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London, England, 1801-04-24 00:00:00

ACCOUNT OF COPENHAGEN.

Copenhagen, in Latin Hafnia, the capital' of
the ifland of Zealand and of all Denmark, and the
Royal refidence. The appellation, which literally
fignifies the Merchants' Port, Teems to originate
in the convenience and utility of a harbour equally
beautiful and capacious. The city is fituated upon
a fine bay of the Baltic, near the Strait called the
Sound, oa the Eaftern (hoe of Zealand, in 55.40.
N. hat. and 12. 56. E. long. and is 634 miles
S. IV. of Peterffiurgh ; 340 N. E. of Amfterdam ;
58sN N. E. of Paris; 450 N. W. of Vienna; and
563 N. E. of London. Copenhagen was originally
a mean little village of Fifhermen's huts, which,
by the Alliance of the Bifhops of Rofchild, gra-
dually arofe to magnitude and confequence. It
was in procefs of time conftituted a city, and made
the royal feat of the Danith Sovereigns. The
houfes were formerly of wood, but in the year
1728, almoft the whole were reduced to afhes by
fire ; and fince that time they have been more
fumptuoufly and fecurely built of free (tone. The
prefent fuperb palace was then eretted at an im-
menfe expence, and the town embellifhed with
various elegant houfes for the nobility, magnificent
churches, and fome (lately public edifices. The
exchange of the Eall-India Company, their military
repofitory, the King's 'tables, the college, the
magazine of provifions, the orphan-houfe, the
opera-houfe, and the martial academy, are all
ftruelures planned and finifhed with tafte and ele-
gance. The citadel is a regular fort, defended by
5 good baftions, a double ditch full of water, and
feveral advanced works. The arfenal is furnifhed
with naval Rom, fufficient for the equipment of
no inconfiderable armament ; it exceeds that of
Venice, and the royal fleet ufually lies here. The
harbour is furrounded by the fortifications of the
town • and the entrance is fo narrow, that only
one can enter at a time. In the night time
this entrance is (hut up by a firong boom laid
acrofs. The paffage is defended on one fide by
the cannon of the citadel, and on the other by a
ftrong block-houfe, well mounted with heavy ar-
tillery. The whole haven is capable of contain-
ing goo fail of large (hips. It is inclofed by a
wooden gallery, dole to which every (hip has her
appointed Ration ; a circumflance, which adds
greatly to the beauty and conveniency of the fcene,
than which nothing can be more rich and regular,
when a number orlhipping happen to lie in the
port. The harbour owcs molt of its excellence
to the little ifland of Amack, which diverts the
waves, and fhelters it from the furge of the fea.
Here (lands that lofty range of houfes known by
the name of New Town. The whole city is about
five miles in circumference, and from the fpace it
occupies in the bottom of a capacious bay, which
embraces the fea in the form of an Amphitheatre,
and the declivity of the fituation, exhibiting as it
were in detail all the qatural and artificial beauties
of the place ; it makes a moft magnificent appear.
ance at a diltance. This metropolis contains 4
royal caftles ; to parifh and 9 other churches; a
confiderable number of public add private pala-
ces; above 4000 burghers houfes, feveral of which
accommodate to or more families ; t t markets
and public places, areas or fquares ; tB6 ftreets,
and 100,000 inhabitants. The city in general is
divided into 3 parts; Old Copenhagen, New Co-
penhagen, and Chriftianthafen. The two laft, more
modern than the firft, are laid out in broad fireets
running in a ftraight line. Thofe in the Old Town,
fince the laft great fire, are fufficiently broad ; but
their original obliquities could not entirely 'be
avoided : except in a few lanes and obfcure cor-
ners, all the buildings are of brick and (lone,
Iwhich gives to the whole uncommon magnificence
and fplendour, and renders Copenhagen one of the
fineft, molt beautiful, and elegant cities in Europe.
Between Copenhagen and Chriftianfhafen, there is
a lofty pillar ereaed in the middle of the water,
on which is a flatue reprefenting a naked woman
with a fwan. The police of Copenhagen is ex-
ceedingly good, and one may walk through the
whole city at midnight with the moll perfet fafety ;
no robberies, no aftiffinations. Indeed it is ufually
as quiet here at it o'clock iv:tight, as in a country
village ; and fcarce a coach paffes through the
ftreets. Ido not apprehend that this capital can
be above the fourth part of the faze of London,
poffibly not fit much. It is fortified towards the
land by a foffe always full of water. The ftreets
are commonl of a good breadth, and the houfes
very neat and handlome. There is one very beau-
tiful place here, which approaches nearer to a cir-
cus, than a fquare, each fide or divifion of which
is only one palace, and in the center an equeftrian
ftatue in bronze, of the late King Femmes V.
The royal palace called Rofenburg, is a (mall edi-
fice, and built in the fetni-gothic tafte. It is how.
ever a grand ftrueure, and adorned with oneiarge,
and two (bull towers, and ftirrounded'by a ditch,
and fort of fortification. The adyoininggardens are
very extenfive, and are embellifhed with a prof u-
(ion of ornaments.' In (tamer they ferve the in-
habitants for a public and pleafure-walk; and the
royal family at times continues here for fome days.
The third Corey of this palace is molt remarkable,
as it contains a maitre of ineftimable value. In
the great hall, which includes the whole floor, are
five pieces of painting by the celebrated Danifh
virtnofo !CROON ; I a valuable pieces of tapeftry,
which reprefent the achievements ofCestsriail V.
and three filver lions as big as life, Which are pla-
-1 ced round the throne at the King's inauvration.
in two cabinets adjoining to the hall, the old and
new regalia, and other valuable jewels, and a
whole fervice of gold are kept. Another cabinet
contains a collesftion of all manner of curious drink-
ing glares, and other glafs vell'els. In a third
apartment (Ida: the royal throne, which is ufed
at the accefllon. The new palace was built by
the prefent King's grandfather, Cn a s 1:1 ill VI.
and though it coil 6.000;otao of dollars, .yet the
inTcription over the strand portal declares, that the
Sovereign exceed it from the ordinary revenues Of
the Crown, without laying guy additional taxes or
impolls upon his lnhjeas. Befides the fuprcme
and other colleges, here are literary fotieties,
aczdensics of painting Lind drawing, the furgtOns'
the:Asti trading companies, she bank, infurance-
t ffice, and fvrcral mauulattorics, in r/Lich {ilk
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PARLIAMENTARr PROCZWINGS.

HOUSE OP LORDS, THURSDAY, APR)L 2.3.

Different Bills before the Hoak were, refpec-
tively, advanced another Rep in their progrefs.

SUCCESSION TO THE ESTATE OT SAILGENY.
Mr. ADAM was heard, as Counfel for the Ap-
pellant, in the appeal from the Judgment of the
Scottifh Court of Seffion, in the anion of Fullar.
ton againft Sir Hugh Dalrymple. He argued,
that the late Sir Hugh Dalrymple, by religning
the ellate, &c. of Bargeny to his brother the late
Mr. Hamilton, and by Suffering an adjudication to
remain for more than fix months in force, againft
that eltate, had, for himfelf and his heirs, aban-
doned, beyond the poflibility of being now re-
claimed, all right to the inheritance of that ellate,
under the conditions of the entail. And he main-
tained, that the right of fucceffion bad been oar-
-1
gained away by a civil Aft affefting heirs, rather
than forfeited by one of penal confegneace, from
which the heirs might be free.
After Mr. Adam had on there points concluded,
the farther hearing of Counfel In this great caufe
was deferred till to-morrow. The other Qrders of
the day were difpofed of; and the Houfe adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
_ _ _ _ _ . .

An Account was prefented.from the Admiralty
Court of the fentences pronounced on all queftions
of appeal relative to neutral (hips, (ince the cops-
mencement of the war, which was ordered to lie
on the Table; and a Member gave notice of his
intention to move on Monday next, that the Ac.'
counts lhould by printed.
Mr. Coats, prefented, purfuant to notice, a Bill
to enable the Lord liieutenant and Council of
Ireland to prohibit the elFortation of Corn and
Potatoeseand to permit the importation ofCorn and
Fills, duty free; and alto to indemnify thofc 01
fieers who have heretofore aeted on the Lord
Lieutenant's Proclamation to that purport. The
Bill was read a firft time, and ordered to be read
a fecond time to-morrow.
The bins Tea Duty Bill, and the Irifh Per-
manent Service Bill, were read a third time and
pared.
The Bill to amend the Journeymen's Combina-
tion Alf was read a fecond time, and committed
to a Private Committee..
The IriCh Zee Importation Bill went through
a Committee, and the report was ordered tole
received to-morrow.

Mr. Cozier moved that the Committee on the
Ira Sugar Diftillation Bill fhould be deferred till
to-morrow, in confequence, he faith of the ab-
fence of an Hon. Member whom be wilhcd to be
prefent at the difentfion of the meafure. The
motion was agreed to.
The Damaged Barley Malting Bill was read a
third time and palled.
Mr. WM. DuND•II moved that the Order of the
Day for a Committee on the Bank-Note Forgery'
Bill Mould be difcharged, in order that further
time fhould be allowecl to adjuit the difference of
opinion which prevailed on that fubjeet between
the country banks, particularly thole- of Scotland
and the Bank of ,England. He pro fed to fix
that day fe'nnight for the committal of tho Bal--
AEced to.
•Tbc Loan ADIOCATI of Scorcare prefented
Bill to make Tome regulations in the Scotch Mili-
tia, relative to the number of men, commiffioned
officers, &c. The Bill was, after fome remarks
from Mr. Wm. I)uadas in favour of it, read a fit it
time, and ordered for a fecond reading on Monday.
The Houle rcfolved itfelf into a Committee on
the Ad of the 27th of his prefent Majelty, rela-
tive to the importation of oil.
Mr. Vawsivreer moved, that the Houle Should
refolve into a Committee to take into confideration
fo much of the 27th of his prefent Majeily as re-
lated to the importation of Sea-Elephant Oil.—
The Houle having accordingly refolved into the
laid Committee,

Mr. Vat:usprr explained, as the (Nell of his
Motion, that in tcmfecmence of a failure in the
ufual Ilipply of whale oil from the North aad South
Sea Vitheyies, it became advifable to peitnit the
importation of Oil extratled from other yea ani-
animals. He obferved, that a very large qaanti-
ty of Oil, anfwering every.purpofe of Whale Oil,
was capable of being procured from the iisa Ele
phia: m order, 'therefore, to encourage the im-
portation of fuch Oil,' he thould move, that hence-
forward all Oil extraded from Sea Elephanu im•
ported-into this country, and fold by public Auc•
non, fhould be cumpt from duty.—Moquagtee
tn, and report ordered to be brought up to• 3126 n

bir. Jolt as gave notice that he thottld to-tr.crr-v,
move for the produCtion of certain papers reia, .
to Egyp_t.
Mr. VA N!tITTART raid, that in the abfence of
his Right Hon. Friend (the Chancellor of the tr.
chequer) he role to give notice that the feveral
items of the fupply not yet granted, would to.
morrow be moved for in the Committee of Supply.
Adjourned till tomorrow.