Star.
London, England, 1807-09-12 00:00:00

GOTTENBURGH, AUGUST 13.

Letters from Helfingborg (late, that a great 6r.
log was heard from Copenhagen the whole of Mon-
day lall, the 2411. It appear; that the Englifh army
have thrown up very flrong works, and commenced
a regular (lege, which, for the prefetit, ate chiefly
direaed againtt what arc termed the Lime Kiln Bat-
teries; the Cro'n Batteries will be afterwards at-
tacked—it is expeEted that Copenhagen mug yield in
a few days. To fltzw how far the Danes are behind the
Englilh in difcipline, &c. the two following inflances
ought to be mentioned :—The Danifh guard fhip,
which mounted 36 guns, was taken by the Comm,
of 22, after an action of about thirty minutes, in
which the Danes had 27 men killed or wounded, the
Englifh not one of either. A quantity ofgunpowder,
de lined for the Caflle of Cronberg, was fent under
an efcort of 850 Danifh Soldiers, an order was given
foe iso Englifn light dragoons to follow it, who, not
only took the gunpowder, but made the whole of the
efcort prifoners.
Stralfund Is at length given up ; the King of
Sweden and his army left it on the 19,h, after
dear( ying the magazines, fpiking the
guns, and
throwing :hem into the ditches. The French army
entered it the fame evening, The Swedes went to
Rugen, whit*, it rod Admiral Gambier fent t to
fail of tranfports to receive them, and an Englifh
frigate for the King. An Englifk Mellinger arrived
yeflerday in nine days from St. Peter(burgh, with
difpatches for London. A letter received this morn-
ing from a rtipe6l..ble honk in Stockholm floes,
that the Ruffian Mir.iffer there had apprifed the Go-
vernment, that if the Swedes took any part againfl
the Danes, or permitted any English fbips of war to
enter their harbours, a Ruffian army would be im-
mediately marched into Finland.
PRIVATE LETTER4.—CIOTTENEUROII, AUGUST 31.
" A letter from Hellingborg, dated Sa:uret.,
morning, informs me that nothi rg new has tranfpit ck'
from Copenhagen, hut wt. hay.2reiron to think it i,
by thi4 time in the hands of the Englifh. A Connie-
arrived this morning from the az tny, who mid havt
loft it late on Satarday : he fays, at his departure
the town was on fire in different parts, as a!fb tht

Old Holm (we prefume the Arfenal), and he ha; not
the leall doubt of the bufinefs being Aithed ere now.*

•
ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE.
" The fate of Copenhagen is not yet decided'; a
great bunle fill prevails in landing mortars, cannon,
&c. with a view to make the grand attack. The
bombardments which have hitherto taken place, are
not to be confideted as regular attacks, but are

merely for the pu•pofe of trying the effect of the

(hells at various diaances. We learn that a general

attack will be made in the courfe of this week."

ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE.

• 41 The bombardment of Copenhagen has commen-
ced, but we do not think, from reports, that it is ge-
neral, although the effect is great. The arfenal and
various parts of the town were on fire on the 29111."

SWEDISH BULLETIN,

RESPECTING THE EVACUATION OF STRALSUND.

" Head quarters, Ploggenfteks, Auguft u.

4, The Senate and Burghers of Stralfund having
humbly addralred his Majefty, that he would be
pleafed to avert the clangers of a bombardment'from
his faithful city, the King propofed to the French
Commanding General, that Stralfund fhould be de-
dared a neutral place, and its neutrality refpeded on
bath fides, as lung as the Swedifh army fhould remain ;
in poffefficn of Rugen, and Swedifh Pomerania be ,
occupied by the French troops; but this propofal was r
rejefled byte enemy.
44 In this fituation of affairs, and as the longer
defence of the fartrefs of Stralfund was without any
ulterior military objeti, fince the fafety of the realm
did not permit any more troops to be fent away from '
Sweden, and it was of the utmoft importance to fuel- i
ter the ptinclpality of Rugen from any hoftile attack, ,
the King ordered his Adjutant, General Baron Ve-
gefack, commander in chief at Stralfund, to a& the
Senate and Citizens of that City, whether they v ere
determined to expufe themfelves to the dangers of a '
liege, in which cafe they fhould have all the Aft-
ance and prote6tion which they had the right to ex
pelt from the gallantry of his Majefly's troops ; or
whether they felt difpofcd, agreeably to the applica
tion which they had made already, to treat with
the enemy, in order to avert the calamities of a liege?
The Senate and Citizens humbly returned thanks to
his Majefty for his molt gracious declaration, and
adopted the latter part, in confecience of which the
forttefs of Stralfund was this day entirely committed
to their charge.
" Arrangements werc then made to withdraw
the troops from Stralfund, and remove all the maga-
gines as well as military flores to Rugen.
46 The whole night between the 18111 and 19th,
and the 19th and loth, the garrifon was under arms,
in order that fhould the withdrawing of the troops
Come to the enemy's knowledge, he might not be able
to make a fucceilul attack on the fortrefs. His
Majefty was both nights feveral hours on horfeback.
One battalion was feat off to Rogan on the 19:11 in
tl.e evening, and the fan .:lay at ten o'clock at Light,
a beginring was -nude tt convey the reft of the troops
to that :Rand, alio the svI:ole night devoted to that
purr fe : all the gut.s were (piked and the carriages
cut to ri.o.cs.
" Vei erday at half ;all three o'clock in the morn
ing, his Alajts-ry kit Stralfund for Altefehr, and
remained there while the troops were creftrg over
to Rugen, that he might be able to give the neceffary
orders. Several battalion: had already left the {bore
and others v t:-e iGlicwing, when at length, at feven
o'ckck yeller day morning, his Majetly's Aid de
Camp Majlr Von Ghlen, proceed:o to the advanced
polls of toe French army by the King's coin :'and,
and declared that at a certain time to be agreed upon,
A,'.'otant General Colonel Peyron would re fair to
General Brune, with a view of making him Come
propofals with regard to the fortrefs of Stralfund,
and requefted that in the mean time all hoftilities
fhould be fufpended for 24. hours. Major Yhlen faw
General Reale. who agreed with him that at fix
o'clock in the evening General Brune fhould meet
Adjutant General Peyrois at Anderthoft. At that
time it was perceived from Altefehr, that the Depts.
ties of the Senate, who were to treat about the capi-
tulation, were proceecfng to the French advanced
polls. Adjutant General Colonel Peyron followed.
by his Majefty's command, in order to declare that,
as the fortrefs was riaw entirely left to the care of
the Senate and citizens, without any further interfe
rence on the part of the military, he merely appeared
on the part of his Royal Matter, to fee that jolt and
reabouble terms were granted.
4, About half pall fix o'clock in the.morning, ar-
rived Adjutant General Barnn Vegefack, with -his
Staff, when all the troops were embarked. The rear
was compofed of feveral regiments of chaffeurs, under
the command of Major Von Gerthom ; at half pall
feven o'clock the enemy was teen to march into the
town, both by the Franken and Knieper gate. Two
divilions of gun boats are Rationed within cannon
(hot from the bridge of the harbour, and Danholua is
Rill occupied by Swedifh troops. A proof that the
-riemy was perfectly ignorant of what was going for-
ard in the fortrefs is thio that late yefterday mar.
oing they were vt,rking at the trenches. All the
preceding right, as wdl as ill the morning, while the
troops were embarking, our artillery fired at the
iemy's workmen.
44 A t.- fupper his Majtfly proceeded to Ploggen-
.teipo an elate bclongingiag to.M. Von der Lanker,
A hi:her the head•quatters have b:en removed,"