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Vol. XXXI. (XXX. ff. 273). Undated and miscellaneous.

In the last volume are included:-

1. Line of battle of the combined English and Dutch fleet under Vice-Adm. Sir George Rooke in 1692. f. 77.

2. List of the Russian squadron at Constantinople under Adm. Ouschakoff, circ. 1798-1799. f. 82.

3. List of vessels captured by the Leviathan, Swiftsure and Emerald under Adm. John Thomas Duckworth, 1800. f. 89.

4. Signals for the Fleet and their meanings. ff. 97, 144-148.

5. Particulars of ships of the Mediterranean Fleet, their arrivals at, and departures from, Naples, Palermo, etc., 1798-1799. f. 130.

6. "Distinguishing vanes of H.M. Hired Armed Vessels under the command of Lord Nelson." f. 144.

7. Seniority of captains in the fleet under Nelson, circ. 1799. f. 155.

8. Bearings and distances in the English and Irish Channels and on the coast of France. f. 156.

9. Plan of part of Portsmouth Dockyard. f. 159.

10. Patriotic address of London Merchants, circ. 1790-1800. f. 161.

11. Plan of Toulon Harbour. f. 172.

12. Observations by Sir Alexander Ball showing the importance of Malta to a fleet blockading Toulon. Oct 1803, cf. Add. MS. 37268 ff. 71-77 for another copy. f. 181.

13. Remarks on the Straits of Gibraltar. f. 186.

14. Itinerary, through the Morea. f. 188. l5. Remarks on the fort of Ajaccio, by Capt. [Ralph Willett] Miller. f. 196.

16. Account of the treatment of Great Britain by the Government of Algiers from 1785 to 1803. f. 214.

17. Observations on Egypt by Sir Alexander John Ball, Bart. f. 239.

18. Notes on the Zafferini Islands, by Capt. [John] Blankett, 1784. f. 255.

includes:

f. 1 William IV of England: Correspondence, as Duke of Clarence, withh Lord Nelson: 1787-1803.
ff. 2, 3 Ferdinand IV of Naples and Sicily; afterwards Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies. Maria Carolina: Letters from the Queen to Lord Nelson: 1799-1805.
f. 5 General Sir John Francis Edward Acton, 6th Baronet Neapolitan Prime Minister: Letters to Lord Nelson: 1793-1805.
f. 8 Jean Baptiste Berardi: Letter to Lord Nelson: n.d.: Fr.
f. 10 Hon Courtenay Boyle, Captain: Letters to Lord Nelson: 1800-1805.
f. 11 Lieutenant Peter Craufurd: Letters, etc., to Lord Nelson: 1803, n.d.
f. 13 Captain Thomas Garth, RN: Letters to Lord Nelson: 1805.
ff. 15, 17, 18 Captain Samuel Hood: Letters to Capt. Troubridge: 1799, and n.d.
ff. 20-28 Admiral George Keith Elphinstone, Viscount Keith: Letters to Lord Nelson: 1798-1800.
f. 29 L- Layman: Letter to Lord Nelson: n.d.
f. 30 James Tough, Consul General for Sicily, etc: Letters to Lord Nelson: 1798-1800, n.d.
f. 32 John McClintock: Letter to Lord Nelson: 1805.
f. 34 Captain George Martin: Order for examination of a gunner: n.d.
f. 40 Henry Nevill, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny: Letters to Lord Nelson: 1805, n.d.
ff. 42-44 Harriet Parente: Letters to Lord Nelson: n.d.
f. 45 William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne; 1st Marquess of Lansdowne; formerly Fitzmaurice: Letters to Lord Nelson: 1799, n.d.
f. 46 A- Pollard: Letter to Lord Nelson: n.d.
f. 48 Joseph Ruffo, Prince of Spinosa: Petition to Lord Nelson: n.d.
f. 49 Giovanni Battista Raymondi, British Vice-Consul at Syracuse: Letters to Lord Nelson: 1798-1800.: Ital.
f. 50 J- P- Rance: Letter to Lord Nelson: n.d.
f. 51 Alexander John Scott, DD; Chaplain on HMS 'Victory': Letters to Lord Nelson,: 1804.n.d.
f. 52 Island of Minorca: Intelligence from: 18th-19th cent.
f. 56 Baron Giuseppe Niccolo De Vins: Letters to Lord Nelson: 1795, n.d.: Fr.
f. 58 Admiral William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock: Memorandum: 1805 (?).
f. 60 John Wilson: Letter to Lord Nelson: n.d.
f. 69 Perkins Magra, Consul at Tunis: Letters to Lord Nelson: 1798-1800.
f. 77 Navy; England: Line of Battle of the combined Dutch and English fleet: 1692.
f. 82 Paul I of Russia: Lists of the squadron under Adm. Uschakov: 1798, circ. 1798-1799.
f. 87 Captain Thomas Foley, RN: Report on " L'Heureux " and " Mercure," French vessels: n.d.
f. 89 Vice-Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth, 1st Baronet 1813: List of vessels captured by ships under: 1800.
ff. 97, 144-148 Navy; England: Signals and their meanings: 18th-19th cent.
f. 156 Navy; England: Seniority of captains under Lord Nelson: circ. 1799.
f. 156 Navigation: Bearings and distances in the English and Irish Channels and on the French coast: n.d.
f. 159 Portsmouth, Hampshire: Plan of the Dockyard: 18th-19th cent.
f. 159 Maps and Plans: Portmouth Dockyard: 18th-19th cent.
ff. 165, 166 Cypher: Miscellaneous: circ. 1790-1800.
f. 168 Cypher: Cypher between Lord Nelson and the Grand Vizier: n.d.
f. 171 Navigation: Directions for sailing into Basque Roads: n.d.
f. 172 Maps and Plans: Toulon Harbour: 18th-19th cent.
f. 172 James Tough, Consul General for Sicily, etc: Plan of the harbour: 18th-19th cent.
f. 174 James Tough, Consul General for Sicily, etc: List of French ships in, 1793-circ. 1804: 1793-circ. 1804.
f. 175 St. Domingo, W. Indies: Intelligence of the French fleet from: 18th-19th cent.
f. 177 Italy: Papers relating to the war in: 18th-19th centt.
f. 181 Island of Malta: Paper on the importance of Malta to a fleet blockading Toulon: 18th-19th cent.
f. 186 Gibraltar: Remarks on the Straits of: 18th-19th centt.
f. 188 Morea: Itinerary through: 18th-19th cent.
f. 188 Voyages and Travels: Itinerary through the Morea: 18th-19th cent.
f. 195 Captain Richard Budd Vincent, RN: List of privateers cruizing in the Archipelago: 18th-19th cent.
ff. 195-212 Navy; England: Sailing directions for ships in the Mediterranean , etc.: 18th-19th centt.
f. 196 Ajaccio, Corsica: Remarks on the port of: 18th-19th cent.
f. 196 Captain Ralph Willett Miller, RN: Remarks on the Port of Ajaccio: late 18th cent.
f. 198 Bay of Naples: Sailing directions: 18th-19th cent.
f. 200 Captain George Frederick Ryves, RN: Directions for sailing into Agincourt Sound: 18th-19th centt.
f. 200 Island of Sardinia: Directions for sailing into Agincourt Sound: 18th-19th centt.
f. 202 Captain Richard Hussey Moubray: Account of Porto Conte in Sardinia by: 18th-19th cent.
ff. 202, 204 Island of Sardinia: Description and map of Porto Conte in: 18th-19th centt.
f. 204 Maps and Plans: Porto Conte in Sardinia: 18th-19th cent.
ff. 206, 208 Alfaques, Spain: Sailing directions in the port of: 18th-19th centt.
f. 210 The Azores: Directions for anchoring off St. Michael's Island: 18th-19th centt.
f. 212 Lagos, Portugal: Directions for botts landing at: 18th-19th cent.
f. 214 George III of England: Remarks on the behaviour of the Government of Algiers: 1785-1803.
f. 214 Algiers, Africa: On the treatment of Great Britain by the government of: 1785-1803.
f. 236 Algiers, Africa: Sicilian vessels taken by the Algerines: circ. 1800.
f. 236 Island of Sicily: List of Sicilian ships captured by the Algerines,: circ.1800.
f. 239 Rear-Admiral Sir Alexander John Ball, 1st Baronet: Observations on Egypt: 18th-19th centt.
ff. 239, 250 Egypt: Sketch of the condition of, etc.: 1804, 18th-19th centt.
f. 253 Alexandria, Egypt: List of the Beys at: 18th-19th centt.
f. 253 Rear-Admiral Sir Benjamin Carew, formerly Hallowell: List of Beys at Alexandria: 18th-19th centt.
f. 255 Captain John Blankett, afterwards Admiral: Notes on the Zafferini Islands: 1784.
f. 255 Zafarin Islands, Morocco: Notes on, by Capt. Blankett: 1784.
ff. 257, 258 Mediterranean Sea: Description of reefs between Sicily and Tunis: 18th-19th cent.
f. 259 Antigua, West Indies: Petition of Masters of British ships at, to Lord Layington: circ. 1800.: Copy.
f. 261 Island of Jamaica: Observations on British and Spanish charts of: circ. 1800.
f. 266 Bocas Islands, Trinidad: Description of: 18th-19th cent.
f. 269 West Inches: Latitudes and longitudes of places in: 1799-1803.
f. 270 West Inches: Bearings and distances of the W. India Islands: 18th-19th cent.

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Add MS 34902-34992 : CORRESPONDENCE and papers of Admiral Horatio Nelson, Baron Nelson (1798), Viscount Nelson and Duke of Bronte (1801)
Add MS 34903-34932 : NELSON PAPERS. Vols. II.-XXXI. General correspondence of Lord Nelson, consisting chiefly of original letters, reports,…

Add MS 34932 : Vol. XXXI. (XXX. ff. 273). Undated and miscellaneous.In the last volume are included:- 1. Line of battle of the combined English…

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French
Italian

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Latin

Start Date:

1700

End Date:

1899

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18th century-19th century

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Names:

Acton, John Francis Edward, 6th Baronet, Lieutenant-General, Prime Minister of Naples, 1736-1811
Ball, Alexander John, 1st Baronet, naval officer; Civil Commissioner of Malta, 1757-1809
Berardi, Jean Baptiste
Blankett, John, Captain; afterwards Admiral
Boyle, Courtenay, Captain
Carew, Benjamin, Rear Admiral formerly Hallowell
Craufurd, Peter, Lieutenant
Duckworth, John Thomas, 1st Baronet, naval officer, 1748-1817
Elphinstone, George Keith, Admiral Viscount Keith
Foley, Thomas, Knight, naval officer, 1757-1833
Garth, Thomas, naval officer, fl 1804-1820
George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1738-1820
Hood, Samuel, Captain; of Add MS 34906
Layman, L-
Magra, Perkins, Consul at Tunis
Maria Carolina of Austria, Queen Consort of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, 1752-1814
Martin, George, Captain
McClintock, John
Miller, Ralph Willett, Captain; RN
Moubray, Richard Hussey, Captain
Navy of England
Nevill, Henry, 2nd Earl of Abergavenny
Parente, Harriet
Paul I, Emperor of Russia
Petty, William, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, formerly Fitzmaurice, 1737-1805
Pollard, A-
Rance, J- P-
Raymondi, Giovanni Battista, British Vice-Consul at Syracuse
Ruffo, Joseph, Prince of Spinosa
Ryves, George Frederick, Captain; RN
Scott, Alexander John, DD, Chaplain on HMS `Victory'
Tough, James, Consul General for Sicily etc
Vincent, Richard Budd, Captain; RN
Vins, Joseph Nikolaus, Baron, army officer, 1732-1798
Waldegrave, William, 1st Baron Radstock, Admiral, 1753-1825
William IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1765-1837
Wilson, John, of Add MS 34932

Places:

Ajaccio, Corsica
Alexandria, Egypt
Alfaques, Spain
Algiers, Algeria
Antigua, the Carribean
Azores, North Atlantic Ocean
Bocas Islands, Trinidad
Egypt, Africa
Gibraltar, Spain
Italy, Europe
Jamaica, Central America
Lagos, Portugal
Malta, Europe
Mediterranean Sea, Europe
Minorca, Spain
Morea, Greece
Naples, Bay of, Italy
Portsmouth, Hampshire
Sardinia, Italy
Sicily, Italy
St. Domingo, West Indies
West Indies, America
Zafarin Islands, Morocco