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TRAVELS 
THROUGH 
FINLAND. 
CHAPTER XIII. 
Arrival in Finland at the Town of Abo—Account of this City— 
The Library—The Univerfty—Admiral He ding—Farther Par¬ 
ticulars of the Town of Abo ; its Situation, Streets, Buildings— 
The Cathedral—The Building of the Academy—The Harbour— 
The Inhabitants of Abo—Their Trade and Commerce—-The Cajlle, 
called Abo-hus. 
TTN our way to Abo we pafTed near the caftle named Abo-hus* 
“*■ fituated at the mouth of the river Aura, upon a cape or point 
of land, bounded by the water on three tides.* The governor 
and bifhop, who generally refide at Abo, happened to be abfent 
when we arrived ; but we had the good fortune to be introduced 
to Admiral Heding, who received us with great politenefs, and 
* See a defcription of it, page 214. 
engaged 
