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the ice was not sufficiently strong. Had to regret 

 not seeing the celebrated cascade.*"" Passed an inn 

 kept by one Alexander, a Scotsman miserable in- 

 deed. Came through some woods, in which we re- 

 marked that there was much more underwood than in 

 Sweden. The day was very dark and bad, snowing 

 copiously. Had to wait at one station two hours for 

 horses in this disagreeable evening, and came on very 

 heavily, owing to our wheels. At Moss we arrived at 

 eleven, and found a very good inn, kept by a French- 

 man, with supper and beds all ready, thanks to the 

 forebote. 



Dec. 25. Moss is a considerable town, the houses 

 neatly built of wood. There are a vast number of 

 saw-mills, the water of which, being almost all frozen, 

 had a very singular effect the icicles, iced cascades, 

 &c., being innumerable. The magazines of timber are 

 immense, and there is also a great iron-work belong- 

 ing to General Anker. As a great quantity of snow 

 had fallen during the night, we were obliged to put 

 our carriage upon a sledge and pack up the wheels. 

 The natives were driving about very finely in their 

 small traineaux to church, it being Christmas. We 

 passed through an extensive forest on very high 

 ground, then came to cultivated country, which lasted 

 most part of the way. The inns which we saw were 

 all uncommonly good, and we were everywhere invited 

 to eat, according to custom. The last stage being very 

 hilly and bad, we did not arrive till twelve at Chris- 



* Of the Glommen. 



