Cavalry o f Norway.
Firfl regiment o f dragoons, nat. 1 1 68
Firft ditto o f Sun'denfield, nat. 1 168
Second ditto, natio’rial 1167
Third ditto, nat. 1079
Regiment o f Nordenfield, nat. 1079
Total o f Cavalry 10478
Total o f Infantry • 5 $431
Cavalry Danifh and Holftein.
Horfe guards, regulars 161
1 Royal Danilh regiment, mixt 582
Norway ditto, mixt 582
Firft regiment o f Zealand, mixt 582
Second ditto, mixt 582
O f Jutland, mixt 582
Funen, mixt 582
Slefwick, mixt 582
Holftein, mixt 582 _
, Total of the Danilh tfoops 66909
IV. Navy. From their infular fituation the Danes have
always excelled, as a maritime people. In the earlier ages,
when piracy was an honourable profeffion, they were a race
o f pirates, and iffued from the Baltick to the conquefts o f
England and Normandy. And though, iince the improvement
o f navigation by the invention o f the compafs, other
nations have rifen to a greater degree o f naval eminence,
ftill, however, the Danes, as they inhabit a duller òf illands,
and poffefs a large trad of fea-coaft, are well verfed in maritime
affairs, and are certainly the moft numerous, as well
as the moft experienced, failors of the North. During my
ftay at Copenhagen I vifited the dock, and infpeded, with
great attention, the fleet at anchor in the harbour. The
following refult o f my enquiries, upon the ftate of the Danilh
navy, is here laid before the reader.
The expence o f building the hulk amounts to £200 per
gun, and to ^1000 when the veffel is completely rigged,
and ready to fail, with four months’ provifions. The greateft
part o f the oak is procured from Germany by con trad with
the king of Pruffia .
All the cannon, ihot, anchors, and iron work, are call in
Norway. The Danes procure flax, hemp, and mafts from
* Holftein produces oaks, but not a fufficient quantity; and they are preferved in cafe
of extreme neceffity,
R u f i i a ,
Ruffia, and pitch and tar jfrom Sweden r they have manu- CHA1>-
fadures o f cordage and fails,, but not fufficient for the ufe o f <— ■
the fle e t: the overplus es obtained from Ruffia and Holland.
The greateft part o f the Danilh navy is Rationed in the
harbour o f Copenhagen, which lies within the fortifications:
the depth o f water being only 10 feet, the iliips have not
their lower tier of guns on board, but take them in when
they get out o f port. Befide large magazines, each veffel
has a feparate ftore-hoiife, on the water’s edge, oppofite to
which fire is moored when in harbour, and may by this-
means be inftantly equipped1.
The number o f regiftered feamen are near 40,000, and1
are divided into two claffes; the firft comprizes thofe inhabiting
the coafts, who are allowed to engage in the fervice o f
merchant-lhips trading to any part o f the world.. Each receives
8r. annually from the crown as long, as he fends a certificate
o f his being alive ; but is fubjed to a recall in. cafe o f
war. The fecond comprehends the fixed failors, who are
conftanfiy in the employ o f the crown, and amount to about
4000, ranged under four divifions, or 40 companies : they
are Rationed at Copenhagen for the ordinary fervice o f the-
navy ; and work in the dock yard. Each o f them, when nor
at fea, receives 8r. per month, befide a fufficient quantity o f
flour and other provifions ; every two years a complete fuit
o f "clothes; and every year breeches, ftockings, fhoes, and a-
cap. Some o f them are lodged in barracks. When they
fail their pay is augmented to a or. per month. The marine;
artillery confifts o f 800 men, in four divifions.
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