Rumours out of St. Petersburg and London are that Russian privateers somehow managed to board an English vessel and seize personal cargo belonging to the First Lord of the Admiralty. Among these affects are rumoured to be his prized sweater from the naval academy and a royal travel mug, bestowed on the First Lord by the King himself. One imagines these treasures will adorn the war room of the Winter Palace as the Russian General Staff plan their next move.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Russian privateers seize English booty – First spoils of war belong to the Tsarina
Rumours out of St. Petersburg and London are that Russian privateers somehow managed to board an English vessel and seize personal cargo belonging to the First Lord of the Admiralty. Among these affects are rumoured to be his prized sweater from the naval academy and a royal travel mug, bestowed on the First Lord by the King himself. One imagines these treasures will adorn the war room of the Winter Palace as the Russian General Staff plan their next move.
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