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London, England, 1801-04-14 00:00:00

4FF4112t OF ?NE NORTIL

&sr or tut, MARCH 3t.—When the Englifts fleet
prepared to pats the Sound, it was lying three miles
(Englifh) North of the fortrefsofCronenburg. Yef-
tei day morning, at half pall fix, the fquadron of
l's!rtsori approached. The wind was ftrong N. W.
The Danilh Captain of artillery, KRE as, a young
man of 20, but of great talents, gave the conqueror
of Aboukir the fiat Danilh ball,andwas immediate.
ly fwered by fixEnglifh (hips of the line. A dread-
fit! cannonade then began. The four or five fore- j
molt (hips mutt have perceived that the guns of the'
nil cattle of Cronenburg carried a great way, as
thr, Ihips following kept nearer to the swedifh coalt.
While the fleet was palling under this falute, four
gun boats kept up an inceffant fire on the fort and
town, and only a few men on the batteries were
killed by a (hell. The balls from the Englifh 'hips
could not reach the fortrefs. A few houfes in the
town are damaged. All the officers and artillery
men in the fortrefs diflinguifhed themfelves.
The Ki so of SWEDEN was a fpeaator of the
whole cannonade during the palfage of the Englifh
fleet, and he fent an aid-de-camp to compliment
the Commandant of Cronenburg. It is laid in fe-
veral letters that the Swedes have captured two
tranfports. A number of boats from the Englilh
fleet were yefterday teen in the Bay of Hween. It
is thought that the Englifh intend to take puffer-
lion of the Swedith ifland in the Sound, in order
to fecure their fupply of water.
There were ten gun boats, of which PARKER
had five, and NaLsor as many, that. bombarded j
this place and the fort of Cronenburg. They threw
between two and three hundred fhells into the for-
mers, and the town of Elfineur. The Englifh were
received with red hot balls, and mull have firffered
confiderably.—From Warbeck we can fee them
bufy in repairing their (hips. The wind was very'
favourable to the Englifh, and the fmoke blew upon
us. Our (hot carried farther than that of the enemy.
The Englifh fleet, it is now afcertained, con( tts
of twenty (hips of the line, fix large, thirteen fmall
frigates, (even gun boats, eleven armed brigs, and
other (mall craft ; in all, fifty-feven fail.
COPENHAGEN, MARCH 30.--:The Englifh Fleet
under the command of the Admirals PARKER and
NELSON has pallid the Sound, and is now at an-
chor near Copenhagen. •
On the 213th the -Englifh Admiral fent a flag of
truce to Colonel STRICKER, Commandant of the
fortrefs of Cronenburg, with a difpatch, import-
ing that the hoftile condutl of Denmark, and the
fending away of the Englifh Charge d'Affaires,
Mr. Datrammin, from Copenhagen, rendered it
neceffary for him to demand, whether his fleet
would be permitted to fail by Cronenburg ? declar-
ing at the fame time that he thould confider the
Mt cannon fhot as a declaration of war on the part
of Denmark. Colonel Bram it ER replied, that as he
knew not with what view fo large a fleet was fent
to pats the Sound, he could not permit it to pafs
Cronenburg, but that he would, however, fend
to Copenhagen for further orders.
Colonel STUCKER immediately tent to C.open-
hagen, and in the night between the 28th and j
29th, received the moft pofitive orders not to fuffer
the Englifb fleet to pars. This anfwer he direaly
communicated to Admiral PARKER, who replied,
that he confidered this as a declaration of war
and that he fhould immediately commence hoe
tilitics.

Accordingly on the 29th, in the Afternoon, the
Englifh fleet weighed anchor, and the next morn-
ing about (even o'clock, failed into the entrance of
the Sound, with a N. Wind, which at firft was not
very thong. A canonnade immediately commen-
ced from the fortrefs of Cmnenburg while a bat.
tery of 8 guns on the Swedilh fide likewife began
to fire upon the Englifh fleet. The Englifh, on their
part, threw bombs intoCronenburg and Elfineur as
they pallid, but did little damage, as on the fide
of the Danes only two men were killed and Come
wounded. of the foremoft of the Englifh
(hips were much damaged in their paffage by the
heavy fire from the fortrefs of Cronenburg, but
this did not prevent the paling of the rest of the
fleet, and in two hours, that is, between (even and
nine in the morning of the pith, the whole fleet
had got through the Sound, and about twelve
they anchored at the diflance of about a German
mile from Copenhagen.
They fent out two (mall veffels to take found-
ing', but on the outermoft batteries thing on them,
they retired. _ _ _

The fleet confifls of go fail. It know evening,
and the Englifh have made no further attempt,
nor fired a (hot. Perhaps they will make an at-
tack on the Road in the night, or begin the bom-
bardment of the City. We are, however, fully
prepared, and in high fpirits.
MARCH 3t.—The following is the Official ac-
count fent by Colonel &rate ER, of the pairage of
the Sound by the Englith fleet :
" Cronenburg, March 30.
"The Englifh fleet got under fail, and began to
pafs the Collie about 7 o'clock. A cannonade im-
mediately commenced, which continued with great
violence on both fides till half pall eight o'clock,
when after an interval of about half an hour the
rear-divilion began to pats. The cannonade was
then refumed, and continued till half pall nine.—
I am convinced that the enemy's fleet mutt have
luffered conliderably by the cannon of the &times,
but to what degree it is impoflible to determine,
as the (hips kept as near as poffible to the Swedilh
fhore. Several of the bombs thrown by the enemy
fell in the fourth, but without doing the frnallell
damage. The town on the weft fide is indeed
fomewhat 'battered. Two men were tilled by
the enemy's bombs, and we have betides two
others wounded. Signed) " STR ICR ER."
On the asith a Royal Ordinance was illised here,
laying An embargo on all Englifh 'hips and goods.
It i. now (aid that the Englilli fleet was not fired
upon from the Swcdifh coax in its paffage of the
Sound ; circa:alliances being unfavourable.
The Englifh fleet did not lute a (hip in paring
the Sound.
ANOTHER LETTER, SAM! DATI.
After the Engin fleet railed the Sound, they
came to anchorbetweenCopenhagen and the ifland
of Hweeo, and the foremolt of them lies about a

mile Cnrmanltlitee Englilll7, frordthe battert:-
of Copenhagen. Small craft have to-day and yet.
terday bcen-bufy in founding the depth itf watzr.
Immediately on the arri,-al of the Englira tieet,
frigate and feveral boats approached our moll :Id.'
vanced battry. By the Brit fhot of our batter:
the foreniaft of the frigate was carried away-,
the retired. Yalterday tour petf-ns in difitti;,•,,
fent from the Englilh fleet in a boat to fout-L. t!:.
depth of the watt: near the batteries, were m.!,'L
priforers. When the approach of the Englifi: ;i..e
v.-as known, the generale was beat, and every thin:-
WaS preplred for defence. The fire companies
fembled at their alarm ports, And the reit of 0;..
citi lens were under arms. The different fh ti
were occupied by troops. The King And !!,.
Princeffes Royal immediately repaired to Roki.
berg, and the Crown Prince tcok. his poll. at t:
Toll booth.

ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE.

The paithge of the Enghill feet through
Sonnd, and their formidable lire of battle in Co.
penhagen it. in which a number a gua-linaL,
nre Chips, and bombs, arc drawn up in array,
.mads: it ne•.-ctilt: y for our beloved Princes, the
wife of the Crown Prince, to lea ye Ameliaburg.
The fettle oldie parting between the Crown Prince
and his wife was very affeCting. She turned up
her eyes, fwimming in tears, to Heaven, as if the
prayed for peace from Heaven alone. A vall crows
was prefent ; the alarm bent ; every body flew ra
arms ; and 1 verily believe that if the enemy had
appeared at this moment, the people, unarmed
they were, would have attacked and repult;:d
them.

ANOT/lER LETTPIt, SAME DATE.

. .
The cloy before yeacrciay the following oritr
for layin an embargo on all Englilh property,
was pub 'flied :
.. We, riftian VIE do hereby give notice, tha *as ell ami-
cable means for obtaining the removal of the ernb.rgo, Lud on
the litips and effects of our fabjeds in Englith ports have prove.;
Ineffedual, we feel ourfelves compelled hereby to direct tha
all fhips or effeds belonging to (objects of the Briulh Govern-
ment in our ports, Hull forthwith be detained and placed under
embargo," &e. _ .

, The red of the order is direded to the different
authorities who are to carry the meafure into
execution.

The C.sbinet Courier Lieut. Glass, arrived
here lad Sunday from Peterlburgh, ;led it is now
underftood that the Major-General, General Voi
Lows ND AA a., will remain at Peteriburgh as Dana's
Minitjcr.
The Ruffian Counfellor of State, Baron NiCOLAILY
is alto arrived here.
ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE.

The firft !hell which the Englifh threw into E(fincur fell on the houfe which Mfr. FENWICK, the
Conibi, had juft quitted. Should the Englifh ap•
prole!) this city, they will be received with red 114
balls. A number of the inhabitants have with•
drawn from the fca coati. It is now known that
no firing upon the Engtfn fleet took place from
the Swedilh coaft, as eircumflances were unfavour-
able. Helfinborg, is an open town, and, agree-
ably to ancient fttpulations, not provided with any
fo: tiiications. The Englifit fleet remains inaftir!,
as the wind is (till calm.

ANOTHER, SAKE Day, SEVEN IN THE EVENING.

The Enghilt fleet is lying off this port in the
lhapz of a crefcent. On one of the prifonerc taker!
in the Englifh boat near the battery were found
eight hundred crowns in gold, which, for the
fent, were taken irnm him. This night an attack
was confidently expeticd, but the wind has veered
about to the South, and at this moment the Eng-
Bib fleet lies inaaive about three miles (Englifii)
from tlw batteries. Courage, refNution, and una-
nimity animate every citizen to the defence of his
country. The Crown Prince has written a letter
to the naval Commander' in which he animates his
fellow combatants to hold out to the lafi man. A
bomb then was extinguifaed at Elfineur by the cou-
rage of a butcher's Fad, who took it up an threw
it into a pail of water. All ranks of people
with each other in their patriotic exertions for the
public defence : the rich by fubfcription, and the
poor by perfonal fervice.

•NOT La LATTER, SAM{ DATE.
On the arrival.of the Englilh fleet, the Crown
Prince ill-tied the following general orders to en-
courAgc the people :
Parole, (.4,13 COPlner•fign, "Tar July CAuse.
d, Denmark's honour is now at Rake I We are
all foldiers and Danes. This entitles me to expea
every thing from my brave fellow-foldiers.
(Signed) " Fart:metes, Crown Prince."
STOCKHOLM, MARCH 24.. A Courier from the
King, who arrived here lag night, has caufed an
extraordinary meeting of the Members of Admi,
nißration. We learn that his MajeßT was already
on his return hither, but, on being informed that
an Englilh fleet of about so fail of the line, ap-
proaching our coral, had taken its Ration off War-
berg, his Majefly refolved to return to the army
of the weftern coatis, and it is now uncertain when
we ihall again fee him here. The fqnadron fitted
out at Carlfcrona, which, agreeably to the Con-
vention of Negtrality, conjointly with the Rufrian
and Danifh Beets, will form the armed convoy
for the trade of the Northern Powers, conliffc of
two (hips of 74 guns, five of 64, three frigates of
44, a brig of 18, and one of 14 guns. Of this
fleet a frigate and two cutters have already failed
from Carlfcrona, on the 17th, and the reit are
ready for failing at a moment's notice. Though
ue have Rill much i.e in our neighbourhood, yet
the fleet of the Sheers, under Admiral R05..4•
rrsis, has this day received orders for taking in
the troops on the ill, inllead of the Bth of April,
and, if poßible, to cut through the ice. A fimi-
lar armament will in a few days fail from Crones.
berg, fur die proteßion of the welters cosalc.
Even the army of Finland has received orders to
prepare for marching.
HA M Rt/ROH, APRIL '3.—The Danawho,
who, in the beginning of this week had potrtre°2l:
only of the two principal gates, and did duty on
the ramparts, in company with the Citizens, occu-
py, at prefent, all the other gates, have excluded
the Citizens from guarding the fortifications, cr4
have defiled to place their centinels at the Bank,
which has, however, not !et tam place. i•aa

night, at
and Citt;
a dernal
Englifh
greed t,
clothing
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by forcir
bi:en rep
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th.iti in
the Sou
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hiffht, at (even h'clock, a meeting of the Senate
and Citizens took place, to take into consideration
a demand made by the Danes for fequeltrating all
Eng Hill property in this city, which has been
tc. Another of their demands, to have
clothing for 12,000 men, has been rejated. At Al-
tcaa the Danilh Government has likewile taken the
well:try Reps for afcertaining and fequeitratinp-
Etvz property. Lubeck had not bc,:n entered
hv {,)reign troops on Tucfday Tall, though it had
I,eit reported here that a detachment had march-
e.: for that place. It was expeAcd at Lu!)..ek,
in cafe the Eighth lhculd fucceed in forcing
the Sound, they would take poili:ffion of Tres :4-
livinde. Bremen all() remained unoccupied by
ICieign troops on the 11l intl.
When the news reached this place yefterday by
exprefs, of the palling of the Sound by the English
fleet, the Britifh millifter, Sir JA:.IES CRAWF R
was engaged in entertaining at dinner feveral dif-
einguilhed perfons at the hotel of Rainlville, near
Mona, on the Danifh territory. The intel!igence
proved a very agreeable treat to the guelts, and
ply,: a molt unexpeded éclat to the party. " Goo
jaV the King"—" The Navy"—Admirals
PARKER and NEL soN," were given on the occation.
The Danilh troops conduit themfelves with
.4-teat propriety here. A requifition of ts,ose
;flirts, 12,000 pair of (hoes, &c. befides provisions,'
has been recently made. The Burghers have made
every pollible exertion to avoid furnilhing the ar-
titles thus demanded. The Prince of Heffe has at
prefentlis head-quarters a: Hamburger-Berg be-
tween Altona and Hamburgh. It is confidently
(fated, that the Hanoverian Mirilter at Berlin will
ton ceafe to a& in an official capacity. The ma-
nifesto which is to be publiflied on the occupation
of the territory of Hanover by the Pruffian troops
is already prepared.
LUBECK, APRIL I.—There :s a report of the
intended entrance of Foreign troops into this city,
hut there is not the leaff apearance of it. Should
tlic Englifh force the Sound, they will Rill he un-
der
the neceffity of getting poffeflion of 'Freya.:
monde. We apprehend that an Englifh flotilla is •
dehined for the Elbe.

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HANDVER, MAP.CH 3t.—The light-houlcs are
all extingnithed on !his tide of the coati, the buoys
removed, &c. Prince ADOLPH US arrived here on
the morning of the 3111 Some alteration in the
mode of providing for the army of demarkation is
talked of. _ _

Accounts from Hamburgh of the 3d (late, that
the Krso of Pitussta has called upon the Hano-
verian Miniliry for unconditional fubmitlion, in
v•hich cafe they arc taught to expeil lenient treat-
ment, or otherwife to be refpontible for the confe-
qucnces. The appearance of a Pruflut Manifefto
is daily expeEted.

GERmArtrr.

♦IENNA, MARCH 15.

The Em weft has iffued two decrees, &daring,
g, That, having fucceeded in reftoring peace, the
confiderable expenses had become leis urgent, he
would cafe the burdens of his fubjeets as much as
rArible, and that, therefore, the additional pay-
ments on shares in the copper works fhould cease
vith the 18th of April. Further, that the prohi-
bition of 1 nit by which all public and private
payments to übjeas of the French Republic were
lufpended, fhould be entirely revoked, and that
the running intereft on loans made abroad, the
kayment of which the EMPEROR had taken upon
7iimfelf by the treaty of Luncville, fhould again
be paid regularly, and that the interest in arrear, as
well as the payment of capital fine become due,
should be fettled for by degrees."
The difpatches brought by the tart courier from
Paris are Paid to have thrown the Qlscry of NA•
/LES in the utmost confternation, a propofal having
been made to the Marquis 1)e GALLO, before his
departure from Paris, that the KING should abdi-
cate his Crown, in favour of the Prince Royal.—
The Duke of ANGOULEME, before he quitted
this capital, received a prefent of to,ooo florins
from the QUEEN Of NAPLES. The Duke of BERRY
likewife received confiderable prefcnts—Accounts
from Lemberg fay, that an army of Ruffians, of
40,000 men, isadually on its march for Moldavia,
and that the van has already taken poll on the
frontiers of that country.