CONTENTS

was ordered to undertake the expedition—Lord Keith unnecessarily shows the fleet before Alexandria when it is not possible to land—Captain Cochrane and Moore have the arrangements for landing, all thoroughly thought out, entrusted to them—Lord Keith lets a French ship, very dangerous to the landing, slip through his fingers—It sweeps the beach with its guns . . 383-402

POETEAIT

IB JOHN MOOKE, from the picture by Sir Thomas Lawrence . frontispiece

MAPS

lOESICA............At end

T. LUCIA............ „

JOBTH HOLLAND..........

NOTE ON THE MAPS.

The Maps in this volume are all from contemporary sources. Those of Jorsica and St. Lucia are from originals in the British Museum, which are eproduced by the kind permission of the Governor. I owe them chiefly to be zealous and most friendly help of Mr. Soulsby. Unfortunately I have been nable to trace any map of that date giving the interior of St. Lucia. The >laces mentioned by Moore are almost always the planters' houses, named fter their owners. These are not recorded, nor are the minor hills and French ortifications. Only the general character of the country can therefore be een. In Corsica the names mentioned by Moore are all given, except, I tiink, two small villages passed by him in one of his tours, and the temporary orts and local names of small places round the French fortifications, of which 11 trace is lost.

The names on the Dutch map are taken from an old portfolio in the United Service Institution, found for me by the kind care of the Assistant-Librarian.

For all names outside the actual campaigns and islands I have adopted he spelling of the Times Atlas as most convenient for readers in general, and aust refer to that. Moore's own spelling of names is usually phonetic and •axiable, as is almost necessarily the case with officers campaigning. > I have herefore unscrupulously endeavoured to make map and text correspond.