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tie General's intention, and fir ,ed some shot at In my present situation it ig impossible, ardently
them before they struck, ' t: as I enter into the -View§ of my Government and
Expedition being deemed of the; greatest irn- ! the Spanish Nation, to attempt to lay down anY
portance, 1 shifted my flag to the Hound, in The fixed Plan. My services, -and that of every Eng'
• .
Harbour ; and as neither of the three Ships of the Tishman under my command, are devoted to the
Line, from circumstances of the w/.4cr, could bc. Cause ; but before measures can be adopted, we
brought near in, fifty-seven Slogs-or Illoggers.„.fonott'rnust communicate, agree on, and combine as far as
in the Port) were fitted by the Seamen, into which it may be possible, the interests of the Spanish
great part of the artillery; baggage, and stares, were Ttoops in Jutland and Zealand, with those in F9'
embarked that night and the following day, and're- nen and Langeland. I shall keep a Ship for some
moved to the Point of Slypsharri, foot- miles from delys offSpoysberg ; and every Ship'under my corn'-
Nyborg, where the. Army was embarked safely, and stand will be on the look-out. tb receive any BOats
without opposition; this Morning, notwithstanding that may approach' theM. ,
the very unfavourable-stare of the weather, and they I have the honnur to be, Fcc.
are now under the prote6tion of his'Alajesty's Ships (Signed) IL- G.' KEATS.
at the anchorage off the Island of Spro'e. • • • .To••the Officers of his most Catholic Majesty's Troops.
Some sacrifices of horses and stores were con.=-'I SIR, Superb, off Langeland Aug,. ISQS.
ceived necessary by the General ; and as 1 considereal • Understanding from the' Spanish Officers' that
it right, under the peculiar circumstances; to-enter- the 'accoitipatiying Paper*'is 'the true State and
into the views• andi wishes 'of %the 'Marquis -de la situation of the 'Spanish. Troops in Denmark, and
Romana, every unavoidable aht of hoEtility was•ri- its dependencies, rhe.follOWing;'-aecording to the va-
gidly abstained from, for I slid not consider it any.tO riouS circumstances that' present themselves to mg
bring away the Brig and Cutter that rejected, our' 3 view, appear's to form a—plan that promiscs the
offer of security; and forcibly opposed our entrance,' fairestprosPeet-Of success to 'ensure their security
. intottre port ;. and 1 even' undertook to liberate the j and -
Vessels employed asTranspOrts, pidVided rio inter- ThoSeln:Zearandl would` propose to force their
ruption was made by any to the peaceable ernbarka- _Aix-Peninsula, of Which 'llalskon, near
tion of our friends: . • .. Corsoirfurms -the projeaing:pOint'' towards Sproe.

I should be 't.Attjuit to the. meritorious' exertions Ofll.lltat- isthmus appears: capable' of being defended,
the Officers and Seamen. -employed- on this.shrrt but I or at le,ast:seetus to afflitil' the tyleiniOf defence for
fatiguing service, if I _negle'cied to repre.se,Ait, t,hel.r. ; A., few dais, till .Lcould rethiiVe.them to the Island of
merits on this occasion to .you;- Captain Graves's i. 5pr0e,.,... .. .- : ~..
...•,:.:;..,-'::, •;-,-
.ose;at
; ll F,rederisca, by qfj
,: ,ging . en-vessels, might
services were required afloat ; Captaib M!Nirrnara.,,:i 'I
of the . Edgar, -undertook the - equiprrieati,of4ho44l; PPPY for
,an Embarkation.ation, ati4unfte with those in
p --
Transports,' with the . embarkation a Ithe
~..• .,5t0re9..... Euttep,, which might perhaps be favoured by some
ma m9,yernents of the.troops: at Odense..
the etribarkation of the troops was': de, and !
~.. •
the direelion of . Captain. Jackson, of the Superlkc, ;It.:.seP.aPlF,‘ °r- Ohed. with those in. Jutland, tar
and .Captain Lockyer, of the Hound ;
Captain ~....p.:el)-d those -in Fuxin could secure themselves ill
,
Smith, of the Devastation, and Captain James, 61 ; tile Presqu Isle `(Peninsula) which terminates near
1 oe.is.kapd :pillom soe, -of which the. Pass near Niir•
the Ki te,-. were indefatigable in their exertions in
the various duties I assigned them. Many cir- 11. terninde.apt)ears. to form tie Gorge, and I Could, if
cunistances having combined to make an attack ,mnecessary, remove !beg) ,to Romsoe ; it would
,_ greatly.facilitate,the necessary naval operations, and
the rear probable, great precaution was neees,: '':.
, might enable me to send a Ship of the Line towards
Such guns as could be brought' against Us, were
r:
spiked, and the embarkation was covered and
.rposr 'rederisca, to favour the troops in.-Jutland, if those
in Langeland should be thought in security on that
effeetually ptoteaed'hy the Minx Gui-r-bi-ig and the
': - - •'1 Island; if they should, tlar.other troops might be
two prizes, and by the very judicious disposition of i . ,
landed at leisure on that Island, and. the whole env
the Gun-boats, under the command of'Captaiu-May, ;
of the Royal Artillery, who volunteered, and whose ; barked from thence; but if the troops at present
: e incapable of maintaining themselves at that
services on this and other occasions 'wef:, hi,,hly there are
useful.
, place, in that case I. niu,t lease a Ship of the Line
:
It is not, easy to, express- the joy and SatiSfaEtion 1 and a Sloop, which could at almost any time receive
felt by every- class of the army at this event ; and ! them onboard, and convey them to any other place
.no circumstance, 'I .believe,-,could„ have afforded : that might be approved of, till Transports could IA
more real pleasure to us all. One, -the R.*-girnent of proeured•forTheirreeeption. My means (three ships
Zamora, inaue a march of eighteen DalsU miles in ': oldie Line and half a dozen small Vessels at most,)
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tl.ventv-one hours. i are not perhaps sufficient to embrace all these objeas

I transmit herewith for your further information
copies of such letters as I deemed it requisite to
address to his Excellency, the, Marquii De La Ro- ,
mana and the Governor of Nyborg on this occa-
sion. The:replies to the former were verbal through
a confidential o:ficer, and the latter were: made''
personally. I ILIVC the honour to ,be,„&c.
(Signed) R. Ci.:KE,ATS.
Vice-Admiral Sir lames baumarez, Scc.
Note.--,Since this letter was concluded, we
tertain some hopes that part of the Regiment in.
Jutlaud, we thought lost; has escaped to the Post-at':
Langeland by the Western Channel. •
SIR, Superb, off Langeland, Aug. s.
I have the, honour to inform :you, that I have
received from my Government ihe• Most. pcksitiVe
instru&ions to endeavour to communicate With the
spanish Officers commanding the troops of that'N'a
tion in the vicinity of my command, and to; coneetf,
with them measures to secure their retreat fi:oriily •
.place of embarkation which they may possest,''SnT
for placing I,,liern in a-state of security until Trans-
ports for their reception, can be provided to convey
them to Spain, for whieh, as well as the necessary
provisions, measures have already been taken; and
indeed of the arrival of them I am in hourly ex-:
peaation. Until that period shall arrive, they are
welcome to share in the accommodation and pro-
visions .Of the Ships under my command ; but as
that might not afford ample means at present, al-
though I am in expeaatian of the Commander in
Chief, I, would suggest, under the pressure of cir-
cumstances, the removal of the Troops to some of
the Islands in the Belt for their perfect securiqc,
But as a measure of this magnitude:to the interests
of the Spanish Nation would necessarily require a
concerted plan, lest by attention to partial interests
.the general one might suffer, I request an unrseived
•
and confidential communication; either to the Ships
off Nyborg,' that stationed off Langeland, or any
of his :Britannic Majesty's Ships in the Belt, and
Alt:rough the Bearer of this, or by any other Means.
I propOse sending on Sunday, unless I should earlier
receive some person on board, a Flag of Truceun-
ler some pretext to the Spanish• Post at Spoksberg,
arni. if this be safely received, I wish, its
token or it, a small guard might parade •in: some
con,sPicuous situation at min to-morroW, near the
Ecigiish Ship at at:chor, or under sail: near Sproys:
berg.

at once; but the zeal and exertion of the' Officers
and Ships' Companies would greatly diminish the
difficulties, and I should be much aided in lending
assistance to the troops at Frederisca if, as I have
before said, those in Langeland should be considered

iqcapable of maintaining that post without any imme"
I:ltiate support. lam aware some sacrifices of horses,
and perhaps cannon, might be necessary, and we
must. be • prepared to encounter even unforeseen dif4
ficulties ; naval arrangements and movements are
,ever dependent, in some degree, on weather ; butt ,
ShoUld hope to surmount them all. It would 01
Icourse be right to drive in cattle, and take whatever
rtiroviSiOns might be practicable with the troops, so
~%it Would not only save our pr-sent supply, which,
F the victuallers not having.at this moment arrived, if.
rather 'scanty -fiii.the Spanish army, but would put
hm—Fat ease on'that score, provided any unavoidable
t delay should intervene, and prevent my sending sup'
plies to:tlierYi on shore.

In 'my present uniuformed sta;e I am not in.-a
'situation to judge ho,.v far it might bein the povir
.of, or deemed- preferable by the Spanish Common.;
.
der, to seize onNyboig. it would.secure,the
inae-
tn. ity of the Gifu-boats in that port.
.But "4ucli
measure might possibly involve_ the safOy of the
troops in 'Zealand and Jutland, by inducing the
Danes to ad hOstilely, when otherwise they might
be disposed to wink at, or make no serious ettbrts to
impede the quiet removal of the Spanish troops.
But if the principles of this Plan.sllotild be op'
proved of, and• deemed feasible by those in corn'
mond, - I would reCommend the movement to ht"
general. That it be agreed -to ad upon-it in all its
parts the same day, except a discovery should tale
pace, in which case each part should ad immedi
ately without hesitation:
I aCknowledge I should have little expectation of
the success of any negociation. for the peaceable
removal of the troops., But a declaration imme-
diately after
~the movement shall have commenced,
of the peaceahle and unoftending objed in view, ae-
ccimpanied with a threat of retaliation in the event,
of an hostile,opposition on the part of the Danes or
lireuc,h might perhaps be found advantageous:
Instating the ;:al al force at present under MY
,cioniancl, it iP, right to observe I am in expedation
of more o,lps, ond have t en informed that a su&"

* Th.ught unnecessary now o send.