Excursions in the north of Europe, through parts of Russia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway in the years 1830 & 1833 . tle, are objects that, by breaking the uniformsurface of the fiord, are sure to attract the eye ofthe observer, their distance not being more than amile from the shore. By the kindness of our friend, Mr. Smith, weobtained permission from the commandant of thetown to pay a visit to this fortress, which is builton a rock of small elevation, but sufficiently high tocommand a favourable view of the town, and thehills which inclose the bay, and on the sides ofwhich are scattere
Excursions in the north of Europe, through parts of Russia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway in the years 1830 & 1833 . tle, are objects that, by breaking the uniformsurface of the fiord, are sure to attract the eye ofthe observer, their distance not being more than amile from the shore. By the kindness of our friend, Mr. Smith, weobtained permission from the commandant of thetown to pay a visit to this fortress, which is builton a rock of small elevation, but sufficiently high tocommand a favourable view of the town, and thehills which inclose the bay, and on the sides ofwhich are scattered a number of pretty-lookingcountry-seats. A small detachment of twenty-fivesoldiers, who are relieved every fortnight, is con-stantly in the fortress to guard the prisoners, whoare sent to Munkholm here as they are to the castleat Christiania: the number of them at our visit wastwx-nty in irons, and two others, who had been sen-tenced to confinement for life; but they were al-lowed to walk about the fortress unencumberedwith chains: one of these, I was informed, hadbeen convicted of coining, and the other of murder-. wumw ©w ^m©w^M] UiilON
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