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 During the war with Murat, in 1815, Captain Coode commanded the Queen 74, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Penrose; to whose memoir, as given, we shall make considerable additions, at the close of ''Suppl, Part. II.'' The Order of St. Ferdinand and of Merit was conferred upon Captain Coode, in consequence of the British flag-ship having been selected by his Sicilian Majesty to convey him and his family from Palermo to Naples.

On the 31st Dec. 1815, Captain Coode was appointed to the Albion, another third rate, fitting for the flag of the same officer, with whom he returned from the Mediterranean in the spring of 1819.

The Albion formed part of Lord Exmouth’s fleet, but as a private ship, before Algiers, on the memorable 27th Aug. 1816 : her fire that day was noticed as peculiarly animated, a circumstance partly attributable to her having been fitted with the then newly constructed magazine; and although her loss was very trivial, considering the nature of the service, her log-book will shew that she was well placed to annoy the enemy: when the ships were ordered off, her anchors were weighed and preserved with much good management. She had no more than 3 persons killed, and 15, including Captain Coode, wounded. The subject of this memoir was nominated a C.B. Sept. 21, 1816; and he was also presented with the Order of Wilhelm, in common with his brother officers who had fought in concert with the Dutch squadron under Admiral Van Capellan.

Captain Coode married, Feb. 8, 1819, the eldest daughter of his old friend, Sir Charles V. Penrose, K.C.B., by whom he has three sons and one daughter.

Agents.– Messrs. Maude and Co. 

 son of the late John Burton, Esq. who for many years held a responsible appointment under government, first in the victualling office, and latterly in the civil department