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t r a v e l s
F I N L A N D .
CH A P T E R XIII.
Arrival in Finland at the Town o f Abo— Account o f this City—
The Library— The Univerfty— Admiral Heding— Farther Particulars
o f the Town o f A bo; its Situation, Streets, Buildings—
The Cathedral— The Building o f the Academy— The Harbour—
The Inhabitants o f Abo— Their Trade and Commerce— The Cqftle,
called Abo-hus.
IN our way to Abo we paffed near the caftle named Abo-hus,
iituated at the mouth o f the river Aura, upon a cape or point
o f land, bounded by the water on three fides.* T he governor
and bifhop, who generally refide at Abo, happened to be abfent
when we arrived ; but we had the good fortune to be introduced
to Admiral Heding, who received us with great politenefs, and
* See a defcription of it, page 2 1 4 .
engaged
