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the east. 
A ugust the 7th, 1749, 1 went on board 
the Chip Ulrica, belonging to the Swedilh 
Levant company, which was now about 
making the 8th voyage to Smyrna, under the com- 
mand of Captain Ekeroth. We failed from Stock- 
10 m at ten o clock, and came to Skaggehamn in the 
evening, where we lay that night. 
The next day we came to Diurhamn. The 
Vl °d Was foutherly, which obliged us to tack fre- 
quently ; but the weather was very fine. Here we 
my wind-bound to the 1 3th. 
1 f AV ; K alwa ys had a great inclination to botanize 
^ £ rr coa ^ Sweden, and now a fine oppor- 
mty offered ; but this opportunity proved inef- 
t f c If ’ clS t ^ e hulbandmen had already cut down 
e owers of this fummer. I was neverthelefs in 
pes that the fhore would in fome meafure gra- 
. cur tofity, and therefore on the 12th went on 
11 ; but found nothing there except the Glaux 
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