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NELSON PAPEPS. Vol. LXXXIX. Miscellaneous papers relating to Lord Nelson, consisting of a few letters and extracts, memoranda, etc., written or collected by Rev. J. S. Clarke, and used in the Life of Adm. Lord Nelson, with anecdotes, poetical pieces, MS. and printed, etc. Among them are:-

1. The "Times" newspaper for 3 Oct. 1798, containing the official account of the Battle of the Nile. Three copies. ff. 1, 3, 5.

2. Inventories of Lord Nelson's plate, furniture, etc.; 1800-1803. ff. 7, 10, 15.

3. "The Dying Request of Lord Nelson," with the "Prayer before the Battle," 21 Oct. 1805. Three copies (two printed). ff. 1 6, 1 8, 2 0.

4. T- Trotter, M.D., late Physician to the Fleet, to - Millar, giving an account of his cure of Lord Nelson from an attack of ophthalmia in 1801; Newcastle-on-Tyne, 3 Feb. 1806. f. 24.

5. Jane, [wife of Adm. Sir Richard] Hughes, to -, containing an account of Lord Nelson's treatment of the gentlemen of his qurterdeck; Clifton, 24 June, 1806. f. 26.

6. Plan of operations by Gen. Dalling, Governor of Jamaica, for an attack on Granada, on Lake Nicaragua, in 1780, Capt. Nelson being in command of the naval force. With a note by Rev. J. S. Clarke. f. 32.

7. Notes by Rev. J. S. Clarke of Nelson's services in the W. Indies, 1780-1787. ff. 3 6, 3 7.

8. Memoranda relative to Lord Nelson, furnished by the Duke of Clarence [William IV., 1830], in the hand of Rev. J. S. Clarke followed by anecdotes, etc. ff. 54-76.

9. Complimentary poems and verses to Lord Nelson, among them being: (a) "On the happy recovery of Sir H. Nelson, K.B.," by Thomas Rayner, M.A., 1797-1798. f. 78;-(b) "An Ode on the Victory of the Nile"; printed. f. 81;-(c) Lines on the same subject by Sir Edward Newenham, of Hereford; printed. f. 88;-

(d) "Lines," by William Fernyhough, B.A. f. 89;-(e) "Nilus, auctore clerico Gallicano," 1799. f. 95;-(f) Libretto of a cantata composed by Guiseppe Gargano, entitled "Il Felice Arrivo nella città di Napoli del Gran Ammiraglio . . . Orazio Nelson"; printed, Naples, 1798. f. 99;-(g) "Ode à Horace Nelson," by - Tessière de Miremont, 1798. f. 107;-(h) "Lines written after a walk at Villa Lucchesi, near Palermo, with Lady Hamilton and Lord Nelson, March ye 31st, 1799," by E[llis] C[ornelia] K[night]. f. 113;-

(i) "Tributary stanzas," by William Swords. f. 116;-(k) Sonnets, etc. Ital. ff. 118-121, 124-129, 131-133, 137;-(1) Lines on the death of Lord Nelson, by William Carey. Printed. f. 141;-

(m) Ode to the memory of the officers and men who fell at Trafalgar, by "Mr. Pearce," 1805. Printed. f. 142;-(n) "In Nelsonis mortem et victoriam carmen," by [Charles Edward Drummond,] Duke of Melfort; with a French translation. f. 144;-(o) Additional verses to "God save the Queen," in honour of Lord Nelson. ff. 148-153.

10. Miscellaneous poetical pieces, among them being: (a) "Address of the Virgin Islands" to [Prince William Henry, Duke of Clarence], circ. 1783. f. 156;-(b) "A sua Maestà la Regina delle due Sicilie in morte del Principe Alberto, Elegia del Cav. Tommaso Gargallo, Marchese di Castellentini," 1798. f. 161;-(c) "Lamento di Napoli nella partenza del Ré per la Sicilia," etc., by Pietro Vincenzo Galli, 1799. f. 168;-(d) Libretto by Luigi Barbarotta of a "Cantata per il fausto ritorno di Ferdinando IV., Re delle Sicilie," composed by Domenico Cimarosa, 1799. Printed. f. 176;-

(e) Canzonetta "to Lady Hamilton, by Lorenzo Saitta. f. 187;-

(f) A Soliloquy of Bonaparte on the sands of Calais, 1805," by [Walter Churchey]. f. 189.

11. "Declamazion paranctica dedicata a S. Ecc^za Milord Nelson del Nilo." f. 192.

12. Copy, in the hand of William Nelson, of grant of arms to Sir Horatio Nelson, K.B., with drawings; 18 Oct. 1797. f. 213. Paper; ff. 242. Folio.

Jane Hughes, wife of Admiral Sir Richard Hughes: Tribute to Lord Nelson's kindness to his junior officers: 1806.

Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Correspondence and paper.: 1762-1806.

includes:

ff. 1-5 Newspapers: The Times, containing special report of the Battle of the Nile,: 3 Oct. 1798.: Copies.
ff. 7, 10 Inventories: Plate, furniture, etc., of Lord Nelson: 1800, 1802.
ff. 7, 10, 15 Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Inventories of plate, furniture, belonging to: 1800-1803.
f. 14 Sir William Hamilton, KB; Envoy at Naples: Extract from his will: 1803.
ff. 16-20 Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Dying request and " prayer before the Battle": 21 Oct.1805.: Three copies (2 printed).
f. 24 T- Trotter, MD, late Physician, RN: Letter to - Millar: 1806.
f. 24 Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Account, by Dr. Trotter,of his partial loss of sight in: 1801; 1806.
f. 28 George Flowers Cerbers: Letter to Lieut. P. Grace: 1808.
ff. 30, 70, 71 Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Anecdotes of: 1798-1805.
f. 31 Napoleon I of France: Announcement in " London Gazette Extraordinary " of his abdication: 1814.
f. 31 Newspapers: London Gazette Extraordinary, containing Napoleon's renunciation of the thrones of France and Italy,: 9 Apr. 1814.
f. 32 General Sir John Dalling, Governor of Jamaica: Operations against Granada: 1780.
f. 32 Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Plan for his operations at Granada on L. Nicaragua: 1700.
ff. 36-49 James Stanier Clarke, chaplain and librarian to Prince Regent: Notes of Nelson's services in the W. Indies: 1780-1787.
ff. 36-49 Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Notes of his services: 1780-1798.
f. 54 William IV of England: Memoranda relative to 147 b. Lord Nelson: 1806.: Copies.
f. 72 Captain Thomas Owen Knox: Letter to Sir N. H. Nicolas: 1845.
f. 73 b Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Address to his officers after the attack on French fleet at Boulogne: 1801.: Copy.
f. 73 (extract) John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent: Correspondence with Lord Nelson: 1795-1801.
f. 78 Thomas Rayner, MA: Verses, "on the happy recovery " of Sir H. Nelson: 1797-1798.
ff. 78-155 Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Poems etc., in honour of: 1797-1806.
f. 80 Sir Edward Newenham: Lines on the Battle of the Nile: 1798.: Printed.
ff. 81, 95 Nile Battle of the: Poem on: 1798.
f. 89 William Fernyhough, BA: Lines on the Battle of the Nile: 1798.
f. 95 Clericus Gallicanus': "Nilus: an ode on the Battle of the Nile": 1798.
f. 99 Giuseppe Gargano: Words of a cantata composed by, on the arrival of Nelson at Naples: 1798.: Ital.
f. 103 F- P- Grandam: Letter, with verses, to Lord Nelson: 1798.: Fr.
f. 106 Tessière de Miremont: Letter and Ode to Lord Nelson: 1798.: Fr.
f. 113 Ellis Cornelia Knight: Ode written by, after a walk with Lady Hamilton and Lord Nelson near Palermo: 1799.
f. 115 F- Nicola Perrey: Ode to Lord Nelson: 1799.: Ital.
f. 116 William Swords: Stanzas addressed to Lord Nelson: 1800.
f. 118 Andrea Capritti: Sonnet to Lord Nelson: circ. 1799.: Ital.
f. 121 Alessandro Griggioni, Abbate: Sonnet on Lord Nelson: circ. 1799.: Ital.
f. 123 Chevalier de Fornery: Ode to Lord-Nelson: circ. 1799.: Fr.
ff. 124, 126 Lorenzo Saitta: Sonnets to Lord Nelson: circ. 1799.: Ital.
f. 129 Salvatore Mastrojanni: Sonnet to Lord Nelson: circ. 1799.: Ital.
f. 131 Antonio La Manna: Sonnet to Lord Nelson: circ. 1799.
f. 141 William Carey: Lines on the death of Lord Nelson: 1805.: Printed.
f. 142 Pearce: Ode on the death of Lord Nelson: 1805.
f. 144 Charles Edward Drummond, 13th Earl of Perth: Ode on the death of Lord Nelson: 1805.: Lat. with Fr. translation.
ff. 148, 149 Poetry: Additional verses, in honour of Nelson, to " God save the King": 1798.
f. 149 Ellis Cornelia Knight: Additional verses to " God save the King " in honour of Lord Nelson: 1799.: Printed.
f. 150 Ellis Cornelia Knight: Song addressed to Lady Hamilton: 1800.: Printed.
f. 156 Virgin Islands: Address to Pr. William, Duke of Clarence: circ. 1783.
f.156 William IV of England: Address to, by the Virgin Islands: circ. 1783.
f. 159 Richard Lovat: Verses on the naval engagement with the French, 14 March: 1794.
f. 161 Ferdinand IV of Naples and Sicily; afterwards Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies. Maria Carolina: Elegy to Qu. Maria Carolina on the death of her son Alberto: 1798.: Ital.
f. 161 Tommaso Gargallo, Marchese di Castellentini: Elegia: 1798.
ff. 161-184 Ferdinand IV of Naples and Sicily; afterwards Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies. Maria Carolina: Poems addressed to the King and Queen: 1798-1799.
ff. 164, 207 Captain Henry Whitmarsh Pearse, RN: Correspondence with Lord Nelson: 1804-1805.
f. 168 Pietro Vincenzo Galli: Lamento di Napoli nella partenza del Ré per la Sicilia: 1799.
f. 176 Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer: Libretto of his " cantata per il fausto ritorno di Ferdinando IV. Re delle Sicilie".: 1799.
f. 176 Luigi Barbarotti: Libretto of D. Cimarosa's " Cantata per il fausto ritorno di Ferdinand IV Re delle Sicilie": 1799.
f.189 Walter Churchey: Poem: " A Soliloquy of Bonaparte on the sands of Calais": 1805.
f. 213 Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Grant of arms to: 1797.
f. 227 Navy; England: Account of a sea-fight on 21 Oct.: 1757.
f. 230 Navy; England: Signals and their meanings: 18th-19th cent.

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Barbarotta, Luigi, poet, 1759-1843
Capritti, Andrea
Carey, William, of Add MS 34990
Cerbers, George Flowers
Churchey, Walter
Cimarosa, Domenico, composer, 1749-1801
Clarke, James Stanier, chaplain and librarian to Prince Regent
Clericus Gallicanus'
Dalling, John, 1st Baronet, army officer and colonial administrator, c 1731-1798
Drummond, Charles Edward, 5th Earl of Melfort, landowner, 1752-1840
Fernyhough, William, poet, fl 1798
Fornery, Chevalier
Galli, Pietro Vincenzo, poet, fl 1799
Gargallo, Tommaso, Marchese di Castellentini, poet, translator and scholar, 1760-1843
Gargano, Giuseppe, librettist, fl 1798
Grandam, F P, correspondent of Horatio Nelson, fl 1798
Griggioni, Alessandro, abbot and author of a sonnet on Horatio Nelson, fl 1799
Hamilton, William, Knight, British envoy at Naples and art collector, 1731-1803
Hughes, Jane, wife of Admiral Sir Richard Hughes, fl 1797-1806
Jervis, John, Earl of St Vincent
Knight, Ellis Cornelia, of Add MS 34990
Knox, Thomas Owen, Captain
La Manna, Antonio
Lovat, Richard
Maria Carolina of Austria, Queen Consort of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, 1752-1814
Mastrojanni, Salvatore
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Navy of England
Nelson, Horatio, Viscount Nelson, naval officer, 1758-1805,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121400634
Newenham, Edward
Pearce, of Add MS 34990
Pearse, Henry Whitmarsh, Captain; RN
Perrey, F- Nicola
Rayner, Thomas, MA
Saitta, Lorenzo
Swords, William
Tessière de Miremont
Trotter, T-, MD, late Physician, RN
William IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1765-1837

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