The Naval Chronicle, Volume 08: Containing a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom with a Variety of Original Papers on Nautical Subjects

The Naval Chronicle, published in 40 volumes between 1799 and 1818, is a key source for British maritime and military history. This reissue is the first complete printed reproduction of what was the most influential maritime publication of its day. The subjects covered range from accounts of battles and lists of ships to notices of promotions and marriages, courts martial and deaths, and biographies, poetry and letters. Each volume also contains engravings and charts relating to naval engagements and important harbours around the world. Volume 8, published in 1802 during the brief Peace of Amiens, focuses mainly on technical and professional matters, such as shipbuilding, marine insurance, calculating longitude, and the opening of the new West India Docks, London. It includes descriptions of the Andaman Islands, Malta and Copenhagen, and biographies of admirals such as Lord Anson and Sir Thomas Graves, together with reviews of books on naval topics. Cover......Page 1 Frontmatter......Page 8 PREFACE TO THE EIGHTH VOLUME......Page 10 PLATES IN VOLUME VIII. From Original Designs......Page 14 BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS OF THE LATE SIR CHARLES SAUNDERS, K. B. ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE SQUADRON, AND SOME TIME FIRST LORD COMMISSIONER OF THE ADMIRALTY......Page 16 BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS OF THE LATE LORD MULGRAVE......Page 107 BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS OF THE RIGHT HON. LORD GARDNER, VICE-ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE SQUADRON, MAJOR-GENERAL OF MARINES, AND ONE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES IN PARLIAMENT FOR THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER......Page 198 BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS OF GEORGE LORD ANSON, ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE SQUADRON, AND ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET......Page 289 BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS OF SIR THOMAS GRAVES, K. B. REAR-ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE SQUADRON......Page 380 BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS OF THE LATE SIR GEORGE POCOCK, K. B. ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE SQUADRON......Page 471 INDEX......Page 553 The Naval Chronicle, published in 40 volumes between 1799 and 1818, is a key source for British maritime and military history. This reissue is the first complete printed reproduction of this immensely influential publication, which covered topics including battles and shipwrecks, technology and statistics, pay and provisions, letters and biographies.