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Wait. &.us arnl Om, Paternosmerow. if erh , Yn rosy alio be had, An A 11:1 OGMENT of ,ho ab.ovo WORK, for the Use Mitch .tols„ and Yowls Ptryoni, in ono lamp o.:tayo, with a Seleilion or the 13 , ..t woeful Maps. c.refully Gained bons those in the Q. , atiq Ecloti , on ; Second lialitou-, price 12.. ?DWI:L.I4I_I7ION 1 t ISSUED ON THE Ibll4 OT AUGUAT, AT seALAND. Br ADMIRAL GAMAIER AND LOKL) CATHCART, G.) , 411.0401.111, IN CHIEF 0,1 MIS MAJESTY'S 'coke's BV SEA ♦ND ET LAND, EMPLOYED IN THE EX PEDITION. " Whereas the present Trashes of Peace, and the changes 4 f:ov,•rnmeat and 4 Tetritofy, seceded to by is many &Mors, ham au Is. easseased the influents of Frame on the enA , ncut of Europe, n to nutter it impossible far Denmark, tAringb it des te. to be several, to preserve its neutrality. sod abtoluttly nece•aary for thine who continue to resist the French aggresshm, to aka measures to present the arms of Neutral POWe. , from being tented against them. " In thi: v iew, the King cannot regard the present pontial of U.nainari with Ind fferenee, and His Majesty has sent tie gociatara with snipe powers, to His Danish Majesty, to re quest, m tbe moat amicable manner, such explanations a. the times isergaiftr a end a essearrence in suds abessures, ac [AO alone give security 441611 ii the lather mischiefs 'shish the F‘e!.ch snestatats, through the aequisstoua of the Danish Nary. " Ti. icing. OW Royal dad rare Gruieus Mows. had dirregwe judged It exuedeest, to AM oIP tN tenopegaer &peat th* Dtnitit *nape el the .snip, in one of His Majerty'd pens. "This ateposts Noes to be is jObig and OD 6141 "Pe." 161 7 lONINUPS lOttiet she 1.11111111 5ite.4111161417C118 of Ow Neutral and 11...,ger...a.rososts, that His al lacy has further deemed lt • duty to lumsell., awl to tus people, to Nippon this ifoosad by • paroetlol Nett, ard by as amp empty supplied with eon, ,us elaboa asitessory for the most sails and dsterntased sa. WOW 0 We ureic thwart**, b. yowr shorts, inhabitants of Zta• USA eat as enemies, bat in self defence, to pte,Gat thou who twee so long doturbed tilt pace of Europe, from cos. palling Me tenet of your navy to be turned against us " Wit a.it depoot, we have net looked to capture; so far fr ;I, the most solemn pletge has been offered to your Goeernawnit, and is hereby renewed, to the name, sod at tbo express command of the ff.,. our Matter, that if tour demand it tunably acceded tap, ever, ship btkondind to Denmark. ;,e the conelosion era General Peace, be restored to her, tie suing condition and :tote of equipment, u when re a ivud unlike the proton:no of tae British lag It ain tile power of your Government, by a Word, to *hereto our •wor , ls, most reluftsittly drawn ;Aaiun you; but if, • I the tithe, hand, the owehittatione of Trance 'voter you del( is the voice of reason and the call o f friendship, the inno cent Wood that wilt be .1011. and Ilse honors of a beuegca and • 1 •0 0 thvId14 capita', mutt LW tea your urn heads, and on thuae of you, e• tetl 'drum. I. His Nlajesy's seamen and mitten, when on shore, will Stele Zealan't, as lona as your eondua to them per nits it, on she footing of a prier.nee of the moat friendly Power io 'Maims with •:mat Britain, whose winos, has the misfortune to be the theatre of tear. • 'fee imelicios of all threw who remain at home, and who do jut r.;e an homily pate, will be held sacred, e:ty w.ll be mingled a:id ',rewired, and the most Neer d^erv'rne will be enforced. V.. , T rt , el. of supply rtitnithed nr brought to market, :I is., p.. toe at a fate and tett/ea price; but as itntadiate and sit.istant tu9phn , cape-idly of ans.sion, (wage, fall, and t.aiitiriria, are teeestaty to all atones, it It well Known that re gni ocniue a.* unavailable, aiot mast be ea. teed. " klu,ll euosenieste wit .e In the intabitants, and moth tati.f..:ltan anti loss to Own wd: be "oteitented, if pete..us to authority ale (mind in the several &shifts to etho , n 1.014 MP/ be asi hefted, anti thrn..gh whom claims fur pay &tient may be satt!est and littablated. " U snots omen* era appeiiittd, ar.d discha-ge their City, oi.hoot ts , .l4lnig in matters *tech do slot concern them, they ' , all r •ye:set, and .11 reepootioni shall W. addressed to them, tneongh the pui:vor • . :kinnish and departments of the Ma• s and Army j but as foils... Arnie. o' the part of the Mho_ bosot, is eissmelet to the princiyha of these arrangernciti-, it it wie-sors 'hat meow.; of cod persons shloW termini in •.r re 'live habitalsoes, and any :/CAMIII•1, or other persons, Iss, singly, er m small tr. op., or who may bs rily • oloico, must C I, kW treater' with rigour. ~ .eesolinost of Ilk -emit Majesty baring 1.1 I• the matter is 4 , 1 •ntic tole way, part tl, : r►l di.aetMrla d , eti.l the whole fume 1.,u 24.1•11 , tritilde; bat it is as yet not toe We for the so: :c ..f moderation to be helr-l. Goren in Me Sound, en** wire !lands and Seib, this lorn day et August, 1310;' Nat above.) LONDON, TRIO:1Y. SEPTEMBER 4. SIEGE 07 COVENIIAGeN AND SURRENDER OF bTKALSUND The Swan sloop, cf guns, Lieutenant Hoe - aa, erne el. on Wednesday, at Yarrn suds, with dis p.:tches from Admiral Galeitsa. and Lord CA t Ha. C A NT, ft', Lords Mut. a and Cas-it ealartri, nerd slr. Csnaims. The So s" left the fleet before spenhagas, on the mooting of the 431. and the ispatches which she hal brought are v. ry volumi nous, including the details of all the movements and operations cf the Expedition, horn the 11th to the (-HAI last, inclusive. Immediately after our troops were landed, they proceeded to take such positions as might hest in-ore the accomplishment of their pure p'se. the possession of Copenhagen and the o.tnish Navy in its harbour. A detachment of the German Legion, under the command of General DEC accordingly proceeded to Fredericksburg, about ten miles North West of Copenhagen, a fortnied piece, containing the Royal Foundery for Cannon, Ste. and defended by a garrison of eight hun dred and sixty men, which surrendered without any loss on ow side. The army, on its males for this place, intercepted 41 waggons, loaded with gunpowder and military stores, destined for Copen hagen. Another division proceeded to Roschild, a place about 16 miles west of Copenhagen, of which it took possession, after having repulsed a small party collated for its defence. In the slight skirmishes which led to these results, we lost only two privates, and two officers, the latter Lieutenant Lvnes, and Ensign Dteoe, of the Artillery. The lass of the enemy was also very inconsiderable, they having opposed a very slight resistance. These places are situate upon the great main roads that com municate with the interior of the Island. Their occupation, of course, became a desirable °b k.% as it enabled oar army to cut off all supplies by lAA from Copenhagen. Become thus pos sessed of them, our forces began to approach that city, and when the Smut came away, they had taken, alter a few slight skirmishes,ten advantageous position within half a mile of it. The fleet under Admiral GAMlllta bad also advanced, within about the same distance, after having driven back a few gun-boats which came out of the harbour to annoy it. By these movement, the place be. same closely invested, and a general attack was intended by sea and land, the moment the heavy mortars could be brought to bear upon the place. There never was an expedition fitted out from this country so well supplied with heavy artillery of this kind for a siege or bombardment. It has also a large portion of tom:sexy t's inflammable rockets, and other newly-'mvented devices for firing a city. Lord CATHC A ar. we understand, was of opinion that the force under his command was sufficient to carry Copenhagen by storm ; but, as it is situate in a morass, end surrounded by a broad wet ditch, snows ber of lives must have been sacrificed in the attempt. His Lordship, thetefore, thought it more advisable to proceed in the regular way of siege, which. though more slow, was coo6dentiy expaled to prove still more certain, as the place being com pletely invested by sea and land, and cut off from all supplies, there was httle chance of its being able to bold out longer than a week. It was reported last night, but we could not learn the authority, that the French General Bever, and several skilful French Engineers, hid contrived to get into Co penhagen. to assist in its defence. Early on the mousing of the 23d, when the Sturm came away, our ships began to cannonade the Three Crowns, which, in the celebrated battle of Copen hagen, we are taid, had just opened its batteries with dreadful effat, when the white Bog was ussfurled from Lord Nacsoe's mainmast, and the prompti tude of his commanding genius availed itself of the lethical moment to decide the fate of that great day. 1 Upon that great occasion Admiral PA mot bore up against the same battery, with a view to awe the Danish ships in the inner harbour, and it was with a similar intent Admiral Gametic's determined to attack it on the morning of the 23J, as by the cap ture or silencing of it. our vessels would be enabled to be laid close to the town, tad bear upon the Danish Rest. After the in vestment of Copenh &gen ,orders were issued by Lord CATNIGA NT to prevent every person from quitting the City, except the Princesses, who had taken advantage of their permission, and reti:ed, we believe, on the. 13th. Mart of the inhabitants, consisting of the more wealthy ciao', bad, we understand, opei,ly expressed their wish for a capitulation.—Our troops were all in perfaft health and sin: it:, and were amply supplied with provisions. hlacy of the opulent furriers, avail tug themselves of Cie off-r held out in our Pro clamation, had agreed to 4.fi under our Commis sion as Magistrates ; ju irctous regulations had been established. and severe discipline was enforced ; in consequence of which the country people brought in their provisions for sale without hesitation, and were paid a fair and liberal price Itusellil.l, of which our troops took possession shortly after their land ins, consists at present of only an inconsiderable number of houses, which, for the most part, ate meanly built, and the inhabitants support them selew; chiefly by agriculture. It was I innerly a place of great extent, containing twenty—eveo large churches and convents within its wslls. The Kings of DENMARK were formerly tleled and crowned in this city. and alto made it the place of their residence; and, in the year 1659, tar famous peace of ROSCitilti was concluded there. The troops tnat landed at Wrio..sis, 10 miles North of Copenh igen, were the troops that were embarked in the Downs. The coast about it is open, and widrout any batteries fur its defence. This accounts for the landing having been mole there without any opposition, as they eff-Fled their descent under the cover of our ships of war, which must have destroyed any force that should have at tempted arty resistance. We find that it ve ss not off Hwen. but Moen Island, the German Legion were, nn the 14th, from whence they proceeded to the Northward, And land !.1 in Kirrzee Bay on the 16th. Moen is situ,.ted a• the south elid rf the island of Zealand, from svoi is it is separated by a eery narrow streight. ft will he s• 01, on reference to the map, that by the positions taken by tie British forces, not only Copenhagen, but also Elsineur, was compleely cut off from all conimun;caticn with the interior, and with each other. Copenhagen is about five miles in circumference, and contains about 100,000 inhabitants. We are concerned to state, that the French are M possession of Stralsund —The circumstances under which the gallant Yirg of SWEDEN has been com pelled to surrender this fortress have not transpired 01 its occupation, however, by the French, no doubt is entertained. The terms of the capitulation are not men:ioned. It is only known that the garrison effe&ed its retreat to the Isle of linen. The inha bitants, we know, from the official Bulletins, pub lished by order cf his SWEDISH MAjZSTV, regarded all defence as unavailing, and more than once sup plicated him to surrender the place, The departure of the German Legion no doubt accelerated its fall. Yesterday an Embargo was laid at the Custom- House on all Danish Vessels and British Ships bound to Denmark. Accounts have ben rneived from France, via Guernsey, which ann-iunce that an embargo has been laid upon all Dani,h and Portuguese Vessels in the ports of France. We have inserted, in a preceding column, the Proclamation issued by Admiral G•st stem and Lord CAT EIC ART to the Danes. 'The TEMPORARY OZ. wat ef • the Danish ships of the line in one of His Nlajasev's POETS, is the demand made by our Commanders in this Proclamation. It Inns appears that we were correaly informed, not only with re spell to Ilse proposition made to the Danes, but also upon the grounds and motives for the demand. The Proclamation says, The present Treaties of Peace, and the changes of Government and of Territory, acceded to by so many Powers, have so far increased the influence of France on the Conti nent of Europe, as to render it impossible for Den mat k, though it desires to be neutral, to preserve its neutrality, and absolutely necessary for those who continue to resist the Ft each aggression, to take mea sures to prevent the arms of neutral Powers from being turned against them." This position cannot be shaken ; Denmark has been twice drawn into the vortex of a confederacy against those principles of the maritima law, which are universally allowed to be essential to the maintenance of our naval supe riority, allowed not only by ourselves, but by our ene ruie,, in their zeal to overturn them. Denmark, upon those occasions, aeled a voluntary part, but now she has no choice. The increased influence of France, and •its new cooneElion with Russia, do not leave it in the power of Denmark to preserve Ler neutrality, though she were so inclined. She i, no longer a free ag:nt ; but, witholic our iaterplcition, must have become, with her navy, an instrument in the hands of Prance, to be directed at h•r will and pleasure, for the purpose of accomphshing our de struttion. If ever then semi:) , and self preserva tion were justifiable grounds for strong measures, the British Government is complvely rne out by• them in its demr , nd of the DAtilill fleet as a tea. pretty deposit, to be restored in the 5.,m.• condition the moment when the imperirus necessity, which called for this extraordinary proceeding, should szease to exist. It appears, however, that the Danish Government would nut even listen to any proposi. lion of this kind, at the Proclamation concludes pith saying—" The Government of His Danish Majesty having hitherto refused to treat this matter in an amicable way, part of the army has been disembark. ....M.ll ed. and the whole force Lac assurar d a warlik e a!ti. tide ; but it is as yet not too late for the voice of rea son and moderation to be heard." Indeed, we n.ve r expeded that the Pa r roca Ito v AI. noutd h ave W en. ed to it e request. With a neutral. or ev, n a friendk feeling towards England, he is th- last rn sn we cooed hope to convince of that necessa r. r was a demand in sur port of which we had on:s• argument to urge, and was opposed on his personal feeling and ilat;onal honour. We, h. fore, consione to think, that the wisest co , :rse pursue would have been so have t 4 ke-n C.T-r hAFra and the llairish lett by surprise. To atrike tie !claw without previous notice, ard justify it afte7- wards.. Our CAS!' would Hot have been noAkrned On the cor•rir). have been strerign.ei l edi,.„ such procedure. It would have tsv •d, a, the clamatioo admits, the effusion Cl sorsoc.. 4 e and the honors of a besieged and IketaiNuJ..! capital. Report seat's that a Lester vras received in t ,, ,t. 1 on Wednesday, hong the 13razos, by way nr which positively assert., that the British forces, iv. der General Wst tr. et.mcit C, were repulsed in an at. tack upon Buenos Ayres, with serious loss. 3:tould this report be foonded iu WI, all future attempts in that quarter will probably be abandoned. L e a week. when the %Ves: India Flett h - in Torbay. a small French privateer paipted. Itlca a yacht, linked in and remained among diem undi covered ; she al , o sailed with them. and, R" en off the Lizatil, made free to capture shite of them. which she sent of Sb rtly after, s GI; in with the Channel Fleet i and. on being discovered, a •ignrl WAS made for the ?hied. ttg 74, to has. in the N. X mud after a few hour.; the N L.c et came up and captured her. She had on hoard £'s kw) , fellows, who might have dune much mare mi.ctuel. Tle• afibto, s rem Liver N O, ba w d to Jam iica, is rapine ed and cry r ed into Gaadaloupti, a ith two or three other slii; s. It will be remembered, that in Jane last the Kn itter sloop of war, carried to St. Peterthurgh, wards of three hundred thousand pounds in specie. as a Loan from this country to di! Russian Govern ment. tote used or not as circumstseces might re cittire. The treaty of Tilsit post an end to the ne cessity, and the money has since been realliipned for England in the A sires frigesie, which carried out Lord Gewse, and is now on its return to I.:habeas!. A Russian Officer arrived at the A4t.irel'y on Tuesday, to solicit permission to send the body of the Princess G AL JTLIN to London to Ins embalmed. request was innwdiately complied with. Wioecl., in tan Island of Zealand, Witte oar troops diserrbirked, is the place when Ceiseses XII. landed in the early part of the last century, and commenced his military career by an attack upon Coperthaeen. Admiral Dauer is to hoist his A IT on board the Monmouth. of 64 guns, at Portsniouin. He will sad in a lew days We are sorry to state the loss r,l th e ter, Lieut. Le• Bi- ANC. by upsettie a At sea ; Lee!. I.e iILANC and 16 men were save d by the boats of Naiad and buiefarigaße. She was a Beimul ca built cutter. on a plan of fast sailing, and was esteemed a fine vessel of her class. The scire of Scotland Yard, it seems. had fort merly a Palace, which was assigned to the Kings of Scotland when they ware summoned to attend as Peers of Eugland, and hence the place acquired the appellation which it still retains. By letters from St. Jago de Cuba, of a late date. says The Aorpk !braid tat the tUth July, it appears. that a number of houses belonging to the French inha bitants of that place had been recently set on lira and destroyed ; and that in spite of the utmost vi. gilance of the Governor and inhabitants, to put a stop to these outrages, and to discover the perpe trators, four houses were burnt on the 31st of June. One of these letters, dst-d the 13.1, says—" Far two days past I have been guarding my . pits. peaty night and day. We are in a dreadful sLuation. 'Dace-times to-day have the differ:et quarters of the city occuried by the French been set on tire. We know not what will become of us. if these ravages ciintinue ; the G-ivernnr of St. Jae uses every exertion to put a stop to them " It has been stared, in accounts turiught from the Mediterranean, that the cress fl the American skis L 117.1 Ana, min lilies! otga'nst the Captain. They tied his mate to a gun , in the quarterdeck, and used him most siite:ly. They pri:ked ham with the cook's toimzeit s, beat him over t h at rins with staves, la a most stocking manner, and let him hot' dead. They also treated the supercargo in the most ciwl man ner. They then attacked the master, whom they snuck a dreadful blow. His wife, with an infant in her arms, followed Lim ,• ha fill hack, and ,;,. caught him, crying. d You hive murdered my lin - band The ruffians answered, We c‘iil r you, 14 and bye.' The wile gave her :itel,a.•il tool Nero, to drink, and be somewhat recnvc:rd tr the stunning blow he received ;Vern Le reeiivi eras a lit le more, he sallied forth with pill' Is and sa to disarni the villains. the mate and ?tip, re.:g had by this time recovered sitaciently to aid him in this courageous attempt. They knew tbey hail : contend with cowards at heart, and, by stratagem and determined bravery, they succeeded in driving the mutineers forward, after wounding them, wept the two ringleadors.--The Nape began., Captain Hillyar, luckily, seen after len in with the ship of Cadta, in a gale of wind, boarded her, and then took the ling!eadate ow. The wooer was then lying dangerously ill The Aixertben sent an offices and fosse men on board to navigate leer to Gebraliar, where the mutineers will be Lought to trial. The two ringleaders are Englith horn ; their nom-s John Cross, Obit Daniel Crossseright, and Hobert Warrington. The former has since given kinialf up as a deserter from His Maj:sty's skip ',error. The ship had a great many dollars on boated, milt otter treasure, of which they intended tar plunder 1 howl ..‘ arm 4..ny •It " Tint U., rated to t►. army ha: b., a malik• 4tr mamka an'. n S. (Signm ~.,.~.~-. --.; ~,. -- ....r TUE BRITISH PRESS.