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BALL, SIR ALEXANDER JOHN, BART

This article appears in Volume V03, Page 263 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: BAI-BAR
BALL, SIR ALEXANDER JOHN, BART . (1759-1809), British rear-admiral and
governor
  of Malta, came of a Gloucestershire family. He entered the navy, and in 1778 was promoted lieutenant. Three years later began a close association with Rodney, and, two days after his
chief
 's crowning victory of April 12, 1782, Ball was promoted
commander
 , and in 1783 he became captain. At this time he spent a year in France with the
double
  purpose of learning the language and living economically. Nelson, then a captain, was at this time by no means favourably impressed by his future friend and comrade, and spoke of him as a
great
  coxcomb." It was not until 1790 that Ball received a command. From that year, however, he was continuously employed. In 1798, assistance rendered by him to Nelson's ship in heavy weather caused the latter to forget his former animosity, and from that time the two were close friends. Under Nelson's command Ball took part in the battle of the Nile, and his ship, the " Alexander," was the particular opponent of Brueys' flagship, " L'Orient;" which blew up. Two months later he was ordered to the
blockade
  of Malta, which was kept up without a break for the next two years. Ball committed the
blockade
  to his first lieutenant, and himself led the
marines
  and local militia, which made the siege on the land side. His care for his men laid the
foundations
  of his popularity with the Maltese which continued till his death. After the fall of Malta, Ball_ practically retired from the service, in spite of Nelson's urgent entreaty that he should continue afloat, and from i8oi (when he was made a
baronet
 ) to 1809 he was
governor
  of Malta, where he endeared himself to the people by his regard for their interests, and his opposition to the policy of treating the
island
  as a conquered dependency. His friendship with Lord Nelson, whose letters prove his high regard for him, was only broken by death. Ball died on the 20th of October 1809 and was buried in Malta. Sir Alexander Ball was kind to Coleridge and is highly praised by him in The Friend, " The Third Landing Place." There are numerous mentions of Ball in Nelson's Despatches, in Sir H. Nicolas' edition.


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