for same, 379, 380;
later years of, 380;
succeeds Pitt as First Lord of the Admiralty, 380;
retires from active
service, 380;
hauls down his flag, 380;
country seat of, 380;
closing years of, 380, 381;
liberality, of, 381;
active habits of in old age, 381;
death of, 381.
Judith, Point, 281.
KEITH, Lord, 367.
KEMPENFELT, Admiral, 288;
second to Howe, 289;
death of, 290;
sent in pursuit of De Grasse, 393;
makes valuable capture, 393.
KEPPEL, Admiral, appointed to Channel fleet, 176;
resigns command of Channel fleet, 182;
chagrin of, 286; 287;
Jervis with, at Ushant, 331;
assists Saumarez in advancement, 384,
385;
companion of uncle of Saumarez, 385
Land’s End, Howe’s tactical movement off, 288.
LANGARA, his fleet destroyed by Rodney, 216.
Leander, ship, 472.
L’ETENDUERE, Commodore, attacked by Hawke, 89;
Hawke commander in battle with, 97; 157.
Leghorn, in power of France, 346.
LESTOCK, Vice-Admiral, off Toulon, 21, 22;
his part in trial of Mathews, 21-25;
his own trial and defence, 26.
Levant, the, 384.
LINOIS, at battle at Algeciras, 416;
his division in second attack, 419.
Lisbon, 350.
Louisa, ship, 60, 61, 64.
LOUIS XVI., treats Saumarez with attention, 398, 399.
LOWTHER, Miss, betrothed of Gen. Wolfe, 326.
Madras, French conquest of, 103;
yielded in exchange for Louisburg, 103.
Magnanime, ship, 262; 272; 273.
Malaga, movements of Rooke off, 15;
battle, 69, 70; 156.
Malta, Nelson receives news of surrender of, to the French, 403.
Manila, loss of, embitters Spain, 171.
MANN, Admiral, discouragement of, 348;
calls council of officers, 348;
returns to England, 348;
deprived of command, 348;
Jervis’s criticism of, 349;
Nelson’s criticism of, 349;
effect on fleet of defection of, 350.