Royal Naval Biography/Errata & Corrigenda
ERRATA & CORRIGENDA.
Volume I.
| Page. | |
| 50, | l. 4, for Trangubar, read Tranqubar. |
| 51, | last line of the text, for employed on, read employed in. |
| 54, | l. 2, for 4th, read 5th. |
| 55, | lines 1 and 10 of the note, for Signor, read Seignior. |
| 58, | two last lines of the text, for about being thirty-five, read being then about thirty-five. |
| 71, | l. 20, for 1778, read 1798. |
| 71, | last line but one of the text, for Sir Orde, read Sir John Orde. |
| 76, | l. 15 of note, for whom read which. |
| 77, | lines 27 and 28, for the latter died a few days after his arrival, read the two latter died a few days after their arrival. |
| 78, | l. 10, for hilt, read hilted. |
| 82, | l. 22, for head, read heads. |
| 93, | line 1 of note, for Chest at Chatham, read Chest of Chatham. |
| 110, | l. 27, for Waldron, read Walrond. |
| 124, | note at bottom, add, and p. 602. |
| 129, | l. 10 of note, for sopha, read sofa. |
| 134, | l. 14 and 15, for Jamaica, the station where, read the Jamaica station, where. |
| 134, | l. 27, for 1797, read 1796. |
| 159, | note, for Edmund, read Edward. |
| 160, | l. 14, for to which, read with which. |
| 178, | l. from bottom, for sailor, read sailer. |
| 185, | l. 3 from bottom, after ships, add (the Culloden excepted). |
| 190, | last line of the text, for Superb, read Captain Keats. |
| 191, | lines 11 to 14, for the Caesar passed to close with the ship engaged by the Superb, &c., read the Caesar passed on to close with the ship engaged by the Superb, but before she could get up with her, the latter had completely beaten her antagonist, whose colours were soon after struck. |
| 221, | l. 3, for put off commission, read put out of commission. |
| 225, | l. 7 from bottom, for who was, read which ship was. |
| 227, | l. 13, for K.C.B. read G.C.B. |
| 227, | l. 29, for Britsmart, read Britomart. |
| 237, | l. 2, for St. Fisrenzo, read St. Fiorenzo. |
| 244, | l. 2, for 1777, read 1776. |
| 253, | note †, for Fencourt, read Fancourt. |
| 256, | lines 3 and 4, dele in which station he continued to serve during the remainder of the war. |
| 265, | l. 3 from bottom, for Pulteney Malcolm, read Edward Codrington. |
| 270, | l. 3 from bottom, for ships, read ship. |
| 292, | l. 19, for particiated, read participated. |
| 304, | l. 27, for which, read whom. |
| 318, | l. 19, for eight, read seven; and for brigs, read bombs. |
| 324, | l. 5, for finding, read find. |
| 324, | l. 20, far 1746, read 1740. |
| 357, | l. 15, for Mustcr Corneliis, read Mester Cornelus. |
| 366, | l. 30, for Channels, read Channel. |
| 381, | l. 7 from bottom, for conqueror, read Conqueror. |
| 391, | l. 12, after Lieutenancy, add Jan. 14, 1782. |
| 407, | l. 28, for nearly, read closely. |
| 419, | l. 27, for Commanded, read commanded. |
| 477, | l. 2, for him, read them. |
| 506, | l. 7, for at, read of. |
| 512, | l. 26, for 1804, read 1803. |
| 530, | l. 18, for Hughes, read Hugues. |
| 533, | l. 6. and 715, l. 18, for Island, read Islands. |
| 535, | dele note †. |
| 548, | l. 9, for Bellevue, Kent, read No. 13, Great Cumberland Street, London. |
| 558, | l. 27, for Griffiths, read Griffith. |
| 607, | l.3, for 1803, read 1801. |
| 614, | l. 11 from bottom, for 30, read 29. |
| 614, | last line, for 40, read 405. |
| 615, | l. 4, for Beamont, read Beaumont. |
| 673, | l. 10, for he, read she. |
| 676, | l. 9 from bottom, for Haxley, read Flaxley. |
| 680, | l. 16, for Issiquibo, read Essequibo. |
| 715, | l. 18, for Leeward Island, read Leeward Islands. |
| 719, | lines 13 and 15, for, St. Maure, read St. Maura. |
| 775, | l. 5, for joined, read joining. |
| 829, | l. 6 from bottom, after sloop, add during the mutiny. |
| 849, | l. 9 from bottom, for sails, read sail. |
Supplements.
| P. 65, | line 11, for l’Amiable Nelly read l’Aimable Nelly. |
| 147, | ___ 8 from the bottom, for obtain read attain. |
| __, | ___ 4 from the bottom, for 10 read 8. |
| 169, | first line of the note, for Sirius read la Nereide. |
| 181, | last line of the t»t, for proclamation read proclamations. |
| 187, | last line, for a read as. |
| 235, | line 8, for Early in 1797 read In Dec. 1796. |
| ___ 3 from the bottom, for Mar. read June. | |
| 271, | ___ 9, for mortar read Sicilian gun. |
| 276, | ___ 15, delete the comma that precedes the parenthesis. |
| 296, | ___ 19, for in her accompanied read in her he accompanied. |
| 316, | ___ 1, for Neville read Nevill. |
| 358, | ___ 8, dele having first. |
| P. 74, | note †, first line, for Eddyston read Eddystone. |
| 129, | last line of the text, for Stagus read Stagno. |
| 135, | second line of the note, for land-lead read hand-lead. |
| 209, | second line of the large type, for Barosa read Barrosa. |
| 217, | line 12 from the bottom, for C. R. Collier read G. R. Collier. |
| 225, | 14, dele the hyphen between masts and rigging. |
| 266, | lines 13 and 14 of the small type, for considered, this schooner read considered, that this schooner. |
| 276, | line 7, dele the commas after jury and main. |
| 317, | 3 from the bottom, for Aug. 31 read Aug 1. |
P. 308, – line 25, after notwithstanding 'insert' his.
Ib. line 3 from the bottom, for while under, read while you were under.
P. 312, line 11, for in his, read in the Raven, and also in his.
Page 11, lines 4 and 5, for must justly entitle, read most justly entitled.
____ 32, line 2 from the bottom, for several read two.
____ 52, ____ 17, after Rear-Admiral, insert Sir George.
____ 65, ____ 14, after privateer, insert a comma.
____ 73, ____ 3 from the bottom, for force, read forces.
____ 105, ____ 3, for troops, read army.
_______ , ____ , after Soult, insert 20,000 strong.
_______ , ____ 5, for their, read its.
____ 106, ____ 5 from the bottom, for gallantly, read " nobly."
_______ , ____ 17 ______________, for in the night, read on the right.
____ 203, ____ 12, for 1814, read 1813.
____ 217, lines 3, 6, and 15 of the small type, for l’Eclair, read Eclair.
____ 234, line 8, for Carmaret, read Camaret.
____ 282, ____ 17, for assure, read assure you.
____ 292, ____ 4, after 64, insert Captain James Hardy.
_______ , second line of the last paragraph, for Coldstream regiment, read second and third regiments.
____ 326, large type at the bottom,for Captain, read Lieutenant.
____ 340, line 14 from the bottom, after covered, insert “.
_______ , ____ 15, ______________, for this was, read this frame work was.
____ 349, ____ 20, of the small type,for floated to, read floated occasionally to.
____ 352, line 46, after ejaculations, insert Next day.
____ 382, ____ 10 from the bottom, dele the comma after Eldest.
____ 390, ____ 4 ______________, for the semicolon substitute a comma.
____ 424, lines 1 and 2, dele the commas after crew and appointment.
Volume III. Part I.
Page 17, line 19, for Company’s read Companies’
____ 22, ____ 11 from the bottom, dele the comma after be
____ 53, ____ 10, for 24 read sloop
____ 66, ____ 1, for 39" read 31"
_____________ 2, after 21' insert 30"
____ 72, ____ 4 from the bottom, for Envoy read late H.M. Envoy
____ 90, ____ 17, for Wiliam read William
____ 107, ____ 4, for Lyons read Lyon
______________ 8, for and he had read and, moreover, he had
____ 129, ____ 5, for Suazos read Suazo
____ 130, ____ 21, for Lacey read Lasey
____ 158, ____ 12, for Khahan read Kháhan
____ 159, ____ 22, for a plain read a small plain
____ 165, ____ 11 from the bottom, for fiumaras read fiumare
____ 166, ____ 2 ____________, for Genna read Grenna
____ 246, ____ 6, after Iphigenia insert a comma
____ 248, ____ 8 from the bottom, for yards read yard
____ 250, ____ 7, after master insert a semicolon
______________ 13 from the bottom, after carronades, for 354 read 352
____ 314, ____ 1, for suveyor read surveyor
Appendix, p. 31, line 8 from the bottom, for repulse read repulsed
___________ 33, ____ 12 _______________, for nine read the Powerful and eight
___________ 33, ____ 15 _______________, for 20 read 60
___________ 66, ____ 16, for Norcok read Norcock
___________ 73, ____ 16 from the bottom, after replenished insert ”
Volume III. Part II.
| Page 23, | line 17, for Ann read Anne. |
| _____ 32, | ___ 8, for Dicknison read Dickinson. |
| _____ 57, | ___ 15 from the bottom, for Elliott read Elliot. |
| _____ 68, | ___ 3, after wounded, read About 100 of the enemy were made prisoners. |
| _____ 76, | ___ 8, for Agents read Agent. |
| _____ 126, | ___ 1, for Edward read Edmund. |
| _____ 127, | ___7 from the bottom, for enemy’s read enemy. |
| _____ 140, | ___ 3 ______________, for 173 read 174. |
| _____ 142, | ___ 2, for Humphreys read Humphrey. |
| _____ 161, | ___ 2, for Downham read Bownham. |
| _____ 280, | ___ 1, for r om read from. |
| _____ 285, | ___ 7 from the bottom, for number of men read number of wounded men. |
| _____ 336, | note at the bottom, after p. insert 331. |
Erratum, – P. 362, line 11 of the large type, for Henry, is a lieutenant, read Henry Ommanney, is a commander.
Volume IV.
ERRATA.
| Page | 8 | line 7 | from bottom, | after Russell insert were. |
| ____ | 14, | ____ 16 | __________, | for flag read flags. |
| ____ | 2, | ____ 14 | __________, | after America, read Subsequently we find her employed on the Lisbon station. |
| ____ | 44, | ____ 4 | __________, | for Piedro de Niembo, read Pietro do Nimbo. |
| ____ | 106, | ____ 14 | __________, | 'for Loving read Loring |
| ____ | 120, | ____ 16 | __________, | for ten able read ten were able |
| ____ | 144, | ____ 12 | __________, | for 7th read 27th |
| ____ | 238, | ____ 16 | __________, | for Belcher read Peard. |
| ____ | 252, | ____ 10 | __________, | dele the present Sir Frederick L. Maitland. |
| ____ | 347, | ____ 3 | __________, | for James read John |
| ____ | 416, | between lines 21 and 22 insert Vice Admiral of the White. | ||
ERRATA IN FORMER VOLUMES.
| Suppl. Part II, | p. 378, lines 22 and 23, dele Mrs. Fowler died in 1816. |
| _________ IV., | p. 291, lines 4 and 3 from bottom, dele first in 1801, Miss
Watts, of Newchurch, in the Isle of Wight; and, secondly, |
| Vol. III. Part I. | p. 284, line 3 from bottom, dele Is said to be related to the
Earl of Bristol. |