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Frontispiece.
Portrait of Lord de Saumarez.
MEMOIRS
AND CORRESPONDENCE
OF
ADMIRAL
LORD DE SAUMAREZ.
FROM
ORIGINAL PAPERS IN POSSESSION OF THE FAMILY.
BY SIR JOHN ROSS, C.B. K.S.A. K.C.S. F.R.A.S.
CAPTAIN IN THE ROYAL NAVY.
IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. II.
LONDON:
RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET,
Publisher in Ordinary to Her Majesty.
1838.
LONDON:
PRINTED BY SAMUEL BENTLEY,
Dorset Street, Fleet Street.
CONTENTS
OF THE SECOND VOLUME.
News of the Battles of the 6th and 12th of July reachEngland.—Rejoicings on the occasion, particularly described in aletter from Mrs. Saumarez.—Promotion of Lieutenant Dumaresq.—Lettersfrom Earl St. Vincent, Mr. Tucker, and others.—Remarks on the conductof the Governor and Garrison at Gibraltar.—State of the crew of theCæsar.—Ship refitted.—Appointments of officers to the St. Antoine,and other vacancies.—Correspondence with the Spanish Governor atCadiz on the subject of red-hot balls.—Accusation refuted.—Lettersfrom Lord Keith, Sir John Warren, and Captain Dixon.—Squadron offCadiz reinforced.—Sir James resumes the blockade of Cadiz.—Hisproceedings.—Remarks on the result of the two Actions.
Despatches arrive from England.—Sir James superseded by Sir CharlesMorice Pole.—Remarks and correspondence on the subject.—TheSt. George and four sail of the line arrive.—Blockade of Cadiz.—SirJames continues as second in command.—His appointments notconfirmed.—Injustice of his treatment.—Letters from various[Pg vi]persons.—The Cæsar arrives at Gibraltar.
Preliminaries of peace.—Sir James created a Knight of theBath.—Remarks on that Order.—Ceremony of investiture.—Actionof the Pasley and Rosario.—Sir James receives the