COXE’s TRAVELS IN DENMARK.

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phus fon of Frederic I. King of Denmark, was denominated Holftein Gottorp, whichwas loft in the title of Emperor, when Peter the Third afcended the throne of Ruffia.

The church of Slefwic contains the monument of Frederic the Firft, fon of Chrif-tian the Firft. The tomb is a farcophagus of dark marble, fupported by fix femalefigures (landing on pedeftals, Charity, accompanied by two children, her ufual em-blem ; Fortitude, holding a broken column; Prudence , with the ferpent; Juftice,with her fcales ; Jurifprudence, with tablets; and Hope, with an anchor : their coun-tenances are Greek, and uncommonly pleafing, and the drapery truly elegant, afterthe antique. Towards the bottom of the farcophagus are four beautiful little angels orgenii, with their reverfed torches, above is placed the figure of the King in armour. Ateach end are the figures of two women, of the fame fize and elegance as thofe whichfupport the farcophagus ; one holds the royal coat of arms, the other a fcrole contain-ing Latin verfes in praife of the deceafed. All the figures are of the fined alabafter,and were probably executed in Italy .

Frederic received as his inheritance the duchy of Slefwic, and the crown of Den-mark on the depofition of Chriftian the Second. Seated on the throne by the univer-fal fuffrages of the nation, he was eftablifhed in it rather by the zeal of his fubjetls, andby the co-operating affiftance of Guftavus Vafa, his protestor and rival, than by hisown prowefs. He feems indeed to have inherited the mild and pacific virtues of hisfather Chriftian the Firft ; virtues which would never have railed him to a throne, hadnot the general odium confpired to the depofition of Chriftian the Second. He died in1 5 3 3 ’ a g e ^ fixty years.

That part of the duchy which we traverfed feemed well cultivated : it was in generalfiat and open, but occafionally exhibited variegated landfcapes of heath, arable land,and pafture, inclofed with quickfet hedges, and ftudded with woods of beech and oak.The farm-houfes had the appearance of great neatnefs. We palled all'o ranges of newcottages, lately eredled for colonifts at the expence of the crown ; they are fpacious,and refemble thofe of Weftphalia, containing, under the fame roof, a large barn, withdivifions for the cattle on each fide, and two rooms at the further end for the family.Each colonift is fupplied with ploughs, carts, and other implements of agriculture, twohorfes, and a penfion during three years.

About twenty miles from Slefwic we quitted that duchy, and at Rendfburgh crofledthe Eyder into Holftein, which river is confidered as forming on this fide the limits ofGermany .

Rendfburgh is efteemed the ftrongeft fortrefs in the Danilh territories. The town,which contains three thoufand fix hundred inhabitants, carries on but little trade,fcarcely poflefling three veflels. It mull foon, however, become a place of importance,as the canal of Kiel will introduce a confiderable degree of commerce. The laft fluiceis to be conftrudled at Rendfburgh. The Eyder is navigable for large veflels within afhort dillance of the town, while thofe of inferior burden land their goods on the quays.The tide, which rifes near four feet, brings fand into the channel; and floating ma-chines are continually employed to deepen its bed.

The environs are chiefly a flat barren heath ; but as we approached Kiel , the coaftsgradually became hilly and more fertile. We pafled between the Wetter and Flemhu-der lakes, again crofled the Eyder, there only a fmall rivulet, and arrived in the even-ing at Kiel. The diftrid: of Kiel is that portion of the duchy of Holftein, which de-fcended to the line of Holftein-Gottorp, and belonged to Peter III . as part of his he-reditary dominions. In 1773 the Emprefs of Ruffia ceded it to the King of Denmark,

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