Naval history of Great Britain by William James - Contents

Naval history of Great Britain by William James - Contents

Naval History Of Great Britain - Vol I

Contents

Transcriber's Notes
Index of most vessels mentioned in this volume.
Front Page
Title Page
Author's Preface
Editor's Preface
Glossary of Terms
List of Works Cited or Quoted
Message to the Binder

1488 to 1792
Introduction

First ship of war
Cannon, 1
Portholes, 2
Two important improvements in ships of war, 3
Origin of ships' rates, 5
The unrated classes, 5
Old MS. list of the navy, 6
Calibers of guns, 7
Ancient and modern shot, 8
Improved classification of the ships, 10
Decks of a ship of war, 11
First decks armed with guns, 12
Decks of a ship of war, 13
Origin of the term gangway, 15
Meaning of the term flush-decked, 16
Ambiguity in other naval terms, 17
Flush and quarterdecked ships, 19
Line-Of-battle ships, 20
Frigates, 20
British frigates modelled from the French, 21
Constant-Warwick, the first British frigate, 22
Made a two-decker, 24
The classification of foreign navies, 26
English frigate-classes, 27
First genuine English frigate, 28
English and foreign 18-pounder frigates, 30
The post-ship classes, 31
Invention of the carronade, 33
Establishment of carronades for each class, 34
Dispute between the ordnance and navy boards, 35
Advantages of the carronade shown, 37
Distinction between " guns" and" carronades," 38
Large and small calibers compared, 40
Calibers of English and foreign guns, 41
Remarks on the tonnage of ships of war, 43
Cause of variety of size in British navy, 44.

1792-3
First French Revolutionary War

First French Revolutionary War, 45
War declared against England, &c., 46

British and French Fleets

State of the British Navy, 47
Captains and commanders, 49
Dutch, Spanish, Russian, and other navies, 50
Comparative state of the French navy, 52
French seamen, 53
Armament of French ships, 54
First republican fleet at sea, 55
Lord Howe's first cruise, 56
Lord Howe and M. Morard-de-Galles, 57
Description of Brest, 59
Lord Howe and M. Vanstabel, 61
Description of Toulon, 63
Lord Hood at Toulon, 67
Commodore Linzee at Forneilli, 85
French frigates at Genoa and Spezzia, 87

Light Squadrons and Single Ships

Colonial Expeditions

Colonies of the different powers, 112

North America

North America, 113
Surrender of St.-Pierre and Miquelon, 114

West Indies

Capture of Tobago, 114
Ill success at Martinique, 115
Dreadful hurricane, 116
Surrender of Cape-Nicolas-Mole, St.-Domingo, 117

East Indies

1794
British, and French Fleets

British, and French Fleets, 121
State of British navy, 122
Violent proceedings at Brest, 123
Reorganization of the Brest fleet, 124
Sailing of Lord Howe, 125
Sailing of M. Villaret-Joyeuse, 127
Rear-admirals Montagu and Nielly, 128
Chase of the Audacieux, 130
Lord Howe on the 28th of May, 131
Audacious and Révolutionnaire, 132
Lord Howe on the 29th of May, 135
Lord Howe on 31st of May, 144
Villaret joined by M. Nielly, 145
Lord Howe on the 1st of June, 146
Capture of the Alexander, 183
Mutiny on board the Culloden, 185
Lord Hood at Corsica, 186
Lord Hood and M. Martin in Gourjean bay, 193
Mutiny on board the Windsor-Castle, 193

Light Squadrons and Single Ships

Light Squadrons and Single Ships, 194
Extraordinary escape of the Junon, 195
English Indiamen and French privateers, 197
English Indiamen and French frigates, 199
Capture of the Pomone. 201
Capture of the Duguay-Trouin, 203
Capture of the Atalante, 205
Carysfort and Castor, 206
Crescent and French squadron, 207
Romney and Sibylle, 208
Destruction of the Volontaire, 210
Capture of the Révolutionnaire, 211
Captains Osborne and Renaud off Isle-Ronde, 212

Colonial Expeditions
West Indies

West Indies, 215
Capture of Martinique, 217
Capture of Sainte-Lucie, 220
Capture and recapture of Guadaloupe, 221
Commodore Ford at St,.-Domingo - Capture of Tiburon, 225

Coast of Africa

Coast of Africa, 227
French spoliations at Sierra-Léone, 229.

1795
British, and French Fleets

British and French Fleets, 230
State of the British Navy, 231
Projected expedition from Brest, 232
Sir Sidney Smith's peep into Brest, 234
Serious casualties to the Brest fleet, 236
Chase of M. Vence into BelleIsle, 237
Junction of Admirals Villaret and Vence, 238
Cornwallis's retreat, 241
Lord Bridport in the command of the Channel fleet, 244
Lord Bridport off Isle-Groix, 245
Expedition to Quiberon, 250
Dreadful gale in the Channel, 253
Capture of the Berwick, 255
Vice-admiral Hotham off Genoa, 257
Loss of the Illustrious, 265
Admiral Hotham off Hyères, 267
Recapture of the Censeur, 273
Cruise of M. Ganteaume, 274
Nemesis at Smyrna, 275

British and Dutch Fleets

British and Dutch Fleets, 277
War between England and Holland, 277

Light Squadrons and Single Ships

Light Squadrons and Single Ships, 277
Blanche and Pique, 278
Lively and Tourterelle, 282
Astræa and Gloire, 284
Burning of the Boyne, 285
Sir Richard Strachan and French convoys, 286
Captain Cochrane and French store-ships, 287
Thorn and Courier-National, 288
Capture of the Minerve, 291
Southampton and Vestale, 293
Rose and French privateers, 294
Mermaid and two corvettes, 295
Capture of the Eveillé, 297

Colonial Expeditions
West Indies

West Indies, 298
Captain Wilson and a French squadron, 298
Victor Hugues and his successors, 299

East Indies

East Indies, 300
Capture of the Cape of Good Hope, 301
Capture of Trincomalé and Oostenburg, 303.

1796
British and French Fleets

British and Spanish Fleets

British and Franco-Spanish Fleets

British and Franco-Spanish Fleets, 314
Recapture of Corsica by France, 314
Sir John Jervis's retreat from the Mediterranean, 315

British and French Fleets

Light Squadrons and Single Ships

Light Squadrons and Single Ships, 319
Sir Sidney Smith at Herqui, 319
Capture of the Etoile, 321
Capture of the Unité, 322
Capture of Sir Sidney Smith, 324
Capture of the Virginie, 325
Boats of Niger near the Penmarcks, 326
Spencer and Volcan, 326
Capture of the Argo, 327
Sufisante and Revanche, 328
Santa-Margarita and Tamise, 329
Unicorn and Tribune, 330
Dryad and Proserpine 332
Southampton and Utile, 333
Glatton and French, frigates, 335
Amiable and Pensée, 339
Mermaid and Vengeance, 340
Quehec and two French frigates, 342
Destruction of the Andromaque, 343
Raison and Vengeance, 345
Capture of the Elizabet, 346
Capture of the Bonne Citoyenne, 348
Rear-Admiral Sercey in the Indian seas, 349
M. Sercey and two British 74s, 350
Loss of the Amphion, 355
Pelican and Médée, 356
Terpsichore and Mahonesa, 358
French privateers, 359
Lapwing at Anguilla, 360
Terpsichore and Vestale, 361
Minerve and Sabina, 364
Blanche and Ceres, 365

Colonial Expeditions
North America

North America, 366
Rear-admiral Richery at Newfoundland, 367

West Indies

Capture of Demerara, 367
Recapture of Sainte-Lucie, 368
Capture of St.- Vincent and Grenada, 369
British at Léogane and at Bombarde, St.-Domingo, 370

East Indies

East Indies, 371
Capture of Columbo, Amboyna, and Banda, 372
Capture of Dutch squadron in Simon's bay, 374
Destruction of French settlement at Foul point, Madagascar, 374

Appendices

Appendix No 1
Appendix No 2
Appendix No 3
Appendix No 4
Appendix No 5
Appendix No 6
Appendix No 7
Appendix No 8
Appendix No 9
Appendix No 10
Appendix No 11
Appendix No 12
Appendix No 13
Appendix No 14
Appendix No 15
Appendix No 16
Appendix No 17
Appendix No 18
Appendix No 19
Appendix No 20
Appendix No 21
Appendix No 22
Appendix - Notes to the Annual Abstract No. 1
Appendix - Notes to the Annual Abstract No. 2
Appendix - Notes to the Annual Abstract No. 3
Appendix - Notes to the Annual Abstract No. 4

Abstracts

Abstract No. 1
Abstract No. 2
Abstract No. 3
Abstract No. 4
[Note: The notes to the Abstracts have also been appended to the Abstracts themselves.]

Scans of Portraits

Diagrams

Action of the Nymphe and Cleopatre, 97 98
Lord Howe cutting the French line on the 29th of May, 1794. 137
Lord Howe cutting the French line on the 1st of June, 1794 . 149
Cornwallis's retreat; wearing of the Royal-Sovereign to cover the Mars. 240
Action of the Manche and Pique. 280

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