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to the country, returned to tea and cards; fupped and
{pent the evening very agreeably. Several Swedith,
French, and Englifh Songs were remarkably well fung.
About twelve we returned to our Lodgings.
On the 91ft. we were accommodated with the Conful’s
coach, and made an excurfion of a few miles into the
country. The rocks which we paft were pi€lurefque and
magnificent : the vallies feemed rich and were cloathed
with a fine verdure. We returned to dine at the Englith
tavern, and f pent the evening with Mr. Smith.
On the ift. of June we took a view of the Swedifh
Ordnance which were then exercifing for a review. It
would be too humiliating to draw a comparifon between
what we faw, and the Englifh Artillery, The Soldiers, in
general, look old and inaétive; their regimentals are bad
and unbecoming, e{pecially thofe of the Officers which
ate both whimfical, gaudy, and ridiculoufly ornamented
with ribbons, died feathers, &c. It may not be impro-
per in this place to obferve that the forces of Sweden
are, properly fpeaking, a regulated militia. Their armies
C2 confilled
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