others, the fertility of the fmall vallies, and the romantic appearance
of the over-hanging rocks, formed a moil pleafing
and agreeable contrail. Although the bafis of the foil is entirely
granite, and vail fragments of rock overfpread the face of the
whole country, yet the fuperficies is principally green. In fome
parts juniper bulhes over-run the foil, in others large forells of
oak and pine Hart from the crevices of the rock, where there
fcarcely appears nutriment for the fmallell vegetable. The vallies,
numerous but fmall, abound with corn and pallure. It was
hay harvell, every atom o f foil was employed; and I obferved
leveral peafarits making hay upon a flip of land, which could al-
moil be covered with a Iheet j and here and there a llone five or
.fix feet high over-lhadowing a field of corn.
An interval of five years had elapfed fince my former * vifit
to Carlfcrona, and I did not find the works advanced as much as I
could have expedted. Inllead of building one dock every year,
as was intended, only one has been finilhed in the fpace of nine
years fince the commencement of the undertakingj and as only
two more were in the leall forwardnefs, it will probably be a
century before the plan is completed. The dock which is
finilhed gives a complete idea of the expence and greatnefs of
the plan. The bottom and fides are of hewn granite, rows of
granite pillars fupport the roof, and bear rather the appearance
o f a colonnade to a tempk. than a receptacle for Ihips.
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In our route from Carlfcrona to Calmar, we palled through c h a p .
large forells of lofty pines and firs, which were planted by the ■ - - ■
hand of nature, and fcarcely intermixed with any other trees,.
excepting in the environs of the villages. Thele pines appeared
extremely lofty in comparifon with the narrownefs of the road .
which-winded at their feet, and was over-lhadowed by the
branches converging to, and almoll touching, each other..
July 25. As we approached Calmar, we emerged from the
gloom of the forell, and burfl upon a fine view of the fea, with
a diltant profpeit of the Ille of Oeland. The weather was delightful,
the fea calm, and numerous veflels covering the furface -
of the waters to the farthell extent of the horizon, rendered the
fcenery as animated as it was beautiful..
Calmar, feparated from the Ille of Oeland by a ilfait about
feven miles broad in its narrowelt part, is' a fmall town fcarcely
a,mile in circumference, but ilrongly fortified. The ramparts are
at prefcnt unprovided with guns, which have been lately, removed
to Landfcrona and Chrifldanlladt, from the rumour o f a Danilh.
war. The flreets crofs each other at right angles. The town con, -
tarns 450 houfes. The inhabitants -carry on a fmall trade, and i
polfefs, befides fmall craft, about feventy veflels, from 100 to
300 .tons burthen..
Calmar is celebrated in the hiilory of the north, for being
the pkce where the deputies of the three kingdoms of Sweden,
Denmark, and Norway, were appointed to aflemble for the elec, -
ton of a king, according to the union of Calmar 3 an union as
favourable . .