. The earth and its inhabitants .. . from all vessels passing to and fro. Till the middle of the present century this tribute was universally submitted to, but in 1855 the United States refused payment of the tax, and in 1857 it was redeemed for the sum of £3,49-4,000, payable by sixteen nations in proportion to their traffic. About 50,000 vessels pass yearly in front of Elsinore, 4,000 to 6,000 stopping for supplies. BoskiMe, capital and most populous city of Denmark before Copenhagen,

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