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found to be too fhort, and recoil too much, they fhould be twenty calibres;) thofe forfortrefles from twenty-two to twenty-four. A twelve pounder for the navy weighseight fchippunds, and is fix and a half feet long ; for fortrefles twelve fchippunds, isnine feet long, and is two inches two lines in thicknefs at the mouth j a twenty-fourpounder for the navy weighs fixteen to feventeen fchippunds $ for forts twenty-four ;a thirty fix pounder for the firft weighs from twenty-three to twfcnty-four fchippunds ;none of this calibre are made for fortrefles: the thicknefs of a navy twenty-fourpounder at the breech is feven inches and a half.
Oker about fifty years ago belonged to the, crown, who fold it under an engagementto fupply a certain quantity of wood at a very moderate price. Mr. Vahrendorf af-fords fubfiflence to nearly eight thoufand perfons, women and children included, whichmay readily be conceived when the extent of his poffeffions are confidered ; his differ-ent mines, forges, and manufactures in Sudermania , Nericia, Dalecarlia, &c. Thefollowing is an account of what they annually produce him : from ten to eleven fchip-punds of iron in bars, of the value of from 6 to 7 rix-dollars ; from four thoufandthree hundred to four thoufand four hundred fchippunds in cannon, at 7 rix-dollarsand a third ; two thoufand in ball, at 5 1 ; from eight hundred to one* thoufand fchip-punds of brafs, at 50 rix-dollars ; three hundred of copper, at 45 crowns ; two tothree quintals of fteel, at 3 f or 4 rix-doilars : in all at leaft 180,000 rix-dollars, exclu-five of many articles, particularly the brewery before mentioned. This is the inftantproper to remark that neither M. Vahrendorf nor other manufacturers of brafs fentany to France in 1791, which muff have occafioned great inconvenience to the townof Leigh and its neighbourhood, the foie dependance of which refts on its manufac-ture of pins; and which drew, if not all their brafs, yet a very confiderable part fromthis country. M. Vahrendorf has made fome very pretty gardens, in fpots beforeuncultivated, by dint of labour, in a very little time, overcoming the natural barren-nefs of the foil.
From Oker we proceeded to Strengnces, a (mail town of a thoufand inhabitants;this we left on the right a mile beyond Malmby. The country has a cheerful appear-ance, and is well cultivated ; thence through Ekefog and Tiuljladt we paffed on toEJJdlJluna. This is a very interefting town on account of its numerous manufacturersof iron of every kind. The traveller will lodge at the poft-houfe; but if it fhould bekept by the fame hoftefs as in 1791, he is cautioned to bargain with her beforehand,as fhe' makes it a practice to fleece Grangers, confidering that they vifit her but once,and fhe fees them no more. It will be right to be provided with recommendations toM. Rynmann, who has written a work on iron which is held in high eftimation, or toNourdwal. The firft is aged and infirm, but the fecond is extremely complaifant, andfpeaks French .
EJJdlJiuna. This town is divided in two, and is fituated precifely at the place of com-munication of the two lakes Mcsler and Hiebner. Its fituation is very pleafant; It con-tains altogether about two thoufand inhabitants, from fix to feyen hundred of whom{three hundred of them workmen, including one hundred maftermen,) live in thatpart called the free town , feparated from the other by a bridge. Here it is that allthofe workmen dwell, willing to avail themfelves of the privilege granted by the Kingto fuch.as come thither to fettle. Charles X. was the founder of this eftablifhment;and Lockfmiths ftreet, built by him, is ftill called Rademacher , from the name of a Ger-man whom the King invited hither, and who was the firft director : the whole of theremainder is the work of Guftavus III. Soon as a workman prefents himfelf, he is firftexamined, and if approved the King gives him a houfe and an allotment of land of
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