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Title: A naval career during the old war : being a narrative of the life of Admiral John Markham, M.P. for Portsmouth for twenty-three years (lord of the admiralty, 1801-4 and 1806-7)
Year: 1883 (1880s)
Authors: Markham, Clements R. (Clements Robert), Sir, 1830-1916
Subjects: Markham, John, 1761-1827 Admirals
Publisher: London : S. Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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purchased the Lieut.-Colonelcy of the 49th, and is succeeded by CaptainFerguson of the 23rd Regiment, by character a verygenteel man. Pray would it not be my interest tosell if I could get a good price, when the presentrebellion is crushed ? I have not the most distantidea of taking the least step in the matter withoutyour approbation, but it would be an object now inmy old days to realize something. In May next I shallenter the fiftieth year of my age. The interest on theregulation price of 3500Z. would produce but a smallincome, yet as I am philosopher enough to accommo-date my wants to it, I could contrive to live. • The Perseus, I hear, has lately taken some prizes.Some time ago a valuable prize of hers was entirelylost upon the Jersey coast, the people saved. Thelast accounts of Jack were that he was perfectlywell. I am sorry to acquaint you that the greatest partof a brigade of Hessians were surrounded by the * The Honourable Thomas Stanley, horn in 1753. He died in 1779. YORK
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(Piige 37. Uncle Euoclis Story. 2>7 rel)t)s on Christinas Day/ Tlioy were tlie frontier))ai-t of our winter (juarters in the Jerseys. Six Ger-man brass three-i)oun(lers fell into the hands of therebels on this occasion. About 300 Hessians retreatedto lirunswick. On January 1st, ) 777, an ex))ress arrived to me atSparkstown, containim^ orders to march immediatelyto join General Matthew, who conimanded at Bruns-wick, and to leave only an officer and thirty nu-n toprotect my baggage during my absence. As it waslate before the order arrived, it was two oclock in thenfternoon when I began my march. At this time therewas a general thaw, and cold raw wind with sleet andrain. It was a very dark night, and we were up to ourknees in mire, crossing waters and mill-dams, everynow and then walking over sheets of ice; officers andmen continually tumbling. I myself had I know nothow many falls, every moment expecting to beattacked by the rebels. I never was more fatigued.At last I could scarcely

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