The Naval Chronicle: Volume 38, July–December 1817
Containing a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom with a Variety of Original Papers on Nautical Subjects

Volume 38 of the Naval Chronicle (1817) includes reports on proposed new naval regulations and finances, and historical articles.

James Stanier Clarke (Edited by), John McArthur (Edited by)

9781108018777, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 September 2010

566 pages, 7 b/w illus. 6 maps
21.6 x 3.2 x 14 cm, 0.71 kg

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 38, published in 1817, includes discussion of how to improve management and discipline in the navy. It also contains a report on the regulations and new proposals made by the Board of Admiralty, a report by the Finance Select Committee on naval finances, a French account of the Battle of the Nile and a history of the British navy from 1793 to 1814.

Preface
Naval biography
Nautical anecdotes and selections
Correspondence
Official letters of James Duke of York
Shipwrecks
Hydrography
Naval literature
Poetry
Imperial parliament
Letters on service
Historical account of the British Navy from 1793 to the end of 1814
Naval history of the present year, 1817
New naval regulations
Parliamentary papers
Death and funeral obsequies of Her Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte
French account of the Battle of the Nile
Marine law
Index.

Subject Areas: Military history [HBW]