Star.
London, England, 1807-09-09 00:00:00

THE EXPEDITION.

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EXTRACTS FROM PRIVATE LETTERS.
• • ABERDEEN, SEPTEMBER 5. •
Although we have the concurring tails:tatty of
fever,al matters of veffels from the Baltic, that a Da.
nith guardfltip has been taken, no two of them agree
as to time and place—although they all affert, that
they were eye witneffes of the aaron, or within hear-
ing of the guns. We, however, deem it one ditty,
to derail all the ad•ices received from that quarter ;
and upon the whole, there is every reafon to believe,
that the object of the expedition has been accom.
plilhed.
A letter from Captain Wit.t.tatasos, of the Albi-
core, to his owners in this place, dated off Flambo•
rough Head, the 24th ult..fays, that on the s 2th, at
ten P. M. off Ellineur, the Britifh Admiral fent his
boat on hoard, and ordered all the merchant !hips
to get up their anchors, and go over to the Swedifh
fide. About an hour after, the Danifh guard (hip
flipped her cables, intending to run for Norway, but
was immediately purfued by a Britilh frigate, and
brought to affirm off the Scaw. The firing continued
for about 35 minutes, when Captain WILLIAMSON
fuppofes the Dane had Rruck. At this time he was
twelve miles dittant, but before day light he was out
of fight of them.
The Betfey, JANIS GRAY. of Aberdeen, which
failed from this port on the sad ult. for Longfaund,
in Norway, returned on the 3oth, without accom.
phasing her voyage, in confequenee of information
given him by Mr. JOHN HASWALL, of the brigantine
Rebecca, of Newcatile, bound from Copenhagen to
London, of the Rate of affairs at Copenhagen. Capt.
GRAY, on the 25th, when about yo miles from the
Naze, Waving a brigantine with a fignal of (laird'
flying, fhortened fail and (poke the veffel, which he
found to be the Rebecca, in extreme want of water.
Captain Haswat.t. having come on board the Betley,
procured an immediate fupply of water, and coat-
mrinicated the following informati.m :
That he left the Sound on the 15111,4 orders from
the Commander of the Britith fleet, which was then
under way, and that he had realm to believe our
troops had form after effeeted a landing. from the
heavy cannonading he heard. Captain H. corrobo•
rates the account if the Data guard (hip, after cut-
ting her cables, having po,t t r Tea in the night and
being followed by a Britifh fi igate ; and farther adds,
that the Danes were making the moil vigorous pre-
parations for defending the ifland of Zealand, remov-
ing their wives awl children, with their effees, to the
Swedifh coal) ; and for feveral day) previous to his
failing, had (lopped all communication with the fhore,
orders being given at the fame time from the Br hills
fleet, for all cur homeward bound merchant veifels
at the Sound, to proceed on their refpeEtive voyages,
without lloppitig to clear as ufnal.

HULL, SEPTEMBER 7..
Estraa of a Leger from an (nicer nn board the
Fleet at prefent tff Copenhagen, to his Friend in this
dated.the soth Anon, 'Soy.
66 DEAR SIR—..T have the pleafure to forward /nu
an account of all our proceedings tince we left Yar-
mouth.,
We failed rm the 76th with.ry (hips Tithe
Line, 5 frig.ttes, 3 bombs, and fevei al (loops and k
6•145, and arrived in the Catttgat on the tit init. and
difpatched 4 fail of the line, and 2,fligates into the
Great Belt, to ptevent the 'trench from landing op
the Tfl.tud of Zealand the remainder of the fleet
proce!:.led to Elfit.eur, where we anchnted on the 3d,
wikbout (pp, flea : from the 3d !odic t eth we ware
e,l 1.4 watering the raips, and feeding out felves
on Danith lean beef.
" On the 13th, a ft4;ate worked tiny) Copenha.
gen, when an Officer Commuted the Dattith Court to
give up all their (hips of w ..t to us for the prefent,
not at prirer, but to keep them fr..nn he French, du-
ring the war; and that %%hen peace (hould take place,
they Ihnts,la be rellorecl to them again,..in as good
condition as they now were : this It mand was re
fnled.by the Danes, Who declared, that, looter than
tr,ire up their fleet, they would difpute every inch of
ground with the Btitifh army.
66 Preparations were in confequense made for
landing the assay t and Lord CATHCAttT p.uhlifhed a
proclamation, in the German languige, regneiling
the Danes. to comply with his demands, declaring
that all the provitions received for, the army and
navy, fltoU'd be duly paid for ; but. French fpirit
rages fo in Denmark; that all he could do or
fay had no eti7;:a. . •
66 (in the il.th nur MinTher left Copenhagen, and
came on boatd the Prince of Wales, our flao:fhi,p
a:ad all the Unglith Merchants left Elfinetir, and went
over into Sweden. .
" On the tstb, the whole. fleet weighed, acclm-
panied with trardports, cr•tiraining 15,c00 Men,
befides !torte and other Pore-thips.
‘.rtie Danes
afferabicd on various points of land, and obferved
us with amazement (end, I .date fay, fear.). We
anchored off a place called Wibec that evening, and
on the morning of the 18th landed i 6,600 Men and
ten field pieces without oppofition. .
" On the 17th, a large convoy with trniwa came
through the Grounds from Stralfund, which the Da-
dint gunboats attacked burned a (hip loaded with
timber, and took a brig ; it being nearly calm; we
could not render them any aMitance, but a conflant
fire was kept up between our gun-brigs and bombs,
add the audit rowboats and Crown battery.
" On the 18:h we landed Boco more men at Twar-
beck ; this artily advanced towards Copenhagen, and
had ftveral faint actions with .the Danes, and at
length put them to the rotate; and took a (mall bat-
tery and 4o waggons loaded with ammunition.
" The flrtt army that landed took a northern route,
Co as to furround Copenhagen. his day we were
victorious both by land and fea ; for at the m -
merit ale fort was taken, it Danith frigate anchored
amcng ft our fleet, hating been taken by his hlajefly's
fhip Comus the day after the had cfcaped from Elti-
nettr•
" We freqUently fee the Army In anion, and the
Danes giiting back. Our artily is three miles from
Copenhagen. An aitiori took place this morning.
when sco Danes fell into our bands. At this mo-
ment a Danith (hip is or. fire; I believe btunt by them-
(elves near Dracoe tovin four of our fmall velfels
are (landing towards that plied. I buoyed the chats.
nel yeflerday, and (hall take the Centaur, Commo-
dore Hoon, and the Brunfwick, through the Ground
to thy. We arc going to take Amuck illand.".

NAUTICAL INTELLIGEnE.

CORK, SEPTEMBER 4,
His Maje ihips on this nation crAtinue to fend
into port all-Da/with merchant Ships they meet .wjth.
The diminution of the frith fqoadron in number is
unfavourable to the complete- erecation of this ne-
celfary procedure, although the n,tuto,4 diligence and
ability dillinguith the arrangements of Admiral
WHITSHSD. A large Englifh velfel laden with va-
luable articles, of-lhip building, one of a fleet of 27,
that failed from Qliebec, all loaded in a fimilar man•
ner, has been met with by one of our fmall cruizers
and condOled into port with fafety. This fleet,
which is of confiderable value, we are lorry to un-
derhand, is placed under the care of a moll ;newts-
peteht convoy, and has been very much fcatteled by
adverfe %inds.—Cork 3-rercantile Chronic:le.