In addition to all the above excellent resources, I recommend "Fighting at Sea in the Eighteenth Century: The Art of Sailing Warfare" by Sam Willis. Good overview of a lot of aspects of the conduct of naval warfare in the time period. Dr. Willis' "In the Hour of Victory: The Royal Navy at War in the Age of Nelson" is also a good overview of the major fleet engagements during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars using the original dispatches from the fleet.

Regards,
James