A Naval Career During the Old War

A Naval Career During the Old War Synopsis

Excerpt from 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)

In the beginning of this century there was a publi cation called the Naval Chronicle, containing naval news of all kinds. Among other things each number had a biographical notice of some admiral or captain, with a portrait. These notices were sometimes entirely written by the subjects of them; and in most cases, though not. Always, the materials and portraits were furnished to the editor. There is no notice of the life of Admiral Markham in the Naval Chronicle, and no portrait. He did not approve of the system, as the following letter will show.

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