Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol IIRoss, John, Sir
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Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez. Vol II
Ross, John, Sir
Admirals -- Great Britain -- Biography; Saumarez, James, 1757-1836
Hood, Sir Samuel, bold manoeuvre of, i. 58;
receives despatches from Capt. Saumarez, 60;
decision of, 61;
appoints Capt. Saumarez to command the Russell, 63;
arrives at Antigua, 66;
proceeds to St. Lucia, 67;
endeavours to intercept a French convoy, _ib._;
commands the van division in the action of the 9th April 1792, 68;
his division brought into the rear, 70;
engagement of the 12th, 71;
chases a French ship, 78;
rejoins the fleet off Tiberoon, 79;
discretional orders of Sir J. Saumarez to, 410;
his message in answer, 411;
remarks of Earl St. Vincent, in the House of Lords respecting,
ii. 45;
appointed to command under Sir J. Saumarez in the Baltic fleet, 99;
returns to England, 147.
Hope, Sir George, relieves Sir J. Saumarez at Gothenburg, ii. 293.
Hostile fleets, situation of the, in the West Indies, i. 65;
position of the, on the 23rd June 1795, ii. 397;
list of the, in the action off the mouth of the Nile, 411.
House of Commons, question in, relative to the wrecks of the
St. George and Defence, ii. 267;
remark of Mr. Whitbread respecting, _ib._
Houses of Parliament, thanks of the, voted to Sir J. Saumarez,
i. 176; ii. 48, 49;
express their approbation at his wise conduct in the Baltic, 270.
Howe, Earl, confirms the commission of Capt. Saumarez as post
captain, i. 83;
his instructions to him, 145.
---- Lady, remarks respecting, i. 291.
Hunt, J., his letter to Captain Saumarez, i. 114.
I.
Institutions, patronized by Sir J. Saumarez, ii. 298.
Ireland, distressing state of, i. 241.
Isle Dieu, expedition to, commanded by Rear-admiral Henry Harvey,
i. 159.
J.
Jamaica, reception of Sir George Rodney at, i. 79.
Jersey, resolution of the States of, acknowledging the bravery of
Sir J. Saumarez, ii. 53;
visited by him, 76.
Jervis, Sir John, reinforced off Cape St. Vincent, by Capt. Saumarez,
i. 165;
squadron under, 166;
account of his victory over the Spanish fleet, 168;
letter of, to Sir J. Saumarez, 174;
grants a pardon to James Mahoney, _ib._;
created Earl St. Vincent, 178;
extracts from his letters to Sir J. Saumarez, 179;
his motives for bombarding the city of Cadiz, 189;
letters of Capt. Saumarez to, 180, 270, 282, 306, 309;
proceeds to Bantry Bay, 295;
order of, to Captain Saumarez, 298;
to Sir John Borlase Warren, 299;
his letters to Capt. Saumarez, 303, 310, 316;
his admiration of the conduct of Sir James in Douvarnenez Bay, 323;
his letters to him, 326; ii. 6;
to Earl Spencer, i. 335;
his speech in the House of Lords respecting the gallant conduct of
Sir J. Saumarez, in his actions with the united fleets of France,
and Spain, ii. 43;
moves the thanks of the House to Sir James, 44;
also to Captains Hood and Keats, 45;
is appointed to command the Channel fleet, 91;
his letter to Sir J. Saumarez, 308.
Jones, Lieut. Thomas, his gallant conduct admired by Rear-admiral
Martin, ii. 279.
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