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Daghy Nig Ml AgRyKRsy 5" age

us an inyitatiom to his houfe, which time would not per-
mit us to’accept. After fome {mall refrelhment we em.
barked for Denmark in afimall-veflel,. croffed the Sound
and landed at Elfinore, a place of Trade and garrifoned, |

There was much {fuperfluous trouble and parade in ex+
amining our paffport as well as baggage. The magnificent
Cattle of Si tcl a — — by the Sea, to guard

atta ge, -Ttewille fighimhe Brealt of an Eng-
lifhman when he views this Caflle, to refle&t that here was

confined a few years ago the Sifter of his Sovereign, Ma-
tilda, the unfortunate Queen of Denmark. It is now inha-
bited by the Queen Dowager of Denmaik who generally
makes it the place of her Summer refidence. The Paflage
of the Sound is about three miles ina dire&t line between
the oppofite fhores of Sweden and Denmark. All Veffels
that fail up and down the Baltic pay atoll at this place to
the King of Denmark, and lower their top-fails as they pals
the Caftle of Cronenburg. This tribute is not fo much
paid from any fear of the cannon of this fortrefs, as from
immemorial cuflom, and the general Law of Nationss

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