as they occurred. To that gentleman he is also indebted for the communication of several circumstances that otherwise he could not have related with accuracy. At length, then, the author commits himself with diffidence and anxiety to a discerning though indulgent public: yet whatever be their decision, he will submit without a murmur. In the retirement of a domestic life he will at least look back with pleasure on the busy, varied, and important scenes in distant parts of the globe to which he has been a witness, and he will always feel gratified by the reflection of having been even an humble memorialist of a splendour and heroism so glorious to his country and his friends. b LIST OF PLATES, WITH DIRECTIONS TO THE BINDER. 25 35 96 100 1 DEDICATION, with the Earl of St. Vincent's Arms engraved, next after the title page. 2 General Chart of the Mediterranean to face page 1 3 View of the Rock and Town of Scylla on the Coast of Calabria . 12 4 Landing Place at Syracuse ... 5 Temple of Minerva at Syracuse 26 6 Latomiæ, or Caverns, near Syracuse 29 7 Entrance into Dionysius' Ear, one of the Caverns called Latomiæ 30 8 Inside of a Cavern, one of the Prisons of Dionysius, near Syracuse 31 9 Piazza, or Grand Place, in the City of Syracuse. 32 10 Subterraneous Gardens belonging to the Capuchin Monastery near Syracuse 11 Curious Cemetery of the Capuchin Monastery near Syracuse 37 12 Plan of the Battle of the Nile on the 1st of August 1798 ... 60 13 Tower on the Island of Marabou at the Entrance of the Western Harbour of Alex andria .... 14 Moors returning from a Pilgrimage to Mecca; on board the Swiftsure off Alexandria 96 15 Castle of Aboukir; taken from the Burial Ground on the Island .... 16 Arsenal and Guardhouse at Rhodes; formerly a Monastery when the Island was in the Hands of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem 109 17 Arabs on board the Swiftsure 120 18 Turkish Gun-boats, conducted by Captain Hallowell, battering the Castle of Aboukir 123 19 Attack on the French Camp near the Lake Maadie .. 126 Ancient Egyptian Relicks found on the Island of Aboukir, or Nelson's Island 134 21 A Mamaluk delivering a Message from Mourad Bey 136 22 The Pharos or Castle at the Entrance of the Eastern or New Port of Alexandria 142 23 A Street in Caifle, a Town at the Foot of Mount Carmel ... 151 24 View of the Bay of Acre from the Summit of Mount Carmel .. 152 25 View of the Town of Caiffe and Mount Carmel .... 155 26 Peasants Plowing, and Mode of Agriculture in Syria 160 27 The Court-yard of Hassan Bey's Palace at Rhodes. 171 28 Mount Pelegrino, and the Light-house, in the Bay of Palermo, Sicily 174 29 The Castle and Town of Ischia .. 185 30 View on the road near Lacco, in the Island of Ischia 186 31 Palazzo di Aqua Viva, or the Palace of the Duke of Aqua Viva, near Lacco in the Island of Ischia .. 190 39 The Benedictine Monastery of Vallombrosa on the Appenines 229 33 Cubillario, an Inn on the Appenines, on the Road from Florence to Bologna. 231 34 View on the Grand Canal, with the Ponto Rialto, Venice 236 35 View of Monte Baldo on Lago di Garda .... 36 Flying bridge on the River Po, in Lombardy 246 37 Grand Parade at Mahon, in the Island of Minorca 258 38 Inhabitants of Minorca, with the Manner of making Butter 265 39 The Bay of Fournelles, in the Island of Minorca 271 40 Entrance to the Spanish Church at Gibraltar ... 284 41 Interior of a Gallery, or Fortified Excavation in the Rock of Gibraltar 286 42 Inside view of the Entrance to Poco roca Cave, Gibraltar 288 43 Interior of St. Michael's Cave, Gibraltar... 291 244 1 CHAPTER I. Secrecy and dispatch the best means of insuring success in war. Rear- Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, K. B. appointed to command the squadron destined to defeat the projects of General Bonapartè in the Mediterra- He arrives in the Vanguard off Cadiz. Having received further instructions from the Earl of St. Vincent, he proceeds to Gibraltar; from thence he sails with the Orion and Alexander for Toulon, to watch the The Earl of St. Vincent dispatches a strong reinforcement from his fleet, on the arrival of Sir Roger Curtis. The Earl's liberal conduct on this occasion. The squadron under command of Commodore Troubridge pass the Straits of Gibraltar, and form a junc- tion with Rear-Admiral Nelson off Toulon. Account of the accident that had befallen the Vanguard in a gale of wind. The Admiral sails in “ Far on the right, her dogs foul Scylla hides: Charybdis roaring on the left presides; DRYDEN's Trans. Æn. b. iii. Scylla described. Poetical description of an earthquake by Cowper. , p. 11 Right o'er against Plemmyrium's wat'ry strand There lies an isle, once call'd th’ Ortygian land: Alpheus, as old fame reports, has found From Greece a secret passage under ground: By love to beauteous Arethusa led, Description of the Bay of Syracuse. Watering party meets with difficulty. Captain Troubridge obtains a supply of fresh provisions for the fleet. Description of the landing place, and of the city of Syracuse; of the temple of Minerva; and of the fountain of Arethusa. The Lato- miæ, or caverns near the city. Dionysius' ear. Roman theatre. Further description of Syracuse. The piazza, and convents. water. Church of St. John near the city, with the catacombs. The monastery of the capuchins, and the subterranean gardens described; the CHAPTER IV. “ Thrice happy they beneath their northern skies, Who that worst fear, the fear of death despise; Hence they no cares for this frail being feel, But rush undaunted on the pointed steel, Provoke approaching fate, and bravely scorn Admiral Nelson uneasy at gaining no account of the enemy, at length determines to revisit the shores of Egypt. Account of the hostile fleets having crossed each other in the night of the 22d of June. The fleet sails from the Bay of Syracuse on the 24th of July and proceeds along the coast of the Morea. The Culloden enters the port of Coron, and receives intelligence of the motions of the enemy; captures a French wine-vessel. The fleet passes the island of Candia. The captains of the fleet repair on board the Vanguard to receive instructions from the admiral. The Alexander and Swiftsure ordered a-head to reconnoitre, and on the 1st of August arrive off Alexandria, and perceive the French colours flying there: disappointment at perceiving no signs of the French fleet; prepare to attack some French gallies anchored off the harbour's mouth; are recalled by the admiral. Signal to prepare for battle. The French fleet descried at anchor in the Bay of Aboukir. The admiral makes the signal to prepare to anchor, &c. The Culloden strikes on a reef of rocks. No accurate chart of the bay in the fleet. The admiral determines to attack the enemy without delay. The fleet bear down to the French fleet at anchor. The Goliath leads into action. The |
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