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dren. In the next and last rooms are a vast number 

 of colours, particularly all those taken by Gustavus 

 Adolphus and his generals, by Charles XII. one 

 taken by his own hand and by the late King of 

 Sweden. Here is also the boat which Peter I. built 

 in Holland, and which was taken coming to Eussia. 

 In a suite of rooms leading off to the left are a num- 

 ber of articles, horse-furniture for Queen Christina, 

 c. &c. ; a vast number of rich vests from Turkey 

 and Algiers, particularly a fine large piece of gold 

 cloth, with many diamonds and rubies, &c., and a vast 

 multitude of pearls, quite covering it; and a very 

 handsome gilt traineau of blue satin, a present to 

 Gustavus III. from the Empress of Eussia. But the 

 most remarkable things here are the dresses; the 

 clothes worn by Charles XII. when he was killed. It 

 is a very plain blue doublet, with large round brass 

 buttons ; waistcoat and breeches of the same ; also 

 his shirt, belt, and sword-handle. The small cocked 

 hat has also the mark of the ball on each side. We 

 saw also one of the daggers made to assassinate Gus- 

 tavus Adolphus ; also his dress in which he was 

 killed, almost hacked to pieces, the shirt all cut and 

 bloody ; also his horse stuffed. 



Near the opera-house is the theatre, an old build- 

 ing, formerly the arsenal, square, with four turrets. 

 The performers are neither numerous nor good un- 

 equal though there are two or three very excellent 

 ones, particularly one who has the faculty of making 

 himself so like the great King of Prussia that an 



