The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-06-25
SAILORS DANc1Na,--The awk-

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acquainted with the new figures Of the
dance-suddenly introduced in fash
ionable society. It is not so with the
land service, the first and not unfre-
quently the last thing taught at the
military academy-from West Point
up; is "turn your toes out--bend
your legs and Dance
When this is learned the Cadet is
ready for field service, and he gener-
orally goes at once to work counting
the girls, and making conquests right
and left. Here's where the army has
the advantage of the navy.
We find in an exchange the follow
ing advice to nautical men, in refer
ence to the most fashionable dances.
We reproduce it that they may study
to be accomplished
Ia Pauta1on-IIaul upon the
STAFFORD track and let the other craft
pass--and then bear up and get your
head on the other track-regaln your
birth on the port trach-back fill with
your partner and box haul her-wear
round twice against the sun in com
pany with the opposite craft, then
your own-atterwards box haul again
and bring her up again.
Z Etc-Shoot ahead about two
fathoms till you nearly come stem on
the other craft under weigh, then
make a stern board to your birth and
side out for bend, first to STAFFORD
then to port-make sail and pass the
STAFFORD craft-get our head round on
the other track-another side to star
board and port-then make sale to
regain your birtll-wear round, beck
and fill and box-haul your partner.
La Poule.-Heave ahead and pass
your adversary yard-arm to yard-a
regain your birth on the same track
in the same order-take your station
in line with your partncr-back and
fill--faIl on your heel and bring up
your partner-she then manouvers
ahead and falls back. fills shoots ahead
again and pays off alongside-you
then make in company, till nearly
stem 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.
We don't think our readers ought to
be deprived of all the good things said
By the North, because we happen to
occupy Southern latitude. hence, we
can not forego the following:
JEFFERSON REvIsED.-It is thought
they have got a new edition of the
" Declaration of independence at the
South especially calculated for that
latitude, The following is said to be
the beginning of the precious instru-
ment: White men are born with con-
siderable freedom, and endowed with
inalienable rights, among which are
life, liberty, and the pursuit Of mig
gers" Portland Advertiser.
Curious D1scovERY.--The Swiss
journals gives the following details re-
lative to the discoveries recently made
in consequence of the extraordinary
fall in the Lake of Zurich -" At
about one hundred feet from tho right
bank of the lake, opposite the village
Of Nlellen, there have been found sew
eral rows Of piles, formed Of trunks of
trees. The piles are about foot
apart. with an interval of sixteen feet
between the rows These piles sup
port enormous beams, which form
very large area. Between the piles
there have been found the skeletons
of animals which are no longer to be
seen in Switzerland, but no trace of
any domestic animals. On removing
the mud, there have been found an i'm
mence number of heads of arrows and
spears, made Of stone carefully cut, ard
very pointed; poniards, made Of flint,
withbuck- horn handles, battlc-axe of
stone, clay vases, evidently formed by
the hand without the aid of any instru-