The Sun.
London, England, 1801-04-13 00:00:00

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". By accoanrs'iroth Copeibfwfeii -44 'Ehirselli.,
of the 31st of Math, it appears thit the English
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Fleerpassed 'the Soand On the 3oth,: witittit losing
a Ship,:'or. suffering any considerable damage.. They.
were, when the ardOunti eaine aivay, :at author in
a 1;:ilf-circle before Copmbagen."

A Messenger arrived •at twelve o'clock at the
Foreign Office, from IVIr. CEAWFURD: at Ilam-
burgb, with the above account, of our Fleet having
passed ,the So.;,nd. •

SUAT -
QUARTER PAST TWO, P.M.

WE have just received the following important
Communications, brought 1w the Hambosh Mail:

COPENHAGEN, MAittri 3o

- TH E English Fleet, under the Commtind of the
Admirals PARKER and N 11.1014, has paged the
Sound, and is now at anchor near-Copenhagrot.
On-the 2gth the English-Admiral sent a Flag of
Truce _to Col. STR ICK E a, Commandant of the Fo-
rtress of Crotiinburg,' with a Dispatch, impOrting that
the hostile conuft of Deninark,and the sending away
of the English Chargé d'Affaires, Mr. DRUMMOND,
from Co/el:bagel:l. rendered
-it necessary for him- to
demand whether his Fleet would be permitted to
sail t..•,y. Cronenburg,' declaring, at the same time,
that he should consider the first cannon shot as a
Declaration of War on the part of Deitmark. Co-
lonel STRIt KT.% replied, that 'as he knew not with
what view s'ttirge a Fleet 'was sent to pass the
Sound, he co rrnrt it to pass Croireabargb;
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hut that itould hnti9ii ver send to Coltrnba,go for
further Orkters; • • - ' -

- . , •
Colonel S.rit CKER irnmediately sent to Copeft-
base/J., and in the night between the 28th-arid zgth,
received, the most positive orders not to sufrer the
English Fleet to pass. S This Answer . he.direftly
communicated to Admiral K ER, Who, replied,
that he onside-IT& this. as a .:Declaration -of War,
and that he Should iinmediately commence Hosti.
lilies.
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"AcCordingly on the 29th, in the afternoon, the
English Fleer\v"eighedanefinr, and--the next morn-
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ing,. about seven. o'clock, sailed into the entrance
01 ate Sound. with a North wind, whi,.ll at first was
not 'very strong. A cannonade immediately cum-
merked from the Fo'irreSs of Crow/rims..

The English on their part, threw: Bombs into
Crollogbins and Ehinear as they *passed,. but did
little damage, as on the side of the Danes only two
men .were killed and some wounded. Five of the'
foterneSt of the I.:nglish. were much damaged
in their passage, by the heavy fire from the Fortress
of,e'rostemPtrxi;. but ;his' did. not prevent the pass-
;lit of the: rest oldie Fleet, :and iu two hours, that
is, between. seven and tine in the mOrning of. the
3oth, the whole Fleet had got through the Sound,
and about twelve, they anchored at the.distance of
about a (German) -mile .from: Cc*nhagen. . .

They. sent out two small vessels to, take sound-
ings, bu cow the oarctrittis t, *Batteries' firing on them,
they retited.'4. Cl 5
The PleetitonOils'bf Fifty Sail. It is now even-
ing, and the:4Ellos+ have made no further attempt,
nor fired a shot. Perhaps -they will mike an attack
on the Road, in the night, or, begin the 6ombard-
ment• of the City : we however, folly re-
pared; and in high spirit..