, 228, 234, 237.

NAPLES, city of, Nelson's first visit to, i. 108-111;
second visit, 371, 372, 385-395;
flight of the Court from, 395;
the French enter, 399;
the French evacuate, after their disasters in Upper Italy, 415;
the royal power re-established in, 429-432, 444;
Nelson's action in the Bay of, 430-444;
Nelson leaves finally, for Palermo, ii. 2;
Nelson's emotions upon distant view of, in 1803, 194.

Naples, Kingdom of. _See_ Two Sicilies.

Naples, King of, Nelson's regrets for, upon the evacuation of the
Mediterranean, 1798, i. 248;
gives orders that supplies be furnished Nelson's squadron before
the Battle of the Nile, 329;
Nelson's appeal to, to take a decided stand, 330;
Nelson's indignation against, when difficulties about supplies
are raised in Syracuse, 340;
congratulates Nelson on the issue of the Battle of the Nile, 363;
visits Nelson's flagship, 372;
distrust of his own officers, 390, 416;
under Nelson's influence, decides upon war with France, 391;
Nelson promises support to, 391, 392;
decides to advance against French in Rome, 393;
defeat and precipitate flight of, 394;
takes refuge at Palermo, 395;
promises Nelson that Malta, being legitimately his territory, should
not be transferred to any power without consent of England, 406;
authorizes British flag to be hoisted in Malta alongside the
Sicilian, 407;
Nelson's devotion to, 408, 443, 450;
personal timidity and apathy of, 416, 417, ii. 5, 6;
requests Nelson to go to Naples and support the royalists, i. 425;
gives Nelson full powers to act as his representative in Naples,
429, 430;
goes himself to Bay of Naples, but remains on board Nelson's
flagship, 443;
alienation of, from the queen, 444, ii. 6;
returns to Palermo, ii. 2;
confers upon Nelson the dukedom of Bronte, 2;
Nelson renews correspondence with, in 1803, 190;
Nelson's apprehensions for, 191, 195;
Nelson keeps a ship-of-the-line always in the Bay of Naples to
receive royal family, 192;
application of, to the British government, to send Nelson back to
the Mediterranean, after sick-leave, 246;
agitation of, at the prospect of Nelson's departure, 246;
offers him a house at Naples or at Palermo, 246.

Naples, Queen of, agitation at hearing of the Battle of the Nile,
i. 372;
friendship with Lady Hamilton, 378, 383, 384, 426, 444;
characteristics of, 388, ii. 6;
association with Nelson,