an,
discouraged by Nelson,
396; growing alienation of Nelson
from, 422, ii. 45-47, 48, 51,
53; attitude of, towards Nelson,
ii. 46, 47, 50, 53, 54; letters of, to
Nelson, quoted, 47; Nelson's bearing
towards, 48, 50; attitude of,
towards Lady Hamilton, 51; final
breach between Nelson and, 53,
55, 146-149; later years of, 54,
55; testimony to, of Nelson and
of his father, 55; Nelson's "letter
of dismissal" to, and her endorsement
thereon, 146, 147; date of
death, i. 65 note.

Nelson, Maurice, Nelson's eldest
brother, quoted by Lady Nelson,
ii. 147 and note.

Niebuhr, the historian, accounts of
the Battle of Copenhagen, quoted,
ii. 81, 98, 112.

Nile, Battle of the, i. 343-358.

Nisbet, Captain Josiah, Nelson's
stepson, birth and parentage, i.
65; goes to sea with Nelson in the
"Agamemnon," 100; Lady Hamilton's
kindness to, 111; good conduct
of, at Teneriffe, 302, 303;
Nelson attributes the saving of
his life to, 306, ii. 147; St. Vincent
promotes to commander at
Nelson's request, i. 306; Nelson's
disappointment in, 412; estrangement
between Nelson and, ii.
146-148; St. Vincent's assertion
of Nelson's high opinion of, in
early life, 148 note.

Nisbet, Dr. Josiah, first husband of Lady Nelson, i. 65.

Nisbet, Mrs. Josiah, Lady Nelson's name by first marriage.
_See_ Nelson, Lady.

Niza, Marquis de, Portuguese admiral, commanding squadron
under Nelson's orders in the Mediterranean, 1798, 1799, i. 370;
conducts sea blockade of Malta, 370, 392, ii. 1, 8, 9, 12, 14;
ordered temporarily to defence of Messina, i. 413;
co-operates at sea with Nelson, when expecting Bruix's
fleet, 420, 425;
limitations to Nelson's authority over, 439;
recalled by Portuguese government, ii. 8;
Nelson forbids him to obey, 8, 9;
Nelson's expressions of esteem for, 9;
final recall allowed by Nelson, 14.

Orde, Admiral Sir John, governor of Dominica, i. 59;
difficulty with Lord St. Vincent concerning Nelson's appointment
to command a squadron, 337, 338;
assigned in 1804 to command part of Nelson's station, from the
Straits of Gibraltar to Cape Finisterre, ii. 247;
relations between Nelson and, 247, 248, 256-263, 291;
driven from before Cadiz by combined fleets, 285;
popular outcry against, 290;
Nelson's complaint against, for not watching course of combined
fleets, 290 note, 292-295;
relieved from duty at his own request, 310.

"Orient," French flagship at the Battle of the N