s at Bristol, 251;
Hood's comment on, 252;
receives thanks of Parliament, 252;
advanced to the peerage, 252;
is voted a pension, 252;
his other
honors, 253;
made vice-admiral of Great Britain, 253;
his troublous later years, 253;
death of, 253;
in accord with Lord Sandwich, 287.
RODNEY, Lady, goes to England to obtain pecuniary relief for husband, 179;
her letter to husband concerning victory off Cape St. Vincent, 191, 192.
ROOKE, Admiral, his movements off Malaga, 15.
ROWLEY, Rear-Admiral, off Toulon, 21, 28;
compliments Hawke, 84.
Royal, Fort, 235.
_Royal George_, ship, 140;
loss of, 290; 393.
_Royal Savage_, schooner, 438.
_Russell_, ship, Saumarez appointed to command, 395; 396.
Russia, Sweden at war with, 421;
breach of, with Napoleon, 422;
fleet of, takes refuge in Gulf of Finland, 425.
Russia, Czar of, 421.
_St. Antoine_, ship, 420.
St. Christopher, island, 394.
St. Eustatius, island, captured by Rodney, 217, 218;
recaptured by French, 233;
Rodney assailed in Parliament for acts at, 235.
_St. George_, ship, 351;
two seamen of, condemned for infamous crime, 360;
outburst of crew of, 360;
execution of seamen of, 361.
St. Johns (Canada); 434, 435; 437.
St. Kitts, 163; 165; 228;
is besieged by French, 234;
capitulates, 235.
St. Lawrence, river, 433; 434.
St. Vincent, Cape, captured by British, 159;
Spanish fleet sighted by Rodney, off, 188;
battle off, 190;
victory of Jervis at, 345; 353; 355;
Jervis's battle off, 352-357;
Saumarez at battle off, 400.
ST. VINCENT, Earl, declines a command, 286;
denounces ministry to George III., 287;
Admiral Jervis created, 356; 359; 360; 361; 362; 364; 367; 368;
370; 372; 373; 374; 375; 376; 377; 379; 380; 381; 401;
assumes command Channel fleet, 411;
complimentary note of, to Saumarez, 411, 412;
his praise of Saumarez, 412, 413;
recognizes ability of Pellew, 460,
_see also Jervis_.
SAINTE-ANDRE, Jean Bon, 312.
SANDWICH, Earl of, letter from, to Rodney, 154,155;
his confidence in Rodney, 155;
his cautionary letter to Rodney, 172, 173;
disregards Rodney's application for employment, 176;
his remark concerning Rodney in House of Lords, 178;
urges Rodney to sea with all despatch, 187;
congratulates Rodney, 190;
private letter from, to Rodney, 193;
character of, 285, 286.
Sandy Hook, Rodney anchors off, 211.
San Fiorenzo Bay, 3
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