FORTIa’s TRAVELS IN SWEDEN.

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very fine effect. The flatue, as it is at prefent, is not void of grace ; it appeared to usin the workshop, to much lefs advantage. It feems extraordinary, that the fcarf ofGuftavus Adolphus ffiould hang from the left to the right; as it is defigned to hidethe fword, we conceived that the object of the artift was not effected ; the pedeftal is ofgranite. The adventurers who have fet on foot the manufathire of Dalicarlian por-phyry, being defirous of affording it a confpicuous difplav, offered to undertake it at thefame price, but this offer was not accepted, the reafon why we cannot conceive, as itwould have been much more handfome ; for in ffiort, as to quantity, if net always forbeauty, granite in Sweden is as frequent as common ftone elleuhere.

The Arfenal. It formerly was in the neighbourhood of North place; at prefent it istransferred to Fredericfhoff, at the park gate, where the Queen Dowager refided, andwhere thofe noblemen were confined, who were arretted by the King during the diet of1789. The building has twenty-nine windows in front, by four deep ; it is compofedof two wings, forming a right angle. On entering, (the lecond ftory.) you find a hallin which the Kings of Sweden are feen on horfeback in armour, refembling the Kingsof England in the fame fiile, in the tower of London ; the helmet of Guftavus Adol-phus, of an enormous weight, and a great number of colours taken at Narva ; inanother fmall chamber round a turning, a number of arms formerly ufed, and fomefmall pieces of artillery, with which Charles XII . amufed himfelf when a child. Amodel of the new bayonet, twenty-three inches long *. Others not fo long, fword-edged,for the dragoons (the mufquets of the dragoons are four feet four inches in length, andweigh eight pounds). Hats and cartridge boxes. A fecond hall, furniihed withSaxon colours taken by Charles XII. , together with fome Ruffian. A third hall con-tains the colours taken from the Ruffian fleet at Fredericfham. A boat built by Peter 1ft.taken on its pafiage from Saardam. In a fourth hall, colours taken by Guftavus Adol-phus, and one taken from the Saxons by Charles XII. ’s own hand, in 1703. A gene-ral's ftaff of the Calmucks, taken by Charles XII. , together with cymbals and drums.A gallery communicating with this hall, containing all the infignia neceffary at a coro-nation ; chairs, furniture, &c. Dreffes and equipages for carroufals; a gilt fledge, pre-ferred by Maria Therefa. At each extremity are three fmall apartments. In the firftare portraits of Swediffi generals, and materials requifite at carroufals. The fecond muf-quets, piftols, poinards, and other Angular weapons : the fword of Charles XI. ; thatof Charles XII., not too heavy; a very handfome double fufil, prefented to Charles XI. by Louis XIV . The third, Turkifh prefents of houfings and horfe accoutrements; thehorfe equipage of feveral Kings, enriched with pearls. In a wardrobe, the gloves wornby Charles XII . when he was ffiot f, his faffi, (four feet four inches in length), his plainhat: the ffiot was received juft below the button. A coat of coarfe blue cloth, withplain copper buttons. A very fine fliirt without ruffles, flamed with blood below thecollar. A pair of leather breeches with ten pockets. A blue cloak, three feet eightinches long, no more than two inches longer than the coat. Very fliort boots. Thefourth is a fmall apartment, containing the ffiields of ancient Kings, and arms of earlier

* Thefe bayonets will be efleemed fomewhat too long; they hare been in ufe among the Swedes onlyjlnce the laft. war- The praftice to which they are accuftomed, of charging the Ruffians with the bayonet,(a manoeuvre in which they have almoft conftantly fucceeded,) called for an encreafe of the length of this-weapon. ... r

•j. We vifited this aifenal in company with a Ruffian general, whofe grandfather ferved in the armyCharles XII . Notwithftanding he was attached to a different power, and had himfelf recently been op-pofed to the Swedes, General P—n took hold of Charles ’s glove and kiffed it with refped, obferving, “ *do homage to the memory of a brave man.”

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