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THE
NAVAL HISTORY
OF
GREAT BRITAIN,
FROM THE
Declaration of War
BY FRANCE, IN FEBRUARY 1793,
TO THE ACCESSION OF GEORGE IV. IN JANUARY 1820.
Br WILLIAM JAMES.
A NEW EDITION,
WITH CONSIDERABLE ADDITIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING DIAGRAMS
OF ALL THE PRINCIPAL ACTIONS.
CONTENTS.
VOL. III.
1800.
-
BRITISH AND FRENCH FLEETS, 1-State of the british navy, ibid.-Buona-
parte's negotiation for peace, 5-Expedition to the Morbihan, 7-Lord
Keith in the Mediterranean, 8-Loss of the Queen-Charlotte by fire, 9-
Siege and bombardment of Genoa, 13-Cutting out the Prima galley,
15 Surrender of Genoa, 17-Convention between France and Austria,
19-Blockade of Malta, 21-Surrender of Malta, 29-Treaty of El-Arich,
31-Death of general Kléber, 35-BRITISH AND SPANISH FLEETS, 36—
General Pulteney at Ferrol, 37-LIGHT SQUADRONS AND SINGLE SHIPS,
39-Constellation and Vengeance, ibid.-Capture of the Pallas, 43-
Néréide with. Bellone and consorts, 47-Mutiny on board, and loss of,
the Danaé 49-Capture of the Ligurienne, 51-Peterel and a turkish
80-gun ship aground, 53—Capture of the Carmen and Florentina, 55–
Boats of Calypso off Tiburon, 56-Lark and french privateer, ibid.-
Boat-attacks at St.-Croix, 57-Same at Quimper, 58-Same at Noir-
moutier, 59-Cutting out the Désirée, 61-Capture of the Concorde and
Médée, 65-Seine and Vengeance, 67-Capture of the Guêpe, 72-
Captain Hillyar at Barcelona, 73-Rover and Santa-Ritta, 75-Gipsy
and Quidproquo, 76-Kent_and Confiance, 77-Boston and Berceau,
79-Lieutenant Beaufort at Fuengirola, 80-Milbrook and Bellone, 82—
Netley and San-Miguel, 84-Destruction of the Réolaise, 85-Lieutenant
Argles in Quiberon bay, 86-Capture of the Admiral-Pasley, ibid.—
COLONIAL EXPEDITIONS, 87-Surrender of Curaçoa, ibid.-Lieutenant
Fitton at Curaçoa, 88.
1801.
BRITISH AND DANISH FLEETS, 90-State of the british navy, ibid.-Northern
confederacy against England, 91-Attack upon the Freya, 92-Hostility
of Russia and armed neutrality, 93-Naval force of Russia, &c., 94-
Arrival of sir Hyde Parker in the Sound, 95-Lord Nelson at Copen-
hagen, 97-Armistice with Denmark, 115-BRITISH AND SWEDISH
FLEETS, 116 Negotiation with Sweden, ibid.-Anecdote of Lord
Nelson, 117-BRITISH AND RUSSIAN FLEETS, 118-Recall of sir Hyde
Parker, ibid.-Lord Nelson at Revel, ibid.-His departure from the
Baltic, 119-Arrival and departure of vice-admiral Pole, ibid.-BRITISH
AND FRENCH FLEETS, ibid.-Invasion-flotilla, 120-Boats of Jamaica, &c.
at St.-Vallery, 124-Buonaparte's attempts to relieve his egyptian army,
125-Escape of admiral Ganteaume from Brest, ibid.-Concorde and
Bravoure, 126-Cruise of admiral Ganteaume, 127-His successes in
the Mediterranean, 129—Capture of Success and Sprightly, 130—Squa-
drons in search of M. Ganteaume, 131-Pursuit of M. Ganteaume by
sir John Warren, 133-Capture of the Swiftsure, 135-Siege of Porto-
Ferrajo, 137-Capture of Carrère, 138-Recapture of Success, 139-
Destruction of Bravoure, ibid.-British expedition to Egypt, 141-
Death of general Abercromby, 149-Capture of Suez, 154-Capture of
Marabou and Alexandria, 156-Also of Egyptienne, Régénérée, &c.,
157-BRITISH AND FRANCO-SPANISH FLEETS, 160-Sale of spanish
ships to France, 161-Sailing of M. Linois from Toulon, 162-Sir James
Saumarez at Algeziras, 163-Sailing of spanish squadron from Cadiz,
177-Its arrival at Algeziras, 179-Sailing of british squadron from
Gibraltar, 181-Sir James Saumarez in the gut of Gibraltar, 183-LIGHT
SQUADRONS AND SINGLE SHIPS, 189-Melpomène at Sénégal, 190—
Mercury's boats, 191-Capture of the Sans-Pareille, ibid.-Boats of
Cyane at Guadeloupe, 192-Capture of Eclair, ibid.-Abergavenny's
tender and Santa-Maria, 193-Capture of the Dédaigneuse, 196-Bor-
delais with Curieux and consorts, 197-Penguin and french corvette,
199-Phoebe and Africaine, 201-Boats of Andromache at Levita, 204-
Boats of Trent at Brehat, 205-Sibylle and Chiffonne, 206-Speedy
and Gamo, 207-Kangaroo and Speedy at Profeso, 211-Boats of Mer-
cury at Ancona, 212-Boats of same and Corso at Tremiti, 213-Cutting
out the Chevrette, 214-Capture of the Invention, 220-Boats of Ata-
lante in Quiberon bay, ibid.-Victor and Flèche, 221-Sylph and french
frigate, 225-Boats of Lark at Cuba, 228-Pasley and spanish xebec of
war, 229-Same and Vergen-del-Rosario, 230-COLONIAL EXPEDITIONS,
WEST INDIES, ibid.-Capture of St.-Bartholomew, St.-Martin, St.-Thomas,
St.-John, Santa-Cruz, St.-Eustatia, and Saba, 231-COAST OF AFRICA,
ibid.-Capture of Madeira, and peace between France and Portugal,
ibid.-EAST INDIES, 232-Surrender of Ternate, &c. ibid.-Peace
between England and France, ibid.-Treaty of Amiens, 233-Colonial
restorations, ibid.-NORTH AMERICA, ibid.-West Indies, 234-Coast
of Africa, ibid.-East Indies, 235.
1802.
STATE OF THE BRITISH NAVY, 236-Review of annual abstracts, 237-
AMERICA AND THE BARBARY STATES, 240-The George-Washington at
Algiers, 241-War with Tripoli, 243-FRANCE AND ST.-DOMINGO, 246-
French expedition to St.-Domingo, ibid.-Buonaparte and Touissant-
Louverture, 247-Imprisonment and death of Touissant, 249-Death of
general Leclerc, ibid.
1803.
RENEWAL OF WAR, 251-BRITISH AND FRENCH FLEETS, ibid.-State of
british navy, ibid.-King of England's message to parliament, 252—
Warlike preparations on both sides, 253-General Decaen's mission to
India, 254—Admiral Cornwallis off Brest, 255-Invasion-flotilla, 257—
Capture of Inabordable and Commode, 258-Boats of Hydra near Havre,
ibid. Bombardment of Dieppe, St.-Vallery en Caux, and Granville,
259-Also of Calais, 260-Leda off Calais and Boulogne, 261-Lieu-
tenant Shippard off Boulogne, ibid.-Sir Richard Bickerton in the
Mediterranean, 262-Lord Nelson off Toulon, 263-French force there,
ibid. Recapture of Ambuscade, 264-Newly discovered anchorage by
captain Ryves, 266-LIGHT SQUADRONS AND SINGLE SHIPS, 267-Cap-
ture of Affronteur, ibid.-Also of Franchise and Bacchante, 269-Boats
of Loire at Isle Bas, 270-Capture of Mignonne, 271-Hercule and
Poursuivante, ibid.-Capture and loss of Créole, 272-Capture of
Minerve, 273-Boats of Naiad at the Saintes, 276-Elephant and
Duguay-Trouin, 277-Boadicea and same, 279-Culloden with Duguay-
Trouin and Guerrière, ibid.-Racoon and Lodi, 280-Same and Mutine,
281-Same and Petite-Fille, 282-The Lord-Nelson and Bellone, 283—
Seagull and Lord-Nelson, 284-Boats of Sheerness in Brest bay, 285-
Princess-Augusta with Union and Wraak, 287-Boats of Atalante off
Pennerf, 288-Boats of Osprey at Trinidad, 289-Boats of Merlin and
Milbrook off Calais, 290-Boats of Blanche in Mancenille bay, 291—
Lieutenant Nicolls and the Albion, ibid.—Mr. Smith and french schooner,
294 Mr. a'Court and french schooner, 295-Boats of Blenheim and
Drake at Martinique, 296-Loss of the Shannon, 298-Boats of Merlin
at Tatihou, ibid.-COLONIAL EXPEDITIONS, WEST INDIES, 299-Capture
of Sainte-Lucie, ibid.-Also of Tobago, Demerara, Essequibo, and
Berbice, 300-Commodore Loring at St.-Domingo, 301-Capture of the
Surveillante, 302-Lieutenant Willoughby and the Clorinde, ibid.-
Capture of Clorinde, 303-Evacuation of Cape Nicolas Mole, 304-
EAST INDIES, 305—M. Linois at Pondicherry, ibid.—Admirals Rainier
and Linois, 307-M. Linois at Bencoolen, Sellabar, and Batavia, 309.
1804.
BRITISH AND FRENCH FLEETS, 310-State of the british navy, ibid.-Pre-
parations for invading England, 311-Admiral Cornwallis off Brest,
312-Buonaparte's naval regulations, 313-He is made emperor of
France, ibid.-Rear-admiral Graves and french squadron, 314-Force
in Brest, ibid. Plan of operations for Brest fleet, 315-Invasion-flotilla,
ibid.-Description of prames, &c. 316-Defensive preparations in Eng-
land, 317-Capture of Jeune-Isabelle, 318-Also of Vincejo, ibid.-
Cruiser and Rattler off Boulogne, 322-Gun-brigs and french prames
329-Bombardment of Hâvre, ibid.—Commodore Owen and Boulogne
flotilla, 330-Bruiser off Boulogne, 332-Archer and Bloodhound off
Cape Grisnez, 333-Immortalité off Boulogne, ibid.-Catamaran ex-
pedition, 335-Captain Henniker off Grosnez, 339-Captain Hancock
off Ostende, 340-Catamarans at Calais, 341-Lord Nelson off Toulon,
ibid.—Rear-admiral Campbell and Toulon ships, 343-Amazon and
Phoebe and Porquerolles, 344-Lord Nelson and M. La Touche-Tréville,
345-Intended cruise of latter, 347-Also of admiral Villeneuve, 349-
Directions to lord Nelson regarding Spain, 351-LIGHT SQUADRONS AND
SINGLE SHIPS, 352-Commodore Hood and the Diamond-rock, ibid.-
Cutting out the Curieux, 353-Eclair and Grand-Décidé, 357-Boat
of Eclair at Guadeloupe, 358-Commodore Dance and Admiral Linois,
359-Lieutenants Cumpston and King at Trinité, Martinique, 365—
Lieutenant Furber at St.-Pierre, 366-Capture of Mosambique, 367-The
Drake at the Hayes, Guadeloupe, ibid.-Penguin at Sénégal, 368—
Osprey and Egyptienne, 369-Hippomenes and Egyptienne, 370-
Wolverine and Blonde, 371-Loss of the Apollo, 373-Cutting out the
Atalante, 378-Swift and Espérance, 381-Wilhelmina and Psyché,
382-Hippomenes and Buonaparte, 388-Boats of Narcissus, &c. at
La Vandour, 391-Destruction of Charente and Joie, 392-Lilly and
Dame-Ambert, 393-Tartar and Hirondelle, 395-Boats of Galatea at
the Saintes, 396-Capture of the Blonde, 401-Centurion with Marengo
and consorts, ibid.-Capture of spanish treasure ships, 406-COLONIAL
EXPEDITIONS, WEST INDIES, 411-Captain Tucker and the fiscal of
Curaçoa, ibid.-Captain Bligh at Curaçoa, 412-Capture of Surinam,