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Jane Austen's sailor brothers

Chapter 3: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
By J. H. Hubback
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About This Book

The authors assemble family recollections, letters, official records, and portraits to chronicle the lives and seafaring careers of two brothers of a celebrated novelist. It follows their progression from midshipmen to senior commanders, recounting ships, engagements, blockades, distant stations, and the effects of service on family life. Interleaved extracts from correspondence, reminiscences, and contemporary sketches illuminate domestic ties, professional advancement, and moments of loss and recognition. The narrative is organized into focused chapters covering campaigns, promotions, postings, and concluding reflections, complemented by illustrations and an index.

CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE
I. BROTHERS AND SISTERS 1
II. TWO MIDSHIPMEN 15
III. CHANGES AND CHANCES IN THE NAVY 28
IV. PROMOTIONS 41
V. THE “PETEREL” SLOOP 56
VI. THE PATROL OF THE MEDITERRANEAN 78
VII. AT HOME AND ABROAD 94
VIII. BLOCKADING BOULOGNE 111
IX. THE PURSUIT OF VILLENEUVE 130
X. “A MELANCHOLY SITUATION” 147
XI. ST. DOMINGO 164
XII. THE CAPE AND ST. HELENA 180
XIII. STARS AND STRIPES 196
XIV. CHINESE MANDARINS 212
XV. A LETTER FROM JANE 227
XVI. ANOTHER LETTER FROM JANE 243
XVII. THE END OF THE WAR 260
XVIII. TWO ADMIRALS 274
INDEX 287

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE
Vice-Admiral Sir Francis Austen, K.C.B. (From a painting in the possession of Mrs. Herbert Austen) Frontispiece
The Reverend George Austen, Rector of Steventon (From a miniature in the possession of Miss M. L. Austen) 8
Action between the English frigate Unicorn and the French frigate La Tribune, June 8, 1796 (From a painting in the possession of Captain Willan, R.N., and Mrs. Willan). By kind permission of Miss Hill 22
Francis Austen as Lieutenant (From a miniature) 44
Sloop of War and Frigate (From a pencil sketch by Captain Herbert Austen, R.N.) 64
Peterel in action with the French brig La Ligurienne after driving two others on the rocks near Marseilles, on March 21, 1800 (From a sketch by Captain Herbert Austen, R.N., in the possession of Miss Mary Austen) 84
Topaz Crosses given to Cassandra and Jane by Charles Austen (In the possession of Miss Jane Austen) 92
The Way to Church from Portsdown Lodge (From a pencil sketch by Catherine A. Austen) 108
Mrs. Austen (From a silhouette in the possession of Miss M. L. Austen) 124
Order of Battle and of Sailing, signed Nelson and Bronté, dated March 26, 1805 132
Order of Battle and of Sailing, signed Nelson and Bronté, dated June 5, 1805 138
Captain Francis William Austen (From a miniature of 1806, in the possession of Miss M. L. Austen. The Order of the C.B. has been painted in at a later date, probably when conferred in 1815) 156
“Vice-Admiral Sir Francis Austen, K.C.B.’s writing-desk” (From a caricature sketch by his daughter Cassandra, about 1840) 174
Cassandra Austen (From a silhouette in the possession of Miss M. L. Austen) 184
Portchester Castle. The French prisoners were interned in the neighbouring buildings after the Battle of Vimiera (From a sketch by Captain Herbert Austen, R.N.) 200
Captain Charles Austen (From a painting of 1809, in the possession of Miss Jane Austen) 210
Jane Austen, from a sketch by her sister Cassandra (In the possession of Miss Jane Austen) 226
Mrs. Charles Austen, née Fanny Palmer, daughter of the Attorney-General of Bermuda (From a painting in the possession of Miss Jane Austen) 252
Captain Charles Austen, C.B. (From a painting in the possession of Captain Willan, R.N., and Mrs. Willan) 266
Jane Austen’s work-box, with her last piece of work (In the possession of Miss Jane Austen) 270
Memorandum, dated May 12, 1838, signed by Charles Austen on taking command of the Bellerophon 274
Rear-Admiral Charles Austen, C.B. (From a miniature painted at Malta in 1846, in the possession of Miss Jane Austen) 278
Sir Francis Austen, G.C.B., Admiral of the Fleet, at the age of ninety 284