The mutiny at Cadiz - Mr. Pitt's motion in Parliament: the question not clearly understood, nor fairly stated Mr. Giffard's error on the subject of biscuit-The affair of the Kingsfisher in the Tagus- Conduct of John Maitland-Remarks - The first symptoms of mu- tiny in the fleet before Cadiz - Conduct of Captain Dacres, of the Barfleur of Lord St. Vincent -- Affair of the St. George, Peard, and Hatley-Fidelity of the marines Court-martial-Speech of Lord St. Vincent to the mutineers-His promptitude in carrying the sentence into effect - Divine service, execution, and action with Order to Sir William Parker - Letter to Lady Spencer -Origin of the dispute with Sir John Orde-Capture of the Prince George's launch - Skirmish with the Spanish gun-boats- Unfor- tunate results-General order - Ill-advised proceeding of Sir John Mutiny on board the Princess Royal — Character, trial, and execution of the mutineers Reflections Anecdotes with reference to the above-The signal for all chaplains - The Admiral's manner of passing a sleepless night - His visit to the quarter-deck-Order to of Darby- of Coffin of Downman taking charge of the watch The mutiny on board the Romulus -The manner of treating the crew Reply to the captain of a frigate Letter to the Board of Ordnance on saluting and exer- cise Letter to Sir J. Brenton on boarding vessels on neutral Temporary disagreement between Earl St. Vincent and Captain Col- lingwood-Collingwood's observations on Nelson's appointment to the Nile - His unwilling obedience — His remarks on the state of Ireland, and the Irish mutineer-Lord St. Vincent's letter to Lady - - - Spencer - Commented on by the Editor of Collingwood's Memoirs - 66 CHAPTER XVII. -- 423 Anxieties of Earl St. Vincent after the battle of the 14th February - - - 449 Earl St. Vincent, on the Rock of Gibraltar, endeavours to get the better of the wine-house nuisance — Fails, as did his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent at a subsequent period — Remarks on Spanish gun-boats from Algeziras — Attacking our trade Anecdote of a patron — Letter from Earl St. Vincent to Earl Spencer - To the same, on the abuses on the Rock and in the dock-yard - Corrected by Commissioner Inglefield — To the same, on the injustice done to Captain Newhouse — To Mr. Nepean, on the scarcity of stores in the dock-yard-To Earl Spencer, in favour of Mr. Morrison — To the same, on the improvements on the Rock, with respect to store- houses and tanks, &c. - Corfu surrendered to the Turks and Rus- sians - To Earl Spencer, on the demands of the Sicilian court for assistance, and the impossibility of granting more than had been afforded - On the discontent of Nelson and Trowbridge-Obser- vations on that subject — Letter from Lord St. Vincent to Mr. Nepean, on Mr. Baynes's claims — To Earl Spencer, on the dock- Observations on the importance of that island -Letter to Earl Spencer, on the defective state of the ships on the Mediterranean station-To Mr. Nepean, on the Portuguese squadron being withdrawn from the blockade of Malta - To Admiral Gambier, on the promotion of Captain Newhouse -To Earl Spencer, on the affairs of Sicily - On Duckworth's services and claims for a baronetcy - To the same, on the request of the Spanish government for a British frigate to bring home their treasures-To Mr. Nepean, on the trial of mutineers To Earl Spencer, on the DIRECTIONS TO THE BINDER. Portrait of Earl St. Vincent Plymouth Breakwater Frontispiece, Vol. I. Frontispiece, Vol. II, Genealogy of Earl St. Vincent-Early Life- Education — Removed to Greenwich School Is diverted from the Law by the advice of his Father's He obtains the consent of his Parents, and is introduced to Lady Burlington - By her to Commodore Townshend-Joins the Gloucester, and sails for Jamaica- His bill Protested His Resolution -He is Promoted to the Rank of Lieutenant-Serves at Quebec with General Wolfe and Sir Charles Saunders, and is made Commander - He obtains Post rank-Is appointed to the Alarm, the first coppered frigate-She is nearly lost at Marseilles-Is appointed to the Foudroyant-Is in Lord Keppel's Action-Observations on that affair. As the present work owes its origin to my intimate personal acquaintance with the noble and distinguished individual who is the subject of it, I think it well at the outset to make a brief allusion to the circumstances which afforded me the honour and advantage of that acquaintance, VOL. I. B and which ultimately led to the commencement and completion of the present undertaking. The connection of my family with the Earl of St. Vincent was owing to one of those fortuitous circumstances which are so frequent in the naval service. My brother, the present RearAdmiral Sir Jahleel Brenton, had been appointed first lieutenant of the Alliance storeship, bound to the Mediterranean with supplies for the fleet on that station; but, just before she sailed, he received a private letter informing him that he was appointed first lieutenant of the Diamond, a very fine frigate, at that time commanded by his friend Sir Sidney Smith. Delighted with this piece of good fortune, my brother immediately made it known to his captain, the late worthy and gallant ViceAdmiral Cumming; but that officer told him, that, situated as he then was, on the eve of sailing with so important a charge, he could not allow him to quit the ship until his successor had joined. That successor, fortunately, as it turned out, did not join, and the ship proceeded to Gibraltar, and thence to Corsica. At the latter place, my brother, through the kindness of his captain, represented his situation to Sir John Jervis, who sent for him, inquired into his private history, and then said to him, "I have |