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stru cture in the G othic style, and m ay ra n k w ith the n oblest castles in the N orth. Its position is b e a u tifu l, overlooking the Sound w hich its guns comm and. T h e only object o f in te rest w ith in is the ap artm e n t w h ere the un fo rtu n ate C aroline M a­ tild a w as im p riso n e d , and as th a t is now included am ong those occupied by the C om m an d an t, it is n o t shew n to the public. D r. C lark e , in his "S c a n d in a v ia ,” relates an anecdote which m ay b e , not u nap tly , introduced h e re : "D u rin g th e tim e th a t M atilda w as a p riso n e r here, the captain o f an E nglish m erch an tm an in th e S o u n d , hearin g o f h e r c a p tiv ity , and sup posin g th at im p risonm ent and starv atio n w ere syn onym ous term s, determ ined to m itigate the Q ueen’s sufferings by sending h e r a leg of m utto n and som e potatoes. M rs. Fenw ick, the w ife of the Consul o f th is nam e, h erself conveyed the p resen t to the Q u e e n , w ho, being p assionately fond o f the E n g lish , and alw ays affected b y every thing th a t b ro u g h t th em to h er recollection, received the gift v ery graciously, and p resented the ho n est cap tain w ith a gold ch ain in token o f h e r acknow ledgm ent.” T h e Casemates o f K ro n b o rg , independent o f th eir consideration in a m ilitary p o in t o f v iew , are rendered in teresting to the D anes by the follow ing po p u lar tradition p leasan tly recorded by E ta tsra a d

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