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426 FORTIA’S TRAVELS IN SWEDEN.
very fine effect. The ftatue, as it is at prefent, is not void of grace; it appeared to us
in the workfhop, to much lefs advantage. It feems extraordinary, that the fcarf of
Guftavus Adolphus fhould hang from the left to the right; as it is defigned to hide
the fword, we conceived that the object of the artift was not effected; the pedeftal is of
granite. The adventurers who have fet on foot the manufaCture of Dalicarlian por-
phyry, being defirous of affording it a confpicuous difplay, offered to undertake it at the
fame price, but this offer was not accepted, the reafon why we cannot conceive, as it
would have been much more handfome; for in fhort, as to quantity, if net always for
beauty, granite in Sweden is as frequent as common ftone elfewhere.
The Arfenal. \t formerly was in the neighbourhood of North place; at prefent it is
transferred to Fredericfhoff, at the park gate, where the Queen Dowager refided, and
where thofe noblemen were confined, who were arrefted by the King during the diet of
1789. The building has twenty-nine windows in front, by four deep ; it is compofed
of two wings, forming a right angle. On entering, (the fecond ftory,) you find a hall
in which the Kings of Sweden are feen on horfeback in armour, refembling the Kings
of England in the fame ftile, in the tower of London; the helmet of Guftavus Adol-
phus, of an enormous weight, and a great number of colours taken at Narva; in
another fmall chamber round a turning, a number of arms formerly ufed, and fome
fmall pieces of artillery, with which Charles XII. amufed himfelf when a child. A
model of the new bayonet, twenty-three inches long *. Others not fo long, fword-edged,
for the dragoons (the mulquets of the dragoons are four feet four inches in length, and
weigh eight pounds). Hats and cartridge boxes. A fecond hall, furnifhed with
Saxon colours taken by Charles XII., together with fome Ruffian. A third hall con-
tains the colours taken from the Ruffian fleet at Fredericfham. A boat built by Peter 1ft.
taken on its paflage from Saardam. Ina fourth hall, colours taken by Guftavus Adol-
phus, and one taken from the Saxons by Charles XII.’s own hand, in 1703. A gene-
ral’s ftaff of the Calmucks, taken by Charles XII., together with cymbals and drums.
A gallery communicating with this hall, containing all the infignia neceffary at a coro-
nation; chairs, furniture, &c. Drefles and equipages for carroufals; a gilt fledge, pre-
{ented by Maria Therefa. At each extremity are three {mall apartments. In the firft
are portraits of Swedifh generals, and materials requifite at carroufals. The fecond muf-
quets, piftols, poinards, and other fingular weapons: the {word of Charles XI. ; that
of Charles XII., not too heavy; a very handfome double fufil, prefented to Charles XI.
by Louis XIV. The third, Turkifh prefents of houfings and horfe accoutrements; the
horfe equipage of feveral Kings, enriched with pearls. In a wardrobe, the gloves worn
by Charles XII. when he was fhot f, his fafh, (four feet four inches in length), his plain
hat: the fhot was received juft below the button. A coat of coarfe blue cloth, with
plain copper buttons. A very fine fhirt without ruffles, flained with blood below the
collar. A pair of leather breeches with ten pockets. A blue cloak, three feet eight
inches long, no more than two inches longer than the coat. Very fhort boots. ‘The
fourth is a {mall apartment, containing the fhields of ancient Kings, and arms of earlier
* Thefe bayonets will be efteemed fomewhat too long; they have been in ufe among the Swedes only
fince the laft war. The praGtice to which they are accuftomed, of charging the Ruffians with the bayonet,
(a mancuvre in which they have almoft conftantly fucceeded, ) called for an encreafe of the length of this
weapon.
+ We vifited this arfenal in company with a Ruffian general, whofe grandfather ferved in the army of
Charles XI1. Notwithftanding he was attached to a different power, and had himfelf recently been op-
pofed to the Swedes, General P—n took hold of Charles’s glove and kifled it with refpe&, obferving, * I
do homage to the memory of a brave man,”
times.
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