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ice.^=•ry SUPPLEMENT TO I LONDON GAZ BITE EXTRA ORDZNARY. THURSDAY, SEPT. 1/, 1807. Downing -street, Sept. 16. Dispatches, , of which the following are Copies rtnil Extrads, were received this-morning from Ad \m.;.ll Gambier and. Lieutenant-General Lord Cath (lf f, addressed to Lord Viscount Castlereagh, one of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State. Prince of Wales, Copenhagen-Roads, MY Loap, September 1, 1807 . '. Conceiving it to be of great importance to the sac- CCSS of his Majesty's 'Arms against Zealand that every exertion should be u+ed to' deprive the 'Enemy of the means which the 'Merchant Vessels at Sti•al land may afford for tra'nsporting • troops. from thence to this island, I have' Judged it ray•:duty to issue orders (of which the inclosed is a Copy) for the blockade of Stralsund ; and I hope this measure will meet your Lordship's.approbation. have the honour to be,'&c. (Signed) J. GAMBIER. The Right Hen. Viscount Castlereagh. $y lames Gambier; Esq. Admiral of the Blue, and Commander,in Chief of a Fleet of his Ma . jesty's Ships and Vessels employed on a parti cular Service.- . Whereas I have received information that the Fiend) Army is in possession of Stralsund, and it be ing essential to the Service in which his Majesty's ieet under my command is employed, that no re inforcements should be sent from thence to the 'and of Zealand; you are hereby required and di- Telited to station such part of the force .under your orders off Stralsund as you may judge•sufficient fOr the above purpose, as well as for maintaining a close Blockade thereof; and to this end you are to dire& the Captains and Commanders of the Ships and Ves sels which you may employ 'on the above service, to give notice of this Blockade to any Neutral Vessels which they may find going into the Port above-men tioned, or into any of the channels or creeks leading thereto, or conneaed therewith, with directions not to enter the same ; and in case any Neutral Vessel, after having received this notice, shall attempt to enter into the said porn, or into any of the channels or creeks leading thereto, or conneaed.therewith, the said Captains and Commanders are hereby au thorized and required to detain such Vessels, and Leaving their. rqspeetiv . e Masters, and a proportion of their crews on board to assist in navigating them, pot a careful pettrOtlicer, with as many seamen as may' be necessary into theni respeffivelyi and . send them to and at this anchorage: - ' •-•, • , Oven on. board the Prim; ofWales, off Copen hagen, Au o gust 23, 1807, • (Signed) J. GAMI3IER. To Cunmodore .R. G. Xeuts, &e. &c. Superb; By CoMmand of the Admiral, '• (Signed) Jos. TROUNSELL. Prince of ales, of Copenhagen; iVIY .LORD, . SepieMGer 1807, I have the honour, in reply to your Letter of the •6th instant, to transmit to you a Copy .of the Sum mons which was yesterday sent in to the:Gnverner pf Copenhagen, and of the Governor's Answer; by which your Lordship will be informed of the terms which, in pursuance of your former instru6tiens, Lord Cathcart and myself - conceived it our duty to propose previously to the opening of the batteries against the city. Not conceiving it expedient to 'suspend our operations so long as to allow the Go yernor to communicate with his Danish Majesty, 'we have apprized General Peitnan of our detertnina• tion, in a Letter, of which I have the•honotir also 1.0 transmit your Lordship a Copy. I have the honour to be, &c. J. GAMBIER. The Riuht HOn. Viscount Castlereagh. ...British Head-Quarters, before Copenhagen, SIR • September 1, 1807. We., the Commanders in Chief of his Majesty's Sea and Land Forces now before Copenhagen, judge it expedient at this time to summon you to surrender the place, for the purpose of avoiding the further ptfusion of blood; by giving up a defence which it is evident cannot long be continued. The King, our iracious . Master, used every en ideaVour to settle the matter now in dispute, in the, most conciliating manner, through his Diplomatic TO . convince his Danish Majesty and all the world, pf the relu&ance with which his Majesty finds him !self comp elied to'have recourse to . arms, we, the,un, dersigned, at this moment, when our troops are be 'fore your gates, and Our batteries ready to open, do *renew to you the offer of the same advantageous and conciliatory terms which were proposhci through his Majesty's Ministers to your Court.. , It you will consent to deliver up.the Danish Fl&t, and to our carrying it away, it shall be held in de 'posit fur his Danish Majesty, and shall be restored, .with all its equipments, in as good state as itjs re pell'ed, its soon as the provisions of a general Peace shodl reimma the necessity' which has .occasioned this derpritA. • Th:: property of all•sorts which 'has been captured since the commencement of ho4tilities will be re 'iocred •to its owners, and 'the union between the United Kitigdoins of Great Britain and Ireland and mby be renewed: . if this eller is.rejecled'-now,- it cannot :be re peated. The.Capturecl property, public and private, niust inen belong to-the captors ; and the:city, when share the fate of conquered - places. \Nit! ulttat request au early decision, because in the present advanced position of the troops so near yoUr glacis, the most pronipt and vigorous attack is in dispensable,- and delar.would be improper'. 'We, therefore, expea to receive your decision . 'We have the honour to "be, Sze. J. GAMBIER, Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Ships and YeSiels in ihe • ' 'CATHCART. is Er.cellen4 general Peinzan, Go` pernor - (d. Copenhagen, &c. &C. 1Y Loitm, Copenhagen, Sept. 1, 1807. Dur Fleet, our own indisputable Property, we are eonvi - mfeil` IS as safe in Daniih Majesty's • • , land, .as our IVlaster never intended any hostilities against yours. — If you are cruel enough to endeavour to destroy a City that has not.gjven any the least cause to such a treatMent •at your hands, it must submit .to its fate : but honour and duty bid us reie6t a proposal . unbecoming an independent Power • and we are re , . solved to.repel every attack, and defend to the ut, most-the City and our good Cause, ,for which we are ready to lay down our lives. 0 • 'The only psaposal in my power to make, in Order to prevent further effusion of blood, is to send:to my Royal Master, for learning his fi nal resplutioti with ,respe6l to t he contents of your Letter, if you will grant a passport for this purpose. &c. . (Signed) . PEIMAN, Commandel in Chief of his Danish Majesty's Land Forces'. His Eicellency Admiral Gambier, and Lord Cathcart, 'Commanders in Chief of the British Seci and Land Forces. • • • Head-Quarters before Copenhagen, SIR, September 2, 1807 It is- With great regret 'that we acquaint you, that ,it is not in our power to suspend our combined opera , tions during the time . necessary for consulting your Government, _ _ We have done the utmost within the limits of our authority in offering to you, at this. moment, terms as advantageous as those which were proposed to prevent a rupture. • We shall deeply lament the deStruaion of.the City, if it is injured; but we have the satisfaCtion to refleCt, that in having renewed to you,. fur the, last time, the offer of the most advantageous and con- , oiliatory terms, we have done our utmost to.save `ale effusion of blood, and prevent the horrors of War. We have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) J. GAMBItR, Admiral,. &c. CATHCART .Lieut-Gen. &c. His Excellency, Major? General Peiman, Com mander in Chief of His Danish Majesty's Land Forces, Copenhagen. Prince of Wales, Copenhagen Roads, MY LORD, September .5, 1807, I ave the honour to transmit to your Lordship a Copy of an'Order which I judged it my duty to issue on-the 17th ult. for detaining Danish Vessels, in consequence of which the Ships under my com mand have sent into this anchorage sixty Sail, which I have kept here, in order that, if circum stances should have made it expedient, in treatiOr the Danish Fleet, to agree to deliver up all private propelity that had been taken since the commence. ment of hoitilities; the said Vessels might have been restored to: their proper owners : but the Danes not having accepted the proposals made to thein for the above purpose, it is my intention to send the said Vessels to . London under proper Convoy, to be dealt with according to his Majesty's pleasure. I have the hon Our to be, &c. • J. GAAIBIEII. - The liir• a ht Hon. Viscount Ca.-tlereagh. By James Gambier, Esq. Admiral of the Blue, and Commander in Chief of a Fleet of His M'ajesty's Ships and Vessels employed on a particular ser- v ice. having this day commenced between his MajeSty's'arms and these of Denmark . , by the Da nish Gun-boats having captured and detrbyed a Bri- Merchant Ship ; passing Copenhagen, the Flag ' Officers, Captvins, and Commanders of His Majes ty's Ships and Vessels under my command, are hereby authorized and required to use their , utmost :endeavours to take possession ,of and detain, any Ships or Vessels of War belonging to the King of Denmark," or any Merchant Vessels whatsoever, with then. cargoes, belonging to subjects of..his Danish Majesty, observing to send all such Ships and Vessels 'to, use, to be dealt with as circumstances shall require. • Given under . my. band, on hoard the- Prince of Wales, off Copenhagen, Aug. 17, 1807. (Signed) • J. GAMBLER. By Conimand of the Admiral, (Signed) Jos. TROUNSiLL.. Heail-Quarters, before Copenitagen, MY LORD, Sept. 2, 1807. I have the honour to transmit. herewith the ref 'port of the expeditico undertaken by, ~Brigaditl. General Von Der Decken ; in the course of which he made a great number of troops. *Capitulate, ancl, also took posicstion "of the fotindery'and powder./... mills at:FriedricksVerk.: AMongst the inelo.sures is the Capitulation,which has been ratified - ;' and the ectrimianding General in Copenhagen 'has 40iially 'permitted the artillerymerfincluded in the Capitu'la tion, but who were serving in. the place, to cornet out of the town as, prisbners on 'capitulation. The talents,. zeal, and activity of the iirigadierh ' General have rendered him. extremely useful on every occasion - which haS occurred i to enipl4 him. I have the, Honour to be,' &c. (Signed) , CATHCART.. -The Lord Viscount Castlereagh, &c. MY Loan, Jager bcrg , 4u g• 19, 1807; After I had the honour to State to your Lordship yesterday the capture of six waggons loaded with powder, and also of a considerable quantity of arms at Friederickstadt, which I have lent to Major- General Von Linsengen, I learned that a convoy of 189 waggons, loaded with gun-powder, and es corted by upwards of AOO men, was on its way to. . Friederickstadt, -after having in vain, attempted . to. enter Copenhagen by way of Rueskilde, I resolved. to atternpt to cut it of from Friedrickswerk, and proceed for that purpose to Krigume. I was in" formed here that the said convoy bad passed there two hours before, that the escort was very much: fatigued; and had begun to desert. .I was told dot Friedrickswerk was a very strong position, defended' by a Cofpssealled' the Volunteers of that place, 'ais..: pd by the Crown Prince himself for the protee,ion of the powdefrmills and arsenal there. Although the horses of my detachment (which was cohiposed.- Of 100 light dragoons of the Ist Light, including IH. dragoons of the 3d), were very fatigued, yet I 00904. it 'advisable to 'attempt_ to take the place by priie. I apprOachedFriedrick'si.verk.at one o'clock, of the Morning. Captain Kratg:ketiberg, ot'thr tst Light Dragoons, succeeded in surprising.an advanced piquet of nine men. Irt arriying:near the entrance, • A .no yrs cal Officer, who informed ,me that the Commanding • Officer - was willing' to- capitulate-if I would grant him honourable terms. After some conversation with Majbr Tschering, Aid-de-ramp to the Prince, and Governor a( that Place, he agreed to surrender with his corps (860 strong, including-Officers), un der condition that he and his whole corps should not serve during the 'war, or until an exchange had taken place. I found a great quantity of powder (about 1600 centuers) a number of guns and Small arms. As I hail,nO means to carry off the powder, and even no time•to destroy it, ,I was obliged to be satisfied with the promise of the Major, and all the Officers upon honour, that neither powder nor stores 'should be issued to the Danes. As there was no means of getting waggons,- I was obliged to be satisfied with. carrying off the four guns, and half the arms of the corps which had surrendered, and which 1 have de livered, to Major-General Linsengen. • • I left Friedrickswerk this morning at fiye o'clock, and found myself soon after attacked almost in all the villages by peasants armed with forks,. delivered f o r that purpose by the Danish Govern went, the greater, part on foot, but some on horse back. The Dragoons took about fitly of these pea.- eants and five horses - without. any loss on our side.— On receiving 'information that alt the roads in. the woods before and. behind Friedrickswerk were full of peasants (some of which were armed with rifles), 1 , changed my road by marching' to the left, where the ground is open, and I discharged the peasants after explaining to them the object of being in this country. . I cannot conclude this long Report without certi fying to your Lordship my great satisfadion with the condo& of the Officers and men which I have had the 'honour to command on this occasioo 4 and to re ' commend to. your Lordship'S notice -Copt( Krauc kenberg, of the Ist Light Dragoons. 'lave the honour to be, &c. FRIED.' VON •DECKEN, Brigadier - General. Lieut. Gen. the Right Hon. Lord Cathcart. Head-quarters lefor'e Copenhagen, MY LORI), Se pt. 3, 1807. I have the honour to inclose an Extrad of a Letter dated. Brasenborg, Sept.' 2, -1867, which has been received from Major-Gen. Sir A. Wellesley,covering a Report of Major-Wl'. Linsengen's proceedings on the 29th ult..and containing an account of the pre sent state of operations in that quarter.' Sir Arthur has established his headquarter s be, tween. Ringstedt, Roeskild, and Kioge, froM whence he has , sent strong patroles and reconnoitring parties in different directions. 'Gen. Linsengen' is at Ring stedt ; and they are not without hopes of finding Gen. Castenshiold and the Cavalry, and of reducing any assembly of Militia or other Troops that may remain. A Return of the Ordnance and Stores taken and destroyed, or embarked in his Majesty's Ships, at Kioge, the amount of which is very considerable, will be transmitted as soon as it can be 'made up. I have the honour to lie, &c. • • (Signed) CATHCART. Lord Viscount. Castlereagh, &c. Efc. Extraa'of a Letter fi-om Major-General Sir Arthur Wellesley, K.tß. dated Brasenborg, Septender 2, 1807. My LORD, I * have the honour to inclose a detailed Report of the Operations of the Corps. under Major-General Linsengen on the 29th. Lieut. Gen. Lord Cathcart, &c. &c. &c. Sze.," • Ring.ttedt,.Sept. 1,1807. I have the honour herewith to transmit a detailed relation of the Engag9ment before Kioge, on the 29th inst. in as far as it was connected with the Troops I had 'the honour to co mmand on that day. ...• • •. I remain; &c. (Signed) LINSENGEN, Maj.-Gen. Major-Gen. the Right Hon. Sir 'A. !fella . ley, K. B. SIR, , Ringstedt, Awg. 31 4 1807. The right column, consisting of six ; squadrons of the I st, 2d, and 3d Light Dragoons, King's. German.' Legion; five companies of the gsth, half a battery of horse artillery, the 43d Foot, and the 6th line batta lion, King's German Legion, broke up from Roskiold by five.o'clock on the 2gth inst. reached Arstead by eight o'clock, when two squadrons that had b sent the night before from Roskiold to Arstead join the division This detachment, iinder . the corn inand of Major Grote, Ist Light Dragoons, had been sent to Arstead to get information with regard to the enemy at and in the neighbourhood of Ringstedt and Kioge. The Major took 2 prisoners in the night; the one carrying dispatches directed to a ainish General, • and detailing all our marches and ascertaining the strength of our-corps. The Major likewise took 30 .waggons with,prov,isions. The column again, after a short halt, moved towards Laddger, on the road to Eigbye ; . having reached the former place, some armed Militia and small detachMents were . seen to wards Eigbye. - As it. was my intention to cross the rivulet that runs . from Gungard to Kioge, at fderholin or Lit tenge Gaard,. I detached one squadroil i . one gun, and two companies of 95th Ritlerrien, to the right to ' reconnoitre either passage, under the command of Major Plessen, of the Ist Light Dragoons. The grounds between` Eigbye and Dalbye being greatly covered with wood, intersected by a large morass, and found imprthicable for a column - to pass, the passage at Yderholm was given up, and that of Lit. tenge Gaardi forced on. The detachMent under Major Plessen went along the left bank of the rivulet by Spanager to prote& the right of the column, which moved• on by Eigbye at about half-past nine o'cloCk A,M. The cavalry being arrived at the banks of the rivulet near Littenge .Gaard, the planks over the bridge had been taken up, and nothi.; remain • ed fOr the cavalry and part of the horse artillery, but ..to ford-the rivulet ; which they instantly , did, and Alvanc;ng along,the fight bank of it, halted to await :the infantry and the rest of the horse artillery, who by this time had•arrived in close"column at the bridge. Pioneers of the 6th battalion of the line repaired it so far-in twenty-five minutes' time, that the in fantry were enabled to pass by single files (which .retarded much the progress of the column), whilst - .e . ,rest of the horse artillery passed through the ford. TO now fife Enemy did not in the least attempt to oppose us: After having. passed; the Bridge, the Intantry moved on in closecoltimns through Lit .0111 et and the wood. Here 1 orderect part of the gb tls to clear the woods to the right of the culumn ; the. 'detachment of the 43d to do the same in front ; and forming the 6th battalion and the rest of the 43d in advanced with them and the horse. artillery in the rear of the cavalry, four squadrons of which bad 'alteitdy reached the plaih at the end, of the woods. In the mean while I detached two squadrons in the rear, direCting them to crop the wood on the ri;glit, and to advance upon Swansberg Sylleni to the . bridge on the road between Hortfolge and Soeder. Major Plessen, who took the command, passed the wood, which in the mean time had been cleared by the Rifle Corps, and some Sharpshooters of the 6th bat , talion, who met with little opposition, except some► platoon firing, 'occasioned by several divisions of the Enemy's infantry retreating out of the woods, the greatest part . of whom were either taken Prisoners or cut to pieces': It was at this time that Lieutenant • Ruedorff, of the Ist Light Dragoons, was dangerous- AirlWonnded, together with Lieutenant Jance, of the,, 3d Light `Dragoons, whilst gallantly charging som• infantlY at the entrance of Kioge. The cavalry of Colonel Alten having passed the opening between the. woods, I ordered. the .horse artillery to play upon a Danish column of infantry, retreating . from Kioge towards the shore, which Captain Wetzleben executed with as much precision as etieCt ; but a few shots were fired by the Danish artillery, the same being soon silenced by the sup. rior`firing of the Britiiit. The cavalry, during this, had taken eighteen waggons with ammunitiock, aims, - and accoutrements, and made a few prison ' ers. .The Country being much interseCted with high. : banks and ditches, did not allow the 6th battalion and 43.1 to advance in line, they were obliged to cross them, by filing in divisions, before they could reach the plain before the wood, where they farmed the line again. By this time the squadron of Major Plessen having crossed the wood in front of Ashay, and advancing across the plain, overtook about 50 waggons, partly laden with baggage, ammunition, arms,lkc..and being obliged to leave a good number of [Two with them and the prisoners, they 'greatly. weakened their strength, and were necessitated 'to wait the arrival of the centre, under Colonel Alten, whom I, after he bad passed Clemenhap, ordered to advance speedily upon Heltalze, where part of a Danish column of infantry had taken possession of . the church-yard. Colonel Alter) inclined to the right with his squadrons, in 'order to turtrthevil.' lege; and whilst the light artillery opened a fire" upon the church, and some riflemen of the 95th assailed it in flank, he and Lieutenant Schnuring, of the 2d Light Dragoons,, rapidly . advanced with six-, teen hussars, obliged the Danish General Oxenholtu, four Officers, and about one hundred and fifty pri". Nates, to lay down their arms; on this occasion 4 corporal of the 2d Light Dragoons was shot, and several horses wounded. The village havhig been taken,- the cavalry, joined by the horse artillery,. followed up theii advantage, by pursuing the Enemy towards Soeder, where many prisoners were made. The. Infantry being unable to - follow th . apid movements of the Cavalry, took a positi r Swansberg; and perceiving the Enemy coil rousted, I took the road through the wood by u gerod, and from thence to Giersler, in order to sue the Enemy in the. right flank,. and watchldiss movernents in his retreat, protecting at the saate time the flanks of my Cavalry that had advanced towards the heights of Soeder, losing sight of the Enemy. The Cavalry of my Division received' or ders, with the 95th Rifle Corps, to fall back to us tor 4 take a position with their advanced posts from Lik lenge • Gaard. by Ashay; Swansberg, Sitlecrass, and Vinktold, to cover the head-quarters at Kinge. The 6th Battalion, part of .the 43d • Foot, some , . , Horse Artillery, and a few Cavalry, followed me to Giersler; and, with some detachme:iits, pursited the retreating Enemy towards the Plainvof llingstedt The . condu& of both . Officers, and Men an. this occasion claims my warmest thanks ' • and I be leave to bring to your notice Colonel Rohnstedt, who, commanded the Infantry, and Colonel Allen, who led the Cavalry, and Lieutenant Wade, at the .head • of the Rifle Corps and 'Light Infantry, who all thre* by their zeal and attention greatly a,sisted Me. I lia?re the Honour to be, &c. • (Signed) LINSENGEN, Maj. Gen. Riet lion. ,Sir . Alajor,General the Arthur Welle§ky, K. .8. • MAILS. ARRIVIiI3-1 Dublin i Waterford. Dus—t Cottenb,tlOt I Lisbon ? t Dublin, r Waterford, - PRICE 00' STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWILLVIL O'CLOCX• • ; 6z - . kail4 Consols THE SU/N! SOIAM QOlll DICILILI NALsUM itup!,4T! L 0 ND 0 X, FRID.VY, SEPTI:MBER 18, 1 807. WE have authority to say, that there is no truth whatever in the report that the Ships for Lishon and Oporto have been prevented from sailing , n or was it ever intended that they should proceed und er convoy of the bnperieuse. A Convoy is appointe d to sail from Plymouth for Portugal. 'Tffit remainder of the Supplementary Gozette published yesterday will be found in our prectdipg Columns. It completes the detail of ,the, operationt of our Fleet and Army below Copenhagen. The success of our Expedition at Copenhagen , which' has been so much deCried hithe Opposition Writers, and of which- they, indeed almost ventured to predia the total failure, has, of course,'not given such satisfaCtion to those Writers as must be felt by the People at large. But if ever a national mostly, justifiable . upon the grounds of sound,cio i;cy in i.s ,fesign, and .honourable to a Country asJ9 the mode in which it was -carried into execution, we may faidy bear testimony in favour of this nedition. Nothing was done throughout thF.wbule e•