alongside of us, which I soon perceived was some knowledge, and ordering his carriage
for my friends, who had shown me so much out, he gave his coachman instructions to
attention, to whose company I had looked for- drive me to the palace of Fredericksburgh.
ward with pleasure on my landing, and to When we arrived, the coachman left me in
their assistance at the police-office and custom-the carriage, whilst he went with the note;
house: but now my hopes, it appeared, would when he returned, I found myself placed in
be disappointed in this respect, as no boat difficulty, not being able to understand a word
came out that I could hire to land me with he said, but Copenhagen; by which I sup-
them; but, to my agreeable surprise, they in- posed my friend to whom the note was directed
formed me of their wish I should take a seat was at Copenhagen.
with my luggage in their boat, and they would
take care to clear my luggage and passport
for me; which offer I gratefully accepted. On
our landing, I observed great attention was
manifested by those who had assembled to see
the packet arrive, to the company I was in.
My elderly friend, on our reaching the shore,
kindly gave me his hand, and we parted; the
young man cleared my luggage and passport,
then put me into a carriage, with directions to
take me to my hotel, and we parted. On
reaching my hotel, I procured a messenger to
accompany me to the English ambassador's,
and delivered my charge into his hands. The
longer I am spared in mutability, the more
clearly I am convinced of the necessity there
is for us to attend to such intimations, whilst
thus moving about in religious service, as we
may be favoured with from place to place, and
to abide quiet and in patience, where our lots
are cast, until the time for our departure is
fully come had I yielded to the kind impor-abutted against the doctor's gardens, and where
tunities of my friends at Kiel, to pass another
week with them, and go by the next packet-
boat, I should have deprived myself of the
help I have received, and afterwards received,
from the young man, and his uncle, as he
proved to be, Count Shoolburgh, the com-
mandant of the city of Copenhagen.

Whilst I was musing in my mind to know how I was to proceed, not feeling easy to give it up as a matter not to be accomplished, although I could not see how it was to be brought about, two handsomely-dressed young women came out of a door of the palace, and crossed a grass-plat: the coachman called out to me, "Crown-princess," on my repeating, "Crown-princess," he replied, "Ya." I sprang out of the carriage with my books, and hastened towards them: on my advancing, the princess halted, looking pleasantly at me, and gave me her hand; but not being able to understand each other, the attendant on the princess not speaking English, as I hoped would be the case, we all appeared disappointed. The way not opening in my mind to leave the books with the princess, I again withdrew, and was driven back to the doctor's residence. It appeared the princess was going to take breakfast with a family, whose gardens

my friend would be in attendance; this induced me to inquire as to the propriety of my going there with the books; on which a servant was sent with me, and instructions given how to proceed. At first I doubted whether any advantage would result from the step I had thus taken, until a person, like an upper-servant in Seventh-day, on my way to my kind friend the family, came and took my note, manifestDr. Brand's, I observed a person before me in ing, after he had read it, some interest on my the uniform of those who attend on the king; behalf: he informed me I must wait; he then on coming up to him, he addressed me famil-returned, and conducted me into the garden, iarly in English, which a little surprised me, where my friend expressed much satisfaction until I found it was the Baron Pichlien, my that we were permitted to meet again. The kind young friend when on board the steam-princess and the female head of the family packet; who very kindly invited me to dine soon made their appearance; each in a kind with him. I made a very interesting visit to the doctor and his wife, who were under great affliction in consequence of the death of the attendant on the queen, with whom I had made an acquaintance when here before; they in formed me, her bodily sufferings had been very great, which she bore with exemplary patience; that her sick-bed and closing moments had had an awakening effect on many about the court. I presented the doctor with some books some I had which I wished to put into the hands of the princess, I mentioned this to the doctor; he gave me a note to one of the attendants on the queen, of whom I had

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manner gave me her hand, as also did the rest
of the company; a livery-servant soon entered
the garden with chocolate and cake for the
princess and the rest of the company; on
which I drew back; being solicited to partake
with them, I hesitated, but on again being en-
treated, I accepted their kind offer. Breakfast
being over, I presented the princess with the
books: she requested her attendant to inform
me, she regretted she could not converse with
me in my own language, also the pleasure it
afforded her that they were still remembered
by me. Apologizing for having thus intruded
myself, I was requested not to consider it an

intrusion: then feeling it best for me to withdraw, they each gave me their hand.

chant from Petersburgh, travelling on account of his health. On his understanding which On my return to Copenhagen, I overtook way I was bound from Copenhagen, unsought my kind friend the Baron Pichlien, one of the for, he kindly offered his services, and gave attendants on the king, who kindly offered to me a letter to his brother at Cronstadt, the take me to the great royal library, which I port in Russia at which I was to land; reaccepted. It is a handsome and very commo-questing that every attention should be shown dious building, well adapted for the purpose, me, as if it was done to himself. This I reand furnished with a great store of books: Iceived as a further token of the watchful care found a shelf set apart for books printed by our religious Society, and regretted to see it so barely supplied, not more than four books, which when all were put together, would not make a volume larger than the Apology. The librarian regretted they had not a better supply of Friends' books, which he thought would be read: I therefore furnished him with such books as my means afforded. This evening I waited on my kind friend the Count Schimmilman, with some books; he received me with his usual affability: on giving me his hand, he expressed in warm terms the pleasure our once more being permitted to meet afforded him, adding, with apparent feelings of sorrow, "We have had a great loss in one your old friends; one of the ladies of the court is deceased, since you were last here; her experience in religious matters was great: her bodily sufferings during her indisposition were beyond description, but these she bore without ever uttering a complaint: she often spoke of you, and her mind appeared much occupied about you: she became more and more one in sentiment with you in matters of religion, and made a very peaceful close; her loss is greatly felt by all about the court. This was the individual who was in waiting to receive me in the grand saloon, when I made a visit to the queen on my last journey. After spending some time agreeably with the count, we parted affectionately.*

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of my Divine Master, afresh exciting in my
mind earnest desires to be found faithfully
serving him, whatever might be the dangers
that might threaten me in the prosecution of
clear prospects of duty. I still pleased myself
with the hopes of being able to proceed on the
morrow for Elsineur; and having some books
yet to dispose of, I concluded the early part of
the morning would be sufficient for that pur-
pose. Apprehensions of danger were awak-
ened in my mind, if I took any of my books
with me to Petersburgh, although I had not
heard of any prohibition in this respect. My
friends considered it necessary that my pass-
port should be signed by the English ambas-
sador; but it being first-day I hesitated going
to him for his signature; but considering that
my friends deemed it to be so very necessary,
and the uncertainty of what to-morrow might
produce, by his being from home, and as it
did not appear to me like going to him in the
regular course of his business, but amongst
the things that might be termed an act of ne-
cessity, I proceeded to his residence. On my
way there I passed the royal theatre; the
doors being open, my attention was arrested
by observing carpenters, brick-layers, and
others publicly at work, preparing for the di-
versions that were to take place in the evening
of the day: this sight struck as at my very
life, and great fear came over me that my
liberation from Copenhagen was not so near
as I expected: sighing was my lot, and crying
for help to be found faithful to whatever should
be the result of this morning's walk. The
ambassador signed my passport, in addition to
the signature of the police-master, and sent it
for me to the Russian ambassador for his sig-
nature, which he considered most advisable.
I returned to my hotel, and found after all I
had not obtained my great Master's passport
to leave on the morrow, as I had been expect-
ing; the gates of Copenhagen appeared closed
against me, and this warning voice arose,
"Go not out by haste or by flight, but fulfil
the whole of the appointed time;" this I found
must be attended to, if I secured a safe guid-
ance back again to my native land.

Having a prospect when I left England of proceeding to Russia by way of Dantzic, I had requested my friend at Petersburgh to address my letters to the former place, for instruction how I was to proceed when I reached the Russian territories; but now having changed my route to go by sea, I feared that the letter to my friend at Petersburgh would not reach him in time for me to get his reply before I left Elsineur; and doubts were also in my mind whether the address of the letter was correct; these considerations came over me like a flood as if they would overpower every good desire; but from this perplexity of mind I was in a very unexpected manner released, by a person at the hotel, to whom I was an entire stranger, coming into my room who I saw no way for me, but to endeavour to spoke English well; he proved to be a mer-labour after entire resignation, to be willing to

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do all that appeared to be the Divine requiring respecting me: after sitting down in quiet,

with my mind turned inward to the Lord for of a suitable person to be translated: I rehis counsel and help, a visit to the crown-turned home to my hotel, and after again prince and his princess came again before me, being favoured with a time of quiet, with my and I found that I must be willing to do my mind turned inward to the Lord for his counpart towards its being accomplished, if I left sel, I took up my pen and wrote an address with a peaceful mind. By waiting to be di- to the king, from which the following are exrected herein by Him, who remains to be the tracts :Wonderful Counsellor, my attention was turn- [He addresses the king chiefly on the maned to my kind friend the Baron Pichlien, as a ner in which the first-days are passed at Coperson who might help me through this diffi-penhagen, shops being open, public works culty. I therefore waited upon him, and in- going on, theatres opened, and other frivolous formed him how I was circumstanced, and diversions observable.] that I was come to throw myself upon him for help he informed me, he was under engagement to dine with the prince that day, and he would take care to make my request known to them. My room being very close, and the weather extremely hot, I turned out of the town for fresh air: the day was beautiful, scarcely a cloud to be seen,-all nature ap-tress which the different nations were in many peared alive to that enjoyment which the great Creator of the universe designed; but such were the feelings afresh excited in my mind from the remembrance of my morning's walk to the ambassador's, and what arose with me on the occasion, that I felt unequal to participate in these things as I gladly would have done. I also felt my situation here, being without any friend qualified to sympathize and counsel me in my movements.

"A fear continues to attend my mind, that the judgments of a great and terrible God, may again manifest themselves on the continent of Europe, in a very different way and manner to what has been experienced heretofore; for notwithstanding the slaughter and bloodshed that then took place, and the dis

ways exposed to, tending to humble the stouthearted amongst the people; yet time may prove, notwithstanding all that such had to endure, it was but the beginning of sorrows, to that which may yet be in reserve; without there is, through Divine aid, more of a willingness manifested on the part of the people, than has as yet appeared, to be found walking consistently with the doctrines and precepts of the Gospel of Christ Jesus our Lord. And I apprehended it to be required of me in should the Almighty see meet, because of the some way to lay before the king, my views on impenitence, and rebellious disposition of mind, what I had observed at the theatre on first- which so evidently prevails over too many of day, also other matters which I had noticed, all ranks amongst the people, to suffer others whereby that day had been publicly abused of his yet more terrible messengers to enter after turning the subject of an interview over again the borders of this continent, the pestiagain and again, I felt fully satisfied, that if a lence,* or famine, or even both of these messuitable channel could be found, whereby Isengers of woe; with what confidence can the could be assured that what was offered to my mind to commit to writing for the king, would be put into his own hands, this would be the best way for me to proceed: but how it was to be effected with certainty, I at present was not able to see.

people approach his Divine Majesty for sup port under their afflictions, or supplicate that his all-powerful arm may again be stayed.

"Are not those who have it in their power to remove such temptations out of the way of the unwary and inexperienced youth, loudly In the evening I waited on an individual, called upon to do their very utmost toward the whom I was satisfied I could make a confi-effecting of it? inasmuch as I believe, so long dential friend; to him I made known my as these temptations to do evil remain, those situation, and the mode I proposed to adopt; who have the power to remove them, and are with which my friend fully united. It was not engaged to do their very best towards its his opinion, that the parliament being now sit- being brought to pass, are placing themselves ting, there would be some difficulty in obtain-in an awfully responsible situation, by making ing such a quiet, suitable opportunity with the themselves parties in the sight of Almighty king, as was desirable. On my inquiring of God, to all the evil consequences that may my friend how I should be able to procure a translation of what I might have to commit to writing for the king, he was fully of the judgment, that it would be better for it to be conveyed to him in my own language, whereby no one would be implicated in it. He also gave it as his opinion, when the king observed my signature, he would put it into the hands

follow their continuance. Feeling, as I do, such a lively interest in thy present and eternal welfare, O king, and for every branch of thy family and every one of thy subjects, ac

* [It will not be forgotten, that a few years after this period the cholera spread its fearful ravages over Europe, &c.]

companied with earnest desires that Denmark own hands: he advised my sending it under may for the future be found setting an exam-cover to the king's daughter, the crown-prinple of righteousness to the continent of Eu- cess, whom the prince called my friend. The rope, and hereby become exalted in the Divine prince appearing to have much business to atestimation, and in the estimation of surround- tend to, a care was necessary on my part not ing nations, I trust, if I may seem to have to overstay the right time; I therefore took expressed my feelings on these important sub- my leave of him, and at our parting he exjects a little warmly, thy kindness of disposi- pressed his satisfaction with the visit, inviting tion, O king! will give me credit for my as- me to make him a second call. I then prosuring thee, it proceeds from an apprehension ceeded to Sorgenfrey: on my way there, the of religious duty, and from that true love and subject of my sending the address to the king, affection which have so frequently glowed in under cover to the crown-princess, closely ocmy heart towards thee: craving, as I often cupied my mind; after mature deliberation, I have done when at my own home, that the could see no way for my full acquittal, but greatest and choicest of all blessings, a double putting the address myself into the hands of portion of the good Spirit of God and our the princess for the king; then it appeared I Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, may more should have done all that my great Master reand more descend and continue to rest upon quired of me; but short of this I saw clearly thee and all thy counsellors, in the conducting I must not satisfy myself. On my arrival at of these and all other matters relative to the the palace, a person was in readiness to rewell ordering of thy dominions; which con-ceive me, who spoke English, and introduced tinues to be the fervent prayer of my soul. "I remain, with all due respect, "THOMAS SHILLITOE.

"Of Hitchin, Hertfordshire, Old England, but now at the Royal Hotel." Second-day morning. Having thus far been enabled to obtain relief to my mind, the prospect of putting into the hands of an absolute monarch what I had penned, appeared fearful, as I was a stranger to the language of the country, and thereby unequal, except through an interpreter, to plead my own cause should offence be taken against me; but Divine mercy graciously condescended to compassionate my frailty and momentary want of confidence in Him; and again enabled me to hold up my head in hope, that He who had required this offering at my hands, if I was but willing to move in it in faith, would not suffer any harm to come upon me in consequence.

me to the Princess Caroline: the princess speaking my native tongue, made the visit more interesting; for speaking through another, I have found to be a great take-off from the enjoyment of an interview of this sort, especially with pious characters, whose sentiments it is so desirable to have genuine. The princess received me in an affable manner. Having paid a visit to England, she became acquainted with some members of our religious Society: it appeared to afford her pleasure in having this opportunity of inquiring after their welfare. On the princess taking her seat, she requested I would do the like, which I complied with. After taking chocolate with her, we entered into serious conversation on various subjects, particularly the manner which the first-day was abused in Copenhagen; and I informed her of the necessity I had been brought under of addressing the king on the subject, which address I saw no way for me Third-day, I received information from my to forward to the king, but by putting it in the kind friend the baron, that the crown-prince hands of the crown-princess for that purpose: would receive me at his palace in town that to which the princess replied, the crown-prinmorning, and that his servant should conduct cess was coming to her in the afternoon, on me there; and that the Princess Caroline which I requested the princess would inform would afterwards receive me at the palace at her, that it would be the means of affording Sorgenfrey. At the time appointed we pro- great relief to my mind, if she would allow ceeded to the palace of the crown-prince, who me to put the address into her own hands, to received me in an affable manner: the books deliver it herself to her father, the king; and which I presented him with, he pleasantly ac- I would wait on her at the palace of Fredercepted. I was constrained to lay before him icksburgh at nine o'clock the next morning: the abuse of the first-day, which I had myself this the princess appeared gladly to undertake witnessed; the prince favoured me with a full for me. After a religious communication, opportunity to relieve my mind. I informed which obtained her solid attention, and prethe prince I had prepared something to lay senting her with Hugh Turford's Grounds of before the king on these abuses, which I had witnessed the preceding first-day, requesting his advice as to delivering it, that I might be fully satisfied it would come into the king's VOL. III.-No. 8.

a Holy Life, it being the only remaining book in my possession, we parted; the princess saying, that the conversation and visit altogether had been to her an interesting one; with

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