7 of 7 December 2023 The 1805 Dispatches #23.06 THE 1805 CLUB Founded in 1990, the Club: ・Promotes research into and education about the Royal Navy, merchant maritime service and other state navies of the same era; and ・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 ・Organises relevant cultural, historical and social events. The Club is charity No. 1201272, registered in England and Wales. Individuals desiring further information may contact: Stephen Howarth, Hon. Club Secretary, The 1805 Club Shelton, Notts, NG23 5JQ, UK Email: secretary@1805club.org Telephone: 01949 851346. For a membership application form please contact: Dr Sue Carr, Hon. Membership Secretary, The 1805 Club London, UK Email: membership.secretary@1805club.org Or: Harold E (Pete) Stark, Hon US Secretary, The 1805 Club Annapolis, MD, USA Email: the.americas.membership.secretary@1805club.org Telephone: 410-269-9760 (mobile) Or: Mark Billings, Hon Canadian Secretary, The 1805 Club Montreal, Quebec, Canada Email: canadian.membership.secretary@1805club.org Telephone: 1-514-296-1641 Peter Turner, Editor of The Kedge Anchor Aldeburgh, Suffolk, UK Email: ka.editor@1805club.org Telephone: +(44) 7903 251008 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 Dispatches 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 middle 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 the Editor of that fact. All copy is welcome, but not all copy may be used! Scorbutic, citrous, strobic, bistro, bruits, bustic, citrus, coitus, courts, crouts, cubist, cubits, orbits, rictus, robust, rustic, stucco, subito, succot, suitor, bruit, brust, burst, busti, coits, court, crits, crost, crust, cubit, curst, cutis, ictus, orbit, riots, roist, rosti, roust, routs, scout, stoic, stour, toric, torsi, torus, trois, tsubo, turbo, bist, bito, bort, bout, brit, brut, bust, buts, cist, cito, cost, crit, cuit, curt, cuts, obit, orts, otic, oust, outs, riot, rost, roti, rots, rout, rust, scot, scut, sort, stir, stob, stub, suit, tiro, torc, tori, tour, trio, trou. SHIP’S WORD WHEEL ANSWERS The term square meal is a naval term from the days of sailing ships. The main meal of the day would be eaten off a squareshaped wooden plate, which also served as the tray. A decent meal on board became known as a square meal. The illustration is of a square Christmas meal, this being the December edition of TD. NAVAL TERMS THAT HAVE ‘COME ASHORE’ PRYSTEN HOUSE, PLYMOUTH Club member Andrew Welch has suggested a future commemoration event for The 1805 Club, and the idea has generally received a favourable reaction from the Trustees. Meanwhile, for those of you within reach of Plymouth, here is some information about the venue. (Text and image edited from Plymouth Herald website) Located at the side of St Andrew's Church, on the Treasury roundabout in the Guildhall car park, is initially what looks like a gate to a bin store. This Catherine Street side entrance in fact takes you into a fascinating historical location in Plymouth. Prysten House. There is a tree bearing the plaque 'Hands across the Sea' which was planted in 1970 in commemoration of Mayflower delegates visiting from Massechusets. Further down the path, around one of the locked doors of Prysten House is an inscription which reads 'The Door of Unity'. The large stone step and accompanying plaques and memorials is said to have been installed in the memory of Americans William Allen and Richard Delphey who died in action in 1813 and whose remains lay to the left of the door. Allen was the Commander of the United States Brig Argus which ended up in battle with HMS Pelican, he went on to have a street, a fort and a destroyer named in his memory, the latter of which served at Pearl Harbour. PRYSTEN HOUSE, PLYMOUTH For those who could not be part of the fun, This Trafalgar Night Dinner was one special one. Pre-dinner reception was held in the bar, A fine time for chat with friends, near and far. The firework-show was enjoyed from the terrace, Chilly to watch, but a memory to cherish. The dinner was grand, with more talk across table, The ships and chocs passed and the port, formidayble. Then MP Penny Mordaunt rendered us a fine speech, As broad as we’d hoped for, and not at all niche. Ending back to the bar for some last-minute drinks, Then, thankfully, bed after all the high-jinks. Thank you to Stephen, to have failed would be tragic, To better this year you’ll have need of strong magic. FINAL WORD ON THE TND
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