CARLSKRONA, the capital of the Swedish province of the same name. It is the seat of the boards for regulating the marine administration of the kingdom. It is built on five small islands, connected by bridges with the main land. It contains docks, store-houses, work-shops, hospitals, and all the other appendages of a naval arsenal. The haven is secure, and well adapted for the ships of war which are stationed in it. The city contains 1500 houses, and 10,538 inhabitants, chiefly depending on the fleet, but in some measure on the fisheries, and on the export of pitch, tar, timber, and some iron. The city suffers from the want of fresh water. Long. 15. 27. 40. E. Lat. 56. 6. 57. N.