LE PANTALON.--Haul upon the starboard tack and let the other craft
pass--then bear up and get your head on the other tack--regain your
berth on the port tack--back and fill with your partner and boxhaul
her--wear round twice against the sun in company with the opposite
craft, then your own--afterwards boxhaul her again and bring her up.
L'ETE.--Shoot ahead about two fathoms till you nearly come stem on with
the other craft under weigh--then make a stern board to your berth and
side out for a bend, first to starboard, then to port--make sail and
pass the opposite craft--then get your head round on the other
tack--another side to starboard and port--then make sail to regain your
berth--wear round, back and fill and boxhaul your partner.
LA POULE.--Heave ahead and pass your adversary yard-arm to
yard-arm--regain your berth on the other tack in the same order--take
your station in a line with your partner--back and fill--fall on your
heel and bring up with your partner--she then manoeuvres ahead and
heaves all aback, fills and shoots ahead again and pays off
alongside--you then make sail in company, till nearly stem on with the
other line--make a stern board and cast her off to shift for
herself--regain your berth in the best means possible, and let go your
anchor.
LA TRENISE.--Wear round as before against the sun twice, boxhaul the
lady, and range up alongside her, and make sail in company--when
half-way across to the other shore drop astern with the tide--shoot
ahead again and cast off the tow--now back and fix as before and boxhaul
her and yourself into your berth, and bring up.
LA PASTORALE.--Shoot ahead alongside your partner, then make a stern
board--again make all sail over to the other coast--let go the hawser,
and pay off into your own berth and take a turn--the three craft
opposite range up abreast towards you twice, and back astern again--now
manoeuvre any rig you like, only under easy sail, as it is always
"light winds" (zephyrs) in this passage--as soon as you see their helms
down, haul round in company with them on port tack--then make all sail
with your partner into your own berth, and bring up.
LA FINALE.--Wear round to starboard, passing under your partner's
bows--sight the catheads of craft on your starboard bow--then make sail
into your own berth--your partner passing athwart your bows--now proceed
according to the second order of sailing--to complete the evolutions
shoot ahead and back astern twice, in company with the whole squadron,
in the circular order of sailing.
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[Illustration: WHAT THE "BRITISH GRENADIER" IS INEVITABLY COMING TO
Some talk of Alexander, and some of Pericles,
Of Hector and Lysander, and such old guys as these;
But of all the horrid objects, the "wust" I do declare,
Is the Prusso-Russo-Belgo-Gallo-British Grenadier.
]
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[Illustration: "THE RESERVE FORCES."
_Militia Officer._ "Augh!--a new man. Ah--'ve you been in 'service
before?"
_Recruit._ "Yes, sir."
_Officer._ "Augh--what regiment?"
_Recruit._ "Mrs. Wiggins's coachman, sir!!"]
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[Illustration]