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CHAPTER I. 



FROM CRONSTADT TO COPENHAGEN. 



J ULY SOth. At five o'clock in the morning we 

 ieft Cronstadt, favoured by a fresli N. E. wind, 

 and passed by the island of Hochland, at eight 

 o'clock in the evening. Towards noon, on the 

 31 St, we descried the towers of the city of Reval, 

 and I bid adieu to my native land for many years, 

 and perhaps for ever. The wind soon became un- 

 favourable, and remained so till the 3d of August ; 

 the island of Gothland lay at our side, and a 

 violent storm from S. W. detained us here. On 

 the following day the wind abated, and turning to 

 the S., permitted us to continue our voyage under 

 full sail. On the 7th, towards noon, we discerned 

 the island of Bornholm ; and about four o'clock in 

 the afternoon, sailed past the island of Christiansoe, 

 at the distance of two sea-miles. The fortress 

 hoisted its colours ; we saluted with seven guns ; 

 which were answered with the same number. The 

 island of Christiansoe is only a naked rock, which 

 the fortress entirely occupies, but yet it presents a 

 very pleasing prospect, as all the buildings seem to 

 rise directly out of the sea. 



August 9th. At nine o'clock in the morning. 



