Nelson's Lady Hamilton by Meynell, Esther (cheapest way to read ebooks .txt) 📗

Nelson, Charlotte, 306, 317, 330,

333-334, 335, 351 Nelson, Earl [Rev. William], 306,

349, 351, 352, 35«, 365, 367 Nelson, Rev. Edmund, 134, 271, 285 ; letter from to Lady Hamilton, 317, 318

Nelson, Frances, Viscountess, 117, I37» 157-159, 160; letter from Lady Hamilton to, 162-164; 175, 193, 197, 198, 267, 271; letter to Nelson from, 272 ; Nelson's " esteem " for, 273; her character and limitations, 274-277 ; meets her husband again, 277; her difficulties over Lady Hamilton, 278-280; quarrels with Nelson,

283 ; her attempts at conciliation,

284 ; Nelson's and Emma's treatment of her, 285; championed byHardy and Sir William Hotham, 286 ; passes out of Nelson's life, 287

Nelson, Horatia [afterwards Mrs. Ward], 259 ; birth, 287 ; new letter from, 288, 300, 330 ; letter from Nelson to, 335, 341 ; Nelson's parting from, 343 ; Emma's account of, 344; Nelson leaves Horatia to his country, 346; 351, 352, 359J Emma's reproaches to, 390-361 ; leaves England with her mother, 363; Emma's anxiety for, 365; letter from, to Sir Harris Nicolas, 367

Nelson, Horatio, Viscount, 107; visits Naples, 114 ; his appearance, 115 ; impresses Sir William Hamilton, 116 ; meets Lady Hamilton, 117; departure from

Naples, 1 17; indignation at tl evacuation of the Mediterranej 121 ; growing importance of name, 132, 133 ; loses his arm Teneriife,134 ; re-enters the Mediterranean, 135 ; his flagshij dismasted, 137 ; instructions frc Lord St.Vincent,139 ; Naples, 140 ;letter to Ladj Hamilton, 144; belief in Lad) Hamilton's services, 145 ; voyag to Alexandria, 146; anxietie 147; the Fountain of Aretm 147; battle of the Nile, 150; Lady Hamilton's enthus astic letter to, 151-153 ; Nelson': attitude towards his victory, 155 forebodings over the return Naples, 156; his description his welcome, 157,158 ; dislike the Neapolitans, 159, 160; miration for Lady Hamilton, 162 belief in her abilities, 165 ; lette to her, 117,168 ; urges war with the French, 170; the "one rose," 176 ; counsels flight from Naples, 179 ; his efforts on behalf of the royal family, 181, 182; secret orders to the squadron, 186; praise of Lady Hamilton, 188; shares a house at Palermo with the Hamiltons, 192 ; rebukes his wife, 193; depression, 195, 196; his far-reaching activities, 205 ; his feeling for Lady Hamilton, 209; expedition to Naples, 213-216; meeting with Ruffo, 217, 2l8; the treaty of capitulation, 221, 222 ; the " Happy Warrior," 223 ;hissternnesstowards Caracciolo, 224, 225 ; sentences him to be hung, 226 ; made Duke of Bronte, 240 ; fSted Palermo, 242, 243 ; dissatisfactk

375

with the Sicilian Court, 243, 244; infatuation for Lady Hamilton, 246, 247 ; commander-m-chief in the Mediterranean, 256 j captures Le Genereux, 2$2 ; neglects his duty, 253 ; reproof from the Admiralty, 254 ; determination to return home with the Hamil-tons, 259 ; farewell to the Foudroyant) 261 ; Lady Minto's impression of Nelson, 262; lands at Yarmouth, 269; meets his wife, 277 ; his hardness to her, 280 ; final break with Lady Nelson, 283 ; makes her an allowance, 284 ; "Mr. and Mrs. Thompson," 289-291 ; attachment to Horatia, 294 ; distraction over the dinner to the Prince of Wales, 297-299 ; letter to Emma, 299, 300 ; goes to the Baltic,

301 ; victory of Copenhagen,

302 ; letter to Emma, 303, 304; returns to England, 305; writes verses, 307 ; attack on Boulogne flotilla, 308 ; churlish behaviour, 309 ; attachment to Parker, 311 ; anger with Troubridge, 312 ; his own home, 313 ; contentment with Merton, 316 ; his nephew's account of, 323 ; visit to Wales, 325 ; present at Sir William Hamilton's deathbed, 326 ; com-mander-in-chief in the Mediterranean, 328 ; words on war, 328 ; devotion to Emma and England, 329; birth of his second child, 333; fiction about Horatia, 333, 334; writes to Horatia, 335 ; chases the French fleet, 340, 341; returns to Merton for the last time, 341 ; farewell to Emma and Horatia, 343 ; last letter to Emma, 344, 345 ; victory and

death, 345, 346; influence over

Emma, her "all of good," 347 Nelson, Mrs. William, 293, 294,

298, 306, 317 Nicolas, Sir Harris, 162, 275, 288,

366 Nisbet, Josiah, 163

Parker, Commander Edward, 306,

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Parker, Sir Hyde, 300, 301 Parsons, Lieutenant, 234-236, 241-

243; 259, 324, 325

Parthenopean Republic, 202, 207 Pignatelli, Prince Francesco, 200 Pitt, William, 98, no, III, 338,

349

Powell, Jane, 6 Prince Regent, the, 7, 86, 129,

184, 266, 295-299, 361

Ranelagh Gardens, 27

Romney, George, 2, 9, 23, 29-31,

49 J 85-89, 90-92, 366 Rose, George, 337, 348, 350, 354,

357, 363. 365

Ruffo, Cardinal Fabrizio, 202-204, 215, 216-218, 220

Scott, Dr. [Nelson's chaplain], 342,

346 Scott, Mr. [Nelson's secretary], 330,

331

Southey, 221

Spain, King of, 122, 123, 125-127,

•128, 130

Spencer, Lord, 243, 254 St. George, Mrs., 262-267, 362 St. Vincent, Earl, 8, 136, 138, 139,

146, 155, 156, 160, 161, 165,

206, 208, 211, 227, 254, 305,

308, 355, 356 Swinburne, A. C. [quoted], 327

INDEX

"Thompson," Mr. and Mrs., 289-

292, 333