People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1897 — Admiral Codrington's Shooting. [ARTICLE]

Admiral Codrington's Shooting.

In "Famous British Warships,” Mr. Walter Wood tells a story of Admiral Codrington, who commanded the British fleet in the action of Navarino, in 1827, when the Turkish fleet was destroyed by the allied powers. “When the admiral returned from the Mediterranean he met in town a country acquaintance of the class whose souls are wrapped up in their and turnips. ‘Hullo, Codrington,’ he exclaimed, in blind ignorance of all contemporary history, ‘I haven’t seen you for some time. Had any good shooting lately?’ ‘Why, yes,’ replied the admiral, ‘l’ve had some rather remarkable shooting.’ And with this he went his ways.”