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ten German miles from the mouth of the 
Sound that has the name of Swinefund. 
The timber ts floated down from the in- 
terior country, on the river which here 
falls into the Sound. ° Fiity or fixty faw- 
mills were at this time at work on the 
two fides of the river. There is, alfo, a 
confiderable fmugeling trade between Fre- 
dericks-hall and Sweden, in brandy, coffee, 
and fuch other goods as are under pro- 
hibition, or fubje& to heavy duties, The 
lands around Fredericks-hall are ina good 
fiate of cultivation. Not a fingle patch 
of foil among the rocks but has been 
tilled, and raifed to a ftate of fertility. 
The falmon-fithery of this place is like- 
wife very productive. .The river is broad 
and deep, and prefents feveral waterfails, 
under which the fithes are taken. ‘The or- 
dinary garrifon confiits of about 800 men. 
The town is perfectly open; without wails, 
gates, or ditches. At a {mail diffance, 
indeed, ftands the caflle of Frederickftein 
for its defence on the Swedifh fide. It is 
fituate on the cliff of a rock, acceffible 
only by the two hills of Gildenicewe and 
Oderberg, which join the town, and are 
themitlves proteGied by fuitable fortifica- 
tions. Before this fortrefs perifhed Charles 
the Twelfth of Sweden. The ‘place 
where he fell is ftill fhown between the 
principal fortrefs and the caftle of Gul- 
denlcewe. The marble column which 
formerly ftood to indicate the very {pot, is 
faid to have been removed at the defire of 
the court of Sweden. It is now acknow- 
Jedged by the Swedes themlelves, that 
Charles fell, not by any fhot from the 
batteries of the place, bui by the treachery 
of 2 French major who ftood near him. 
The quantity of the faw-duft conftantly 
thrown into the river, hasfo filled up the 
harbour of Fredericks-hall, that veffels 
are now under a neceffity to difeharge 
their cargoes at fome ditiance below the 
town. The quantity of faw-duft depofited 
in the bed of the river appears to have 
alfo injured the falmon-fifhery—the  fal- 
mon.-trout, in particular, has difappeared 
from this gulph almoftintirely. The only 
manufacturing eftabiifhment at Fredericks- 
hall, is a fugar work. Our travellers 
found the gardens belonging to Mr. Tank 
to be one of the firett ornaments of the 
place. The frutt-trees had been much in- 
jured by thecaterpillars;,and Mr.Fabricius 
advifed the owner to prevent the fame ra- 
vages for next year, by deftroying the eges 
of the butterflies in harveft. Mr. Tank 
had a building for the preparation of. 
manure from dung, to prevent its flrength 
from being carried away by rain, or ex- 
Analyfis of F.C. Fabricias’s Travels in Norway. 
Ahaled by the heat of the sun. The ftruc= 
[Dec. 1; 
ture was large, long, framed of wood, and 
covered with bricks. The dung was 
piled upon it, mixed with leaves, and con- 
tinued to be accumulated for two years 
fucceffively. without removal. ‘The ma- 
nure thus obtained was found to be excel- 
lent for a fandy fol. Mr. ‘Tank com- 
plained, that his hay had heated and rot- 
ted in every attempt to ftack it out of doors 
in the Englifh fafhion, and that he had 
been confequently obliged to content him-~ 
felf with ftoring 1 in the houfe. pr 
June 18th our travellers renewed their 
journey through a country abounding re- 
markably in bees and bee-hives, and ar- 
rived at Fredervickffad.  Frederickftadt 
is but a poor town, fituate of the river 
Glomme. It is, however, the rampart 
of Norway. Six companies of infantry 
formed, at this time, its garrifon. Con. 
fiderable quantities or deal-timber are ex- 
ported from the river; but, all the faw- 
mills belonged either to the houfe of An- 
ker in Chriftiania, or to Counfellor Holte 
at Copenhagen. The Labrus Suillus,* the 
Gadus Virens,+ and the Gadus Barbatus{, 
are fpecies of fifh which Mr. Pabricius 
obferved to be taken here in great abun- 
dance. aya bi Se 
From this place they continued theit 
journey through an agreeable plain to 
Kolbergbrug. A brick and tile work 
was the moit remarkable chje&t they ob- 
ferved at this place. The material was a 
blueifh earth which it was ufual to colleét 
in heaps in autumn. ‘The effects of the 
winter-frof made it crumble into a flate 
more convenient. ‘The clay intended for 
_ bricks, was then put to be trampled by 
cattle. That defigned for tiles was firlt 
ground ina {mall mill moved by. horfes, 
then cut and farther prepared with eight or 
ten crooked knives. ‘The tiles were then 
formed and expofed.to fire. The oven 
was of a fize to hold at once 16000 bricks, 
and 32000 tiles. The bricks were light, 
red, and ferruginous. ‘The fale was not 
very great. 
Continuing their progrefs ten miles 
farther, they came to Mo/s, a fmall trad- 
ing town fituate on a fine gulph, and at 
the influx of a {mail river into the fea. 
Its harbour is fafe and capacious, fo that 
fhips of confiderable burthen can advance. 
up to the bridge. ‘Timber is floated down 
the river; which dividing at the town in- 
to different branches, moves a number 
* A fpecies of the Wraffe. 
- fF One of the fpecies of the genus Cod-fthh 
$-The Whiting Pout, 
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