Addison, Joseph: Remarks on several parts of Italy: &c. in the years 1701, 1702, 1703 (London: Tonson, 1718)

Switzerland. 397
Number of the Cantons, the Roman
Catholick Party, fearing the Protestant
Interest might receive by it too great a
Strengthning, proposed at the same time
the Incantoning of Constance, as a Coun-
terpoisej to which the Protestants not
consenting, the whole Projedt fell to
the Ground. We cross’d the Lake to
Linda™, and in several Parts of it ob-
served abundance of little Bubbles of
Air, that came working upward from
the very Bottom of the Lake. The
Watermen told us, that they are ob-
served always to rise in the same Places,
from whence they conclude them to be
lb many Springs that break out of the
Bottom of the Lake. Lindavo is an Im-
perial Town on a little Issand that lyes
at about Three Hundred Paces from the
firm Land, to which it is join’d by a
huge Bridge of Wood. The Inhabitants
were all in Arms when we pass’d through
it, being under great Apprehensions of
the Duke of Bavaria, after his having
fallen upon Ulm and Memminghen. They
ssatter themselves, that by cutting their
Bridge they could hold out against his
Army: But, in all Probability, a Shower
of Bombs would quickly reduce the
Burgeois to Surrender. ' They were for-
merly Bombarded by Gustavus Adolphus.
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