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146 REGNARD’S JOURNEY TO LAPLAND.
firft engagement m which he was engaged, and the firft victory he gained : he was ac«
companied by M. de Feuquieres, a lieutenant-general in the King’s fervice, and his
ambaflador m Sweden. It was im this battle that the young king , fuffering himfelf to
be hurried on by his-courage, and believing himfelf followed by his regiment of drabans,
who are his guards, and with whony he conceived himfelf invincible, advanced alone to
the middle of the enemy’s army, feeking every where the King of Denmark, and calling
for him with a loud voice; but not finding him, he put himfelf at the head of one of
the enemy’s regiments, which he found without a leader, giving orders in German,
like all the northern nations, and conduéted it into the middle of his army, where it
was cut in pieces.
From Halmftad we travelled to Jenycopin, whofe fituation on the borders of the
Wefer, a lake eight leagues in length, is delightful. We afterwards pafled through
Grenna, Norcopin, Lincopin, Nycopin, Vellit, and we arrived at Stockholm on Monday
at eleven o’clock at night, after having travelled fix days and fix nights among rocks
and forefts of pine and fir, which form the fineft profpects in the world. We travelled
this journey in a carriage which we purchafed for four crowns at Drafé, and we ob-
ferved the peafants’ houfes, which are con{ftructed in the Mufcovite manner, with trees
interlaced. The people’ have fomething favage in: their appearance ; the air and the
fituation of their country infpire them with this difpofition.
The Swedifh mile contains 6660 toifes, and that of France 2600.
Stockholm is a city which the peculiarity of its fituation renders delightful: it is
fituated almoft in the middle of the Baltic Sea, at the mouth of the Bothnian Gulf.
‘The approach is exceedingly dangerous, in confequence of the number of rocks which
furround it ; but from the moment that the veffels once arrive within the port, they are
more fafe than in any other in the world ; they remain there without any anchor, and
approach even to the walls of the houfes. Stockholnihas more trade than any other
port in the Baltic Sea; and as this fea is only navigable during {ix months in the year,
nothing has a grander appearance than this port, Withee is crowded with veflels from
the month of April to that of October.
We had no fooner arrived at Stockholm than we aise on M. de Feuquieres, lieute-
nant-general in the King’s fervice, who has been ambaflador here for ten years: he
received us with all poflible refpect, and conducted us next day to kifs the King’s hand.
This prince, twenty-five years of age, is fon of Charles, Prince Palatine, to whom
Chriftina, daughter of Adolphus, laft King of the houfe of Vafa, refigned the Swedifh
crown, when fhe wifhed to retire from the throne and change her religion.
The King’s tafte is wholly martial : the warlike exercifes and thofe of the chace are
natural to him, and he takes no greater pleafure than in the purfuit of thefe occupa-
tions. We had.the honour of converfing with him almoft a whole hour, and the plea-
fure of contemplating him at our eafe: he is well proportioned, his gait is majeftic, and
every thing about him befpeaks the king: he married about a year ago ——, daughter
of Frederick the Third, and fifter of the prefent King of Denmark. Thefe two royal
perfonages have always had an extraordinary fimilarity and fympathy, which it is not
difficult to perceive : Nature had formed them in every refpect for each other.
‘The Prince never met with any one who could give him information refpecting the
Princefs, without afking queftions of a particular nature, clearly fhowing that there was
more love than curiofity in his difpofition ; and the Princefs was always fo anxious
about the Prince, that it was remarked fhe was lefs anxious about intelligence of the
Prince, than about the Prince himfelf.
During our ftay at Stockholm great rejoicings were made for the birth of a princefs :
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