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to them his majefty’s oath to govern according to the 
con lli tut ion and the laws. On this occafion the crown- 
prince delivered an addrefs, declaring that the Swedilh 
and Norwegian nations Ihould always remain two na¬ 
tions, equal and independent, though united; the great 
balls of their union being their geographical pofition, 
their fimilarity of origin and chara&er, and their mu¬ 
tual zeal for liberty, refpedl for property, and attach¬ 
ment to reprefentative government; and, fpeaking of 
liimfelf, he added, “ Amidlt the din of arms, and whilft 
on the German foil I marched, together with the allies 
of Sweden, to combat the molt horrible tyranny that 
ever opprelfed Europe, I looked to no other reward for 
my labours than the prefent moment; and the peaceful 
palm which I receive this day is far dearer to me than 
all the laurels of vidtory.” The day following, the coun¬ 
cil of ftate was formed; and field-marlhal count von Ellen 
- was inverted as rtadtholder, or viceroy, of Norway. 
The followingare the chief articles of the Conllitution 
of Norway, as promulgated about the fame time : 
Art. i. Norway is an hereditary kingdom, free, inde¬ 
pendent, and indivifible, united with Sweden under the 
authority of a king. The form of government is a mo¬ 
derate monarchy. 
5. Jews continue excluded. 
6. The inheritance of the crown is regulated by the 
laws of fucceflion eftablilhed in Sweden on the 25th of 
September, 1810. 
7. When there is no prince in the line of fuccertion, the 
king may propofe his fuccefl'or at the lame time to the 
States of Norway and Sweden. If the propofal is ac¬ 
cepted, the reprefentatives of the two nations may nomi¬ 
nate from among themfelves a committee empowered to 
fix the choice, in cafe any of the perfons propofed Ihould 
not unite the majority of the votes of the reprefentatives 
of the two nations. 
9. The king arrives at years of majority in Norway at 
the fame time as in Sweden. 
11. The coronation takes place at Chriftiania or at 
Drontheim. 
12. The king every year partes fome time in Norway, 
unlefs prevented by great obltacles. 
13. The council of ftate, which the king nominates, is 
compofed of a viceroy or governor-general, a minifter of 
ftate, and at leaft feven members. 
14. In the king’s abfence, the internal government is 
directed by the viceroy and five counfellors of ftate. The 
viceroy has two voices. During the king’s prefence, the 
functions of the viceroy ceafe, and he is only firft coun- 
fellor of ftate. The powers attached to that office can 
only be exercifed during a fixed period.- The governor- 
general may be either Norwegian or Swede ; but the coun¬ 
cilors of ftate mull be Norwegians. 
15. The king has conllantly with him the Norwegian 
minifter of ftate and two counfellors, who are to be changed 
every year. They are prefent at the refolves of the king 
refpedling Norway. 
25. The king has the fupreme command of the forces 
by lea and land ; yet he cannot, without the confent of 
the diet, fend troops to the fervice of foreign powers, or 
introduce foreign troops into the kingdom, except as 
auxiliaries in cafe of invafion. 
34. The Norwegian minifter of ftate, and the two coun¬ 
fellors of ftate, have feats in the Swedilh council of ftate, 
and may deliver their opinions on queftions interefting to 
both kingdoms. 
58. The diet meets every five years, in the beginning 
of February, in the capital or any other city of the king¬ 
dom. 
63. The king appoints the fpeakersof the two chambers. 
69. A refolution adopted by three legal diets lhall have 
the force of law, even Ihould the king not aftent thereto, 
provided it be not contrary to the letter or the fpirit of 
the conllitution. 
70. The diet does not remain aftembled more than three 
months without permiffion of the king. 
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82. The king will propofe to the reprefentatives of the 
two nations alawq to theeffedl that Norwegians and Swedes 
may reciprocally obtain the rights of citizenfhip in Sweden 
and Norway. 
99. All fubjedts are alike liable to military fervice until 
the age of tw'enty-five years. 
Many particulars relative to Norway have been in¬ 
cluded under the article Denmark, (vol. v.) with which 
this country was fo long and fo clofely connedled. It has 
been there remarked, p. 726. that “ the grand chain of 
mountains, which divides it from Sweden, is known by 
dillindt appellations, as it partes through different pro¬ 
vinces.” The mountains of Joglefeld inay be regarded 
as its fouthern extremity, which does not here extend to 
that point of Norway called Cape Lindes, the Naze of 
feamen, but branches oft' towards the eall. Proceeding 
northwards, Joglefeld is l'ucceeded by Buglefelcl and He - 
Itlcfeld. Flardanger Feld forms a more exteniive denomi¬ 
nation, and detaches a branch towards the fouth-weft. 
Under the parallel of lat. 61. N. the chain artumes the 
name of Filcfeld, followed by Sognefeld and Langfeld, 
which terminates a little beyond 62°. The chain now af- 
fiimes a winding direction from weft to eaft; and this part, 
which is efteemed one of the higheft, is ftyled Dofrafeld. 
Again turning to the north-eaft, we arrive at the parts to¬ 
wards the parallel of Drontheim, which are generally rec¬ 
koned the mod elevated ; for towards Lapland the moun¬ 
tains decline in height. The fucceffive names of this 
central portion are Rudfeld, Sharsfeld, and Sulafeld. Jo- 
mafeld and Borrafeld, and fome other local appellations, 
are continued by the general name of the Mountains of 
Kolen, which pafs along the eall and fouth of Daniffi 
Lapland. In a more general point of view, the fouthern 
part of the Scandinavian chain, running nearly north and 
fouth, and terminating at the province of Romfdal, is 
called Langfiall, or the Long Mountains. Hence the part 
called Dufrafiall extends towards the eaft, ending above 
the Lake of Aurfund or Orefund ; where it again pro¬ 
ceeds almoft due north. Here alfo a confiderable branch 
proceeds by Swucku, See. towards Sweden. The third 
part of the range, from the north of Orefund and the vi¬ 
cinity of the copper-mines of Roras, is called the Chain 
of Kolen, extending between Norway and Swedilh Lap- 
land, and afterwards bending, in the form of a horle-lhoe, 
on the fouth of Finmark. 
The height of thefe mountains has been extremely ex¬ 
aggerated, and even compared with the Swifs Alps ; but 
it has been afeertained, from fome late lurveys, that the 
higheft are not more than 6900 feet above the furface of 
the fea ; the mountains fall to the weftern fide from the 
diftance of eight or ten Norwegian miles, (of 18,000 feet 
each,) but to the eaftern from that of forty. The higheft 
is Dofrafial in Drontheim, and Tille in Bergen. Kinne- 
kulle, in Weftro-Gothia, is only 815 Englilh feet above 
the Lake Wener, or 931 above the fea. Areikutan, a fo- 
litary mountain of Jsemtland, about four or five Swedilh 
miles from the higheft Alps w'hich feparate Norway and 
Sweden, is faid to be 6162 Englilh feet above the nearell 
rivers; Swuckulloet within the borders of Norway, 4558 
above Lake Famund, and that lake is thought to be 2 or 
3000 above the fea; and finally Sylfirellen, on the borders 
of Jeemtland, is 3132 feet perpendicular from the height 
to the bale. The higheft (harp lummits are in Norway, as 
in Swiflerland, called Horns, as Hornalen in Nordfiord, 
Sneehorn, and Skopftiorn, in Sundmoer, Romfdal-horn, 
and others. Many lofty mountains branch out on the 
weft towards the fea. If there be any glaciers in Norw-ay 
or Lapland, they have efcaped Scandinavian refearch; 
and the afpedt of the mountains rather refembles thofe of 
Scotland than of Swiflerland. 
The breadth and lhapeof thefe mountains likewife vary 
in different parts; and travellingamong them is extremely 
dangerous. To pafs the mountain Hardanger, a man 
mult travel about feventy Englilh miles, whereas Filefeld 
may be about fifty over. Dofrefeld is the higheft raoun- 
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