The 1805 Dispatches #21.03 June 2021 4 of 5 The Newsletter for Anyone Interested in The 1805 Club PURPOSE. The purpose of this newsletter is to support and advance the Club’s objectives. The newsletter provides anyone who is interested with brief items of news about the club and its activities, in the hope that the it can help the club attract wider interest in naval history and new members. Much of the content will be a précis of articles that will appear in The Kedge Anchor, the six-monthly club magazine. EDITORIAL POLICY. The Editor has full editorial responsibility for the newsletter. Views expressed in the newsletter are those of individual authors, unless claimed by the Editor. Articles which appear do not express the official position of The 1805 Club on any subject unless specifically noted as such. Content of contributions to the newsletter may be edited for grammar, space allocation, or to better serve the purpose of the newsletter. Contributors wishing to be alerted to editorial decisions should notify the Editor at the time that their contribution is submitted. Otherwise the submission will be published within the scope of the editorial policy. ISSUE AND COPY DATES The proposed issue dates for The 1805 Despatches are: February, April, June, August, October and December. Anyone wishing to contribute an article or news item to the editor for inclusion in the newsletter should do so by the beginning of the month preceding the issue in which it is to be inserted. Any articles that are not time-specific can be submitted at any time, with a note advising him of that fact. All copy is welcome, but not all copy may be used! Those of our digital readers who are not members of The 1805 Club do not have the advantage of having seen the latest printed edition of the Kedge Anchor. To give you some idea of what you are missing, this is a, lightly edited, message received recently from a member in Canada: “The latest Kedge Anchor has arrived and it is a real treat. I haven't finished reading it yet but I have greatly enjoyed what I have read so far. I have long thought Adam Duncan deserved more recognition, and as for his Scots background it was a big reason that John Jervis did not fully trust him. In Canada Henry Dundas is under the microscope and there are rumblings about renaming streets and places that bear his name. Moving on - what an interesting article about the Nisbet miniature found on Quebec roadside on the way to a garbage dump. There is undoubtedly much old Royal Navy material stashed away in hidden places in Canada, and it is interesting to see what manages to come to the surface in the darnedest places. The Battle of Genoa captured my imagination as a kid - the repeated crossing of Ca Ira's stern gallery to pump broadsides into her from much smaller ships. And even here there is Canadian connection - albeit very weak - The French admiral, Pierre Martin, was born in Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. The French sea shanties make for a great article and add much colour to what we know about French life at sea. And thank you for the book review section. I still hope someone skilled in book-reviewing does one on "Napoleon's Admirals" by Richard Humble that came out in 2019. I profess it belongs on the shelf of everyone who collects books on Nelson. The page on Anson is also very good. Perhaps the next issue could be on Rodney [It will not be, as the series “Everone Knows About That” is intended to be alphabetical – so look out for ‘B’ next time. But Rodney is an interesting suggestion. Ed]. I could go go on but you get the gist. I think this is a great issue. Please pass on my congratulations to everyone involved. Cheers, Ron” NAVAL TERMS THAT HAVE ‘COME ASHORE’ Ships that pass in the night – The expressed opinion that one may not meet again, from the fact that many ships in bygone days without radar would in fact pass each other without knowing their names and without ever meeting again. Duckboard, burdock, buckra, brack, carob, cobra, bardo, board, broad, dobra, burka, brock, bucko, back, carb, crab, ubac, bard, brad, drab, baud, daub, bark, brak, boar, bora, bock, buck, curb, budo, drub, bork, burk. 15=Average, 20=Good, 25=Very Good, 30+=Amazing. SHIP’S WORD WHEEL ANSWERS THE 1805 CLUB The 1805 Club was founded in 1990 and broadly: • Promotes and engages in the preservation of monuments and memorials relating to the Royal Navy and seafaring people of the later sailing-navy era; and • Promotes research into and education about the Royal Navy, merchant maritime service and other state navies of the same era; and • Organises relevant cultural, historical and social events. The Club is charity No. 1071871, registered in England and Wales. If you require further information about joing The 1805 Club please contact: Stephen Howarth, Club Secretary Shelton Great Barn, Shelton, Nottinghamshire, NG23 5JQ, UK Email: secretary@1805club.org Telephone: 01949 851805 For a membership application details please contact: Barry Scrutton, Membership Secretary, 1 Cambus Road, London, E16 4AY, UK email: membership.secretary@1805club.org Telephone: 020 7476 1215. Or: Harold E (Pete) Stark, North American Secretary 1980 Scotts Crossing Way, No. 002, Annapolis MD 21401 USA Email: starkhe2@yahoo.com Telephone: 410-269-9760 (mobile) Or: Mark Billings, Canadian Secretary 4000 Marlowe Avenue, Montreal, Quebec H4A 3M2 Canada Email: mark@marengomgt.com Telephone: 1-514-296-1641 Visit our website: www.1805club.org Or see us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Or to join go to: Join The 1805 Club Publicity for the Kedge Anchor Readers who enjoyed the article in KAon Admiral Anson, will like this historic cigarette card. Collection by Tarcisio Scerri
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