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FORTIa’s TRAVELS IN SWEDEN .

Brough tforvvard - 2920

of Smaland, (now the dragoons') - 1000

of Oftrogothie, (now the dragoons) - 1000

of Northern Scania, - - 1000

of Southern Scania, - k - 1000

The company of Jemtland, (now dragoons) - - 100

Total of national cavalry, - 7020

Dragoons.

The body guard, .. .. 1000

The regiments of Bohus, now half demounted, - 1200

of Nyland and Tavaftehus, * 1900

The fquadron of Carelie , - - - 250

Total of national dragoons, - 345°

The annexed table-will give an ample detail of the Swedifa army ,, and what it cojls thecrown.

Expence of the provincial army in the following years:

In 1696, whenSweden poflelfed thewhole of Finland .

In 1768.

Silver dollars.

42,420

12,220

2633

628,968

242,926

56,606

;8ot

18 7,042s 5»533

Silver dollars.50,12212,43'2527

577.387

91,288

3.483

160,341

85,283

1,266,149

1,170,862

Drnbans or life-guards, formerly Gardes da corps,Officers of the regiment Adelsfana, t in Sweden ,cavalry, { in Finland ,

_ . , , fin Sweden ,

Regiments of cavalry, j; n F ; nlan(i>

„ fin Sweden ,

Dra S° ons > jin Finland ,

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Illfant1 7’ Tin Finland ,

In 1772.

Silver dollars.51,118

* 1,120,072

1,171,150

Remark. According to the report of the royal college of war in 174 -, the provincial regiments colt ti ecrown 1,105,348 tilver dollars, paid by rents; and according to the report of the royal chamber of ac-counts in 1772, their colt was 1,119,216 filver dollars, of the like value, both ellimated according to thevaluation of the crown, which, according to the courfe of exchange of the prefent day, mull be doubled ifnot tripled. The crown gives for the rujl holts and bojlelles of the officers of cavalry the fum of 872,581 fil-ver dollars, in rents at 9 marks per arpent, for ten thoufand one hundred and fifty-four cavaliers and dragoons,including three bundled and ninety-five gens d'armes ; but the gardes du corps, as officers without bojlelles,are not included.

Annual