. Travels through Denmark, Sweden, Austria, and part of Italy, in 1798 & 1799. of Cumberland inLondon, of General Seydlitz at Berlin, and even that of thehussar Ziethen, prove this assertion. The statue of Frederic Stettin, receives the principal part of its dignity and effectfrom the mantle, which is thrown over a portion of the figure,and breaks the stiffness of the modern uniform.—This statue,?which is to be of bronze, and fifteen feet in height, will staud onthe quav below the palace, where a vast pedestal of granite hasalready been erected for it. The situation is well chosen, thegr
. Travels through Denmark, Sweden, Austria, and part of Italy, in 1798 & 1799. of Cumberland inLondon, of General Seydlitz at Berlin, and even that of thehussar Ziethen, prove this assertion. The statue of Frederic Stettin, receives the principal part of its dignity and effectfrom the mantle, which is thrown over a portion of the figure,and breaks the stiffness of the modern uniform.—This statue,?which is to be of bronze, and fifteen feet in height, will staud onthe quav below the palace, where a vast pedestal of granite hasalready been erected for it. The situation is well chosen, thegranite fine, and the polish admirable. Among the charming views which are to be found within thiscity, I have not yet mentioned that afforded by the steeple of therhurch of St. Clare, and which I particularly advise the travellernot to omit seeing. In the church itself, I found a very beau-tiful altar-piece, representing the Taking of Chnst from theCross, beneath which was the following inscription :—Jon,.Hoffman, inv. etfec. Roma 1766, THROUGH DENMARK, SWEDEN, & LETTER XL UPSALi ?— TUMULT AT GAMLA UPSALA. OESTERBY DANNEMORA. LOFSTA. THE FALL OF THE DALELF, NEAR ELFKARLEBY.—GEFFLE. FAHLUN. AVESTADT. SAL A. GU AN. ECKHOLMSUND. T Upsal, i2th August, 1798. VV E left Stockholm at seven this motning, and reached thisplace before three.—Upsal is the handsomest aud neatest ofall the Swedish towns of the middling class, and, to comparesmall things with large, reminds me of Oxford. Its most mag-nificent building, though only of brick, is the cathedral church ;but the beauty of the inside far exceeds that of the my opinion it is the finest church I have seen during the lastfour years. It perfectly coincides with my ideas of a temple,combining magnitude, dignity, and simplicity. It is an ancientstructure, but has been altered and adapted to the modem taste,though without any unnecessary or paltry decorations. Everything is in its proper place, and all its parts are
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