Kerguelen’s voyage to the north. 769 confifts of four thoufand feven hundred and twenty men. It furnifliss complements of men for common occafions, and workmen for the dockyards; a commiffion was efta- blilhed in 1739, charged with the direction of the building of veffels, it is compofed of three captains of fhips and three builders. By this wife eftabliihment no vefiel is built, the conftru&ion of which has not been previoufly planned, and none are conftrufted in oppoiition to the remonftrances of experienced officers, fuch as have frequently in France been occupied through an entire voyage in endeavouring to remedy the faults of the builder. There is a company of cadets living at Copenhagen in an edifice ereSed by Fre- deric IV. in 1701. This company is the feed-bed of officers, as the Royal Ma- rine Eftabliihment is in France. The dire&or of navigation teaches them that art, and geometry ; an officer of artillery gives them leffons in that branch. They have other mailers for arithmetic, geography, hiftory, the Englilh and French languages, drawing, dancing^ and fencing. The firft builder explains to them the conftruction of a veffel. In order to combine pradlice with theory, every year a frigate is afforded them, on board of which they fucceffively go through the duties of failors, pilots, and officers. The marine department is directed by a counfel under the title of The United College of Ad- miralty and Commiffariat General. It is compofed of three civil officers; the firft of which is fecretary of ftate, and chief of the department, and of four admirals. I forgot to mention that the war department is generally given to a general officer, who, as foon as he obtains this dignity, renounces his command. All memorials re- fpe&ing the advancement of officers, the aaminiftration ofjuftice, and the maintenance of difcipline, are addreffed to him. He fignifies what are the orders of his Majefty. There is a particular department, called the Commiffariat general of War, compofed of fix perfons, the chief of whom is the minifter; its fun&ions, to look to every thing which regards the pay and cloathing of the troops, providing for them, and directing their ftations. I lhall terminate this article with an enumeration of the towns, and inhabitants of Denmark and Norway. There are in the kingdom of Denmark fixty-eight towns, twenty-two burghs, five hundred and eighty-three noblemen’s eftates, fixteen baronies, and fifteen lordffiips. In Denmark and Scklefwick thirty-three thoufand two hundred and fifty-nine children were born in 1776, and twenty-nine thoufand nine hundred and fifty-nine perfons died: from which may be inferred with likelihood, that the popula- tion of Denmark is about one million. There are but eighteen towns in all Norway. In 1 766 twenty two thoufand three hundred and feventy children were born, twenty thoufand and ten perfons died; the enumeration of its inhabitants may confequently be eftimated at about feven hundred thoufand. On fpeaking of the roe of the cod, I did but mention the names of Nordland and Finmark, it may be well to fay fomething more of them. Nordland and Finmark are two bailiwicks north of Drontheim, which is but the fecond commercial town of Nor- way, although looked upon as the capital. Drontheim was formerly the refidence of the kings of Norway ; it has an excellent port, and next to Berghen, produces more articles requifite for {hipping than any port in the north. The bailiwick of Nordland extends from Nummedal to Finmark; it comprehends the provoftffiip of Heligelancl, formerly Halogia ; Ramus endeavours to maintain that this country is the Ogygia of Homer, and Ulyffes the god Outin : the refult in fuch cafe would be, that this province muft have been inhabited immediately fublequent to the fiege of Troy. It furniffies fat articles and filh; good paftures are met with here, and large forefts. At the vol. x. 5 f end

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(81) Kjölur
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(83) Kvarði
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