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lhat firft built the town, nor has it yet undergone the 
change, to which the drefs of women is liable. 
The 7-th inftant, I went to a peafant’s houfe in the 
country, where the window was in the roof, which 
made the rooms dark, but much warmer : In Scania, 
Smoland and Bohus, they ufe the fame method. Cab- 
bages were planted here in large quantities by every 
Farmer ; and I am told that this uieful plant is more 
ufed here than in any other place. 
Early in the morning of the 8th, we hove up 
our anchor and fet fail from Elflborg fort. We faw 
Marftrand in the afternoon, and at night Skagens 
light-houfe. 
The 9th, we had Jutland on our larboard. 
On the 10th, we took the Efox Rodro Cufpi- 
dato, Artedi fpec. 2. (Garfifh), The defcription 
comes very near the common Pike ; but is eafily 
diftinguiflxed by its long roftrum. The fcales were 
green, the whole body was of a green colour, and 
its back and fide bones were green, which I have 
not obferved in any other fifti. 
Ihf 13th, we had a Wederly wind and hard 
weather. 
On the 15th, fome little birds, fuch as the Red- 
■ rr > common Swallow, and a Sea Swallow, were 
driven by bad weather on bo?.rd us, before we per- 
ceived it ; not long after we had a violent dorm from 
theN, W. which laded for three days. 
^ I he 20th, fome Chaffinches and a Sea Swallow, 
’me common forerunners of bad weather, came on 
oaid us. In the evening it blew a drong cold wind 
,rom the Wed, which was foon over. 
-The 2 i d, in the morning, a failor, at the mad 
jieacl, laid, he faw the Dutch coad ; our Captain 
r* e ‘ e n - US noc far in our way, and therefore rc- 
t> a ^ued it not: before three in the afternoon, we 
faw 
