A TRAVELLER AT BERLIN. T$$ 



The garrifon- church is not eminently confpicuous 

 for its architecture either within or without. The 

 pulpit is entirely of marble, and has over it a large, 

 heavy-looking cover by way of what we call a founding 

 board. Underneath is the vault wherein is depofited 

 the coffin of the deceafed king, Frederic William T. 

 likewife of marble. One defcends by a few fteps into 

 this narrow htmfe ; where at moft there is only room 

 for one corpfe more. On the two fides of the entrance 

 fland huge marble fiatues of Mars and Bellona ; and, 

 actually, do all I could, it was impoffible for me to 

 refrain from laughing at the idea of the two heathen 

 divinities, ftanding like centinels, at the door of a 

 chriftian temple. — The fceeple of this church is the 

 higher!: in Potfdam ; I went up it, and was not forry 

 for having taken that trouble, as I was thus enabled at 

 one view to overlook the whole country round, which 

 is actually pleafing, even in winter, and much ^iver- 

 fified. Berlin is covered by the hills, but Spandau is 

 very plainly to be feen, even with the naked eye. The 

 Havel flows between its widening banks with grace and 

 dignity ; and I could defcry feveral of the lakes of which 

 there are fo many in the margraviate. I obferved like- 

 wife from hence, on the other fide the Havel, but 

 not clofe upon it, and directly oppofite to the city, a 

 village, that has a delightful fituation, and wherein a 

 number of the houfes feemed to me to be newly built. 

 I inquired about it, and was told, that it was laid out 

 and conftructed by the prefent king, for a fettlement of 

 the Moravian brethren ; in confequence of a petition 

 " from them to that purpofe. They ftill compofe the 

 greateft part of its inhabitants, though at prefent it is 



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