Jervis to Nelson, HMS Victory, off Porquerolle, 26 April [1796], with intelligence on enemy ship movements, news of troops and vessels from Naples for Port Especia to assist General Beaulieu [Austrian commander], stores at Ajaccio dockyard
Admiral Sir John JERVIS, later Lord St Vincent, 1735-1823, Jervis to Nelson, HMS Victory, off Porquerolle, 26 April [1796], with intelligence on enemy ship movements, news of troops and vessels from Naples for Port Especia to assist General Beaulieu [Austrian commander], stores at Ajaccio dockyard