The Naval Chronicle, Volume 36, July-December 1816 : 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 36, published in 1816, contains official reports and eyewitness accounts of the Bombardment of Algiers by Lord Exmouth in retaliation for the Dey of Algiers having broken the recently negotiated treaty forbidding the taking of slaves. Technical reports focus on the total solar eclipse of that year and the discovery of sunspot formation. Maps and descriptions of Copenhagen harbour and Algiers are also included. Cover......Page 1 Frontmatter......Page 6 PLATES IN VOLUME XXXVI. From Original Designs......Page 9 PREFACE TO THE THIRTY-SIXTH VOLUME......Page 10 ADDENDA TO THE BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR OF JOHN WESLEY WRIGHT, ESQ. CAPTAIN IN THE ROYAL NAVY......Page 14 ADDENDA TO THE BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR OF JOHN WESLEY WRIGHT, ESQ. CAPTAIN IN THE ROYAL NAVY......Page 106 ADDENDA TO THE BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR OF JOHN WESLEY WRIGHT, ESQ. CAPTAIN IN THE ROYAL NAVY......Page 198 ADDENDA TO THE BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR OF JOHN WESLEY WRIGHT, ESQ. CAPTAIN IN THE ROYAL NAVY......Page 290 BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR OF SIR DAVID MILNE, K.C.B. REAR-ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE SQUADRON......Page 382 BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR OF THE LATE ROBERT CAMPBELL, ESQ. CAPTAIN IN THE ROYAL NAVY......Page 474 INDEX......Page 556 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.