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or, if that could not be complied with, that he 
himself might be permitted to go on board, and 
remain with him in his confinement. When 
the latter was acceded to, he dried his tears, 
and, after expressing his gratitude for the per¬ 
mission, hastened to convey his bedding, &c., 
and those of the Count, on board the ship. 
Monday, After the preceding day’s transac- 
June 26 ' tions, it was thought that some disturb¬ 
ance might be raised by the Danes residing in the 
town, or by the natives; but all was quiet, and, 
to prevent any effectual opposition on their parts, 
the arms of the inhabitants were secured, which 
did not amount in all to above twenty wretched 
muskets, most of them were quite in an useless 
state, and a few rusty cutlasses. An incessant 
and heavy rain, till about six or seven in the 
evening, prevented my botanising, but, as we 
had no darkness even at the hour of midnight, 
I could just as well pursue my employment then 
as in the middle of the day. The unpleasant 
light, caused by the horizontal rays of the sun 
striking on the ground, so beautifully described * 
by Linnaeus, when botanising in Lapland, is not 
* “ Fugit me quid sit, quod visum in alpibus nostris, 
1S tempore nocturno, ita confundit, ut non tant& claritate 
“ possimus objecta distinguere ac media die, licet sol seque 
u clarus exsistat 5 sol enim horizonti proximus radios ho- 
