. Travels through Denmark, Sweden, Austria, and part of Italy, in 1798 & 1799. destroyed by the governor with his twenty-four pounders. The inn at Kongswinger would do honour to any city, even inthe most polished countries of Europe; and except the largetowns, I did hot find its equal in all Italy, hi the afternoon wecrossed the impetuous Glomme in a boat, while another wasobliged to make two turns with the carriage and six business took so much time, that we had walked abovethree miles before they overtook us. The same evening we THROUGH DENMARK, SWEDEN, &C. 67 reached Magnor, a s
. Travels through Denmark, Sweden, Austria, and part of Italy, in 1798 & 1799. destroyed by the governor with his twenty-four pounders. The inn at Kongswinger would do honour to any city, even inthe most polished countries of Europe; and except the largetowns, I did hot find its equal in all Italy, hi the afternoon wecrossed the impetuous Glomme in a boat, while another wasobliged to make two turns with the carriage and six business took so much time, that we had walked abovethree miles before they overtook us. The same evening we THROUGH DENMARK, SWEDEN, &C. 67 reached Magnor, a small village close to the Swedish fron-tiers. The roads of Norway are not so good as the Swedish; andthose between Christiania and Wermeland are worse than thoseon the other side from Christiania. We, however, proceeded agreat distance every day; and 1 rather wondered, that in this un-frequented corner of the world the roads should be so goad, thanthat they were not better. LETTER VIII. Travels through the Provinces of Wermeland, Norige, andSudtrmannland, to port eda—character of the Swedish lakes—prast^ bol—carlstadt—chr1st1 n eh am national dress of the peasantry, and beauty. of the female sex, in wermeland—cerebro aeboga- -k1ngsor eskilstuna manufactures of iron and steel—- mariefred. I Stockholm, August 2nd, 1798. ARRIVED here yesterday; but before I say any thing con-cerning this city, I must first describe my journey through thecharming provinces of Wermeland, Norige, and Sbdermannland;and I shall be the more particular, as I do not recollect to havemet with much relating to them in any Travels. Mr. Coxe, in-deed, came from Norway, by the same road as we; but his at-tention is so entirely occupied with mines, canals, and statisticaldetails, that he takes very little notice of the beauties which na?ture presents. On leaving Magnor, in Norway, we proceeded about six miles,when we arrived at the Swedish frontier. It may be conceivedhow much this pass
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