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penhagen, A pril 2d., 1801 , and w hich w as never
silenced, w as a t th a t tim e , altho ugh comm enced
in 1784, in an unfinished sta te : its bulw arks w ere
then m uch low er and of w o o d , n o r did it m ount
so m any guns as now.
T h e p o p u latio n , according to the last census
(1850) is 129,6 95, o f w hich 6 0 ,5 9 2 are m ales, and
6 9 ,1 0 3 are fem ales: the Jew s num b er 2 5 0 0 .
In
consequence o f its in crease, and the lim its o f the
tow n being confined by the ra m p a rts , the w ant o f
building space is becom ing a serious e v il : the
alread y lofty houses are consequently raised by an
additional sto ry or tw o , and buildings erected in
the y a rd s a t the b a c k , to m eet the dem and for
dwellings.
T h e port, form ed by a channel or arm of the
sea, is one o f the m ost capacious and comm odious
in the w o rld , capable o f containing abo ut 5 0 0
m erch ant-sh ips, besides the N a v y ; and, b y the aid
of can als, vessels can pass alm o st into the centre
of the tow n, to the g reat advantage o f comm erce.
T he finest aspect of C openhagen is, doubtless, from
the se a , and altogether it m ust be pronounced a
very handsom e city.
T h e clim ate is dam p, variable, and u n h e a lth y :
still the unhealthiness of Copenhagen is certainly in
a great degree ow ing to an entire absence o f all
sanatory im prov em ents, the w ant of w hich is now