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GERMAN. . HAMBURG, MARCH ji
A Dan'll ^rmy tinder the Prince of Hesse,
has taken peffeffion of this city. No refiftahce
was made — although several plans of defense
were proposed and urgcc. Lubeck and Bre
men are a|To said to be in possession of the
Danes'. The Prince declined the offer of a vi
sit from the English Minister. apri£ 3.
bur Senate has agreed to the sequestration of
British property.
Baron. LajeAbjelke, who had ac
companied the King of Sweden on his
travels, was dispatched from Landfcro
na, on the 3d instant, from Copenhagen,
to inform the Prince Royal that his
Swedish Majesty had given most posi
tive orders for the squadron of Carlf
crona, cdnfifting of fetch fail of the
fine and three frigates, th fail from
Carlfcrona on the 31st of March, and
that they would be left entirely to the
disposition of his Royal Highness.
The cOrrefp ndence between our
government and the French is extreme
ly active. A difpateli is said to be re
ceived by M. Otto this morning ; and
a messenger, it is added, has been sent
off by that gentleman with the answer
of his Majesty's Ministers to the Chief
Consul's last propofitihri.
COPENHAGEN, MARCH JO.
The British fleet is now at anchor before Co
penhagen.
The Danish Commander at Cronenberg had
positive orders for exerting himfelf to prevent
the British from paftiog the Sound, fie Brit
ish Admiral declared previous to making the
Attempt that he should conflder the firfl ffiot
fired at his fleet as a declarattoh of wah th
two hours, however, the English effected the
passage. Some of the British ships were a little
damaged. Mzrch fl.
The following is the official account sent by
Col. Stricker, of the passage of the Sound by
the English heet.
Parole, Gou ! Countcrfign,Tn£ Just Cause !
"Denmark's honor is now at flake! We
are all soldiers and Danes. This entitles me to
etpeß every thing from my brave fellow-fol
diers. (Signed)
FREDERICK, Crown Prira?
(Signed) STRICKER."
An embargo on all British (hips and Good 3
was ordered on the 29th, for the firfl time.
The British ships in puffing the Sound were
not fired upon from the Swedish ffiore. Cih
camflances were unfavourable. The British
tyill be fainted with red hot balls if they attack
this city. The enemy's fleet lies before this
port in the form of a crefeent. Our country'
men are in good spirits.
On the arrival of the English fleet,the Crown
Prince issued the following general orders to
encourage the people :
Northern Nations, agree tlut these doct
rines which are now fct up, foim no
part of the c ftablilhed Law of Nations ?
Is it not apparent that they are what
they <uo rather than what they be
te?
It is good policy then fdr weak ra
tions to contend for principles which
are 'clearly wrong, and- which they
must finally abandon, even if they are
beneficial ? But I propose to Ihew that
they are not advantageous to neutrals ;
this has already been done with greater
ability by a writer in the Palladium;—
but as important truths cannot be too
frequently inculcated, I shall borrow
feme of his ideas to give them a second
circulation;
Before 1 conclude, let file remark
that the most conclusive evidence
that the Noithern powers did not be
lieve irtmor intend to maintain the prin
ciples of the armed neutrality of 1780,
is, that during seven years of the present
war, they have not pretended to set
them up, but have acquiefced,with good
will arid without remonstrance in the
exercise of the old principles by the
British ; and Demnark the last year
fandioned them by an explicit contrast
with Great-Britain. —lt was not until
France cajoled or terrified them into l!>r
views, that they consented to be the
afoffinators of their own prosperity &
commerce,
P^foge of the Sound forced.
YESTERDAY morning the squadron c!
Nelson approached. The firft ball was
fired from the fortrefs of Cronenberg —and was
answered by a dffcharge from fix British (hips
of the line. A dreadful cannonade ensued.
The fleet kept near the Swedish (hore. While
the Rest was passing, four British gun boats
kept a constant fire on the forts and town —a
few men on the batteries were killed by a (hell.
The balls from the (hips did not reach the for
trefs. A few houses in the town were damaged.
The King of Sweden was a fpe<Rator of the
passage. The Swedes are said to have captur
ed two transports. It is supposed the British
will take possession of the Swedish Island in the
Sound to secure a supply of water. Seven British
gun boats were employed to bombard Elfincur
and Cronenberg. They threw near 300 (hells,
and were anfw&ed with red hot balls, and
mull have fuffcred confidetably. The British
fleet consists of 20 fail of the line, 19 frigates,
7 gun boats, 11 brigs, and smaller vtffels, in
all 57 fail.
" Croneriberg, Marib jb.
" THE English heet got under fail, and be
gan to pass the Caflle about 7 o'clock. A can
nonade immediately commenced, which conti
nued with great violence on both sides till half
past eight o'clock, when after an interval of a
bout half an hour the rear division began th
pass. The cannonade was then resumed, and
continued till half pad nine. lam convinced
that the enemy's fleet must have fuffired con
siderably by the tannon of the fortrefs, birt to
Ohat degree it is impossible to determine, as
the ffiips kept as near as possible to the Swedifli
shore. Several of the bombs thrown by the
enemy fell in the fortrefs, but without doing
the smallest damage. The town on the well
fide is indeed somewhat flattered. Two men
were killed by the enemy's bombs, and We
have besides two others wounded.
DENMARK.
By an arrival at Boflon, bringing London dates to
the 14th of April, ioOL
Late Foreign News,
A FRIEND TO COMMERCE.
ELSINEVR, MARCH ,0.
LONDON, Aekli it.
Emperor PAUL.
LONDON, AP\h If.
The report of the death of the Em
peror of Russia appears to be well found
ed. It appears that on the ijd ult. his
Imperia Majesty went to rest as usual,
and the next morning was found lifelefs
in his bed ; having died, as it is given
out, by an apoplectic fit ; but it is fuf
peded by violent means ! some fay
Poison. He had dUgufted and affront
ed all his Nobles and Officers, taking
them into favor one day, and disgrac
ing them the next. His tyranny had
left him no friends ; he Was universally
hated , every individual was afraid of
beconling the victim of his caprice.—
The hiftory and practice of the RuflUh
Court, pointed out his fate ; he himfelf
dreaded it, and seldom slept twice in
the fame room. His eldej son, Alex
ander Paulowitz, was imn&iately pro
claimed Emperor. He commenced his
reign by iffiing the following pacific
Proclamation : —
PROCLAMATION
Os tb new Emperor of Russia, en bis accefon fa
the throne.
" WE by the Grace of God, Alex
ander the First, Emperor and Auto
crator of all the Ruffias, &c. &c. de
clare to al! oUr faithful fubjedth.
" It, has pleafcd the decrees of the
Almighty to shorten the life of our be
loved Parent Sovereign Emperor Paul
Petrovitz, who died by an apopledit
stroke, at night, between the nth and
12th day of this month. We, on receiv
ing the Imperial Hereditary Throne
fame time the obligation to govern the peopls
corcinitted unto us by the Almigh
ty, according to the laws and the heart
of her who rests in God our most au
gust Grandmother, Sovereign Erriprefs
Catharine the Great, whose memory
will be dear for ever th us, and the
whole country. Following the steps
of her wife intentions, we , hope to ar
rive at the object or carrying Russia to
the summit of glory, and to procure
an uninterrupted happiness to all otir
faithful fubjeds, whom we do hereby
invite to seal their fidelity to us by the
oath, before the face of an all-feeing
God, whose aliiftance we implore to
grant ns power to support the weight
riow resting upon us.
" Groen at St. Peterfourg, tbe 12tb
March, O. S. 1801;
" ALEXANDER."
The hew Emperor has difpatcheu a messenger
to Count Woronzow, in this country, re-ap
pointing him Ambaffaddr frbm Russia. The
messenger brought a letter from the Ruffian Sec
retary of State, to Lord Hawkfoury, our mihif
for Foreign Affairs, acquainting him with the
event, and assuring him that it was the wish of
the Emperor to re-establish the relations of am
ity between Russia and England. A letter was
also brought, written by the Emperor Alexan
der himfelf, to our King, full of the moll con
ciliatory expressions. Mr. Shairpe, our late
Cohful in Russia, but now in London, is said to
have received paffports,aiid to have been intreat
ed to return immediately. The ^ritifli feameh
have been set at liberty by the new Emperor,
and the sequestration taken off British property,
including fllips. In consequence of this intelli
gence, merchants, who would have fold their
property in Ruffiaa week ago for 10 per cent,
yeftciday refufed 50. The greatest joy prevail
ed in the mercantile world; no happier event
could have occurred for it, than the death of
the Emperor Paul. The funds rose nearly 2 per
cent, and the speedy diffulutfon of the Northern
Confederacy wa) regarded as certain. Minis
ters received on Monday an account of Paul's
death from Lord C'rrysfftt, at Berlin, which
was the occasion of not laying certain papets
before Parliament refpcdling Russia.
tew events could have occurred of such im
portance to the affairs of Europe, or of such
happy promise for this country. The soul of
the Northern Confederacy is gone, and the con-
HfQions of the different Rates must, perhaps, be
farmedhanew. Alexander's friendly assurances
to our Government, make an abfpicious opening
for accommodation; but although he may be
defirbus of retracing his father's ebndud re
fpe&ing Malta, and the feizurc of our ships, yet,
if he adopt the maxima of his grandmother, he
will not yield the object of the neutral alliance,
which was a favorite project of Catharine's :—
he will, bifides, feel himfelf bound by treaty th
Denmark and Sweden ; but a prudent conduct
on the part of our minihers cannot fail of concil
iating where fueh a friendly difyofitibn prevails
to meet their offers: Alexander is a young man,
only twenty-four years old, and married to a
daughter of the Hereditary Prince of Badem—
He i^ celebrated for the mildnrfs of his temper,
and his principles of justice. He will, perhaps,
w ifely avoid wars, and cultivate tne bkffings of
Peace ; bit we must wait to fee his character
and views disclosed before we anticipate our
grtod forttine. Hitherto they are both of the
most encouraging nature.
APRIL 18.
We liate received the fraris papers
th the 15th. Tne death of Paul has
produced a considerable sensation At
Paris. The official paper has not yet
noticed it ; but some of the others rea
son upon the influence it is likely to
produce upon the affairs of Europe.—
One paper asks, , whether there is not
some connection between that event &
the attack on the thief Consul's life ?"
The new Sb+ereign is characterized as
a man of humane and liberal princi
ples ; and a belief is expressed, that he
will neither adopt any system adverse
to France, nor allandon the Northern
Confederacy. Upon this point we have
already hazarded an dpinion, that they
who expeC this Imperial Majesty .will
immediately retire from the Northern
Confederacy, and frofn the alliance
With France, entertain hopes not likely
Very important NEWSI
By an arrival at Glcucfer ( Cape-Ann) %29 date |
frora London, bringing London papers to April 1%
of all the Ruffias, do receive also at the
LEATH of the
to be realized. It is true, that the
mild and prudent character of Alexan
der affords very great facilities for ex
planation and amicable arrangement. I
All the obllaclfs that arose from the|
personal character of Fid, his violentl
sallies, his capricious inclinations, his
arbitrary principles are removed. The
new Emperor may give up the contest
about Malta, but the neutral principle
is one which he mAy not be so readily
inclined to abandon. It must not be
forgot that that principle was net one I
of which Paul was the author. It Was I
the favourite principle of Catharine, |
whose system arid policy the new Sove-;
reign, in the very firft declaration of hisl
fentitrients, has exprefed his determi
nation id pursue.
As little, perhaps less, have we a
right to expert that Prufa will relin
quilh her design upon Hanover. The
politics of Prussia have ever been, not
h&ftily to adopt, not hastily to abandon
any particular project. The taking
possession of Hayover, meets, no doubt,
the approbation of France. The ru
mors of the march of the Pruffidn
troops being flopped, are disbelieved,
arid Hanover ha^ been taken possession
of without refinance. On the 3d inst.
a convention was concluded betweed
the Pruflian Minister and the Hanove
rian Government, for the fufar.de!
of the city.,
A general regret is exprefled that
the death of Paul did n&, by taking
place a month earlier, prevent the rup
ture with Denmark. He died on the
very day otir Ministers quitted the
Danish territory :—This regret was
the mote felt yesterday, on receiving
accounts of an attack on Copenhagen,
sent in the velfel which brought over
the news of Paul's death. Sir James
Crawford, our Minister at Hamburg,
writes to Government, under date of
the sth, " That the Danish account
had been received there of an attack
having been made on Copenhagen on
the ift instant, by our fleet; attended
with very great loss on belli sides, in
which they admit the deftruftion of
some of thefr ffiips, and from the whole
of which Sir James Crawford had no
doubt but that the issue had been fuc
cefsful.
It appears certain that our fleet at
tacked Copenhagen ; but this was all
that was known for Certain at Ham
burg. Other letters from thence, how
ever, of tlie 6th, aifert, that after a
bloody engagement, in which Lord
Nelson fhifted his flag three times, his
(hips beihg ftcceffi^jr disabled, and
himfelf at lad (lightly wounded, and
after sixteen hours bombardment, by
which Copenhagen was set on fire in
several places, the city at lad capitulat
ed, and a fleet of 14 foil of the line surren
dered. Other ac counts fay, Sir Hyde
Parker engaged the Daniili fleet and
defeated it ; after winch be Succeeded
in destroying a number of (hips, and
bombarded Copenhagen, which burnt
during some days. These particulars
are no doubt exaggerated : it does not
appear that any Accurate intelligence
was known at Hamburg on the fubjeft;
but it feetns certain that our fleet has
made an attack on the Danes, and we
make no doubt of its fucctfs. The en
gagement, we believe, has been bloody,
and we wait anxiously for the details.
It was also reported, yesterday, that
disturbances have taken place in Swe
den favorable tb this country ; but the
report was not supported by any au
thority.
"We have at length palled the Sound;
and are now anchored in the Roads of
Copenhagen, within 5 fniles of the city.
At 5 this morning, the whole fleet
ihade fail in order^of battle, the Edgar
being the leading ship.—As foot! aS otir
headmoft fliips got into the narrowest
part, Oppnfite the caßle and forts of
Cronenberg, the batteries opened a hea
vy fire, which was briskly returned by
the firft four fliips. Then, on finding
the enethy could not do us the least
dainage, their (hot falling ihort of us,
our fire entirely ceased, the remainder
of the fliips not deigning to return a
single fliot. While the fleet was thus
tranquilly passing, and all the officers
enjoying the beautiful feene from the
poops, our seven bomb fliips hauled in
closer to the fortrefs, upon which they
commenced a most thundering disc
charge of (hells and carcases, arid kept
up the bombardment dtitifig she pass
age of the fleet ; this fire deemed to
have very much difcoricerted the ene
my. It is most remarkable, that all
this tifne the Swedish batteries at Hel
fingbrirg (though much nearer) did
not difeharge a, single shot at us. Ihus
is the fallacy of the, supposed strength
of the defence of the Sound, forever
exposed, so that in future these boasted
batteries will not be able to arrest the
progress of a fifhing boat?'
Particulars of the BAITLf^
LONDON, APRIL 18.
The following letter from an officer
belonging to La. Nelson's squadron,
gives some 11 erefting particulars, not
only of the action of the 2d inst. but al
so of the previous affair of the passage
of the Sound.
THE BALTIC FLEET.
Terrible Battles
Roads of Copenhagen, March ~
6 o'clock, P. M.
4. Glatton 12. Agamemncn
5. Elephant (Lord frigates.
Nelson's flag (hip) La Desiree
0. Ganges Amazon
7 Polyphemus Blanche, and
8. Defiance(Ad. Graves) Alcmcne
All the heavy Sloops of War and Gun-boat:.
" The enemy were prepared to re
ceive us. They had fortified all the
approaches to Copenhagen, from the
narrow called the Grounds,on the fouth
of the city, to its northern extremity,
where the citadel is situated. The en
trance irito the harbour & docks (which
are in the ceritre of the town) was pro
tested by ri chain across the mouth, &
by a strong palifadoed fort, conftruft
ed on piles and mounted with 82 hea
vy pieces of cannon ; this Was called
the Crown-Fort, tn a lirie with the
city, ind along the €dge of the chan
rlel, were moored 7 ffiips of the line,
converted into floating batteries ; and
between them were placed A other
flips cut dowh, & in like manner con
verted into batteries. This formida
ble line of defence was manned with
12,0c0 sailors arid soldiers; Ivith good
Artillery officers.
"At to the signal was riiade to en
gage close, the enemy opening a terri
ble fire as the ffiips approached, each
anchoring abreast of the batteries when
it gained the distance of half mufket
fhot. At it the adion commenced on
our fide, when the Edgar, Monarch &
Ardent began to be hotly engaged at
their refpe&ive Rations. About this
time the Agamemnon, which was the
lad ship that got< under weigh, ran a
ground far from her Action. This ac
cident was rendered further embarras
sing, by the Russel and Bellona also
running aground. About noon, the
Elephant; with the Ganges & Glatton;
were abreast of the batteries; at the
entrance of the inner harbour, soon af
ter Which, the Elephant liketvife got
aground; as did also the Defirte fri
gate; but were immediately got off.—
In this situation, the enemy poured in
a tretnendods fire, which was as bfikly
returned ; when at one PI M. Admi
ral Parker judging, that the ffiips must
have fdfl'ered exetffively, made the fig
na! for those that Were disabled to
draw off ; the ffiips, however, were a.
ble to keep their several Rations. The
action continued with unremitting fu
ry, and much loss of men on our Tide,
and horrible carnage on that of the en
erny ; until the largest of the batteries
hauled dowh its flag, and was uken
pofleflion of by a part of the 49th regi
ment. This surrender was followed
by that of two others, after which the
enemy's fire configerably Cackened:
Oh our fide, the Monarch, ftipported
by the Amazon, being exposed to the
fire of the Crown hatter,, and both
ships having loft their Captains, were
ordered to cht their cables arid draw off
which they did, but not until the float
ing batteries opposed to them had sur
rendered. About) , P M all the floating
batteries tere either silenced, funk, or
in our possession, on which a flag of
truce was sent, and about half past 4
th™ a^iori entirely ceased.
" During the engagement, detach
triehts of the 49th regiment, in the
launches and gun brigs very gallantly
boarded the enemy's batteries as the
fire was observed to slacken. Unfor
tunately one of the batteries (fill as we
took pofleflion) caught fire and blew
up, dettroying several hundred wound
ed, which could not 6e removed, in
time. During the night, all our ships
which had run ashore wefe got off, ex
cept La Deffree, arid it is hoped flic al
so will be fared.
" The firft: article of our truce was
refpe&ing thb delivery ofa 74 gun
ship anting as a floating battery, which
had flruck, and afterwards hoisted her
colours. The Danish officers (in an
interview with' Admiral Nelfor.} deni
ed she had ever struck: Lord Nelson
replied, " upon his honor she had,"
and added, that if (he was riot immedi
ately given up, he. would haul down
the flag of truce."' The Danish offi
cers said, " They wished to : treat with
Lord N. in-person." "I am Lord
Nelson," replied our herd, " fee here's
my fa/" at the fame time throwing
aside bis green dreadnought, and (hew
ing the slump of his right arm, arid ef
pofing also his thrteflars. The Daries,
convinced, immediately gave up the
"'The articles updri which we are
Friday, April 3.
" I haste to give you as correct a
sketch as time will permit, of otir great
and desperate business of yefterday.=
1 he two preceding days were employ
ed in fruitlefs attempts to negociate,
and on our part in founding the har
bour, and exploring its intricate chan
nel,the Danes having removed all their
xea-marky and buoys. On the night of
the iftinft. the division of the fleet which
was to make the attack, anchored at
the head of a narrow channel, betweeh
a large shoal and the town. The ene
my, during die night, threw a few ffiells
among the ships, which would have
annoyed us greatly, had they perlifted.
At fix A. m. cm the morning of the 2d,
the signal was made to prepare for ac?
tion ; and at / Vice-Admiral Nelson's
division weighed anchor, and made Tail
in the following order :
SHIRS OF THE LINE.
1. Edgar 0. Ru&
2. Ardent 10. Bellona
3. Monarch ft. ifis
channel of the Outer Deep, and'the*
petition of the middle ground; the
squadron palled in fafety, and'anchor
ed off Draco the evening of tlie id;
and that yesterday morning" I made
the signal for the fqnadrbri to weigh,
and to engage the Bztiiflf line, confid
ing of fix fail ^f the line, eleven Abat
ing batteries, mounting ' from twenty
fix 24 pounders, to eighteen 18 poun
ders, and" one bbmb-fhip, besides
, f^bant, befoce, Mdharcb, Beltas F.!pr„
Rufell, Ganger, Glatts, „,. Agamemnon,, Poly
/for, Ardent, Amazon, Defrec, Blench, Aie
mene ; fa, Dart, Arrow, Cruizer, an ^Harpy ^^
fre-Jbipe Zephyr, and Otter ; b^lu Dfoery.
Sulpber, Hecla, Laffya, Zebra, Terror, arA
Vokant
fchonner gun-veflefs.
These were fufpbrted by the Crown
Islands, mounting eighty-eight cannon,
ancT 4.' fail of the line moored in the
harbour's mouth, and some batteries
on the IfTand of Amak,
The bomb-ship and Schooner guf^
vessels made their escape, the other'
seventeen fail are funk, burnt, or tak--
en, being the whole of the Danili line'
to the Southward of the Crown. ' Islands,,
aft^r a battle of four hours.
. From the very intricate navigations
the Belona and Russel unfortunately
grounded, but although not in the
situation aligned them, yet so placed
aS to be of great service. The Aga
memnon could not weather thedhoal
Elephant, off Copenhagen, April 3, 1801.
SIR—In obedience to your direc
tions to report the proceedings, ot the
squadron named in the margins, which
you did me the honor to place, under
my command, I beg leave td inform
you that having, by the assistance of
that able officer Capt. Riou, and the
unremitting,Exertions of Capt. Brils
bane, and tire masters of the AmaiOT
and Cruizer in particular, buoyed 1 thb
* Elephant, Defence, Monarch. Bellona, Edgar;
Russel, Ganges, Glatteh, ffa, Agamemnon, Polyphe
mus, Ardent.
For all other particulars I beg leave to refer
their Lordihips to Capt. Otway, who was with
Lord Nelson in the letter part of the a&ion ;
and, able to Oliver any question that may be
thought neerfury to put to him.--A return ^
the killed and wounded you will receive here
with. Ihave the honor to be, &c.
Further interfiling Official particulars.
LONDtln GAZET TE— APRIL 16.
Extract from the Dispatches of Admiral Sir Hyde
Parker. April 6.
After anchoring about five or fix mile« froiri
the Island of Huin, I reconnoitred, with Vice-
Admiral Lord Nelfor, and Rear Admiral
Graves, the formidable line of ships, radcaus,
pohtoors, galleys, fire ffiips, and gun boats,
flanked and supported by ertenfive battened
on the two islands called the Crowns; the larg
est of which was mounted with from co td
70 pieces of cannon; these were again com
manded by two ships of 7? guns, and a large
frigate, in the inner road of Copenhagen; and
t&o 64 gun ships (without mafti) were moot
ed on the flat, on the larboard fide of the en
trance into the arsenal.
I have only to lament that the fort of
attack confined within an intricate and narrow
passage, e*cltdcd the (hips particularly under
my command from the opportunity of exhibit
ing their valour; but I can, with great truth,
assert, that the fame spirit and zeal animated
the whble of the fleet, and I trust that the con
test in which we are engaged will, on some fu,
ture day, afford them an occasion of (hewing
that the whole were inspired with the fame spi
rit; had the field been fufficiently extensive to
have brought it into adion.
It is with the deepest concern I mention the
loss of Captains Moffe and Riou, two very
brave and gallanc officers.
From the known gallantry of Sir Thomai
Thompson on former occasions, the naval ser
vice will have to regret the loss of the fu
ture exertions of that brave officer, whose leg
was (hot off.
now treating are, that the Daries should
fetede from the Northern Confedera,
cyj and that they should put in our
pofeffion,to guarantee their fidelity, all
their ships (15 fail of the line) and
their naval arfeilal.
" The Danes are fn the utmost con.
Vernation.. They exclaim bitterly on
the 'cverit, of our propofols, which
they know thty arc incapable of refift
<hg.
" For our killed & wounded I must
raer you td the Admiral's dispatches.
The enemy are fnppofcd to have loft
4000 men in killed, wounded and prif
driers : ours cannot be much less than
idoo."
ane day after, the wind being southerly, w 6
aga+.n examined their position, and came to the
resolution of attacking them from the fouth^
ward.
Vice-Admiral Lord Ntlfon, having offered
his fervid, for conducing the attack, had
some days befcre we entered the Lund, fhifted
his flag to the Elephant ; and after having ex
amined and buoyed the Outer Channel of the
Middle Ground, his Lordship proceeded with
the twelve (hip) of the line named in the mar
gin*, and all the frigates, bombs, fire ships, and
all the small vessels, and tli4t evening anchored
off Draco point, to make ids difpofirion for the
attack, and wait for the wind to the South
ward.
It was agreed between us, that the remain
ing ships with nic should weigh at the fame
moment his Lardihip did, and menace the
Crown batteries, and the four ships of the line
that lay at the entrance of the arsenal; as also
to cover our disabled ffiips as they came out cf
action.
I have now the honor to enclose a copy of
Vice Admiral Lord Nelson's report to me of
th a^ion an the 2d inst. His Lordlhip has
Rated so fully the whole of his proceedings on
that day, as only to leave me the opportunity
to teftiiy my entire acquiclcence and tcßimony
of the bravery and intrepidity with which the
adion was supported throughout the line.
Was it possible for me to add any thing tl
the well earned renown of Lord Nclfon, it
would be by asserting, that his exertions, great
as they have heretofore been, never were carri
ed to a higher pitch ^ zeal for his country's
service.
Extrafl from Lord Melon's Letter.
HYDE PARKER.