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importation of fait, amounts on an average to almoft ten thoufand 
tons : it is brought from the Mediterranean, and particularly from 
Spain. 
Under the head of manufactures come two faw-mills, two corn - 
mills, three fulling-mills for Ruffs of wool and linen cloth ; a 
tobacco manufactory, and three dying houfes. The public revenue 
produces eight thoufand rix dollars per annum. Uleaborg fends 
four {hips to the Mediterranean, which return laden with different 
articles, but principally fait. Befides, thefe, there are other veffels 
employed in freightage. 
In the iflands at the mouth of the river are two or three docks 
for building fhips, where about fix veffels every year of different 
ffzes are conftruCted. The port of Uleaborg is a very bad one ; 
the (hipping is obliged to remain in the road about two Englilh 
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ijfiles from the town, and to load and unload by means of lighters. 
The road itfelf is every year more and more filled up with land 
and gravel. 
In the year 1600 , Uleaborg was vifited by Charles IX.; in 1618 
by Guftavus Adolphus ; in 1694 , by Charles XI.; and in 1752 , 
by Adolphus Frederic. It was attacked by the Ruffians in 1408, 
1517, 1589, and 1502. In 3 714, and 1743, it was treated with 
particular feverity by thofe invaders, and almoff: ruined. 
There are at Uleaborg fome mineral Iprings, and valetudinarians 
come hither for the purpofe of drinking the waters. In the year 
1799 , there were among thefe but three or four foreigners^, which, 
when contrafted with the, multiplicity of thofe who refort to 
Spa, and other places on the continent, makes this place appear 
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