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332 OUTHIER’s JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO THE NORTH.
After travelling about a quarter of a mile at the foot of the rock, upon leaving
Grenna, we afcended it, and pafled to the eaft of a fmall lake. Some time after, we
defcended to the fide of the great lake, along which we continued to Tonekoping.
Weit-of Grenna in the lake we’ perceived a large ifland with houfes upon it.
Atnine o’clock in the evening we arrived at Jonekoping ; the town appeared to us
large and handfome ; a large and very broad {treet pafles through it: the houfes of it
are neat, although almoit all of wood. It is fituated at the fouthern extremity of the
great lake Water, the water of which as well forms a large bafon within the town.
We faw no boat either on the bafon, or on the lake, which much furprized us; I had
before remarked that there was none on the lake near Grenna, nor in any of its extent
while we were coafting it, over the rocks. I was not able to learn the reafon of it at
Jonekoping ; we waited only an inftant there, becaufe there were fome German noble-
men behind us, who took fixteen horfes, and we were fearful of their getting before us.
We left it on Monday the twenty-fecond, at ten o’clock at night.
We found an even country on proceeding, the road almoft always fandy and
through woods ; to this fucceeded fields, meadows, lakes, and heaths; we paffed two
rivers, and on Tuefday the twenty-third at four o’clock in the morning, we arrived at
Hionby, where we fawmore empty fhops than houfes ; it is a place famous for markets
and fairs. At eight o’clock we arrived at Hambneda or Hamna, where we refted our-
felves ; the hoftefs took us for people out of their fenfes, to afk to go to bed at nine
o’clock in the morning. We did not fet out till five in the evening ; we paffed a river,
and afterwards through coppices, where we faw beach for the firft time.
By feven o’clock we had reached Trahry ; we went flowly through the woods the
{pace of two miles, as far as Mufkarid, where we arrived at midnight; afterwards,
having got to Fayerhalt one mile and half farther, by two o’clock on Wednefday
morning the twenty-fourth ; we left it at four o’clock, pafled by Orkliona, and Lenby,
and reached Helfinborg at fix o’clock in the evening.
We had travelled for a long time through a country, the language of which was not
familiar to us. We were delighted with finding at Helfinborg feveral perfons who
{poke French. The town of Helfinborg is not handfome ; there is a {mall terrace on
the bank of the ftrait, where many cannon are placed.
The wheels were taken off our coach, and it was put into a large boat, in which we
embarked at feven o’clock. ‘The wind was foutherly, we keptas near to it as poflible,
and ufing our oars, we pafled the Sound in an hour, but as the wind and the current
had thrown us out of our courfe, and carried us fomewhat to the N. of the caftle of
Elfineur, we were obliged to pull againit wind and tide, to get to the town at the
S.S.E.; we did not land at Elfineur until nine o’clock : this town is pretty, the houfes
have a neat appearance, but they have very few lodgings, and do not behave with much
politenefs to ftrangers.
We left Elfineur on Thurfday the twenty-fifth, at one in the afternoon; we met
with roads very ill kept, and fometimes very bad, and did not arrive at Copenhagen,
until nine o’clock in the evening. We lodged at an inn, which was oppofite the
palace of the King of Denmark. Friday the twenty-fixth, M. de la Noue, Envoy of
France invited us to dinner. After dinnerI went with Mefirs. Clairaut, and Camus, to
fee a royal palace, called Frederikfberg which is handfome, and has fine gardens.
Saturday the twenty-eight, I heard mafs faid by the Jefuits, who officiate at the Em-
peror’schapel. This chapel is elegant ; a number of Catholics were collected there
to hear divine fervice. M. de la Noue did us the honour of vifiting us; and we pafled
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