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OUTHIER’’S JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO THE NORTH. 263
We paffed by a fall village called Lindal, and near to Ouxyoup, where there is a
caftle a mile farther on. We entered a very narrow {ftrait, the current in which was
rapid ; the failors went on fhore to draw the veffel through with ropes. We made
a half circle round a rock, and found ourfelves before the caftle of Vaxholm, where M.
de Maupertuis went to fhew his paffports to the governor, who fpoke French. We
paffed between the caftle and the village, which is {till more charming than that of
Dalheron. This village of Vaxholm is placed on a rock, forming a promontory oppo-
fite the caftle of Vaxholm.
At night as the veffel made but little way, M. Camus and myfelf got into the yawl
belonging to the Swedifh pilot, and rowed out of curiofity to fome houfes on the banks ;
we had fome difficulty in regaining the fhip.
Monday, the fwenty-firft, at half paft three, we entered the port of Stockholm: we
faluted with three pieces of cannon ; other veffels arriving faluted as well: to which a
fort, or neighbouring cattle, anfwered feveral times.
The vifiting of the veffel being over, we landed at nine o’clock, and met with Mefirs.
Monnier and Celfius. 1 went with Meffrs. de Maupertuis and Gamus to M. de Catteja’s,
the French ambaffador : I faid the mafs of Whit-Monday there. Such it was in France ;
but here, with the Catholics as well as Lutherans, it was the Monday after the third
Sunday from Eafter, they having kept Eafter five weeks later than us.
The proteftants in Sweden have not received the new calendar of Pope Gregory
Thirteenth. Contrary to rule, they not only keep Eafter the fecond full moon after
the equinoétial day, but on the fecond Sunday after the fecond full moon. Notwith-
ftanding the Catholics conform themfelves to the cuftom and ftile of the country, in
order to prevent confufion in the commerce of civil life. The almoner of his excellency
the ambaffador informed me that they were authorifed fo to do by a bull of the Pope.
We had fome employment while we remained in this city: firft, our baggage was to
be examined at the cuftom-houfe: we had reafon to be pleafed with the cuftom-houfe
officers, they for the moft part accepted as enough the declaration which we made;
fatisfied that they might rely upon its truth, they took pains in forwarding us immedi-
ately on our arrival.
Every one of us did what he could: M. de Maupertuis was every where ;_ he fettled
with bankers for our receiving what money might be necefiary ; he looked out for re-
commendations for the country to which we were going, and means for tranfporting
thither both ourfelves and luggage: in a word, he provided like a father of a family
for the neceffities of a large party, that he was going to eftablifh in an unknown country,
for an indeterminate time.
M. Le Comte de Cafteja, ambaffador of France at Stockholm, was exceedingly obli-
ging towards us, and obtained for us every comfort that we could defire. He told us if
he had had room enough he would not have fuffered us to remain in aninn; and M.
de Maupertuis in particular he fo ftrongly folicited to take a room at his houfe, that he
could notdeny him.
Wednefday, the twenty-third, H. E. the ambaflador prefented us to the King of
Sweden ; after which we dined with H. E., and in the afternoon were prefented to the
Queen, having the honour again of paying our court to his majefty : he fhewed us much
kindnefs, and fpoke to all of us in very good French: he told M. de Maupertuis that
we were about to undertake a dreadful voyage; that although he had been in many
bloody battles, he would prefer the moft defperate of them to undertaking fuch a voyage
as we were about to do; that it was however a gamecountry. He prefented M. de
Maupertuis with a fowling-piece, which he faid he had ufed himfelf for a long time.
Saturday,
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