A TRAVELLER AT BERLIN. I25 



tioned in the arfenals of other potentates are juftly 

 ftated ; at leaft the cafe is fo with me. The whole 

 upper ftory of this monflrous ftrudlure confifts of four 

 large compartments, in which are kept arms for the 

 forementioned number of foldiers, all in the befi: order; 

 and by an arrangement which faves much room. Here 

 are feen no artificial difplays of heraldry, gorgons- 

 heads, blazing ftars, or old fafhioned armour of no 

 ufe, no curious ornaments againft the walls, as in fo 

 many other places ; numbers of which fantaflical de- 

 vices were formerly here, but the prefent king had 

 them all taken away. Befides the arms fit for actual 

 fervice there is nothing except a few colours taken 

 from the imperialifts in the laft fhort war of 1778. 

 As thefe compartments are very broad as well as of 

 a great length, the cieling is fupported by marly 

 columns ; and it muft neceffarily be conceived that the 

 whole affords a mofl majeffic appearance. The fpace 

 under the flands for the mufquets, is entirely filled 

 with cartridges as clofe as they can lie together. The 

 common artillerifts are obliged,, during their leifure 

 hours, to prepare the paper for this purpofe, and to 

 put in the balls ; but the powder is not added, and the 

 cartridges are therefore left open. When it is necef- 

 fary to fill them, it is done in a very quick and eafy 

 manner. They take a large clieft, in which a great 

 number of thefe open cartridges fraud upright clofe to- 

 gether, and then fliake the powder over them till all are 

 full. The under- officer who conducted me about the 

 place affined me, that upwards of four millions of 

 fuch open cartridges flood ready there ; and I thought 

 it not at all incredible. What mo-ft furprifed rue, was,: 



