The Sun.
London, England, 1807-09-07 00:00:00

~1 t at the titre a reeomtherdation urged to
twteornmancling General, to consider the dreadful
eon;iettuences of making a capital. city of such extent
ita•lci a siege and bombardment like an. ordinary
for.ress. Great advance made. in ,perfe&ing the
:works already, in progress which cover our left:
A trench' pushed tbrward, and a new battery
ereacd.lhfce.linirdred-yards in advance. Brigadier-
Maclarlane's brigade landed at Schoreshard.
'progress made in landing the battering-train
aria stores for the siege; faricines made iota new
battery on the right. These works being completed
take the enemy's line of. advanced posts in re-
v,,r,e, and ,will Cover and secure the advance of the
army. to a new position.
(Signed)

cATIICART.

Ccnoral return of casualties from the landing of the troops
in the Island of Zealand, on the ifith to t, • ztst August,
Royal Artillery--t Officer, r rank and file, z ltorses,.killed ;
4 ifotses wounded.
ist F,att. gad-7 t rank and file
Batt. 9stit—t rank and rile wounded.
t.o bad-1 Ufti.ertkilled, t Officetwounded.
' Ist Bat% 434=-1 rank and file wounded.
Total 0 rficcrs, z rank and tile, s horses, killed ;
',Officer, i rank and tile, 4 horses wounded.
Names of officers killed.
Lieutenant Lyons, of the Royal Artilhoy. Ensign Dixon,
the ist Batt. 82d.
Name of Officer wounded,
Captain Hastings of the ist Batt. Sad.
Prince of Wales, .(ill Copenhagen,
MY LORD, ,thignst 20, 1807..
I have the honour to transmit to your Lordship
a Copy of the Translation of an Edict, published
by the General in Chief of the Danish Army, which
has 'beAl transmitted to me by Charles Fenwick;
Esi. His Ninic4y..a Consul General at Elsineur.
1 have the Honour to be, &c.
-J. GAMBIER.

riiconnt Castlereggh, &c. &c. &c.
TRANSLATIM,L
trostinties liming commenced on the part of the
English,J hereby declare, in.. virtue of the highest
authority, that all English property be laid under
Reqiiesi raii, n, Which • each and every onelSaccOrd-
in4ly 'enjoined to report the English property et
what kind or nature scever to the Police; Who will
mike die fureher necessary arrangements. 'Aiiy'one
who conceals, or does not fulfil this order, will be
coliside:ed as a traitor to the country. '
(Signed) PEYMAN.
Cofienhagen, 4nglJst 6; 1807.
' Prince QI IP deb off Copenhagen,
My Loin, dugust 1, 1807.
Being of Cpinion• that the service on which
'NLVsty'sforces at the` island of Zealand are
eniployfA lenders It highly e:Tedient that all Neu-
tral trade therewith should be for the present. sus-
pended, I have judged it my duty to issue an Order
Of Which I haVe thehOithur to transmit your Lord-
ship a Copy) declaring the said Islands, and others
contiguous thereto, together with the Passage of the
Great Belt, to be in a state of close Blockade, and
di'reCiaog that all Neutral Vessels persisting to' enter
into tti,c said Islands and Passage, after receiving due
n,? ice thereof, shall be detained and sentio,tne at
this anchorage, intending that such Vessels shall
not be allowed to pursue their respe&ive voyages
Anitil.the .circumstaw.:s of the Lands shall permit
then to do so, cons I.- oly with the object of the
ptesent service.
I have the honour to be, &c.

Micouni Caeihroash, &C.

J. CAM ill ER.

By James Gambier, Esq. Admirisl of the Blue,
' and 'Conhitander its Chief of; a Fleet of his
..Majcsty"a Ships, and Vessels et wloyed on a
vatticitiar-serviee.

Whereat I have judged it expedient,' in con-
,dnaing the operations of his Majesty's Fleet under
iny conitorind afrainst Copenhagen, to surround the
'L.:alan'd, and the other Islands cOntiguous
thereto, with his Majesty'iti Ships, in order to ,Prevent
reintoreetticrits or supplies of any kind whatsoever
ii:om being thrown into the said Islands, I do hereby
&dare theta, as well as the Passage oldie Great Belt,
(extending train 'a bank or shoal named Hasteen's
Clrontid, to the
_South-east end of the Island of
Fcmeren) to bein a state of close 'blockade, and
&I also hereby- dire& the Flag Officers, 'Captains,
and Qotnmanders of the said Ships, to, -give notice
thereof 'Ao Any neutral VessOs they .may find going
into any of the ports of the said Islands, or into the
passage aforesaid, 'and to retplire them to desist there-
from ; and in case any tieotral Vessels, atier receiv-
ing such notice, shall attempt to enter into, any port
or place of the said Islands, or into the passage
'aforeSaid, The said Flag Orticors, Captains, and Com-
manders, are hereby authoriled and required, to de-
tain such Vessels, .and leaving their respeaive Mas-
ters ;trio a provortitut of their crews on board 4p assist
navigating tlftrn, put a careful Petty Otticer,
witti as many '-eamett as may
,be necessary, into
fu:in rospc:aiVely, and send them lolne at this an-
thoragc - • _ • ,
Givci 'tindf!r my- hand on board- thetPrince of
,
Wateb;ort Copenhagen, August 21, 1867.
J. GAMBIER.'

By Com:no:id of tho
Jos. .TItOLINSELT,.
Sept'.
Copy of.a Leiter to the Hon. Tellesley Pole,
Secretary Qf the. 4dmiralty,
.froin, James Gamlier,
En. ..zcvaral of the'
and Commander in
Owl' or His Majeity's Siiip.! and 'feuds in the.
licrtt2c; cl.-:‘,11 Prince of /nits, in the Sound, Aug.
16, 180.
titlty

I b:g you will inform the Lords Corninissioners
of the Admiralty, that-I yesterday morning quitted
the to idiorite c ff Elsineur, and in the evening ar-
-0,1 CA wit!: the Fleet and Tranigorts off Wibeck, a
arkiut told way between that plate and Copen-
hkw,- wher.t the Aftiv was this morning
dtsem-
Uur,iied, without opposition.
I have the lionour to be, Sic-,
JAW% GAMBIER.
Admil ally-Office, Sept. t., 1807.

Copy if a Letter from Admiral Gambier Corn-.
an
wder in Chill if a Squadron -of'
Ships and Vessels employedon a particulat Service,
to thelion, Ilietiesley Pole, dated 04 board
the Prince of Wales,
_off Copenhagen, August ig,
1807.
SIR,, .

The hos iie preparations of, the Danish Govern-
meht bein.lar advanced, I thought it proper to or.