Which is your best company of infantry ?" "My best company is one composed chiefly of Scotchmen, though there are some English among them.

It belongs to the Malmoe Regiment, and is commanded by Captain Jervoise, an Englishman.

I do not say that they are braver than our Swedes; they have not been tested in any desperate service; but they are healthier and more hardy, for their officers, since the battle of Narva, have kept them engaged in sports of all kinds--mimic battles, foot races, and other friendly contests.

I have marked them at it several times, and wondered sometimes at the rough play.

But it has had its effect.